Physician Profile

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Dennis J. Kitsko, DO

Job Title Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
4401 Penn Avenue, Suite Floor 3
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
412-692-5460 Phone

Education and Training

Medical School:

2001 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA

Residency:

2006 Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery, Union Hospital, Union, NJ
Children’s Hospital of New Jersey, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ

Fellowship:

2008 Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Memberships

  • American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)
  • American Osteopathic College of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AOCOO-HNS)
  • American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
  • Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Society (POMA)

Board Certifications

  • Otolaryngology

Awards

  • 2005-2006 Resident of the Year, Chief Resident, Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery
  • 1999-2001 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Academic Scholarship
  • 1998-2001 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Ambassador
  • 1998-2001 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Admissions, interviewed applicants for the classes of 03-05

Publications

  • Kitsko DJ, Chi DH. Coblation removal of large suprastomal tracheal granulomas. Laryngoscope (submitted, revised, awaiting publication).
  • Myers EN, Kitsko DJ, Yellon RF. Pediatric tumors of the head and neck. In Suarez C, ed. Textbook of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 2nd ed. (Spanish) – in press.
  • Kitsko DJ, Dohar JE. Inner ear and facial nerve complications of acute otitis media, including vertigo. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2007;7:444-50.

    View Dr. Kitsko's full list of publications from PubMed.

Active Research Projects / Grants

  • A method to estimate the Nitrogen time-constant for the human middle ear mucosa
  • Gas Supply, Demand and Middle Ear Gas Balance
  • Safety and Efficacy of Topical Moxidex Otic Solution in the Treatment of Acute Otitis Media with Otorrhea Through Tympanostomy Tubes (AOMT)
  • Safety and Efficacy Evaluation of Topical Moxidex Otic Solution in the Treatment of Peri-Operative Tube Otorrhea
  • Middle Ear Pressure Disregulation in Cleft Palate Patients: Form-Function Correlates
  • Middle Ear Pressure Disregulation After Tympanostomy Tube Insertion

Last Update

January 5, 2009
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