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Kiran Kakarala, MD

Professor and Vice Chair for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, KS, United States

Dr. Kiran Kakarala is Professor and Vice Chair for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He also serves as Director of the Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction accredited by the American Head and Neck Society. Dr. Kakarala came to the University of Kansas in 2012 after completing medical school and residency at Harvard Medical School and a fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction at the James Cancer Center of the Ohio State University.
His clinical expertise includes the surgical management of benign and malignant conditions of the head and neck, including oral and throat cancers, thyroid, parathyroid, skin, and salivary gland tumors. He has a particular interest in microvascular free flap reconstruction after major head and neck surgery, as well as transoral robotic surgery for tumors of the back of the throat.
Dr. Kakarala is active in several professional organizations including the American Head and Neck Society, for which he has served on the Quality, Ethics, Research, and History committees and currently serves as Chair for the Salivary Section. He was a member of the Microvascular committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and is a current member of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Committee. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His research interest centers around improving the quality of head and neck cancer care.

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