Biography

Prof. Kevin McLoughlin P. Higgins
Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Canada


Qualifications

2004-2007 M.Sc., Health Research Methodology, Clinical Health Sciences, McMaster University, Canada

2002 FRCSC, Royal College of Physicians, Canada
1993-1997 M.D., Dept of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
1991-1993 B.Sc., Life Science, Arts and Science, Faculty of Queen’s University at Kingston, Canada
1986-1991 Diploma, St. Michael’s College School, Canada


Publications (Selected)

Journals

  1. Baran, E., Lee, M., Aviv, S., Weiss, J., Pettengell, C., Higgins, K. M., ... & Eskander, A. (2024). Oropharyngeal Cancer Staging Health Record Extraction Using Artificial Intelligence. JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery.
  2. Namavarian, A., Gabinet‐Equihua, A., Deng, Y., Khalid, S., Ziai, H., Higgins, K. M., ... & de Almeida, J. R. (2024). Length of Stay Prediction Models for Oral Cancer Surgery: Machine Learning, Statistical and ACS‐NSQIP. The Laryngoscope.
  3. Moreno, M. A., Wax, M. K., Gardner, J. R., Cannady, S. B., Graboyes, E. M., Higgins, K. M., ... & Patel, U. A. (2024). Reconstruction for salvage laryngectomy with limited pharyngectomy. JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, 150(6), 492-499.
  4. Daniel, R. C., Hamour, A. F., Cottrell, J., Le, T., & Higgins, K. M. (2024). Intraoperative Ultrasound for Removal of a Fishbone Foreign Body Embedded in the Tongue. Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2024(1), 8594673.
  5. Higgins, K. M., Gressmann, K., Yan, B., Eskander, A., Enepekides, D. J., Blanas, N., & Somogyi-Ganss, E. (2024). Patient satisfaction with different types of craniofacial prostheses. The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 132(3), 647-653.
  6. Noel, C. W., Du, Y. J., Baran, E., Forner, D., Husain, Z., Higgins, K. M., ... & Conn, L. G. (2022). Enhancing outpatient symptom management in patients with head and neck cancer: a qualitative analysis. JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, 148(4), 333-341.
  7. Noel, C. W., Griffiths, R., Siu, J., Forner, D., Urbach, D., Higgins, K. M., ... & Eskander, A. (2021). A Population‐based analysis of outpatient thyroidectomy: safe and under‐utilized. The Laryngoscope, 131(11), 2625-2633.
  8. Philteos, J., Baran, E., Noel, C. W., Pasternak, J. D., Higgins, K. M., Freeman, J. L., ... & Eskander, A. (2021). Feasibility and safety of outpatient thyroidectomy: a narrative scoping review. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 12, 717427.
  9. de Almeida, J. R., Noel, C. W., Forner, D., Zhang, H., Nichols, A. C., Higgins, K. M., ... & Gilbert, R. (2020). Development and validation of a Surgical Prioritization and Ranking Tool and Navigation Aid for Head and Neck Cancer (SPARTAN‐HN) in a scarce resource setting: Response to the COVID‐19 pandemic. Cancer, 126(22), 4895-4904.
  10. Wu, V., Noel, C. W., Forner, D., Zhang, Z. J., Higgins, K. M., Enepekides, D. J., ... & Eskander, A. (2020). Considerations for head and neck oncology practices during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic: Wuhan and Toronto experience. Head & neck, 42(6), 1202-1208.
  11. De Santis, R. J., Poon, I., Lee, J., Karam, I., Enepekides, D. J., & Higgins, K. M. (2016). Comparison of survival between radiation therapy and trans-oral laser microsurgery for early glottic cancer patients; a retrospective cohort study. Journal of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 45(1), 42.
  12. Foreman, A., De Santis, R. J., Sultanov, F., Enepekides, D. J., & Higgins, K. M. (2016). Heat and moisture exchanger use reduces in-hospital complications following total laryngectomy: A case–control study. Journal of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 45(1), 40.
  13. Fernandes, V. T., De Santis, R. J., Enepekides, D. J., & Higgins, K. M. (2015). Surgeon-performed ultrasound guided fine-needle aspirate biopsy with report of learning curve; a consecutive case-series study. Journal of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 44(1), 42.

Book Chapters

  1. Eviston, T., Higgins, K. M. (2024). Carotid Body Tumours and Paragangliomas
  2. Sahovaler, A., Enepekides, D. J., Higgins, K. M., & Gilbert, R. W. (2021). Utility of Temporoparietal Adipofascial Free Flap in Laryngotracheal Reconstruction. In Clinical Scenarios in Reconstructive Microsurgery: Strategy and Operative Techniques (pp. 1-7). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
  3. Sahovaler, A., Enepekides, D. J., Higgins, K. M., & Gilbert, R. W. (2021). TPFF Augmentation of Primary Pharyngeal Closure Following Total Laryngectomy. In Clinical Scenarios in Reconstructive Microsurgery: Strategy and Operative Techniques (pp. 1-9). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
  4. Sahovaler, A., Enepekides, D. J., Higgins, K. M., & Gilbert, R. W. (2021). Utility of Temporoparietal Adipofascial Free Flap in Laryngotracheal Reconstruction. In Clinical Scenarios in Reconstructive Microsurgery: Strategy and Operative Techniques (pp. 1-7). Cham: Springer International Publishing.


Profile Details

https://sunnybrook.ca/team/member.asp?t=14&page=45855&m=206

https://otolaryngology.utoronto.ca/faculty/kevin-higgins

https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Kevin-M-Higgins-2164951231

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