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Karam Badran, MD, Otolaryngology (ENT), South San Francisco, CA, UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital

KaramBadranMD

Otolaryngology (ENT) • South San Francisco, CA

Facial Plastic Surgery

Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

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  • Office

    Kaiser Permanente
    1200 El Camino Real
    South San Francisco, CA 94080
    Phone+1 650-742-2280
    Fax+1 415-885-7785
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Summary

  • Dr. Karam Badran is a clinical fellow and instructor within the Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at UCSF. After graduating with honors from the University of California, San Diego, Dr. Badran attended medical school at the University of California, Irvine. He was inducted to the AOA medical honors society and completed a five-year residency in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Badran has published 30+ manuscripts, and has presented his research internationally. He is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UCSF Medical Center, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, and San Francisco VA Medical Center. He also speaks multiple languages, including Arabic and Spanish.

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2019 - 2020
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2014 - 2019
  • University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
    University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 2014
  • UCSD
    UCSDBS, Biochemistry, 2005 - 2009
  • University of California, San Diego
    University of California, San DiegoB.S., Biochemistry and Cellular Biology, Cum Laude, 2009

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2014 - 2025
  • American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • OHNS Resident Teaching Award UCLA, 2019
  • Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2014
  • Otolaryngology Chief Resident Teaching Award University of California, Los Angeles, 2019
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Predictors of Short‐Term Morbidity and Mortality in Open Anterior Skull Base Surgery  
    James N Palmer, Marilene B Wang, Karam W Badran, Yarah M Haidar, Nithin D Adappa, Naveen D Bhandarkar, Tjoson Tjoa, William B Armstrong, Edward C Kuan, Frederick Yoo, The Laryngoscope
  • Readmission After Surgery for Oropharyngeal Cancer: An Analysis of Rates, Causes, and Risk Factors  
    Dinesh K Chhetri, Joel A Sercarz, Jennifer L Long, Keith E Blackwell, Karam W Badran, The Laryngoscope
  • Steroid Eluting Stents in the Treatment of Recurrent Rathke's Cleft Cyst  
    Ference EH, Badran KW, Kuan EC, Bergsneider M, Wang MB, Journal of Neurologic Surgery-Part B, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Encyclopedia of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 
    Chapter: "Hearing Aid." 
    Page 1109 - 1118Badran K, Mahboubi H, Djalilian HEditors: Kountakis SE.Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin; Heidelberg2013
  • Master Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 
    Chapter: "Vascular Lesion Laser Therapy" 
    Nelson S, Boyd J, Wu EC, Badran KWWolters Kluwer
  • Image-Guided Therapy, Surgery, and Drug Delivery: From Benchtop to Clinic 
    Bajwa N, Badran KW, Cheng H, Taylor Z, Grundfest W, St John MAEditors: Farahani & Liapi.CRC Press

Abstracts/Posters

  • Radial Forearm Reconstruction of Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Defects without Tracheotomy.
    Wu T, Badran KW, Saggi S, Han AY, Sand JP, Blackwell KE, Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/25/2019
  • A comparison of tissue mimicking phantoms and fresh tissue specimens, a Hertzian approach to viscoelastic properties.
    Maccabi A, Namiri NK, Bajwa N, Badran KW, St John MA, Taylor ZD, Grundfest W, Saddik GN, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers: Photonics West-Optical Imaging; Design and Quality for Biomedical Technologies XI, San Francisco, CA, 1/28/2018
  • Optimizing signal analysis: Identifying the effects of elasticity on vibroacoustic signal intensity utilizing a parallel difference frequency model.
    Namiri NK, Maccabi A, Bajwa N, Badran KW, St John MA, Taylor ZD, Grundfest W, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers: Photonics West-Optical imaging; Advanced Biomedical and Clinical Diagnostic and Surgical Guidance Systems XVI, San Francisco, CA, 1/28/2018
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Lectures

  • Optimizing dynamic optical contrast imaging: signal characterization in the head and neck animal model. 
    San Francisco, CA - 1/27/2018
  • Improving Applicant Selection: Identifying Qualities of the Unsuccessful Otolaryngology Resident. 
    Miami, FL - 1/1/2014
  • Auricular Reconstruction. 
    Sacramento, CA - 1/26/2013
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Other

  • Primary Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Head and Neck: A Population Based Analysis. 
    Mukdad LA, Han AY, Badran KW, Alonso JE, St John MA
    San Diego, CA - 1/24/2019

Other Languages

  • Arabic, Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Karam Badran, Dr. Karam Badran, MD, Dr. K Badran