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Kelly L. Staricha, MD

  • Fellow, Head & Neck Oncologic and Microvascular Surgery

Dr. Staricha is interested in the full spectrum of head and neck surgery, with particular interest in advanced reconstructive procedures (microvascular tissue transfer). She is a member of the American Head and Neck Society and serves on American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Women in Otolaryngology Program & Awards Committee and Women in Otolaryngology Research & Survey Committee.

    Education & Training

  • Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Residency
  • Medical College of Wisconsin, MD
  • Northwestern University, BS in Biomedical Engineering
Awards
2022 Mayo Clinic Otolaryngology Statistics Funding Award - “Novel 3D Model for Surgical Airway Education”
2020 Mayo Clinic Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Benefactor Research Funding Award – “Biomechanical properties and finite element analysis of the nasal valve”
2019 Medical College of Wisconsin Alumni Association Physician Scientist Student Research Award
2017 Training Grant Recipient, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Medical College of Wisconsin Medical Student Summer Research Program Fellowship
2015 Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago 11th Annual Research Scholars Day Award Recipient
2014 Daniel D. Mickelson Engineering First Prize Recipient, Northwestern University
Representative Publications

Diagnostic Accuracy of Fine Needle Aspiration and Observational Outcomes in Warthin Tumors of the Parotid Gland. Baratz HQ, Ali HM, Staricha KL, Yin LX, Tasche KK, Van Abel KM, Moore EJ, Price DL. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2025 Jun 12:34894251348373. doi: 10.1177/00034894251348373. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40509670

Detection of Extracochlear Electrodes Using Electrical Field Imaging (EFI). Saoji AA, Staricha KL, DeJong MD, Dornhoffer JR, Neff BA, Driscoll CLW, Koka K, Lane JI, Carlson ML. Otol Neurotol. 2025 Feb 1;46(2):e51-e55. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000004390. PMID: 39792979

Cochlear Implantation Outcomes in Patients With Sporadic Inner Ear Schwannomas With and Without Simultaneous Tumor Resection. Nassiri AM, Staricha K, Neff BA, Driscoll CLW, Link MJ, Carlson ML. Otol Neurotol. 2024 Oct 1;45(9):1051-1054. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000004268. Epub 2024 Aug 5. PMID: 39118256

Exosome Therapy for a Nonhealing Scalp Wound Following Chemoradiation and Surgical Therapy. Pumford AD, Staricha KL, Kunkel ET, Armstrong MF, Behfar A, Van Abel KM. Mayo Clin Proc. 2024 Jun;99(6):1006-1012. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2024.04.011. PMID: 38839179

Third window lesions of the inner ear: A pictorial review. Khandalavala KR, Dornhoffer JR, Farnsworth PJ, Staricha KL, Benson JC, Lane JI, Carlson ML. Am J Otolaryngol. 2024 Mar-Apr;45(2):104192. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2023.104192. Epub 2023 Dec 13. PMID: 38104470

Full list of publications

Research Interests

Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstruction - Patient Outcomes and Innovative Techniques to Improve Patient Quality of Life, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Head and Neck Cancer, HPV+ Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx