Katherine Wai, MD

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address513 Parnassus Avenue, HSW, #1531
San Francisco CA 94143
Phone415-476-4952
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    1. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in salivary gland cancers treated with pembrolizumab. Head Neck. 2023 Oct 28. Lee RH, Truong A, Wu X, Kang H, Algazi AP, El-Sayed IH, George JR, Heaton CM, Ryan WR, Ha PK, Wai KC. PMID: 37897202.
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    2. Management of Pediatric Persistent Asymptomatic Cervical Lymphadenopathy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Jul 07. Harris JE, Patel NN, Wai K, Rosbe KW. PMID: 37418178.
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    3. Dynamic CD8+ T cell responses to cancer immunotherapy in human regional lymph nodes are disrupted in metastatic lymph nodes. Cell. 2023 03 16; 186(6):1127-1143.e18. Rahim MK, Okholm TLH, Jones KB, McCarthy EE, Liu CC, Yee JL, Tamaki SJ, Marquez DM, Tenvooren I, Wai K, Cheung A, Davidson BR, Johri V, Samad B, O'Gorman WE, Krummel MF, van Zante A, Combes AJ, Angelo M, Fong L, Algazi AP, Ha P, Spitzer MH. PMID: 36931243; PMCID: PMC10348701.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 21     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    4. Patterns of Postoperative Trismus Following Mandibulectomy and Fibula Free Flap Reconstruction. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jan 16; 15(2). Lee RH, Evans C, Laus J, Sanchez C, Wai KC, Knott PD, Seth R, El-Sayed IH, George JR, Ryan WR, Heaton CM, Park AM, Ha PK. PMID: 36672485; PMCID: PMC9856367.
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    5. Approaches to the Management of Metastatic Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Nov 20; 14(22). Lee RH, Wai KC, Chan JW, Ha PK, Kang H. PMID: 36428790.
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    6. The Role of ECM Remodeling, EMT, and Adhesion Molecules in Cancerous Neural Invasion: Changing Perspectives. Adv Biol (Weinh). 2022 Sep; 6(9):e2200039. Mukherjee A, Ha P, Wai KC, Naara S. PMID: 35798312.
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    7. Feasibility of accelerated image-guided high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy with inverse planning simulated annealing (IPSA-HDRBT) for post-operative treatment of pathologically node-negative squamous cell carcinomas of the oral tongue. Brachytherapy. 2022 Sep-Oct; 21(5):686-691. Cheung CK, Chew J, Wai K, Calkins SM, Ha PK, Ryan WR, Cunha A, Yom SS, Hsu IC, Chan JW. PMID: 35715306.
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    8. Is the clinical head impulse test helpful in cochlear implantation candidacy evaluation? World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Mar; 9(1):45-52. Jiam NT, Cai Y, Wai KC, Polite C, Kramer K, Sharon JD. PMID: 37006747; PMCID: PMC10050961.
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    9. Risk of Pathologic Extranodal Extension and Other Adverse Features After Transoral Robotic Surgery in Patients With HPV-Positive Oropharynx Cancer. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 12 01; 147(12):1080-1088. Zebolsky AL, George E, Gulati A, Wai KC, Carpenter P, Van Zante A, Ha PK, Heaton CM, Ryan WR. PMID: 34673904; PMCID: PMC8532032.
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    10. Molecular Markers that Matter in Salivary Malignancy. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2021 Jun; 54(3):613-627. Wai KC, Kang H, Ha PK. PMID: 34024488.
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    11. De-intensification strategies in HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma-a narrative review. Ann Transl Med. 2020 Dec; 8(23):1601. Strohl MP, Wai KC, Ha PK. PMID: 33437800; PMCID: PMC7791209.
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    12. Head and neck surgery during the coronavirus-19 pandemic: The University of California San Francisco experience. Head Neck. 2021 02; 43(2):622-629. Wai KC, Xu MJ, Lee RH, El-Sayed IH, George JR, Heaton CM, Knott PD, Park AM, Ryan WR, Seth R, Ha PK. PMID: 33098178.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. Evolving Otolaryngology Resident Roles and Concerns at the Peak of the US COVID-19 Pandemic. Head Neck. 2020 12; 42(12):3712-3719. Cai Y, Gulati A, Jiam NT, Wai KC, Shuman EA, Pletcher SD, Durr ML, Chang JL. PMID: 32926482.
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    14. Otolaryngology Resident Practices and Perceptions in the Initial Phase of the U.S. COVID-19 Pandemic. Laryngoscope. 2020 11; 130(11):2550-2557. Cai Y, Jiam NT, Wai KC, Shuman EA, Roland LT, Chang JL. PMID: 32368800; PMCID: PMC7267342.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 15     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    15. Molecular Diagnostics in Human Papillomavirus-Related Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cells. 2020 02 22; 9(2). Wai KC, Strohl MP, van Zante A, Ha PK. PMID: 32098320; PMCID: PMC7072739.
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    16. Maternal Black Race and Persistent Wheezing Illness in Former Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial. J Pediatr. 2018 07; 198:201-208.e3. Wai KC, Hibbs AM, Steurer MA, Black DM, Asselin JM, Eichenwald EC, Ballard PL, Ballard RA, Keller RL, Trial of Late Surfactant (TOLSURF) Study Group. PMID: 29627188; PMCID: PMC6019148.
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    17. The Randomized, Controlled Trial of Late Surfactant: Effects on Respiratory Outcomes at 1-Year Corrected Age. J Pediatr. 2017 04; 183:19-25.e2. Keller RL, Eichenwald EC, Hibbs AM, Rogers EE, Wai KC, Black DM, Ballard PL, Asselin JM, Truog WE, Merrill JD, Mammel MC, Steinhorn RH, Ryan RM, Durand DJ, Bendel CM, Bendel-Stenzel EM, Courtney SE, Dhanireddy R, Hudak ML, Koch FR, Mayock DE, McKay VJ, Helderman J, Porta NF, Wadhawan R, Palermo L, Ballard RA, TOLSURF Study Group. PMID: 28100402; PMCID: PMC5367937.
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    18. Characteristics of Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns Undergoing Tracheotomy: A Secondary Analysis of the Trial of Late Surfactant Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 01 01; 143(1):13-19. Wai KC, Keller RL, Lusk LA, Ballard RA, Chan DK, Trial of Late Surfactant (TOLSURF) Study Group. PMID: 27583380.
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    19. Early Cumulative Supplemental Oxygen Predicts Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in High Risk Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns. J Pediatr. 2016 Oct; 177:97-102.e2. Wai KC, Kohn MA, Ballard RA, Truog WE, Black DM, Asselin JM, Ballard PL, Rogers EE, Keller RL, Trial of Late Surfactant (TOLSURF) Study Group. PMID: 27470692; PMCID: PMC5037007.
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    20. Fetal ultrasound markers of severity predict resolution of pulmonary hypertension in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Aug; 213(2):216.e1-8. Lusk LA, Wai KC, Moon-Grady AJ, Basta AM, Filly R, Keller RL. PMID: 25797231; PMCID: PMC4519413.
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    21. Persistence of pulmonary hypertension by echocardiography predicts short-term outcomes in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Pediatr. 2015 Feb; 166(2):251-6.e1. Lusk LA, Wai KC, Moon-Grady AJ, Steurer MA, Keller RL. PMID: 25453248; PMCID: PMC4308510.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 30     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    22. B-type natriuretic peptide: prognostic marker in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatr Res. 2014 Dec; 76(6):549-54. Steurer MA, Moon-Grady AJ, Fineman JR, Sun CE, Lusk LA, Wai KC, Keller RL. PMID: 25188741; PMCID: PMC4232979.
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