Rick Odland, MD, PhD

Clinic Phone Number: 612-347-2424

Office Mail:
Hennepin County Medical Center
Dept. of Otolaryngology
701 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Office Location:
Hennepin County Medical Center
Dept. of Otolaryngology
701 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Email: odlan007@tc.umn.edu

Undergraduate Education: South Dakota State University
Medical School: Creighton University
Residency: University of Minnesota
Year started in department: 1995

Clinical Interests: Dr. Odland's practice is general ENT, with special interest in facial trauma and reconstruction. He has additional board certification by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. As a former Navy Diving Medical Officer, he has experience with hyperbaric oxygen for treatment of problem wounds and radiation injuries. He sees patients with all ENT problems at Hennepin County Medical Center and at Hennepin Faculty Associates. He has privileges at Fairview-University Medical Center and can see patients there as necessary.

Research Interests: Dr. Odland has wide ranging interests in research. He has federal funding to study the use of tissue ultrafiltration for treatment of tissue injury. Other research projects include inner ear microdialysis, and the use of three-dimensional scaffolding for cell cultures and tissue engineering. Recent publications include rebound edema in skin flaps, sources of funding for research in otolaryngology, and hyperosmosis of cerebral injury.

Juhn SK, Li W, Kim JY, Javel E, Levine S, Odland RM "Effect of Stress-Related Hormones on Inner Ear Fluid Homeostasis and Function" American Journal of Otolaryngology 1999; 20: 800-806.

Odland RM, Sutton RL "Hyperosmosis of Cerebral Injury" Neurological Research 1999; 21(5): 500-508.

Sutton RL, Quist H, Mathews W, Odland RM "Ultrafiltration reduces cerebral edema after traumatic brain injury" Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 1999, 25:311.

Odland RM, Wigley T, Kim T, Kizziar R, Davamony D "Quantification of Rebound Edema After Steroid Treatment" Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2000: 123: 44-47.

Odland RM, "Financial Support for Research in Otolaryngology" Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2001, 124: 155-159.