Katherine Wai, MD
Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology
School of Medicine

Publications (24)

Top publication keywords:
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, NewbornPulmonary SurfactantsHuman Papillomavirus DNA TestsRespiratory SoundsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalPapillomavirus InfectionsInfant, Extremely PrematureOtorhinolaryngologic Surgical ProceduresAlphapapillomavirusBronchopulmonary DysplasiaInfant, Premature, DiseasesTracheotomyOxygen Inhalation TherapyHead and Neck NeoplasmsSalivary Gland Neoplasms

• The tumor microenvironment of benign and malignant salivary gland tumors.
  Head & neck 2024 Wai KC, Okholm TLH, Ha PK, Marquez DM, Tenvooren I, Jones KB, Spitzer MH
• Postoperative inpatient surgical complications following head and neck microvascular free tissue transfer.
  Head & neck 2024 Abdulbaki H, Ha PK, Knott PD, Park AM, Seth R, Heaton CM, Wai KC
• The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in salivary gland cancers treated with pembrolizumab.
  Head & neck 2023 Lee RH, Truong A, Wu X, Kang H, Algazi AP, El-Sayed IH, George JR, Heaton CM, Ryan WR, Ha PK, Wai KC
• Management of Pediatric Persistent Asymptomatic Cervical Lymphadenopathy.
  Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2023 Harris JE, Patel NN, Wai K, Rosbe KW
• Dynamic CD8+ T cell responses to cancer immunotherapy in human regional lymph nodes are disrupted in metastatic lymph nodes.
  Cell 2023 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…

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• Patterns of Postoperative Trismus Following Mandibulectomy and Fibula Free Flap Reconstruction.
  Cancers 2023 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
• Approaches to the Management of Metastatic Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.
  Cancers 2022 Lee RH, Wai KC, Chan JW, Ha PK, Kang H
• The Role of ECM Remodeling, EMT, and Adhesion Molecules in Cancerous Neural Invasion: Changing Perspectives.
  Advanced biology 2022 Mukherjee A, Ha P, Wai KC, Naara S
• 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 Cheung CK, Chew J, Wai K, Calkins SM, Ha PK, Ryan WR, Cunha A, Yom SS, Hsu IC, Chan JW
• Is the clinical head impulse test helpful in cochlear implantation candidacy evaluation?
  World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery 2022 Jiam NT, Cai Y, Wai KC, Polite C, Kramer K, Sharon JD
• Risk of Pathologic Extranodal Extension and Other Adverse Features After Transoral Robotic Surgery in Patients With HPV-Positive Oropharynx Cancer.
  JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery 2021 Zebolsky AL, George E, Gulati A, Wai KC, Carpenter P, Van Zante A, Ha PK, Heaton CM, Ryan WR
• Molecular Markers that Matter in Salivary Malignancy.
  Otolaryngologic clinics of North America 2021 Wai KC, Kang H, Ha PK
• De-intensification strategies in HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma-a narrative review.
  Annals of translational medicine 2020 Strohl MP, Wai KC, Ha PK
• Head and neck surgery during the coronavirus-19 pandemic: The University of California San Francisco experience.
  Head & neck 2020 Wai KC, Xu MJ, Lee RH, El-Sayed IH, George JR, Heaton CM, Knott PD, Park AM, Ryan WR, Seth R, Ha PK
• Evolving Otolaryngology Resident Roles and Concerns at the Peak of the US COVID-19 Pandemic.
  Head & neck 2020 Cai Y, Gulati A, Jiam NT, Wai KC, Shuman EA, Pletcher SD, Durr ML, Chang JL
• Otolaryngology Resident Practices and Perceptions in the Initial Phase of the U.S. COVID-19 Pandemic.
  The Laryngoscope 2020 Cai Y, Jiam NT, Wai KC, Shuman EA, Roland LT, Chang JL
• Molecular Diagnostics in Human Papillomavirus-Related Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
  Cells 2020 Wai KC, Strohl MP, van Zante A, Ha PK
• Maternal Black Race and Persistent Wheezing Illness in Former Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2018 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
• The Randomized, Controlled Trial of Late Surfactant: Effects on Respiratory Outcomes at 1-Year Corrected Age.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2017 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, …
• Characteristics of Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns Undergoing Tracheotomy: A Secondary Analysis of the Trial of Late Surfactant Randomized Clinical Trial.
  JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery 2017 Wai KC, Keller RL, Lusk LA, Ballard RA, Chan DK, Trial of Late Surfactant (TOLSURF) Study Group
• Early Cumulative Supplemental Oxygen Predicts Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in High Risk Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2016 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
• Fetal ultrasound markers of severity predict resolution of pulmonary hypertension in congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2015 Lusk LA, Wai KC, Moon-Grady AJ, Basta AM, Filly R, Keller RL
• Persistence of pulmonary hypertension by echocardiography predicts short-term outcomes in congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2014 Lusk LA, Wai KC, Moon-Grady AJ, Steurer MA, Keller RL
• B-type natriuretic peptide: prognostic marker in congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
  Pediatric research 2014 Steurer MA, Moon-Grady AJ, Fineman JR, Sun CE, Lusk LA, Wai KC, Keller RL