Daniel J. Kirse, M.D. Associate Professor
Residency Program Director
Clinical Interests:
Pediatric Otolaryngology Clinical interests: all aspects of Pediatric Otolaryngology including: chronic ear surgery, cysts and tumors of the head and neck, endoscopic and reconstructive airway surgery, cochlear implantation, neck infections, vagus nerve stimulator implantation
Biographical information: Dr. Kirse joined the faculty of Wake Forest in July of 2002. Prior to this, he served for five years on the academic faculty at the University of Kansas Medical Center and Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO.
Dr. Kirse received his medical degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine. After this, he completed his general surgery internship and Otolaryngology training at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, AR. During his training in Little Rock, Dr. Kirse decided to devote his professional career to the care of children with diseases of the head and neck. Therefore, he completed a fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at the Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School.
Subsequent to this, Dr. Kirse was recruited to the University of Kansas to help establish a tertiary care pediatric otolaryngology practice at the Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. While in Kansas City, Dr. Kirse and his partners quickly established the premier referral center in western Missouri and Kansas for the care of children with complicated problems associated with the head, neck and airway. During this time, he was also an active participant in the cochlear implantation program at the University of Kansas and the vagus nerve stimulator program at Children's Mercy Hospital.
Currently, Dr. Kirse's clinical practice covers all aspects of Pediatric Otolaryngology. In addition to caring for routine problems related to the tonsils, adenoids, and ear infections, he has an active practice related to complicated ear and airway problems. He also routinely provides surgical care for children with benign and malignant masses of the head and neck. Dr. Kirse will be expanding the pediatric otology services to include cochlear implantation in addition to tympanoplasty and surgery of the mastoid. Dr. Kirse has been involved in teaching other surgeons the technique of Vagus Nerve Stimulator implantation and will continue to be active in this area.
Contact Dr. Kirse through the Otolaryngology Pediatric clinic at Brenner Children's Hospital, (336) 713-4581, or dkirse@wfubmc.edu.
Educational background:
Bachelor of Science in Biology (with honors)
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry (with honors)
University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1987
Doctor of Medicine
St. Louis University School of Medicine, 1991
Internship, General Surgery
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1991-1992
Residency, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1992-1996
Fellowship, Pediatric Otolaryngology
Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 1996-1997
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology, 1997
Subspecialty affiliation:
Member, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery since 1992
Member, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngolgy (ASPO) since 2001
Publications:
1. Kirse DJ, Young PH: A Scanning Electron Microscopic Study of Endothelial Healing Under Turbulent Flow Conditions. Microsurgery 13(1):26-30, 1992.
2. Guity A, Young PH, Fischer VW: In Search of the "Perfect" Anastomosis. Microsurgery 11(1):5-11,1990.
*acknowledged for extensive contributory laboratory work
3. Kirse DJ, Suen JY: Phrenic Nerve Paralysis After Doxycycline Sclerotherapy for Chylous Fistula. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 116:680-683, 1997.
4. Kirse DJ, Stern SJ, Suen JY, Schaefer RF: Histologic Effect of Doxycycline Sclerotherapy on Rat Femoral Nerve. Head and Neck 18:506-511, 1996.
5. Kirse DJ, Stern SJ, Suen JY, Roberson PK, Schaefer RF: The Neurotoxic Effects of Doxycycline Sclerotherapy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 118:356-362, 1998.
6. Kirse DJ, Trycka AF, Seibert RW, Bower CM: Unexpected Mortality Following Adenotonsillectomy in a Patient with Williams-Campbell Syndrome. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 122(9):1007-10, 1996. (Abstract in JAMA 276(23):1856k, 1996)
7. Kirse DJ, Flock SF, Teo C, Rahman S: Construction of a Vein-Pouch Aneurysm at a Surgically Created Carotid Bifurcation in the Rat. Microsurgery 17(12):681-89, 1998.
8. Odegard KC, Kirse DJ, del Nido PJ, Laussen PC, Casta A, Booke J, Kenna MA, McGowan FX: Intraoperative Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring During Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) for Patent Ductus Arteriosus. J Cardiothoracic Vascular Anesthesia 14(5):562-565, 2000.
9. Kirse DJ, Bruegger D, Janecka IP: Cranial Fasciitis of Childhood.
*manuscript in preparation
10. Kirse DJ, Roberson D: Surgical Management of Retropharyngeal Space Infections in Children. Laryngoscope 111:1413-22, 2001. (also reviewed in Yearbook of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2002, Mosby, St. Louis, MO. p323.
11. Roberson D, Kirse DJ,: Infections of the Neck in Children. In Pediatric Otolaryngology: Principles and Practice Pathways. Thieme, New York, NY, 2000.
12. Huang T, Elias E, Mulliken JB, Kirse DJ, Holmes LB: A New Syndrome: Heart Defects, Laryngeal Anomalies, Preaxial Polydactyly, and Colonic Aganglionosis in Sibs. Genetics in Medicine 1(3):1004-8, 1999.
13. Edmonds JL, Kirse DJ, Kearns D, Naviaux R: The Otolaryngological Manifestations of Mitochondrial Disease and the Risk of Neurodegeneration with Infection. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 128(4):355-62, 2002.
14. Ardinger HH, Schemke RN, Ardinger RH, Kirse DJ: Delineation of the Hunter MacDonald Syndrome. Proceedings of the Greenwood Genetics Center 19:92, 2000.
15. Werle A, Kirse DJ, Nicklaus P, Bruegger D: Tonsillectomy in the under two-year old patient- Peri-operative management issues.
*manuscript accepted for publication in Int J Ped Otolaryngol
16. Kirse DJ, Werle A, Eyen T, Bruegger D, Hornig G, Murhpy JV, Torkelson RD: Vagus Nerve Stimulator Implantation in Children.
*manuscript accepted for publication in Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
17. Kirse DJ, Werle A, Nopper AJ, Garola R: Primary Osseous Hemangioma of the Maxilla- A Case Report
*manuscript submitted for publication
18. Johnson PS, Kirse DJ, Barnett T: Case Record of the Children's Mercy Hospital: A 15 year old with hoarseness following neck trauma. Pediatric Emergency Care 16(5): 364-66, 2000.
19. Bauer C, Bauer M, Kirse DJ: Isolated tracheal papilloma in a pediatric patient.
*manuscript in preparation
20. DeWitt A, Kirse DJ, Nicklaus P, Bruegger D: Invasive fungal sinonasal infections in children.
*manuscript in preparation
21. Rouse D, Kirse DJ, Bruegger D, Zwick, D: Cervical Esophageal Duplication Cyst Causing Airway Obstruction in an Infant.
*manuscript in preparation
22. Weatherstone KB, Finley B, Bruegger D, Kirse D, Shih G: Antenatal detection, perinatal management and neonatal outcome in a fetus with giant neck mass (abstract). Pediatric Research 45(4):1367 part 2, 1999.
PRESENTATIONS/INVITED LECTURES
1. Kirse DJ, Young PH: A Scanning Electron Microscopic Study of Endothelial Repair Under Turbulent Flow Conditions. 1990 AOA Student Research Forum.
2. Kirse DJ, Stern SJ, Suen JY, Schaefer RF: The Histologic Effect of
Doxycycline Sclerotherapy on Rat Femoral Nerve. Combined Otolaryngology Society Meeting, Head and Neck Section, Palm Beach, FL, May, 1994.
3. Kirse DJ, Seibert RW, Bower CM: Unexpected Mortality Following Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy in a Patient With Williams-Campbell Syndrome. American Society for Pediatric Otolaryngology, Durango, CO, May, 1995.
4. Kirse DJ, Stern SJ, Suen JY, Roberson P, Schaefer RF: The Neurotoxicity of Doxycycline Sclerotherapy. Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, New Orleans, LA, September, 1995.
5. Rahman S, Teo C, Flock SF, Kirse DJ: Endoscopic Laser Obliteration of Experimentally Induced Aneurysms. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, October, 1995.
6. Kirse DJ: Pediatric Neck Swellings. Hospital grand rounds, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO; February 12, 1998; also CME staff lecture series, Lee's Summit Community Hospital, February 24, 1998.
7. Kirse DJ, Kenna M, McGowan FX, Del Nido P, Booke J: Prevention of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve (RLN) Injury During Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) in Children. American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Palm Beach, FL, May, 1998.
8. Kirse DJ, Bruegger D, Janecka IP: Cranial Fasciitis of Childhood. American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Palm Beach, FL, May, 1998.
9. Kirse DJ, Roberson D: Management of Suppurative Adenitis of the Retropharyngeal and Parapharyngeal Spaces in Children. American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Palm Beach, FL, May 13, 1998.
10. Kirse DJ: Complications of Otitis Media. Kansas Speech and Hearing Society annual convention. Overland Park, KS, September, 1998.
11. Odegard KC, Kirse DJ, del Nido PJ, Laussen PC, Casta A, Booke J, Kenna MA, McGowan FX: Intraoperative Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring During Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) for Patent Ductus Arteriosus. American Society of Anesthesiology, Orlando, FL, November, 1998.
12. Ardinger HH, Schemke RN, Ardinger RH, Kirse DJ: Delineation of the Hunter-MacDonald Syndrome. David W. Smith Workshop on Malformations and Morphogenesis, Schlangenbad, Germany, August, 1999.
13. Edmonds JL, Kirse DJ, Kearns D, Naviaux R: The Otolaryngic Manifestations of Mitochondrial Disease. Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children (SENTAC), Williamsburg, VA, December, 1999.
14. Kirse DJ: Pediatric Stridor. Grand Rounds, Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, KS. December, 1999.
15. Kirse DJ: Neck Masses in Children. Grand Rounds, University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics. January, 2000.
16. Kirse DJ: A 'Smattering' of Pediatric Otolaryngology. Introduction to Clinical Medicine- core curriculum at UMKC Medical School for second year students. November 21, 2000.
17. Kirse DJ: "Pediatric neck masses" and "Stridor evaluation." Core curriculum lecture to second year pediatric residents and Children's Mercy Hospital. December 12, 2000.
18. Werle A, Kirse DJ, Nicklaus P, Bruegger D: Tonsillectomy in the under two-year old patient- Peri-operative management issues. American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Scottsdale, AZ. May 10, 2001.
19. Kirse DJ, Werle A, Eyen T, Bruegger D, Hornig G, Murhpy JV, Torkelson RD: Vagus Nerve Stimulator Implantation in Children. American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Scottsdale, AZ. May 10, 2001.
20. Kirse DJ, Werle A, Nopper AJ, Garola R: Primary Osseous Hemangioma of the Maxilla- A Case Report. American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Scottsdale, AZ. May 10, 2001.
21. Kirse DJ: "Stridor evaluation in children" Grand Rounds, University of Kansas Department of Pediatrics, February 9, 2001.
22. Kirse DJ: "Vocal cord paralysis in infants" Attending Grand Rounds, University of Kansas Department of Pediatrics, May 30, 2001.
23. Kirse DJ: "Otitis media and its complications" Core lecture, Department of Speech and Hearing, University of Kansas, June 6, 2001.
24. Kirse DJ: "Head and neck masses in children" Core lecture, Department of Family Practice, Truman East Medical Center, Lee's Summit, MO, June 13, 2001
25. Kirse DJ: "Vagus nerve stimulator implantation in children: a surgical perspective" Grand Rounds, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck
Surgery, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, December, 2001.
26. Dewitt A, Kirse DJ, Nicklaus P, Bruegger D, Hetherington M, Jackson MA: "Invasive sinonasal fungal infections in children" American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Boca Raton, FL. May, 2002.
27. Kirse DJ: "Vagus nerve stimulator implantation in children" Kansas City Society of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology annual clinical conference, Kansas City, KS, January 11, 2002.
27. Kirse DJ: "Unusual causes of airway obstruction in infants" Harrill Lectures, Department of Otolaryngology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, April 19, 2002.
29. Kirse DJ: "Invasive sinonasal fungal infections in children" North Carolina/South Carolina Society of Otolaryngology annual meeting, Asheville, NC, July 26, 2002.