Kathleen R. Billings, MD

Attending Physician, Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology-Head and Neck, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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About Me

Clinical Interests: Acute and chronic otitis media, hearing loss, tympanic perforations, cholesteatoma, ENT manifestations of craniofacial abnormalities or syndromes, including Down and Turner’s syndromes, adenotonsillar diseases including obstructive sleep apnea and recurrent tonsillitis, same day surgery

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

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Education & Training

Education: Rush Medical College, 1990

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital, 1997; Residency in Otolaryngology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1996; Residency in Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1992; Internship in Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1991

Board Certifications: Otolaryngology

Publications

Most recent publications

An Algorithm for Airway Management in Patients With Pierre Robin Sequence J Craniofac Surg
Challenges and outcomes of cholesteatoma management in children with Down syndrome Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 106 80-84
Tracheotomy for Difficult Airway Foreign Bodies in Children Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 194599818758995
Outcomes of tympanoplasty in children with down syndrome Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 103 36-40
Impact of short sleep on metabolic variables in obese children with obstructive sleep apnea Laryngoscope 127 (9): 2176-2181
Management of acute complicated mastoiditis at an urban, tertiary care pediatric hospital Laryngoscope 127 (10): 2321-2327
Same-Day Evaluation and Surgery for Otitis Media and Tympanostomy Tube Placement: A Feasibility Study Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 155 (4): 663-9
Metabolic alterations in adolescents with obstructive sleep apnea Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 79 (12): 2368-73
The Effect of Systemic Magnesium on Postsurgical Pain in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomies: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial Anesth Analg 121 (6): 1627-31
Cost effective use of audiograms after pediatric temporal bone fractures Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 79 (11): 1926-31

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