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Shannon M. Kraft, MD

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Associate Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Vice Chair for Education Department of Otolaryngology, Vice Chair for Education Department of Otolaryngology, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Clinical Director, Division of Laryngology, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Professional Background

Dr. Kraft completed her undergraduate work in Biology at Northwestern University. After a successful tour as a Logistics Officer in the United States Marine Corps, she attended medical school at Indiana University. She subsequently completed her residency training in Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Kansas and her fellowship training in Laryngology and Professional Voice at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Kraft returned to the University of Kansas in 2013 to join the KU Voice and Swallow Center team. Dr. Kraft's clinical interests include voice disorders in both professional and non-professional voice users, benign lesions of the vocal fold, surgical management of early vocal fold cancers and airway stenosis. She is currently the Director of the Laryngology Division and Vice Chair of Education for the Department.

Education and Training
  • BA, Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston , IL
  • MD, Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
  • Clinical Fellowship, Laryngology , Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR
  • Residency, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City , KS
Licensure, Accreditations & Certifications
  • American Board of Otolaryngology, American Board of Otolaryngology
  • Certificate of Registration for MD License, Oregon Medical Board
  • Kansas DEA Certificate, Drug Enforcement Agency
  • KS State License, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
  • Missouri DEA Certificate, Drug Enforcement Agency
  • MO BNDD Certification, Missouri Board of Healing Arts
  • MO State License, Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Professional Affiliations
  • Kansas City Society of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Member, 2016 - Present
  • Society of University Otolaryngologists, Member, 2016 - Present
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Member, 2006 - Present
Selected Publications
  • Ho Thuy‐Van Tina, Hamill Chelsea S, Sykes Kevin J, Kraft Shannon M. 2018. Work‐related musculoskeletal symptoms among otolaryngologists by subspecialty: A national survey. The Laryngoscope, 128 (3), 632-640. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.26859
  • Jones Joel W, Baumanis Maraya M, Perryman Molly, Sykes Kevin J, Cabrera-Muffly Cristina, Dowdall Jamie, Garnett James David, Kraft Shannon M. 2020. Resident Education in Laryngeal Stroboscopy: Part II - Evaluation of a Multimedi Training Module. Journal of Voice, 35 (2), 772-778. https://doi-org.kumc.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2019.12.026
  • Kavookjian Hannah, Irwin Thomas, Garnett James David, Kraft Shannon M. 2020. The Reflux Symptom Index and Symptom Overlap in Dysphonic Patients. Laryngoscope, 130 (11), 2631-2636. https://doi-org.kumc.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/lary.28506
  • Kraft Shannon M, Sykes Kevin, Palmer Andrew, Schindler Joshua. 2015. Using Pulmonary Function Data to Assess Outcomes in the Endoscopic Management of Subglottic Stenosis. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 124 (2), 137-142. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003489414548915
  • Quesada Pompeyo R, Solis Roberto N, Diaz Rodney C, Kraft Shannon M. 2020. Otolaryngology Residency Application during the SARS‐CoV‐2 (COVID‐19) Pandemic. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 163 (1), 89-90. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599820925037
  • Kraft Shannon M, Hsu Chi, Brough Douglas E, Staecker Hinrich. 2013. Atoh1 induces auditory hair cell recovery in mice after ototoxic injury. The Laryngoscope, 123 (4), 992-999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lary.22171
  • Bhalla Vidur, Sykes Kevin J, Kraft Shannon M, Chiu Alexander G. 2018. Commentary on Bowe et al, “The State of the Otolaryngology Match: A Review of Applicant Trends, ‘Impossible’ Qualifications, and Implications”. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 158 (2), 217-218
  • Lawrence Anna. 2024. Traumatic thyrohyoid membrane rupture with hyolaryngeal separation due to strangulation injury. Trauma Case Rep, 53. https://doi-org.kumc.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2024.101085
  • Jones Joel W, Baumanis Maraya M, Perryman Molly, Sykes Kevin J, Cabrera-Muffly Cristina, Dowdall Jamie, Garnett James David, Kraft Shannon M. 2020. Resident Education in Laryngeal Stroboscopy: Part II - Evaluation of a Multimedi Training Module. Journal of Voice, 35 (2), 772-778. https://doi-org.kumc.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2019.12.026
  • Kavookjian Hannah, Irwin Thomas, Garnett James David, Kraft Shannon M. 2020. The Reflux Symptom Index and Symptom Overlap in Dysphonic Patients. Laryngoscope, 130 (11), 2631-2636. https://doi-org.kumc.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/lary.28506