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Daniel Kwon, MD

Title(s)Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology
SchoolKeck School of Medicine of Usc
Address1537 Norfolk Street Street
Health Sciences Campus
Los Angeles CA 90033
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    Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma LindaMD
    Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma LindaResidencyOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New YorkFellowshipHead and Neck Oncology and Microvasculary Surgery

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    Daniel Kwon, MD, FACS
    Associate Professor
    Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery
    Director of Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
    Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery


    AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
    • Thyroid Cancer
    • Parathyroid Disease
    • Head & Neck Cancer
    • Minimally Invasive / Robotics Surgery
    • Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery

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    1. Incidence and Outcomes of Head and Neck Cancer in Patients With Schizophrenia. OTO Open. 2025 Jul-Sep; 9(3):e70164. Wenger TA, Wong S, Cheng SY, Tang L, Kwon D, Kokot N, Chai Y, Sinha U, Han AY. PMID: 40978803; PMCID: PMC12447352.
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    2. Cannabis Use and Benign Salivary Gland Neoplasms. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Sep 01; 151(9):900-901. Gallagher TJ, Lin ME, Kim I, Kwon DI, Kwon DI, Kokot NC. PMID: 40674073; PMCID: PMC12272350.
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    3. Post-Thyroidectomy Opioid Prescription and Risk of Persistent Opioid Use: A Propensity Matched Cohort Study. Head Neck. 2025 Jun 30. Ayo-Ajibola O, Fehrenbach MP, Park AC, West JD, Kwon DI. PMID: 40583827.
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    4. Effect of otolaryngology analgesia guidelines on opioid prescribing in pediatric tonsillectomy. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2025 Aug; 195:112440. Kistler NM, Ayo-Ajibola O, Park AC, Kwon D, Kwon D, Timbang MR. PMID: 40554904.
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    5. Reduced Mortality With Treatment of Anxiety and Depression Among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors. Laryngoscope. 2025 Jun 11. Gallagher TJ, Lin ME, Kim I, Kwon DI, Kwon DI, Kokot NC. PMID: 40497673.
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    6. Surgeon Perspectives on Addressing Mental Health Among Total Laryngectomy Patients. Psychooncology. 2025 May; 34(5):e70162. Castellanos CX, Lin ME, Gallagher TJ, Swanson MS, Kwon DI. PMID: 40281582; PMCID: PMC12032048.
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    7. Complications After Transoral Surgery for Oropharyngeal Cancer: An ACS-NSQIP Database Study. Laryngoscope. 2025 Jul; 135(7):2385-2391. Wong S, Tang L, Kwon D, Swanson M, Kokot NC, Sinha UK, Han AY. PMID: 39835718.
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    8. Temporal Trends in Knowledge of Human Papillomavirus and Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer Following Expanded Vaccination Eligibility. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Feb; 172(2):517-530. Ayo-Ajibola OO, Koh M, Julien C, Davis RJ, Lin ME, Kim J, Mack WJ, Kwon DI. PMID: 39497449.
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    9. Patients Can Administer Mobile Audio Recordings to Increase Knowledge in Advanced Prostate Cancer. Cancer Med. 2024 Nov; 13(22):e70433. Kwon DH, Kwon DH, Trihy L, Darvish N, Hearst E, Sumra S, Borno HT, Bose R, Chou J, de Kouchkovsky I, Desai A, Ekstrand B, Friedlander T, Kaur G, Koshkin VS, Nesheiwat S, Sepucha K, Small EJ, Aggarwal RR, Belkora J. PMID: 39569542; PMCID: PMC11579662.
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    10. Understanding the Representation of Asians and Asian Americans Within Academic Otolaryngology Leadership. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Feb; 172(2):500-508. Lin ME, Razura DE, Luu NN, Yu AJ, Kim I, Kwon DI, Chambers TN. PMID: 39369437.
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    11. Large language models' responses to liver cancer surveillance, diagnosis, and management questions: accuracy, reliability, readability. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2024 12; 49(12):4286-4294. Cao JJ, Kwon DH, Kwon DH, Ghaziani TT, Kwo P, Tse G, Kesselman A, Kamaya A, Tse JR. PMID: 39088019.
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    12. Evaluation of YouTube As A Source For Graves' Disease Information: Is High-Quality Guideline-Based Information Available? OTO Open. 2024 Jan-Mar; 8(1):e118. Ayo-Ajibola O, Davis RJ, Theriault C, Lamb C, Choe D, Lin ME, Angell TE, Kwon DI. PMID: 38504881; PMCID: PMC10949313.
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    13. Evaluation of Oropharyngeal Cancer Information from Revolutionary Artificial Intelligence Chatbot. Laryngoscope. 2024 05; 134(5):2252-2257. Davis RJ, Ayo-Ajibola O, Lin ME, Swanson MS, Chambers TN, Kwon DI, Kokot NC. PMID: 37983846.
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    14. Evaluation of the quality of thyroidectomy-related posts on a video-based social media platform. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2023 Dec; 8(6):1685-1691. Kim YJ, Lin M, Davis RJ, Ayo-Ajibola O, Kwon D, Hur K. PMID: 38130243; PMCID: PMC10731508.
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    15. Complete clinicoradiographic remission following immunotherapy treatment for an unresectable, multiply-recurrent oral verrucous carcinoma: A letter to the editor. Oral Oncol. 2023 11; 146:106567. Moss WJ, Kwon D, Kwon D, Wu N, Brett P. PMID: 37778230.
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    16. Accuracy of Information Provided by ChatGPT Regarding Liver Cancer Surveillance and Diagnosis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2023 10; 221(4):556-559. Cao JJ, Kwon DH, Kwon DH, Ghaziani TT, Kwo P, Tse G, Kesselman A, Kamaya A, Tse JR. PMID: 37222278.
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    17. Malignancy Risk of Thyroid Nodules That Are Not Classifiable by the American Thyroid Association Ultrasound Risk Stratification System: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Thyroid. 2023 05; 33(5):593-602. Kwon D, Kulich M, Mack WJ, Monedero RM, Joyo E, Angell TE. PMID: 36855336; PMCID: PMC10171963.
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    18. Is There a Place for Lymphatic Contrast-enhanced US in Thyroid Cancer? Radiology. 2023 05; 307(4):e230560. Grant EG, Kwon DI. PMID: 37014246.
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    19. Management of Recurrent Fibromatosis Colli with Innervated Vastus Lateralis Free Flap. Laryngoscope. 2023 08; 133(8):2025-2028. Kulich M, Gomez G, Kwon D. PMID: 36809674.
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    20. Finding the Balance on Extent of Initial Thyroidectomy for Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 12 17; 108(1):e7-e8. Angell TE, Kwon DI. PMID: 36137000.
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    21. The effects of psychosocial determinants on post-operative complications of head and neck free flap patients. Am J Otolaryngol. 2023 Mar-Apr; 44(2):103721. Tang L, Castellanos C, Kwon D, Kokot N. PMID: 36473263.
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    22. Jehovah's witness head and neck free flap reconstruction patient outcomes. Am J Otolaryngol. 2023 Jan-Feb; 44(1):103681. Lin ME, Tang L, Hasday S, Kwon DI, Selby RR, Kokot NC. PMID: 36335661.
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    23. Malignancy Rates by Bethesda Subcategory in the Pediatric Population. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2022 Nov-Dec; 25(6):598-603. Park S, Osterbauer B, Sahyouni G, Paik C, Austin J, Gomez G, Shillingford N, Kwon D. PMID: 35861469.
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    24. Incidence of thymic tissue in pediatric thyroidectomy. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Jul; 158:111168. Sahyouni G, Osterbauer B, Park S, Paik C, Austin J, Kwon D, Gomez G. PMID: 35544968.
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    25. Thyroid tumor ratio: Improving the assessment of the impact of size in pediatric thyroid cancer. Head Neck. 2022 06; 44(6):1342-1348. Paik C, Osterbauer B, Sahyouni G, Park S, Gomez G, Kwon D, Austin J. PMID: 35322489.
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    26. Expanded use of telemedicine for thyroid and parathyroid surgery in the COVID-19 era and beyond. Am J Otolaryngol. 2022 Mar-Apr; 43(2):103393. Boles RW, Zheng M, Kwon D. PMID: 35168184; PMCID: PMC8830922.
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    27. Rate of Incidental Parathyroidectomy in a Pediatric Population. OTO Open. 2021 Oct-Dec; 5(4):2473974X211059070. Sahyouni G, Osterbauer B, Park S, Paik C, Austin J, Gomez G, Kwon D. PMID: 34805719; PMCID: PMC8597068.
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    28. Improved Swallow Outcomes with Early Intervention using Combined Swallow Therapy in Advanced Oropharyngeal Carcinoma. J Laryngol Otol. 2021 Oct 27; 1-22. Kwon DI, Villegas BC, Ouyoung LM, Sinha UK. PMID: 34702385.
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    29. Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Submandibular Gland Preservation With Sialendoscopy for the Management of Sialolithiasis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 04; 166(4):662-668. Acevedo JR, Hsu AC, Yu JC, Rice DH, Kwon DI, Kung RW, Kokot NC. PMID: 34253114.
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    30. Use of fibrin adhesive for preventing pharyngocutaneous fistula in total laryngectomy. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020 Nov - Dec; 41(6):102674. Park J, Chang C, Kwon D. PMID: 32836041.
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    31. Down-regulation of ADRB2 expression is associated with small cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer and adverse clinical outcomes in castration-resistant prostate cancer. Urol Oncol. 2020 12; 38(12):931.e9-931.e16. Kwon DH, Kwon DH, Zhang L, Quigley DA, Foye A, Chen WS, Wong CK, Feng FY, Bailey A, Huang J, Stuart JM, Friedl V, Weinstein AS, Beer TM, Alumkal JJ, Rettig M, Gleave M, Lara PN, Thomas GV, Li P, Lui A, Small EJ, Aggarwal RR. PMID: 32624423.
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    32. Cost effectiveness of intraoperative pathology in the management of indeterminate thyroid nodules. Arch Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Aug; 64(4):356-361. Vuong CD, Watson WB, Kwon DI, Kwon DI, Mohan SS, Perez MN, Lee SC, Simental AA. PMID: 32609146; PMCID: PMC10522076.
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    33. Improving research for prostate cancer survivorship: A statement from the Survivorship Research in Prostate Cancer (SuRECaP) working group. Urol Oncol. 2020 03; 38(3):83-93. Narayan V, Harrison M, Cheng H, Kenfield S, Aggarwal R, Kwon D, Kwon D, McKay R, Hauger R, Hart N, Conzen S, Borno H, Jim H, Dicker A, Dorff T, Moslehi J, Mucci L, Parsons JK, Saad F, Soule H, Morgans A, Ryan CJ. PMID: 31734020.
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    34. Mandibular muscle attachments in genial advancement surgery for obstructive sleep apnea. Laryngoscope. 2019 10; 129(10):2424-2429. Kim CH, Loree N, Han PS, Ostby ET, Kwon DI, Inman JC. PMID: 30604501.
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    35. Head and Neck Cancer. Salvage Surgery: Minimizing Wound Complications. 2019. Daniel Kwon, Eric Genden.
    36. Hypopharyngeal carcinoma: Do you know your guidelines? Head Neck. 2019 03; 41(3):569-576. Kwon DI, Kwon DI, Miles BA, Education Committee of the American Head and Neck Society (AHNS). PMID: 30570183.
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    37. Overcoming wound complications in head and neck salvage surgery. Auris Nasus Larynx. 2018 Dec; 45(6):1135-1142. Kwon D, Kwon D, Genden EM, de Bree R, Rodrigo JP, Rinaldo A, Sanabria A, Rapidis AD, Takes RP, Ferlito A. PMID: 29692326.
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    38. Techniques for thyroid cancer involving extreme superior thyroid pole. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2018; 29(1):10-13. Daniel Kwon, Alfred Simental.
    39. Microvascular replantation of a composite facial avulsion in a 24-month-old child after dog bite. Microsurgery. 2018 Feb; 38(2):218-221. Macias D, Kwon DI, Walker PC, Peterson NR. PMID: 29230869.
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    40. Open Anterior Skull Base Reconstruction: A Contemporary Review. Semin Plast Surg. 2017 Nov; 31(4):189-196. Kwon D, Kwon D, Iloreta A, Miles B, Inman J. PMID: 29075157; PMCID: PMC5656442.
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    41. Six-Year Experience of Outpatient Total and Completion Thyroidectomy at a Single Academic Institution. Am Surg. 2017 Apr 01; 83(4):381-384. Frank E, Park J, Simental A, Vuong C, Lee S, Filho PA, Kwon D, Liu Y. PMID: 28424134.
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    42. Local Intraluminal Irrigation With Argatroban During Free Flap Repair in a Patient With Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2017 May; 126(5):407-410. Macias D, Kwon DI, Walker PC, Peterson NR. PMID: 28397565.
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    43. Operative Otolaryngology. Invasive Thyroid Cancer. 2017. Daniel Kwon, Steve Lee.
    44. Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Thyroidectomy: Almost a Decade of Experience at an Academic Center. Am Surg. 2016 Oct; 82(10):949-952. Frank E, Park J, Simental A, Vuong C, Liu Y, Kwon D, Kwon D, Lin Y, Filho PA. PMID: 27779980.
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    45. A Model to Estimate L-Strut Strength With an Emphasis on Thickness. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2016 Jul 01; 18(4):269-76. Paul N, Messinger K, Liu YF, Kwon DI, Kwon DI, Kim CH, Inman JC. PMID: 27077233.
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    46. Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. Pain control during office-based procedures in unsedated patients: a cross-specialty review of the literature. 2016; 25:135-144. Elliot Yoo, Brianna Crawley, Daniel Kwon, Justin Hata.
    47. Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases. Treatment of the Lateral Neck in Thyroid Cancer. 2016. Daniel Kwon, Alfred Simental.
    48. Mycobacterium bovis cervical lymphadenitis: A representative case and review. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2015 Nov; 79(11):1798-801. Han PS, Orta P, Kwon DI, Kwon DI, Inman JC. PMID: 26388186.
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    49. Physician-reported barriers to referring cancer patients to specialists: prevalence, factors, and association with career satisfaction. Cancer. 2015 Jan 01; 121(1):113-22. Kwon DH, Kwon DH, Tisnado DM, Keating NL, Klabunde CN, Adams JL, Rastegar A, Hornbrook MC, Kahn KL. PMID: 25196776; PMCID: PMC4270815.
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    50. Characteristics of pilomatrixoma in children: a review of 137 patients. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Aug; 78(8):1337-41. Kwon D, Grekov K, Krishnan M, Dyleski R. PMID: 24954158.
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