Adult and Pediatric ENT Specialist / Head and Neck Surgeon
Dr. Gerald Kangelaris is a board certified Otolaryngologist – head and neck surgeon and is the newest member of San Francisco Otolaryngology joining in October 2012. He completed his residency at the University of California San Francisco and holds a special interest in head and neck surgical oncology, thyroid and parathyroid disorders, and diseases of the sinuses and ear.
Prior Employment
- ICF Consulting, Fairfax, VA-Analyst 05/99 – 05/00
- Princeton Review, Ann Arbor, MI-Instructor 09/01 – 06/03
Current Positions
- San Francisco Otolaryngology Medical Group 10/12 – present
- University of California, San Francisco 10/12 – present
Education
- University of Michigan-B.A. in Economics and Germanic Languages and Literatures 08/94 – 12/98
- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany-Germanic studies during study abroad program 08/96 – 07/97
- University of Michigan-Pre-medical post-baccalaureate 05/00 – 08/01
- University of Michigan Medical School-M.D. 08/02 – 06/07
- University of Michigan Ross School of Business-M.B.A. 08/05 – 06/07
- University of California, San Francisco-Internship, Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery 07/07 – 06/08
- University of California, San Francisco-Residency, Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery 07/08 – 06/12
Memberships
- American Medical Association, Member 07/08-present
- The Triological Society, Member 07/08-present
- American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Member 07/08-present
- American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, Member 07/09-present
Teaching Activities
- Teaching Conference, University of Michigan Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
“Is Residency an Ideal Time to be Pregnant in a Woman’s Career?” 08/04 - Teaching Conference, University of Michigan Division of Surgical Oncology
“An Overview of Characinoid Tumors” 03/05 - Grand Rounds, University of Michigan Department of Urology
“New Medical Therapies for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma” 07/06 - Teaching Conference, University of Michigan Surgical Intensive Care Unit
“Use of Corticosteroids in Septic Shock: Indications, Evidence, and Controversies” 08/06 - Teaching Conference, University of Michigan Department of Emergency Medicine
“Maxillofacial Blunt Trauma” 10/06 - Grand Rounds, UCSF Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
“Evaluation and Management of Facial Burns” 03/10 - Resident Lecture Series, UCSF Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
“Airway Management” 08/10 - Grand Rounds, UCSF Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
“Surgical Considerations in Graves’ Disease” 11/10 - Schindler Endowed Lectureship, UCSF Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery-Case study, Temporal Bone Meningocele 11/11
- Grand Rounds, UCSF Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
“Asymmetric Sensorinueral Hearing Loss: Diagnostic Options and Cost Implications of Investigations” 02/12 - Morrison Endowed Lectureship, UCSF Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
Case study, Complications of Teflon Injection Laryngoplasty 03/12 - Sooy Endowed Lectureship, UCSF Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
Case study, Paramedian Forehead Flap Nasal Reconstruction 06/12 - Thyroid Treatment and Vitamin D Update, CPMC Multidisciplinary CME Event
“Management of Thyroid Nodules: Review of ATA Guidelines” 10/12 - Infectious Disease Update, CPMC Multidisciplinary CME Event
“HPV in Head and Neck Carcinoma” 10/13
Publications
- Shoo BA, Kangelaris GT, Callen PW, Kashani-Sabet M, Leong SPL. Detection of Occult Melanoma by Preoperative Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography and Intraoperative Ultrasonography. J Cut Med and Surg. 2010 May-Jun;14(3):130-5.
- Kangelaris GT, Yom SS, Huang K, Wang SJ. Limited Utility of Routine Surveillance MRI Following Chemoradiation for Advanced-Stage Oropharynx Carcinoma. Int J Otolaryngol. 2010;2010.pii:904297. Epub 2010 Aug 31.
- Kangelaris GT, Kim TB, Orloff LA. Role of Ultrasound in Thyroid Disorders. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2010 Dec;43(6):1209-27.
- Kangelaris GT, Kim TB, Orloff LA. Role of Ultrasound in Thyroid Disorders. Ultrasound Clinics. 2012 Apr;7(2):197-210.
- Kangelaris GT, Lustig LR. Genetics of Adult Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Encyclopedia of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Ed. Kountakis, Stilianos. Springer, pending pub 2013.
- Kangelaris GT, Lustig LR. Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Adults. Encyclopedia of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Ed. Kountakis, Stilianos. Springer, pending pub 2013.
- Russell MD, Kangelaris GT. Comparison of L-strut preservation in endonasal and endoscopic septoplasty: a cadaveric study. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2014 Feb;4(2):147-50.