MD, Chicago Medical School
General Surgery Internship, University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago
Head and neck oncology/microvascular surgery fellowship, University of Michigan Medical Center
Complications of chemoradiation, functional treatments for patients with head and neck cancer, multidisciplinary care of patients, value in health care
Kerstin Stenson, MD, FACS, completed her residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at University of Illinois in Chicago and her fellowship in head and neck surgical oncology and microvascular reconstruction at the University of Michigan. She is an active member in the American Head and Neck Society and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. She serves on the editorial board of Head and Neck, and has more than 100 head and neck-related publications and book chapters. She has expertise in all aspects of head and neck surgical oncology for head and neck tumors, from those with early-stage cancer who require local reconstructions, to those with advanced tumors whose care entails a multidisciplinary treatment approach. She has special interest in patients with recurrent tumors and those who have recurrences, complications after chemoradiation and complex wounds.