Kristina Rosbe, MD
Professor
Otolaryngology
School of Medicine
Kristina W. Rosbe, MD is a Clinical Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology – Head and Neck (OHNS) and Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Rosbe received her medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School.
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She completed her general surgery internship and an Otolaryngology residency at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and a Pediatric OHNS fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. She is the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology. She is also part of the multidisciplinary team caring for children in the Birthmark and Vascular Anomalies Clinic and Craniofacial Clinic.
As a pediatric ENT specialist, Dr. Rosbe provides specialized care around the Bay Area: UCSF Greenbrae Clinic in Marin County and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in San Francisco. At these locations, she treats a variety of conditions including benign and malignant growths of the head and neck, voice and swallowing problems, hearing loss, sinus disease, breathing problems, and salivary gland disorders. Dr. Rosbe’s clinical practice includes all aspects of pediatric care of the ears, nose, and throat. She partners with other pediatric specialists to provide multidisciplinary state-of-the-art, highest quality, safe, patient and family-centered care in the Bay Area.
Dr. Rosbe’s research interests include outcomes in children with vascular malformations affecting the head and neck, airway and swallowing disorders, and pediatric salivary gland disease.
She is Chair of the Surgical Advisory Panel of the American Academy of Pediatrics where she plays a critical role in health advocacy for children, review of clinical practice guidelines and education of pediatricians on topics relevant to children with conditions of the ear, nose & throat.
Specialty: Pediatric Otolaryngology
Expertise: Diagnosis and management of stridor and other airway problems in children, benign and malignant pediatric neck masses, pediatric sleep apnea, pediatric sinus disease including polyps, vascular malformations, and pediatric salivary gland disorders
Research Interests: Outcomes in children with vascular malformations affecting the head and neck, pediatric salivary gland disease, health disparities in pediatric perioperative care
Education and Training:
- Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH
- Internship: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC – General Surgery
- Residency: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC – Otolaryngology
- Fellowship: Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA – Pediatric Otolaryngology
- National Board of Medical Examiners Certification
- Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology
- Medical License, State of California
Awards
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- Founder's Award, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2021
- Exceptional Women in Medicine, Castle Connolly, 2019
- Resident Research Award (Faculty Mentor), - Triological Western Section Shirley Baron, 2012
- Francis A. Sooy, M.D. Award for Clinical Excellence in Teaching, Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 2012
- Top Doctors, San Francisco Magazine, 2012
- Top Doctors, Marin Magazine, 2010
- Daiichi Clinical Scholar in Evidence Based Medical Research, American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & neck Surgery, 2002
- UCSF School of Medicine Teaching Scholar, University of California, San Francisco, 2002
- Alpha Omega Alpha, Dartmouth Medical School, 1992
Education & Training
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2019
- M.D. School of Medicine Darmouth 1993
Interests
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- Pediatric salivary gland disease and vascular anomalies of the head & neck
Websites
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- Clinical Profile at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital (ucsfbenioffchildrens.org)
Publications (76)
Top publication keywords:
Nose DiseasesNeurocutaneous SyndromesRespiratory Tract NeoplasmsEye AbnormalitiesVascular MalformationsHemangiomaLaryngeal NeoplasmsAortic CoarctationAudiometry, Evoked ResponsePropranololEndoscopySleep Apnea SyndromesAirway ObstructionRhinoplastyLymphadenopathy
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Management of Newborn Traumatic Nasal Deformity with a Nostril Retainer.
The Laryngoscope 2023 Civantos AM, Callander J, Czechowicz J, Jacobson L, Rosbe KW -
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 -
1443. Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Cervicofacial Lymphadenitis Therapy: Experience from a Tertiary Care Pediatric Center.
Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022 Anh N Vo, Prachi Singh, Manjiree Karandikar, Kristina Rosbe -
Pediatric Sialendoscopy.
Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports 2022 Kara D. Brodie, Josephine A. Czechowicz, Kristina W. Rosbe -
Prenatally Diagnosed Lymphatic Malformations of the Head and Neck.
Journal of Vascular Anomalies 2022 Nancy Wang, Jacqueline E. Harris, Rachelle Durand, Isabelle C. Le Leannec, Lan Vu, Ilona J. Frieden, Kristina W. Rosbe, Josephine A. Czechowicz
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Inactivation of HIV-1 in Polarized Infant Tonsil Epithelial Cells by Human Beta-Defensins 2 and 3 Tagged with the Protein Transduction Domain of HIV-1 Tat.
Viruses 2021 Herrera R, Rosbe K, Tugizov SM -
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) Coinfection of Infant Tonsil Epithelium May Synergistically Promote both HIV-1 and HCMV Spread and Infection.
Journal of virology 2021 Sufiawati I, Herrera R, Mayer W, Cai X, Borkakoti J, Lin V, Rosbe K, Tugizov SM -
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children Without Symptoms of Coronavirus Disease 2019.
JAMA pediatrics 2021 Sola AM, David AP, Rosbe KW, Baba A, Ramirez-Avila L, Chan DK -
34 Aerodigestive Foreign Bodies and Caustic Ingestions.
2021 Scott R. Schoem, Kristina W. Rosbe, Edward R. Lee -
Airway Hemangiomas in PHACE Syndrome: A Multicenter Experience.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2020 Czechowicz JA, Benjamin T, Bly RA, Ganti SN, Balkin DM, Perkins JA, Frieden IJ, Rosbe KW -
Aerodigestive Tract Foreign Bodies.
2020 Kristina W. Rosbe, Elizabeth A. Shuman -
Management of Persistent Pediatric Cervical Lymphadenopathy.
Archives of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery 2020 Katherine C Wai, Tammy J Wang, Edward Lee, Kristina W Rosbe -
HIV-1 proteins gp120 and tat induce the epithelial-mesenchymal transition in oral and genital mucosal epithelial cells.
PloS one 2019 Lien K, Mayer W, Herrera R, Rosbe K, Tugizov SM -
Advanced practice providers and children's hospital-based pediatric otolarynology practices.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2019 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… -
Cryoprobe retrieval of an airway foreign body: A case report and literature review.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2019 David AP, Xu MJ, Rosbe KW, Meyer AK, Gesthalter YB, Chan DK -
Hearing loss in PHACE syndrome: clinical and radiologic findings.
Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery 2018 Mamlouk MD, Zimmerman B, Mathes EF, Rosbe KW -
Genetic engineering in primary human B cells with CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoproteins.
Journal of immunological methods 2018 Wu CM, Roth TL, Baglaenko Y, Ferri DM, Brauer P, Zuniga-Pflucker JC, Rosbe KW, Wither JE, Marson A, Allen CDC -
Chapter 8 Evidence-Based Practice Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Evidence-Based Clinical Practice in Otolaryngology 2018 David Conrad, Kristina Rosbe -
HIV internalization into oral and genital epithelial cells by endocytosis and macropinocytosis leads to viral sequestration in the vesicles.
Virology 2017 Yasen A, Herrera R, Rosbe K, Lien K, Tugizov SM -
Pediatric Sialendoscopy and Its Role in Pediatric Salivary Gland Disease.
Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports 2017 Kristina W. Rosbe -
Sirolimus for management of complex vascular anomalies - A proposed dosing regimen for very young infants.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2017 Czechowicz JA, Long-Boyle JR, Rosbe KW, Mathes EF, Frieden IJ, Shimano KA -
Release of HIV-1 sequestered in the vesicles of oral and genital mucosal epithelial cells by epithelial-lymphocyte interaction.
PLoS pathogens 2017 Yasen A, Herrera R, Rosbe K, Lien K, Tugizov SM -
Sleep-disordered breathing in pediatric head and neck vascular malformations.
The Laryngoscope 2017 Durr ML, Meyer AK, Kezirian EJ, Mamlouk MD, Frieden IJ, Rosbe KW -
Response to Letter to the Editor.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2016 Cedars E, Chan D, Meyer A, Rosbe K -
Pediatric sialendoscopy indications and outcomes.
Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery 2016 Ogden MA, Rosbe KW, Chang JL -
Conversion of traditional osseointegrated bone-anchored hearing aids to the Baha® attract in four pediatric patients.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2016 Cedars E, Chan D, Lao A, Hardies L, Meyer A, Rosbe K -
Surgical outcomes and sleep endoscopy for children with sleep-disordered breathing and hypotonia.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2016 Park JS, Chan DK, Parikh SR, Meyer AK, Rosbe KW -
Pneumothorax after tracheostomy closure with successful nonsurgical management.
Journal of clinical anesthesia 2016 Lee BH, Sarah GE, Rosbe KW, Alemi S -
Cystic Fibrosis-Related Rhinosinusitis.
Sataloff\u0027s Comprehensive Textbook of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery (Pediatric Otolaryngology) - Volume 6 2016 Megha Parekh, Kristina Rosbe -
Human beta-defensins 2 and -3 cointernalize with human immunodeficiency virus via heparan sulfate proteoglycans and reduce infectivity of intracellular virions in tonsil epithelial cells.
Virology 2015 Herrera R, Morris M, Rosbe K, Feng Z, Weinberg A, Tugizov S -
Airway response to sirolimus therapy for the treatment of complex pediatric lymphatic malformations.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2015 Alemi AS, Rosbe KW, Chan DK, Meyer AK -
MRI phenotypes of localized intravascular coagulopathy in venous malformations.
Pediatric radiology 2015 Koo KS, Dowd CF, Mathes EF, Rosbe KW, Hoffman WY, Frieden IJ, Hess CP -
Effectiveness and costs of sialendoscopy in pediatric patients with salivary gland disorders.
The Laryngoscope 2015 Rosbe KW, Milev D, Chang JL -
28 Aerodigestive Foreign Bodies and Caustic Ingestions.
2015 Scott R. Schoem, Kristina W. Rosbe, Shethal Bearelly -
Paediatric parotid neoplasms: a 10 year retrospective imaging and pathology review of these rare tumours.
Clinical radiology 2014 Mamlouk MD, Rosbe KW, Glastonbury CM -
Infantile hemangiomas of the head and neck.
Pediatric clinics of North America 2013 Huoh KC, Rosbe KW -
Clinical consensus statement: appropriate use of computed tomography for paranasal sinus disease.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2012 Setzen G, Ferguson BJ, Han JK, Rhee JS, Cornelius RS, Froum SJ, Gillman GS, Houser SM, Krakovitz PR, Monfared A, Palmer JN, Rosbe KW, Setzen M, Patel MM -
Airway hemangiomas in PHACE syndrome.
The Laryngoscope 2012 Durr ML, Meyer AK, Huoh KC, Frieden IJ, Rosbe KW -
Drug-induced sleep endoscopy in persistent pediatric sleep-disordered breathing after adenotonsillectomy.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 2012 Durr ML, Meyer AK, Kezirian EJ, Rosbe KW -
Aerodigestive Tract Foreign Bodies.
2012 Kristina W. Rosbe -
Infantile hemangiomas: from pathogenesis to clinical features.
Research and Reports in Neonatology 2012 Kristina Rosbe, Erin Mathes, Adena Rosenblatt -
Comparison of imaging modalities in pediatric thyroglossal duct cysts.
The Laryngoscope 2012 Huoh KC, Durr ML, Meyer AK, Rosbe KW -
Sialendoscopy for recurrent parotitis associated with Sjogren syndrome: A case report.
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Case Reports 2011 Megan L. Durr, Jonathan R. George, Anna K. Meyer, Kristina W. Rosbe -
Acute and Chronic Otitis Media.
Handbook of Pediatric Otolaryngology 2011 Betty S. Tsai, Anna K. Meyer, Kristina W. Rosbe -
Pediatric Labyrinthitis Ossificans: Unilateral Profound Sensorineural Hearing Loss with a Non-Meningogenic Etiology: Case Report:.
The Laryngoscope 2011 Laura Kirk, Christine M. Glastonbury, Kristina Rosbe -
Masseteric venous malformations: diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2010 Rosbe KW, Hess CP, Dowd CF, Frieden IJ -
Sleep-induced Airway Endoscopy in Persistent Pediatric SDB.
Otolaryngology 2010 Megan Durr, Anna Meyer, Kristina Rosbe -
Propranolol in the management of airway infantile hemangiomas.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 2010 Rosbe KW, Suh KY, Meyer AK, Maguiness SM, Frieden IJ -
Extensive airway hemangiomas in two patients without beard hemangiomas.
Pediatric dermatology 2010 Suh KY, Rosbe KW, Meyer AK, Frieden IJ -
Airway management in children with mucopolysaccharidoses.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 2009 Yeung AH, Cowan MJ, Horn B, Rosbe KW -
Complete bony syngnathia: Report of a case and review.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 2007 Trigg DJ, Mau IT, Rosbe KW -
Resolution of invasive fungal sinusitis in two pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Case Reports 2006 Kristin Egan, Elizabeth Robbins, Peggy Weintrub, Cynthia Chin, Kristina Rosbe -
Considerations for cochlear implantation of children with sudden, fluctuating hearing loss.
Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 2005 Sweetow RW, Rosbe KW, Philliposian C, Miller MT -
Radiology quiz case 1. Autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED).
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 2005 Jothi S, Chin C, Rosbe KW -
Submucosal gland dysfunction as a primary defect in cystic fibrosis.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 2004 Salinas D, Haggie PM, Thiagarajah JR, Song Y, Rosbe K, Finkbeiner WE, Nielson DW, Verkman AS -
Extraesophageal reflux in pediatric patients with upper respiratory symptoms.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 2003 Rosbe KW, Kenna MA, Auerbach AD -
Management of orbital subperiosteal abscess in children.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 2001 Rahbar R, Robson CD, Petersen RA, DiCanzio J, Rosbe KW, McGill TJ, Healy GB -
Oesophageal perforation presenting as oesophageal atresia in a premature neonate following difficult intubation.
Paediatric anaesthesia 2001 Seefelder C, Elango S, Rosbe KW, Jennings RW -
Pathology forum: quiz case 1. Diagnosis: posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) of the epiglottis.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 2000 Rosbe KW, Perez-Atayde AR, Roberson DW, Kenna M -
Radiology forum: imaging quiz case 2. Calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 2000 Rosbe KW, Meredith SD -
Efficacy of postoperative follow-up telephone calls for patients who underwent adenotonsillectomy.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 2000 Rosbe KW, Jones D, Jalisi S, Bray MA -
Subglottic stenosis: correlation between computed tomography and bronchoscopy.
The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology 1999 Jewett BS, Cook RD, Johnson KL, Logan TC, Rosbe KW, Mukherji SK, Shockley WW -
Pathologic quiz case 1: Nasopharyngeal teratoma.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 1998 Rosbe KW, Labadie RF, Stone JA, McQueen CT -
Usefulness of patient symptoms and nasal endoscopy in the diagnosis of chronic sinusitis.
American journal of rhinology 1998 Rosbe KW, Jones KR -
Complication of maxillary sinus Foley balloon placement for orbital floor support.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1997 Rosbe KW, Meredith SD, Holmes DK -
Aerocele: an unusual complication of tracheocutaneous fistula repair.
The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology 1996 Rosbe KW, Logan TC, Drake AF -
Immunohistochemical localization of nitric oxide synthase activity in upper respiratory epithelium.
The Laryngoscope 1996 Rosbe KW, Mims JW, Prazma J, Petrusz P, Rose A, Drake AF -
Nitric oxide: a mediator of endotoxin-induced middle ear effusions.
The Laryngoscope 1996 Ball SS, Prazma J, Dais D, Rosbe KW, Pillsbury HC -
Morphologic evidence for three cell types in the human spiral ganglion.
Hearing research 1996 Rosbe KW, Burgess BJ, Glynn RJ, Nadol JB -
Immunohistochemical characterization of nitric oxide synthase activity in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1995 Rosbe KW, Prazma J, Petrusz P, Mims W, Ball SS, Weissler MC -
Immunohistochemical characterizationof nitric oxide synthase activity in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Otolaryngology 1995 KRISTINA W. ROSBE, JIRI PRAZMA, WHIT MIMS, STEVE S. BALL, MARK C. WEISSLER -
Immunohistochemical characterization of nitric oxide synthase in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Otolaryngology 1995 Kristina W. Rosbe, Mark C. Weissler, Jiri Prazma, Peter Petrusz, James W. Mims, Steven S. Ball -
Characteristics of five human tumor cell lines and sublines resistant to cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II).
International journal of cancer 1991 Teicher BA, Holden SA, Herman TS, Sotomayor EA, Khandekar V, Rosbe KW, Brann TW, Korbut TT, Frei E -
Cytotoxicity, radiosensitization, antitumor activity, and interaction with hyperthermia of a Co(III) mustard complex.
Cancer research 1990 Teicher BA, Abrams MJ, Rosbe KW, Herman TS -
Cross-resistance and glutathione-S-transferase-pi levels among four human melanoma cell lines selected for alkylating agent resistance.
Cancer research 1989 Wang YY, Teicher BA, Shea TC, Holden SA, Rosbe KW, al-Achi A, Henner WD -
Effect of lonidamine on the cytotoxicity of four alkylating agents in vitro.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology 1989 Rosbe KW, Brann TW, Holden SA, Teicher BA, Frei E