Kait E. Blackwell
Doctor's speciality:
Otolaryngologist,
Surgeon
About the doctor
experience
37 years +
surgical success rate
99%
Dr. Blackwell is a Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a specialist in microsurgical free flap reconstruction. His main area of expertise is surgical treatment of head and neck tumors and tissue reconstruction of the face, oral cavity, throat, and neck following tumor removal.
Education
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 1988
Residency in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, completed in 1994
One-year fellowship in microsurgical head and neck reconstruction, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, 1995
Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology
Work Experience
Founder and director of the microsurgical department (section of microvascular and reconstructive surgery) at the Head and Neck Surgery Department at UCLA
Co-director of the Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Program
Since 1998 — Founding member of the Microvascular Surgery Committee at the American Academy of Otolaryngology