Daniel Kwon, MD

Daniel Kwon, MD, FACSAssociate ProfessorHead and Neck Oncologic SurgeryDirector of Thyroid and Parathyroid SurgeryDepartment of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck SurgeryAREAS OF EXPERTISE:• Thyroid Cancer• Parathyroid Disease• Head & Neck Cancer• Minimally Invasive / Robotics Surgery• Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery

• Immunotherapy and betel nut-associated oral cavity carcinoma: challenges and opportunities. Oral Oncol. 2026 Mar; 174:107873.. View in PubMed
• Decreased risk of post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia with history of GLP-1RA use. J Endocr Soc. 2026 Jan; 10(1):bvaf204.. View in PubMed
• Evolving Use of Circulating Tumor DNA for HPV+ Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: Consensus Recommendations From the California Head and Neck Consortium. JCO Oncol Pract. 2025 Dec 04; OP2500450.. View in PubMed
• Reduced Mortality With Treatment of Anxiety and Depression Among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors. Laryngoscope. 2025 Nov; 135(11):4204-4216.. View in PubMed
• Post-Thyroidectomy Opioid Prescription and Risk of Persistent Opioid Use: A Propensity Matched Cohort Study. Head Neck. 2025 Nov; 47(11):3098-3105.. View in PubMed
• Cannabis Use and Benign Salivary Gland Neoplasms. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Sep 01; 151(9):900-901.. View in PubMed
• Effect of otolaryngology analgesia guidelines on opioid prescribing in pediatric tonsillectomy. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2025 Aug; 195:112440.. View in PubMed
• Complications After Transoral Surgery for Oropharyngeal Cancer: An ACS-NSQIP Database Study. Laryngoscope. 2025 Jul; 135(7):2385-2391.. View in PubMed
• Incidence and Outcomes of Head and Neck Cancer in Patients With Schizophrenia. OTO Open. 2025 Jul-Sep; 9(3):e70164.. View in PubMed
• Surgeon Perspectives on Addressing Mental Health Among Total Laryngectomy Patients. Psychooncology. 2025 May; 34(5):e70162.. View in PubMed
• Understanding the Representation of Asians and Asian Americans Within Academic Otolaryngology Leadership. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Feb; 172(2):500-508.. View in PubMed
• Temporal Trends in Knowledge of Human Papillomavirus and Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer Following Expanded Vaccination Eligibility. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Feb; 172(2):517-530.. View in PubMed
• Large language models’ responses to liver cancer surveillance, diagnosis, and management questions: accuracy, reliability, readability. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2024 12; 49(12):4286-4294.. View in PubMed
• Patients Can Administer Mobile Audio Recordings to Increase Knowledge in Advanced Prostate Cancer. Cancer Med. 2024 Nov; 13(22):e70433.. View in PubMed
• Evaluation of Oropharyngeal Cancer Information from Revolutionary Artificial Intelligence Chatbot. Laryngoscope. 2024 05; 134(5):2252-2257.. View in PubMed
• Evaluation of YouTube As A Source For Graves’ Disease Information: Is High-Quality Guideline-Based Information Available? OTO Open. 2024 Jan-Mar; 8(1):e118.. View in PubMed
• Evaluation of the quality of thyroidectomy-related posts on a video-based social media platform. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2023 Dec; 8(6):1685-1691.. View in PubMed
• Complete clinicoradiographic remission following immunotherapy treatment for an unresectable, multiply-recurrent oral verrucous carcinoma: A letter to the editor. Oral Oncol. 2023 11; 146:106567.. View in PubMed
• Accuracy of Information Provided by ChatGPT Regarding Liver Cancer Surveillance and Diagnosis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2023 10; 221(4):556-559.. View in PubMed
• Management of Recurrent Fibromatosis Colli with Innervated Vastus Lateralis Free Flap. Laryngoscope. 2023 08; 133(8):2025-2028.. View in PubMed
• Malignancy Risk of Thyroid Nodules That Are Not Classifiable by the American Thyroid Association Ultrasound Risk Stratification System: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Thyroid. 2023 05; 33(5):593-602.. View in PubMed
• Is There a Place for Lymphatic Contrast-enhanced US in Thyroid Cancer? Radiology. 2023 05; 307(4):e230560.. View in PubMed
• The effects of psychosocial determinants on post-operative complications of head and neck free flap patients. Am J Otolaryngol. 2023 Mar-Apr; 44(2):103721.. View in PubMed
• Jehovah’s witness head and neck free flap reconstruction patient outcomes. Am J Otolaryngol. 2023 Jan-Feb; 44(1):103681.. View in PubMed
• Finding the Balance on Extent of Initial Thyroidectomy for Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 12 17; 108(1):e7-e8.. View in PubMed
• Malignancy Rates by Bethesda Subcategory in the Pediatric Population. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2022 Nov-Dec; 25(6):598-603.. View in PubMed
• Incidence of thymic tissue in pediatric thyroidectomy. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Jul; 158:111168.. View in PubMed
• Thyroid tumor ratio: Improving the assessment of the impact of size in pediatric thyroid cancer. Head Neck. 2022 06; 44(6):1342-1348.. View in PubMed
• Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Submandibular Gland Preservation With Sialendoscopy for the Management of Sialolithiasis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 04; 166(4):662-668.. View in PubMed
• Expanded use of telemedicine for thyroid and parathyroid surgery in the COVID-19 era and beyond. Am J Otolaryngol. 2022 Mar-Apr; 43(2):103393.. View in PubMed
• Improved Swallow Outcomes with Early Intervention using Combined Swallow Therapy in Advanced Oropharyngeal Carcinoma. J Laryngol Otol. 2021 Oct 27; 1-22.. View in PubMed
• Rate of Incidental Parathyroidectomy in a Pediatric Population. OTO Open. 2021 Oct-Dec; 5(4):2473974X211059070.. View in PubMed
• Down-regulation of ADRB2 expression is associated with small cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer and adverse clinical outcomes in castration-resistant prostate cancer. Urol Oncol. 2020 12; 38(12):931.e9-931.e16.. View in PubMed
• Use of fibrin adhesive for preventing pharyngocutaneous fistula in total laryngectomy. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020 Nov – Dec; 41(6):102674.. View in PubMed
• Cost effectiveness of intraoperative pathology in the management of indeterminate thyroid nodules. Arch Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Aug; 64(4):356-361.. View in PubMed
• Improving research for prostate cancer survivorship: A statement from the Survivorship Research in Prostate Cancer (SuRECaP) working group. Urol Oncol. 2020 03; 38(3):83-93.. View in PubMed
• Mandibular muscle attachments in genial advancement surgery for obstructive sleep apnea. Laryngoscope. 2019 10; 129(10):2424-2429.. View in PubMed
• Hypopharyngeal carcinoma: Do you know your guidelines? Head Neck. 2019 03; 41(3):569-576.. View in PubMed
• Head and Neck Cancer. Salvage Surgery: Minimizing Wound Complications. 2019.
• Overcoming wound complications in head and neck salvage surgery. Auris Nasus Larynx. 2018 Dec; 45(6):1135-1142.. View in PubMed
• Microvascular replantation of a composite facial avulsion in a 24-month-old child after dog bite. Microsurgery. 2018 Feb; 38(2):218-221.. View in PubMed
• Techniques for thyroid cancer involving extreme superior thyroid pole. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2018; 29(1):10-13.
• Open Anterior Skull Base Reconstruction: A Contemporary Review. Semin Plast Surg. 2017 Nov; 31(4):189-196.. View in PubMed
• Local Intraluminal Irrigation With Argatroban During Free Flap Repair in a Patient With Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2017 May; 126(5):407-410.. View in PubMed
• Six-Year Experience of Outpatient Total and Completion Thyroidectomy at a Single Academic Institution. Am Surg. 2017 Apr 01; 83(4):381-384.. View in PubMed
• Operative Otolaryngology. Invasive Thyroid Cancer. 2017.
• Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Thyroidectomy: Almost a Decade of Experience at an Academic Center. Am Surg. 2016 Oct; 82(10):949-952.. View in PubMed
• A Model to Estimate L-Strut Strength With an Emphasis on Thickness. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2016 Jul 01; 18(4):269-76.. View in PubMed
• Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. Pain control during office-based procedures in unsedated patients: a cross-specialty review of the literature. 2016; 25:135-144.
• Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases. Treatment of the Lateral Neck in Thyroid Cancer. 2016.
• Mycobacterium bovis cervical lymphadenitis: A representative case and review. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2015 Nov; 79(11):1798-801.. View in PubMed
• Physician-reported barriers to referring cancer patients to specialists: prevalence, factors, and association with career satisfaction. Cancer. 2015 Jan 01; 121(1):113-22.. View in PubMed
• Characteristics of pilomatrixoma in children: a review of 137 patients. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Aug; 78(8):1337-41.. View in PubMed

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