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Katherine Kendall, M.D., FACS

Specialties

Languages

  • English

Bio

Dr. Kendall earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, San Diego and her Doctor of Medicine degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She completed her residency in Otolaryngology at the University of California, Davis.
After residency Dr. Kendall joined the Otolaryngology Faculty at the University of California, Davis and developed the Laryngology and Swallowing Assessment program. She became the Medical Director of the Dysphagia Team and the Voice, Speech and Swallowing Center at UC Davis. In addition to building a state of the art Laryngology clinical practice, Dr. Kendall focused on research in the evaluation and treatment of swallowing disorders. She is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles and is the co-editor of a successful textbook, “Dysphagia Assessment and Treatment Planning”, now in it’s third edition. Based on her clinical work, research and teaching activities, Dr. Kendall advanced to Associate Professor.
In 2004, Dr. Kendall moved to Minneapolis and joined the Otolaryngology Department at Park Nicollet Clinic. There, she started the Park Nicollet Voice Clinic and investigated the use of High-Speed Laryngeal Imaging. As director of Laryngology Services at Park Nicollet, Dr. Kendall was actively involved in education and training of Speech Pathologists in the area of voice and swallowing. In recognition of her work, she was given the Distinguished Service Award from the Minnesota Speech Language and Hearing Association.
Dr. Kendall joined the Otolaryngology Faculty at the University of Minnesota in 2007 and created a Voice Clinic at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, offering multi-disciplinary evaluation and treatment of voice disorders. She continued her work on laryngeal imaging and published a textbook on laryngeal evaluation. Her research program at the VA investigated swallowing outcomes after the treatment of oropharyngeal cancer. Dr. Kendall is also a co-investigator in a multi-center study of the functional outcomes after the treatment of laryngeal cancer.
Dr. Kendall is joining the division of Otolaryngology at the University of Utah and will work to expand the established clinical services available for the treatment of voice and swallowing disorders.
Dr. Kendall enjoys outdoors activities such as skiing and cycling and she is interested in art and music.

Locations

Schedule An Appointment Clinical Office Address
(801) 408-4972 LDS Hospital
8th Avenue & C Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84143
(435) 658-9262 Redstone Health Center
1743 W Redstone Center Drive #115
Park City, UT 84098
Map
(801) 587-8368 Surgical Specialty Center
729 Arapeen Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Surgery - Associate Professor
Academic Divisions Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Board Certification American Board of Otolaryngology
Federal Licensing Examination