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Deborah S. Kacmarynski, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Otolaryngology

Introduction

Deb Kacmarynski, MD, MS is faculty in the Department of Otolaryngology as a pediatric otolaryngologist and cleft and craniofacial surgeon with co-directorship for the cleft and craniofacial team at the University of Iowa.

Current Positions

  • Associate Professor of Otolaryngology
  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Education

  • BS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
  • MD in Medical School, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  • MS in Otolaryngology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  • Internship in Surgery, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  • Resident in Otolaryngology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  • Fellow in Pediatric Otolaryngology, University of Iowa – Department of Otolaryngology, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
  • Fellow in Cleft and Craniofacial, University of Iowa – Department of Otolaryngology, Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Research Interests

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Licenses & Certifications

  • American Board of Otolaryngology, American Board of Otolaryngology, Iowa, United States
  • National Board of Medical Examiners Certification, National Board of Medical Examiners Certification
  • USMLE Step I, II, III
  • Federal Drug Enforcement Agency
  • Iowa Controlled Substances, Iowa, United States
  • State of Iowa License, State of Iowa License, Iowa, United States

Selected Publications

  • Rhea, L., Canady, F. J., Le, M., Reeb, T., Canady, J. W., Kacmarynski, D. S., Avvari, R., Biggs, L. C. & Dunnwald, M. (2020). Interferon regulatory factor 6 is required for proper wound healing in vivo. Developmental Dynamics 249 (4) 509-522. DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.134.
  • Peterson, J. D., Puricelli, M. D., Alkhateeb, A., Figueroa, A. D., Fletcher, S. L., Smith, R. J. & Kacmarynski, D. S. (2020). Rigid Video Laryngoscopy for Intubation in Severe Pierre Robin Sequence: A Retrospective Review. Laryngoscope. DOI: 10.1002/lary.29262.
  • Moreddu, E., Lambert, E., Kacmarynski, D., Nicollas, R., Triglia, J. M. & Smith, R. J. (2019). Risk factors for severity of juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis at first endoscopy. European annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases 136 (1) 25-28. DOI: 10.1016/j.anorl.2018.11.007. PMID: 30503689.
  • Moreddu, E., Lambert, E., Kacmarynski, D., Nicollas, R., Triglia, J. M. & Smith, R. J. (2019). Risk factors for severity of juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis at first endoscopy. Annales Francaises d'Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie et de Pathologie Cervico-Faciale 136 (1) 23-27. DOI: 10.1016/j.aforl.2018.05.006.
  • Owen, S. & Kacmarynski, D. S. (In Press). Cleft Lip and Palate. In Toskala (Eds.) ENT Essentials. Philadelphia, PA: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers.
  • Amendola, R. L., Reinhardt, J. M., Zimmerman, M. B., Sato, Y., Diggelmann, H. R. & Kacmarynski, D. S. (2014). Development of a preliminary pediatric tracheal growth model from magnetic resonance images. Laryngoscope 124 1947-1951. DOI: doi: 10.1002/lary.24547.. PMID: 24307560.
  • Walker, P. C., Karnell, L. H., Ziebold, C. & Kacmarynski, D. S. (2013). Changing microbiology of pediatric neck abscesses in Iowa 2000-2010. The Laryngoscope 123 (1) 249-52. PMID: 22952027.
  • Kacmarynski, D. S., Amendola, R., Reinhardt, J. M. & Smith, R. J. (2012). Flexible models for planning repair of complex tracheal anomalies. The Laryngoscope 122 Suppl 4 S77. PMID: 23254611.
  • Kacmarynski, D. S. & Jones, J. J. (2012). "Hearing Loss and Balance Disorders”, Handbook of Pediatric Otolaryngology: A Practical Guide for Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders. Shapiro, N. L. (Eds.) World Scientific Publishers Co. Pte. Ltd.
  • Nichols, B. G., Thordardottir, E. O. & Kacmarynski, D. S. (2011). Pathology quiz case 1. Pediatric solitary mastocytoma. Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 137 (7) 723, 726-7. PMID: 21768423.