Kenneth Tan, MD

EDUCATION

Adult Neurology Residency: Stanford Health Care (2024-2027)

Internship: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

MD: Oregon Health & Science University (2023)

Undergraduate: Oregon State University (2017)

 

CLINICAL AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Headache Medicine
  • Health Equity
  • Global Health
  • Translational Research
  • Health Care Economics/Delivery

 

PUBLICATIONS

Buncke, M., Bhatnagar, K., Yang, S., Tan, K., Slijepcevic, A. A., Young, G., Andersen, P., & Wax, M. K. (2024). Outcomes Following Treatment for Carotid Blowout in Head and Neck Cancer Patients. The Laryngoscope, 134(2), 695–700. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.30899

Pak, K. Y., Anderson, S. R., Langenfeld, T. L., Tan, K., Slijepcevic, A., Wimalawansa, S., Ducic, Y., Wax, M. K., & Kadakia, S. P. (2023). Analysis of vein grafting versus arteriovenous loop in microvascular head and neck reconstruction: Multicenter series of 36 patients. Head & neck, 45(5), 1237–1243. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.27337

Reece, M. K., Langenfeld, T. L., Pak, K. Y., Wax, M. K., Tan, K., Slijepcevic, A., Petrisor, D., Alwani, M., Johnson, R. M., Ducic, Y., & Kadakia, S. P. (2023). Impact of smoking on donor site following rectus flap harvest for head and neck reconstruction. American journal of otolaryngology, 44(4), 103847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2023.103847

Beydoun, A. S., Koss, K., Nielsen, T., Holcomb, A. J., Pichardo, P., Purdy, N., Zebolsky, A. L., Heaton, C. M., McMullen, C. P., Yesensky, J. A., Moore, M. G., Goyal, N., Kohan, J., Sajisevi, M., Tan, K., Petrisor, D., Wax, M. K., Kejner, A. E., Hassan, Z., Trott, S., … Zenga, J. (2022). Perioperative Topical Antisepsis and Surgical Site Infection in Patients Undergoing Upper Aerodigestive Tract Reconstruction. JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery, 148(6), 547–554. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2022.0684

Neubauer, E. F., Poole, A. Z., Neubauer, P., Detournay, O., Tan, K., Davy, S. K., & Weis, V. M. (2017). A diverse host thrombospondin-type-1 repeat protein repertoire promotes symbiont colonization during establishment of cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis. eLife, 6, e24494. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.24494

 

PRESENTATIONS

  • Tan, K., Graber-Naidich. A., & Zhang, N., He, Z., & Moskatel, L.. Demographic and socioeconomic factors affecting prescription patterns of the CGRP monoclonal antibodies and gepants during their rollout: A retrospective, observational study. [Podium presentation]. American Headache Society 66th Annual Scientific Meeting/San Diego, CA, USA.
  • Tan, K., Mitin, T., & Chandra, R.. Evaluation of the use of “smart” body-weight scales in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiation therapy. [Poster presentation]. Oregon Health & Science University/Portland, OR, USA.
  • Tan, K., Gorsek, S., Grant, J., & Lam, D.. (2021, April 07). Outcomes of Primary and Revision Endoscopic Laryngeal Cleft Repair for Pediatric Dysphagia. [Poster presentation]. Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings/Virtual, USA.
  • Tan, K., Poole, A.Z., & Weis, V.M.. (2016, September 20). Evolution and Expression of TSR-domain proteins in cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis. [Poster presentation]. Oregon State University Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing/Corvallis, OR, USA.
  • Tan, K., Poole, A.Z., & Weis, V.M.. (2016, August 30). The role of TSR domain-containing proteins at the onset of cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis. [Podium presentation]. Oregon State University Undergraduate Research Symposium/Corvallis, OR, USA.

 

PRESS RELEASE

Anderson, P. (2024) Racial, gender inequities in CGRP, Gepant prescriptions, Medscape. Available at: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/racial-gender-inequities-cgrp-gepant-prescriptions-2024a1000blc.

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize for Excellence, 2023

Oregon Health & Science University Neurology Medical Student of Excellence, 2023 

Medical Student Capstone Aging, Palliative Care, Chronic Illness, and Diversity Award, 2022 

Paper presented in Best of Category - AHNS Annual Meeting, 2022

The Foundation for Medical Excellence Scholar, 2022

Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings Student Award, 2021

Oregon State University Research Fellow, 2017

Phi Beta Kappa, Epsilon Chapter of Oregon, 2017

Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Scholarship, 2016

 

HOBBIES

  • anime, reality shows
  • video games, board games
  • weightlifting
  • traveling
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