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Joshua J. Kain, MD

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology , Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


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Biography

As a native-Texan, Dr. Kain received his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University in biomedical science.  He then matriculated to the University of Texas-Houston medical school for his medical degree.  Dr. Kain then completed his general surgery internship and Otolaryngology-head &neck surgery residency at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.  He was then selected for and completed fellowship training in head and neck surgical oncology and microvascular reconstructive surgery at the University of California-Davis.  

Dr. Kain is an academic head and neck surgeon with a robust clinical practice involving treatment of benign and malignant tumors as well as performing complex craniomaxillofacial reconstructive surgery.  He serves as the director of robotic surgery for the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.  He is an active member of the Houston Methodist Neal Cancer Center and serves as the vice-chair of the hospital’s clinical trials data safety and monitoring board.  

He is a board-certified otolaryngologist with fellowship training in head and neck oncology, robotic, skull base, and microvascular reconstructive surgeries.

Description of Research

Dr. Kain has a vested interest in clinical, translational, and basic-science research revolving around the improvement of head and neck cancer treatments and cancer-related rehabilitations.  He participates in clinical trials evaluating novel therapeutics for head and neck cancers through multidisciplinary involvements with the Houston Methodist Neal Cancer Center.  

He has maintained a committed effort towards research aimed at developing intraoperative fluorescence applications to guide head and neck cancer surgery.   This interest developed while working in an advanced-imaging lab during residency and has continued through training and now his faculty career.

Additionally, Dr. Kain is involved in clinical outcomes research related to microvascular reconstructive plastic surgery of the head and neck.  This research strives to improve quality of life and long-term functional outcomes for patients afflicted with head and neck cancers.  

Publications

Perceptions and Understanding of Transgender Patient Care: A Survey of Practicing Facial Plastic Surgeons
Swonke, ML, Brissett, AE, Khan, NS, Kain, JJ, Bressler, FJ, Malik, AI, Syed, TA & Strum, AK 2024, , Facial Plastic Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2295-6582

Use of an open partial laryngectomy technique for a massive laryngeal leiomyosarcoma in a 40-year-old man with functional preservation postoperatively
Allen, DZ, Cao, EM, Cruz, G & Kain, JJ 2023, , Journal of Surgical Case Reports, vol. 2023, no. 6, rjad370. https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjad370

Single-port transoral robotic surgery for a rare tonsil mass
Allen, DZ, Gorelik, D, Butler, EB, Zhang, J & Kain, JJ 2023, , Journal of Surgical Case Reports, vol. 2023, no. 4, rjad197. https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjad197

New Medical Device and Therapeutic Approvals in Otolaryngology: State of the Art Review of 2021
Choi, AM, Brenner, MJ, Gorelik, D, Erbele, ID, Crowson, MG, Kadkade, P, Takashima, M, Santa Maria, PL, Hong, RS, Rose, AS, Ostrander, BT, Rabbani, CC, Morrison, RJ, Weissbrod, PA, Tate, AD, Kain, JJ, Lina, IA, Shaffer, SR & Ahmed, OG 2022, , OTO Open, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 2473974X221126495. https://doi.org/10.1177/2473974X221126495

New Medical Device and Therapeutic Approvals in Otolaryngology: State of the Art Review of 2021
Choi, AM, Brenner, MJ, Gorelik, D, Erbele, ID, Crowson, MG, Kadkade, P, Takashima, M, Santa Maria, PL, Hong, RS, Rose, AS, Ostrander, BT, Rabbani, CC, Morrison, RJ, Weissbrod, PA, Tate, AD, Kain, JJ, Lina, IA, Shaffer, SR & Ahmed, OG 2022, , OTO Open, vol. 6, no. 3. https://doi.org/10.1177/2473974X221126495

Impact of preoperative and intraoperative management on outcomes in osteoradionecrosis requiring free flap reconstruction
Mayland, E, Curry, JM, Wax, MK, Thomas, CM, Swendseid, BP, Kejner, AE, Kain, JJ, Cannady, SB, Miles, BA, DiLeo, M, McMullen, C, Tasche, K, Ferrandino, RM, Sarwary, J, Petrisor, D & Sweeny, L 2022, , Head and Neck, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 698-709. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.26957

Non-HPV-Related Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Young Patient Cohort
Dougherty, MI, Dougherty, W, Kain, JJ, Hughley, BB, Shonka, DC, Fedder, KL & Jameson, MJ 2021, , Ear, Nose and Throat Journal, vol. 100, no. 10_suppl, pp. 1101S-1106S. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145561320935839

Microvascular Reconstruction of Osteonecrosis: Assessment of Long-term Quality of Life
Sweeny, L, Mayland, E, Swendseid, BP, Curry, JM, Kejner, AE, Thomas, CM, Kain, JJ, Cannady, SB, Tasche, K, Rosenthal, EL, DiLeo, M, Luginbuhl, AJ, Theeuwen, H, Sarwary, JR, Petrisor, D & Wax, MK 2021, , Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States), vol. 165, no. 5, pp. 636-646. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599821990682

Head and neck free-flap salvage
Olinde, LM, Farber, NI & Kain, JJ 2021, , Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 429-436. https://doi.org/10.1097/MOO.0000000000000739

Improving Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstructive Care with a Novel Perioperative Checklist
Kain, JJ, Johns, JD, Alexander, D, Carroll, WR, Grayson, JW & Buczek, EJ 2021, , Laryngoscope, vol. 131, no. 7, pp. E2251-E2256. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.29401

Bony contouring in head and neck microvascular reconstruction
Kain, JJ, Birkeland, AC & Bewley, AF 2021, , Plastic and Aesthetic Research, vol. 8, 21. https://doi.org/10.20517/2347-9264.2020.229

Surgical margins in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Current practices and future directions
Kain, JJ, Birkeland, AC, Udayakumar, N, Morlandt, AB, Stevens, TM, Carroll, WR, Rosenthal, EL & Warram, JM 2020, , Laryngoscope, vol. 130, no. 1, pp. 128-138. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.27943

Lateral nasal wall extension of the nasoseptal flap for skull-base and medial orbital wall defects
McCormick, J, Allen, M, Kain, JJ, Pena-Garcia, JA, Cho, DY, Riley, KO & Woodworth, BA 2019, , International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology, vol. 9, no. 9, pp. 1041-1045. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.22364

Fluorescence Imaging of Nerves during Surgery
Walsh, EM, Cole, D, Tipirneni, KE, Bland, KI, Udayakumar, N, Kasten, BB, Bevans, SL, McGrew, BM, Kain, JJ, Nguyen, QT, Rosenthal, EL & Warram, JM 2019, , Annals of surgery, vol. 270, no. 1, pp. 69-76. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000003130

Analgesic effects of intravenous acetaminophen vs placebo for endoscopic sinus surgery and postoperative pain: A randomized clinical trial
Tyler, MA, Lam, K, Ashoori, F, Cai, C, Kain, JJ, Fakhri, S, Citardi, MJ, Cattano, D & Luong, A 2017, , JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, vol. 143, no. 8, pp. 788-794. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2017.0238

Facial swelling in an infant
France, AK, Kain, JJ & Gourishankar, A 2016, , JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, vol. 142, no. 3, pp. 293-294. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2015.3197

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