Clinical Research
All residents participate actively in research, which is critical to the continued improvement of our field. We expect every resident to present at national meetings and publish at least one large study. Residents are encouraged to design their own research studies.
Residents are allocated four months of protected research time, and are supported by Kaiser Permanente’s Division of Research. The Division of Research (DOR) is currently home to nearly 600 employees who are involved in 454 ongoing research projects. Since its founding in 1961, DOR researchers have published more than 5,000 peer-reviewed articles including over 500 scientific papers each year.
Miranda Weintraub, PhD, MPH, provides support for our resident research projects through our graduate medical education office.
Quality Improvement
Each resident completes at least one quality improvement project during their residency. These have ranged from decreasing opiate use among post-operative patients to reducing waste generated during surgical cases.
BARRS (Bay Area Residents’ Research Symposium)
Kaiser Permanente has hosted this annual research symposium for the Bay Area Otolaryngology programs for over 35 years.
The 2022 Program
Recent Publications
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All publications may also be reviewed on PubMed.
- Postoperative Pain After Endoscopic vs Microscopic Otologic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Toulouie S, Block-Wheeler NR, Rivero A.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Jul;167(1):25-34. doi: 10.1177/01945998211041946. Epub 2021 Sep 7.PMID: 34491858 - Not Just for Kids: A Rare Case of Congenital Laryngeal Cleft in an Adult.
Xiao CC, Schloegel LS, Jiang N.
J Voice. 2022 Mar;36(2):293.e7-293.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.05.017. Epub 2020 Jun 24.PMID: 32593610 - Representation of Race and Sex in Sleep Surgery Studies.
Debbaneh P, Ramirez K, Block-Wheeler N, Durr M.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Jun;166(6):1204-1210. doi: 10.1177/01945998221088759. Epub 2022 Mar 29.PMID: 35349371 - Survey of Pediatric Otolaryngology Frenotomy Practice Patterns.
Dhir S, Landau BP, Edemobi S, Meyer AK, Durr ML.
Laryngoscope. 2022 Mar 23. doi: 10.1002/lary.30102. Online ahead of print.PMID: 35319112 - Otolaryngology Resident Wellness, Training, and Education in the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Chou DW, Staltari G, Mullen M, Chang J, Durr M.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2021 Aug;130(8):904-914. doi: 10.1177/0003489420987194. Epub 2021 Jan 8.PMID: 33412923 - Noninvasive ear molding in the correction of ear anomalies: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Saba ES, Mui S, Schloegel LJ.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Aug;159:111189. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111189. Epub 2022 May 25. - Head Over Wheels: Traumatic Head and Neck Injuries Secondary to Mountain Biking.
Kshirsagar RS, Xiao C, Chou DW, Krishnan S, Christian AB, Labadie KP, Brodsky MA, Liang J.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2022 Jan;131(1):52-58. doi: 10.1177/00034894211007231. Epub 2021 Apr 12.PMID: 33840222 - Image-Guided Surgical Device Failures in Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: A MAUDE Analysis.
Hassanin SW, Kshirsagar RS, Eide JG, Chang J, Liang J, Palmer JN, Adappa ND.
Laryngoscope. 2022 Jul 14. doi: 10.1002/lary.30296. Online ahead of print.PMID: 35833501 - A Geospatial Analysis of the Rhinologist Workforce in the United States.
Hassanin S, Kshirsagar RS, Steele TO, Liang J.
Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2022 Jan 31:19458924221075887. doi: 10.1177/19458924221075887. Online ahead of print.PMID: 35098735 - Dupilumab Adverse Events in Nasal Polyp Treatment: Analysis of FDA Adverse Event Reporting System.
Swisher AR, Kshirsagar RS, Adappa ND, Liang J.
Laryngoscope. 2021 Dec 16. doi: 10.1002/lary.29992. Online ahead of print.PMID: 34918342 - Academic and Gender Differences Among U.S. Otolaryngology Board Members.
Hill RG, Boeckermann LM, Huwyler C, Jiang N.
Laryngoscope. 2021 Apr;131(4):731-736. doi: 10.1002/lary.28958. Epub 2020 Jul 30.PMID: 32730668 - Postoperative Pain After Endoscopic vs Microscopic Otologic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Toulouie S, Block-Wheeler NR, Rivero A.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Sep 7:1945998211041946. doi: 0.1177/01945998211041946. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 34491858 - Sport and Recreational Causes of Nasal Bone Fractures.
Xiao CC, Kshirsagar RS, Hoerter JE, Rivero A.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2021 Sep 1:34894211042446. doi: 10.1177/00034894211042446. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 34467777 - The efficacy of surgery for upper airway resistance syndrome: A systematic review, meta-analysis and case series.
Kshirsagar RS, Harless L, Liang J, Durr M.
Am J Otolaryngol. 2021 Sep-Oct;42(5):103011. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103011. Epub 2021 Mar 29.
PMID: 33831820 Review. - Skin Necrosis Following Rhinoplasty: A Review and Proposed Strategy on Identifying High-Risk Patients.
Ferzli G, Araslanova R, Sukato D, Romo T
3rd. Facial Plast Surg. 2021 Aug;37(4):543-549. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1730384. Epub 2021 Jun 3.
PMID: 34082455 Review. - Reducing opioid use in post-operative otolaryngology patients: A quality improvement project.
Kshirsagar RS, Xiao C, Luetzenberg FS, Luu L, Jiang N.
Am J Otolaryngol. 2021 Jul-Aug;42(4):102991. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.102991. Epub 2021 Feb 18.
PMID: 33640800 - Disparities in Speech Therapy for Voice Disorders Between English- and Non-English-Speaking Patients.
Huwyler C, Merchant M, Jiang N.
Laryngoscope. 2021 Jul;131(7):E2298-E2302. doi: 10.1002/lary.29429. Epub 2021 Feb 9.
PMID: 33559902 - Systematic review of submental artery island flap versus free flap in head and neck reconstruction.
Mooney SM, Sukato DC, Azoulay O, Rosenfeld RM.
Am J Otolaryngol. 2021 Jun 18;42(6):103142. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103142. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 34174670 Review. - Trends in Endoscopic Sinonasal Debridement in the Medicare Population.
Xiong M, Kshirsagar RS, Liang J.
Perm J. 2021 May;25. doi: 10.7812/TPP/20.110.
PMID: 33970073 - Ten-year Thyroid Cancer Incidence in an Integrated Healthcare Delivery System.
Kim SJ, Durr ML, Darbinian JA, Sakoda LC, Meltzer CJ, Arzumanyan H, Wang KH, Lin JK, Gurushanthaiah D, Lo JC.
Perm J. 2021 May;25. doi: 10.7812/TPP/20.209.
PMID: 33970070 - Otolaryngology Residency Interviews in a Socially Distanced World: Strategies to Recruit and Assess Applicants.
Chou DW, Pletcher SD, Bruss D, Sung CK, Diaz RC, Liang J, Durr ML.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 May;164(5):903-908. doi: 10.1177/0194599820957961. Epub 2020 Sep 1.
PMID: 32870721 - Head Over Wheels: Traumatic Head and Neck Injuries Secondary to Mountain Biking.
Kshirsagar RS, Xiao C, Chou DW, Krishnan S, Christian AB, Labadie KP, Brodsky MA, Liang J.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2021 Apr 12:34894211007231. doi: 10.1177/00034894211007231. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 33840222 - The Adult Neck Mass: Predictors of Malignancy. Kshirsagar RS, Anderson M, Boeckermann LM, Gilde J, Shen JY, Meltzer C, Wang KH.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Mar 9:194599821996293. doi: 10.1177/0194599821996293. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 33687292 - Plasma Cell Mucositis of the Hard Palate.
Micucci SB, Zim SA, Hosfield EM.
Ear Nose Throat J. 2021 Mar;100(3):145-146. doi: 10.1177/0145561319872732. Epub 2019 Sep 23.
PMID: 31544489 No abstract available. - Using Lean to Improve Patient Safety and Resource Utilization After Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy.
Gray ML, Chen S, Kinberg E, Colley P, Malkin BD.
J Patient Saf. 2021 Mar 1;17(2):95-100. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000573.
PMID: 30907784 - Topical nasal treatment efficacy on adult obstructive sleep apnea severity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Nguyen DK, Liang J, Durr M.
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2021 Feb;11(2):153-161. doi: 10.1002/alr.22658. Epub 2020 Jul 26.
PMID: 32713164 Review. - Head and Neck Injuries from Rock Climbing: A Query of the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System.
Chou DW, Kshirsagar R, Liang J.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2021 Jan;130(1):18-23. doi: 10.1177/0003489420936710. Epub 2020 Jun 21.
PMID: 32567394 - Evolving Otolaryngology Resident Roles and Concerns at the Peak of the US COVID-19 Pandemic.
Cai Y, Gulati A, Jiam NT, Wai KC, Shuman EA, Pletcher SD, Durr ML, Chang JL.
Head Neck. 2020 Dec;42(12):3712-3719. doi: 10.1002/hed.26438. Epub 2020 Sep 14.
PMID: 32926482 - Does Nasal Surgery Affect Voice Outcomes? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses.
Xiao CC, Luetzenberg FS, Jiang N, Liang J.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2020 Dec;129(12):1174-1185. doi: 10.1177/0003489420933290. Epub 2020 Jun 11.
PMID: 32525399 - Pediatric foreign bodies of the ear: A 10-year national analysis.
Xiao CC, Kshirsagar RS, Rivero A.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Nov;138:110354. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110354. Epub 2020 Sep 1.
PMID: 33152957 - Initial Facial Feminization Surgery Experience in a Multicenter Integrated Health Care System. Chou DW, Tejani N, Kleinberger A, Shih C.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Oct;163(4):737-742. doi: 10.1177/0194599820924635. Epub 2020 May 26.
PMID: 32450751</span - Does Nasal Surgery Affect Voice Outcomes? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses.
Xiao CC, Luetzenberg FS, Jiang N, Liang J.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2020 Jun 11:3489420933290. doi: 10.1177/0003489420933290. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 32525399 - Surgeon cost feedback through a surgical receipt program reduces cost in sinonasal surgery.
Gill AS, Reddy RK, Kulinich AG, Kim J, Wilson MD, Liang J, Strong EB, Steele TO.
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2020 Jun 7. doi: 10.1002/alr.22605. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 32506719 - Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease: longitudinal assessment of a large cohort and implications of diagnostic delay.
Kshirsagar RS, Chou DW, Wei J, Liang J.
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2020 Apr;10(4):465-473. doi: 10.1002/alr.22516. Epub 2020 Feb 27.
PMID: 32104978 - Primary Immunodeficiency and Rhinosinusitis.
Huwyler C, Lin SY, Liang J.
Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2020 May;40(2):233-249. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2019.12.003. Epub 2020 Jan 18.
PMID: 32278448 Review. - Surveillance Outcomes and Intensity of Salvage Therapy Among Human Papillomavirus-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancers-Reply.
Masroor FA, Wang KH.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Jan 16. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2019.4194. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 31944238 No abstract available. - Evolving Treatment of Frontal Sinus Cholesteatoma: A Case Report.
Tejani N, Kshirsagar R, Song B, Liang J.
Perm J. 2020;24:19.048. doi: 10.7812/TPP/19.048. Epub 2020 Feb 14.
PMID: 32097113 - Indolent Laryngeal Mass Causing Progressive Dysphagia.
Hill R, Baiyee D, Rivero A.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Dec 5. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2019.3732. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 31804654 No abstract available. - Risk of Mortality between Untreated and Treated Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Matched Cohort Analysis.
Lin JK, Sakoda LC, Darbinian J, Socarras M, Chiao W, Calixto N, Quesenberry C Jr, Gurushanthaiah D, Wang KH, Durr M.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2020 Mar;129(3):265-272. doi: 10.1177/0003489419885403. Epub 2019 Oct 28.
PMID: 31658833 - Understanding the natural history of papillary thyroid cancer: Case series.
Lin JK, Sakoda LC, Darbinian J, Chiao W, Calixto N, Gurushanthaiah D, Wang KH, Durr M.
Head Neck. 2019 Dec;41(12):4164-4170. doi: 10.1002/hed.25967. Epub 2019 Oct 4.
PMID: 31584743 - Plasma Cell Mucositis of the Hard Palate.
Micucci SB, Zim SA, Hosfield EM.
Ear Nose Throat J. 2019 Sep 23:145561319872732. doi: 10.1177/0145561319872732. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 31544489 - Association of NCCN-Recommended Posttreatment Surveillance With Outcomes in Patients With HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Masroor F, Corpman D, Carpenter DM, Ritterman Weintraub M, Cheung KHN, Wang KH.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Aug 8;145(10):903-8. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2019.1934. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 31393552 - Antibiotic Use and Computed Tomography Imaging for Rhinosinusitis as Quality Metrics in Modern Health Care.
Xiao CC, Kshirsagar RS, Liang J.
Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2019 Nov;33(6):700-705. doi: 10.1177/1945892419863223. Epub 2019 Jul 16.
PMID: 31311293 No abstract available. - Using Lean to Improve Patient Safety and Resource Utilization After Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy.
Gray ML, Chen S, Kinberg E, Colley P, Malkin BD.
J Patient Saf. 2019 Mar 21. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000573. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 30907784 - Practice patterns of reflux medication prescriptions in otolaryngology compared to other specialties.
Luetzenberg FS, Jiang N.
Laryngoscope. 2020 Feb;130(2):321-327. doi: 10.1002/lary.27916. Epub 2019 Mar 12.
PMID: 30861137 - The role of doxycycline in the management of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.
Parasher AK, Kidwai SM, Konuthula N, Goljo E, Pan S, Saini AT, Del Signore A, Iloreta AM, Govindaraj S, Malkin BD.
Am J Otolaryngol. 2019 Jul-Aug;40(4):467-472. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2019.03.004. Epub 2019 Mar 4.
PMID: 31126631 Clinical Trial. - Diagnostic techniques and surgical outcomes for persistent pediatric obstructive sleep apnea after adenotonsillectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Socarras MA, Landau BP, Durr ML.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Jun;121:179-187. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.02.030. Epub 2019 Mar 3.
PMID: 30925395 - Assessment of Trends in Utilization of Nasal Endoscopy in the Medicare Population, 2000-2016.
Hur K, Ference EH, Wrobel B, Liang J.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Mar 1;145(3):258-263. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2018.4003.
PMID: 30703193 - Endoscopic versus external dacryocystorhinostomy: temporal and regional trends in the United States Medicare population.
Kshirsagar RS, Vu PQ, Liang J.
Orbit. 2019 Dec;38(6):453-460. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2019.1572767. Epub 2019 Feb 2.
PMID: 30712428 - Posttreatment surveillance PET/CT for HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer.
Corpman DW, Masroor F, Carpenter DM, Nayak S, Gurushanthaiah D, Wang KH.
Head Neck. 2019 Feb;41(2):456-462. doi: 10.1002/hed.25425. Epub 2018 Dec 14.
PMID: 30549345 - The incidence and recovery rate of idiopathic vocal fold paralysis: a population-based study.
Masroor F, Pan DR, Wei JC, Ritterman Weintraub ML, Jiang N.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Jan;276(1):153-158. doi: 10.1007/s00405-018-5207-x. Epub 2018 Nov 15.
PMID: 30443781 Clinical Trial. - Outcomes of Intubation-induced Vocal Fold Motion Impairment.
Pan DR, Jiang N.
J Voice. 2020 Mar;34(2):250-258. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.09.015. Epub 2018 Oct 9.
PMID: 30309770 - An Evaluation of the Program-Specific Paragraph in the Otolaryngology Residency Application.
Stepan KO, Kaul VF, Raquib AR, Kozin ED, Sethi RK, Malkin BD, Gray ST, Teng MS.
Laryngoscope. 2018 Nov;128(11):2508-2513. doi: 10.1002/lary.27553. Epub 2018 Sep 24.
PMID: 30247748 - Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation: Emerging Practice Patterns for a Novel Procedure.
Micucci S, Keschner DB, Liang J.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2018 Nov;127(11):848-855. doi: 10.1177/0003489418798858. Epub 2018 Sep 19.
PMID: 30227726 - Trends in inferior turbinate surgery: analysis of patients using the Medicare database.
Anderson M, Liang J.
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2018 Oct;8(10):1169-1174. doi: 10.1002/alr.22169. Epub 2018 Jul 10.
PMID: 29992761 - Shortcomings in the diagnosis of chronic rhinosinusitis: evaluating diagnosis by otolaryngologists and primary care physicians.
Xiao CC, Anderson M, Harless LD, Liang J.
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2018 Oct;8(10):1107-1113. doi: 10.1002/alr.22165. Epub 2018 Jun 14.
PMID: 29901276 - Factors Impacting Online Ratings for Otolaryngologists.
Calixto NE, Chiao W, Durr ML, Jiang N.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2018 Aug;127(8):521-526. doi: 10.1177/0003489418778062. Epub 2018 Jun 8.
PMID: 29882425 - Shorter interval between radiation therapy and salvage laryngopharyngeal surgery increases complication rates following microvascular free tissue transfer.
Formeister EJ, Sean Alemi A, El-Sayed I, George JR, Ha P, Daniel Knott P, Ryan WR, Seth R, Tamplen ML, Heaton CM.
Am J Otolaryngol. 2018 Sep-Oct;39(5):548-552. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2018.06.009. Epub 2018 Jun 6.
PMID: 29908709 - Treatment with anti-Sclerostin antibody to stimulate mandibular bone formation.
Tamplen M, Fowler T, Markey J, Knott PD, Suva LJ, Alliston T.
Head Neck. 2018 Jul;40(7):1453-1460. doi: 10.1002/hed.25128. Epub 2018 Mar 9.
PMID: 29522281 - The Otolaryngologist’s Role in Providing Gender-Affirming Care: An Opportunity for Improved Education and Training.
Chaiet SR, Yoshikawa N, Sturm A, Flanary V, Ishman S, Streed CG Jr.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Jun;158(6):974-976. doi: 10.1177/0194599818758270. Epub 2018 Feb 27.
PMID: 29484914 - Vidian Nerve Schwannoma: A Rare Skull-Base Neoplasm Presenting with Ocular Manifestations: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Masroor FA, Gilde J, Liang J.
Perm J. 2018;22:18-021. doi: 10.7812/TPP/18-021.
PMID: 30285912 - Diagnostic Pathway of Oral Cavity Cancer in an Integrated Health Care System.
Wang KH, Song BH, Gilde JE, Darbinian JA, Weintraub MLR, Wu TJ, Yang EL, Salazar JW, Gurushanthaiah D.
Perm J. 2018;22:17-152. doi: 10.7812/TPP/17-152.
PMID: 29616906 - Sinonasal Ewing Sarcoma: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Lin JK, Liang J.
Perm J. 2018;22:17-086. doi: 10.7812/TPP/17-086.
PMID: 29616903 - The diagnostic pathway of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in a large U.S. healthcare system.
Gilde J, Song B, Masroor F, Darbinian JA, Ritterman Weintraub ML, Salazar J, Yang E, Gurushanthaiah D, Wang KH.
Laryngoscope. 2018 Aug;128(8):1867-1873. doi: 10.1002/lary.27038. Epub 2017 Dec 15.
PMID: 29243258 - Referral patterns from emergency department to otolaryngology clinic.
Garneau JC, Wasserman I, Konuthula N, Malkin BD.
Laryngoscope. 2018 May;128(5):1062-1067. doi: 10.1002/lary.26868. Epub 2017 Nov 20.
PMID: 29152746 - Systematic Review of Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy Scoring Systems.
Amos JM, Durr ML, Nardone HC, Baldassari CM, Duggins A, Ishman SL.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Feb;158(2):240-248. doi: 10.1177/0194599817737966. Epub 2017 Oct 24.
PMID: 29064308 Review.
