Kenny Chan, MD
Professor, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Professional Titles

• Staff Otolaryngologist, Children's Hospital Colorado

Recognition & Awards

• Alumni of the Year, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (2019)
• President, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (2015)
• Presidential Citation, American Triological Society, Eastern Section (2010)
• Professor of the Year, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Colorado (2008)
• Top Docs in Denver, 5280 Magazine (1997)
  Top Doc since 1997.
• Top Doctor, Castle Connolly (1994)
  Top Doc since 1994.

Research Interests

Teaching

Publications

• Koempel JA, Don DM, Scholes MA, Chan KH. Women Surgeons Who Contributed to the Development of Pediatric Otolaryngology in the United States. Laryngoscope. 2024 Jan;134(1):40-46. PubMed PMID: 37341501
• Thomas JJ, Lingruen M, Reddy A, Chan KH. Difficult Airway Management in Neonates: Fiberoptic Intubation via Laryngeal Mask Airway. Anesthesiology. 2023 Mar 1;138(3):316. PubMed PMID: 36459113
• Daniel SJ, Fayoux P, Bateman N, Boudewyns A, Brigger M, Chan CY, Chan K, Cheng A, Conley S, Kubba H, Lambert EM, Muntz H, Nuss R, Russell J, Rutter M, Schwarz Y, Spratley J, Thevasagayam R, Thompson D, Valika T, Wyatt M. Comprehensive management of anterior drooling: An International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (IPOG) consensus statement. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2023 May;168:111500. PubMed PMID: 36990032
• Elling CL, Goff SH, Hirsch SD, Tholen K, Kofonow JM, Curtis D, Robertson CE, Prager JD, Yoon PJ, Wine TM, Chan KH, Scholes MA, Friedman NR, Frank DN, Herrmann BW, Santos-Cortez RLP. Otitis Media in Children with Down Syndrome Is Associated with Shifts in the Nasopharyngeal and Middle Ear Microbiotas. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers. 2023 Jul;27(7):221-228. PubMed PMID: 37522794
• Chan KH, Baker A, Gilbert D, Tong S, Rinaldi J, Cypers S, Zhu A, Schoenborn A. The Impact of Mental Health Symptoms in Children With Tinnitus and Misophonia: A Multi-disciplinary Approach. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2023 Nov 6;:99228231211155. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37932925
• Thorpe RK, Azaiez H, Wu P, Wang Q, Xu L, Dai P, Yang T, Schaefer GB, Peters BR, Chan KH, Schatz KS, Bodurtha J, Robin NH, Hirsch Y, Rahbeeni ZA, Yuan H, Smith RJH. The natural history of OTOF-related auditory neuropathy spectrum disorders: a multicenter study. Hum Genet. 2022 Apr;141(3-4):853-863. PubMed PMID: 34424407
• Caloway C, Balakrishnan K, Boudewyns A, Chan KH, Cheng A, Daniel SJ, Fayoux P, Garabedian N, Hart C, Moreddu E, Muntz H, Nicollas R, Nuss R, Pransky S, Rahbar R, Russell J, Rutter M, Sidell D, Smith RJ, Soma M, Spratley J, Thompson D, Ward RF, Watters K, Wyatt M, Zalzal G, Hartnick C. International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (IPOG) survey: Efforts to avoid complications in home tracheostomy care. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Feb;141:110563. PubMed PMID: 33360407
• Chan KH, Carosone-Link P, Bautista MTG, Sanvictores DH, Uhler K, Tallo V, Lucero M, De Jesus J, Simões EAF. Population based otoscopic and audiometric assessment of a birth cohort recruited for a pneumococcal vaccine trial 15-18 years earlier: Protocol. BMJ Open 2021 Feb 17;11(2):e042363. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042363.
• Hirsch SD, Elling CL, Bootpetch TC, Scholes MA, Hafrén L, Streubel SO, Pine HS, Wine TM, Szeremeta W, Prager JD, Einarsdottir E, Yousaf A, Baschal EE, Rehman S, Bamshad MJ, Nickerson DA, Riazuddin S, Leal SM, Ahmed ZM, Yoon PJ, Kere J, Chan KH, Mattila PS, Friedman NR, Chonmaitree T, Frank DN, Ryan AF, Santos-Cortez RLP. The role of CDHR3 in susceptibility to otitis media. J Mol Med (Berl). 2021 Nov;99(11):1571-1583. PubMed PMID: 34322716
• Elling CL, Scholes MA, Streubel SO, Larson ED, Wine TM, Bootpetch TC, Yoon PJ, Kofonow JM, Gubbels SP, Cass SP, Robertson CE, Jenkins HA, Prager JD, Frank DN, Chan KH, Friedman NR, Ryan AF, Santos-Cortez RLP. The FUT2 Variant c.461G>A (p.Trp154*) Is Associated With Differentially Expressed Genes and Nasopharyngeal Microbiota Shifts in Patients With Otitis Media. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2021;11:798246. PubMed PMID: 35096646
• Chan KH, Dinwiddie JK, Ahuja GS, Bennett EC, Brigger MT, Chi DH, Choo DI, Cunningham MJ, Elluru RG, Giannoni CM, Goudy SL, Koempel JA, MacArthur CJ, Malone B, Messner AH, Mitchell RB, Park AH, Richter GT, Rosbe KW, Shah UK, Sie KCY, Smith RJ, Sulman CG, Thompson JW, Thorne MC, Wei JL, Wetmore RF, White DR, Zalzal GH, Schoem SR. Advanced practice providers and children's hospital-based pediatric otolarynology practices. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Feb;129:109770. PubMed PMID: 31733596
• Denoyelle F, Simon F, Chang KW, Chan KH, Cheng AG, Cheng AT, Choo DI, Daniel SJ, Farinetti A, Garabedian EN, Greinwald JH, Hoff SR, Hone S, Licameli GR, Papsin BC, Poe DS, Pransky S, Smith RJH, Triglia JM, Walton J, Zalzal G, Leboulanger N. International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (IPOG) Consensus Recommendations: Congenital Cholesteatoma. Otol Neurotol. 2020 Mar;41(3):345-351. PubMed PMID: 31851066
• Yoon PJ, Sumalde AAM, Ray DC, Newton S, Cass SP, Chan KH, Santos-Cortez RLP. Novel Variants in Hearing Loss Genes and Associations With Audiometric Thresholds in a Multi-ethnic Cohort of US Patients With Cochlear Implants. Otol Neurotol. 2020 Aug;41(7):978-985. PubMed PMID: 32658404
• Caloway C, Balakrishnan K, Boudewyns A, Chan KH, Cheng A, Daniel SJ, Fayoux P, Garabedian N, Hart C, Moreddu E, Muntz H, Nicollas R, Nuss R, Pransky S, Rahbar R, Russell J, Rutter M, Sidell D, Smith RJ, Soma M, Spratley J, Thompson D, Ward RF, Watters K, Wyatt M, Zalzal G, Hartnick C. International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (IPOG) survey: Efforts to avoid complications in home tracheostomy care. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Dec 18;141:110563. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33360407
• Bhatt JM, Muhonen EG, Meier M, Sagel SD, Chan KH. Rhinosinusitis in Pediatric Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: Impact of Disease. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Nov;161(5):877-880. PubMed PMID: 31500503
• Larson ED, Magno JPM, Steritz MJ, Llanes EGDV, Cardwell J, Pedro M, Roberts TB, Einarsdottir E, Rosanes RAQ, Greenlee C, Santos RAP, Yousaf A, Streubel SO, Santos ATR, Ruiz AG, Lagrana-Villagracia SM, Ray D, Yarza TKL, Scholes MA, Anderson CB, Acharya A, Gubbels SP, Bamshad MJ, Cass SP, Lee NR, Shaikh RS, Nickerson DA, Mohlke KL, Prager JD, Cruz TLG, Yoon PJ, Abes GT, Schwartz DA, Chan AL, Wine TM, Cutiongco-de la Paz EM, Friedman N, Kechris K, Kere J, Leal SM, Yang IV, Patel JA, Tantoco MLC, Riazuddin S, Chan KH, Mattila PS, Reyes-Quintos MRT, Ahmed ZM, Jenkins HA, Chonmaitree T, Hafrén L, Chiong CM, Santos-Cortez RLP. A2ML1 and otitis media: novel variants, differential expression, and relevant pathways. Hum Mutat. 2019 Aug;40(8):1156-1171. PubMed PMID: 31009165
• Chan KH, Dreith S, Uhler KM, Tallo V, Lucero M, De Jesus J, Simões EA. Large-scale otoscopic and audiometric population assessment: A pilot study. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Feb;117:148-152. PubMed PMID: 30579070
• Dohar JE, Don D, Koempel J, Lu CH, Hakanson D, Chan KH. Safety and efficacy of intratympanic ciprofloxacin otic suspension post-tubes in a real-world pediatric population. Am J Otolaryngol. 2018 Mar - Apr;39(2):101-106. PubMed PMID: 29395279
• Hauser LJ, Jensen EL, Mirsky DM, Chan KH. Pediatric anosmia: A case series. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Jul;110:135-139. PubMed PMID: 29859575
• Goral D, Highland J, Lovell MA, Chan KH. Head and neck presentation of Gardner Syndrome: A pediatric case series. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Jul;110:31-33. PubMed PMID: 29859582
• Wagenaar AE, Mirsky DM, Stence NV, Wine TM, Chan KH. Infection of the spheno-occipital synchondrosis: A morbid complication following adenoidectomy. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Aug;111:59-62. PubMed PMID: 29958615
• Chan KH, Allen GC, Kelley PE, Streubel SO, Friedman NR, Yoon P, Gao D, Ruiz AG, Jung TTK. Dornase Alfa Ototoxic Effects in Animals and Efficacy in the Treatment of Clogged Tympanostomy Tubes in Children: A Preclinical Study and a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Sep 1;144(9):776-780. PubMed PMID: 30073253
• Santos-Cortez RLP, Chiong CM, Frank DN, Ryan AF, Giese APJ, Bootpetch Roberts T, Daly KA, Steritz MJ, Szeremeta W, Pedro M, Pine H, Yarza TKL, Scholes MA, Llanes EGDV, Yousaf S, Friedman N, Tantoco MLC, Wine TM, Labra PJ, Benoit J, Ruiz AG, de la Cruz RAR, Greenlee C, Yousaf A, Cardwell J, Nonato RMA, Ray D, Ong KMC, So E, Robertson CE, Dinwiddie J, Lagrana-Villagracia SM, Gubbels SP, Shaikh RS, Cass SP, Einarsdottir E, Lee NR, Schwartz DA, Gloria-Cruz TLI, Bamshad MJ, Yang IV, Kere J, Abes GT, Prager JD, Riazuddin S, Chan AL, Yoon PJ, Nickerson DA, Cutiongco-de la Paz EM, Streubel SO, Reyes-Quintos MRT, Jenkins HA, Mattila P, Chan KH, Mohlke KL, Leal SM, Hafrén L, Chonmaitree T, Sale MM, Ahmed ZM. FUT2 Variants Confer Susceptibility to Familial Otitis Media. Am J Hum Genet. 2018 Nov 1;103(5):679-690. PubMed PMID: 30401457
• Chan KH, Dreith S, Uhler KM, Tallo V, Lucero M, De Jesus J, Simões EA. Large-scale otoscopic and audiometric population assessment: A pilot study. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Nov 30;117:148-152. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30579070
• Chan KH, Jensen EL, Gao D. Pediatric tinnitus: A clinical perspective. Laryngoscope. 2017 Nov 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29105770
• Chan KH, Gao D, Jensen EL, Allen GC, Cass SP. Complications and parent satisfaction in pediatric osseointegrated bone-conduction hearing implants. Laryngoscope. 2017 Sep;127(9):2165-2170. PubMed PMID: 28092097
• Chan KH, Gao D, Bronsert M, Chevallier KM, Perkins JN. Pediatric facial fractures: Demographic determinants influencing clinical outcomes. Laryngoscope. 2016 Feb;126(2):485-90. PubMed PMID: 26199204
• Green KK, Barham HP, Allen GC, Chan KH. Prognostic Factors in the Outcome of Invasive Fungal Sinusitis in a Pediatric Population. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Apr;35(4):384-6. PubMed PMID: 26673979
• Roby BB, Mattingly J, Jensen EL, Gao D, Chan KH. Treatment of juvenile recurrent parotitis of childhood: an analysis of effectiveness. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Feb;141(2):126-9. PubMed PMID: 25474272
• Chan KH, Gao D, Bronsert M, Chevallier KM, Perkins JN. Pediatric facial fractures: Demographic determinants influencing clinical outcomes. Laryngoscope. 2015 Jul 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26199204
• Arganbright JM, Jensen EL, Mattingly J, Gao D, Chan KH. Utility of Inferior Turbinoplasty for the Treatment of Nasal Obstruction in Children: A 10-Year Review. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Sep 3;:1-4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26334516
• Halgrimson WR, Chan KH, Abzug MJ, Perkins JN, Carosone-Link P, Simões EA. Incidence of Acute Mastoiditis in Colorado Children in the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Oct 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24153007
• Bedwell JR, Choi S, Chan K, Preciado D. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education accreditation and influence on perceptions of pediatric otolaryngology fellowship training experience. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Sep;139(9):890-4. PubMed PMID: 23948953
• Chan KH, Liang C, Wilson P, Higgins D, Allen GC. Long-term safety and efficacy data on botulinum toxin type A: an injection for sialorrhea. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Feb;139(2):134-8. PubMed PMID: 23429943

Professional Memberships

• American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Member
• American Academy of Otolaryngology, Member
• American College of Surgeons, Member
• Triological Society, Member