Kelly Michele Malloy, MD, MBA, FACS
Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Head and Neck Oncology Fellowship Director
Associate Chief Clinical Officer

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Kelly Michele Malloy, MD, MBA, FACS
Clinical Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
  • About

    Kelly Michele Malloy MD, FACS is a head and neck surgical oncologist at the University of Michigan where she is professor of otolaryngology- head and neck surgery and the interim Chief Clinical Officer for the adult hospitals of Michigan Medicine Health. Dr. Malloy's clinical work focuses on the comprehensive surgical management of patients with head and neck malignancies, with additional expertise in head and neck melanoma and complex microvascular free tissue reconstruction. Her primary research interest is in surgical education, specifically in applications of simulation in otolaryngology; she is the immediate past chair of the Simulation Education Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Malloy is the program director of the head and neck surgical oncology and microvascular reconstruction fellowship at Michigan; she is committed to the daily work of training the next generation of comprehensive head and neck surgeons and increasing the diversity of our field to better serve our patients. She also serves as the associate chief clinical officer for adult surgical and rehabilitation services at Michigan Medicine Health, overseeing 10 surgical and rehabilitation inpatient care units and a 32 room operating theater suite. A passionate advocate for gender and racial equity and inclusion, she has served as the inaugural co-chair for the American Head and Neck Society's Margaret F. Butler Outstanding Mentor of Women in Head and Neck Surgery Award. Most recently she was elected Finance Officer of the Women In Otolaryngology (WIO) Section and chairs the WIO Endowment Committee.

    Qualifications
    • MBA
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, 2024
    Research Overview

    Surgical simulation education, quality and performance improvement in otolaryngology and multidisciplinary inpatient surgical care, clinical trials development for robotic surgery in the head and neck.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Utility of bioselection with neoadjuvant chemotherapy for organ preservation in patients with T4 laryngeal cancer.
      Benjamin WJ, Feng AL, Heft Neal M, Bellile E, Casper KA, Malloy KM, Rosko AJ, Stucken CL, Prince ME, Mierzwa ML, Taylor JMG, Eisbruch A, Spector ME, Wolf GT, Swiecicki PL, Worden FP, Chinn SB. Oral Oncol, 2024 Sep; 156: 106917 DOI:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2024.106917
      PMID: 38945011
    • Journal Article
      Phase II Clinical Trial of Intravenous Levothyroxine to Mitigate Pharyngocutaneous Fistula in Euthyroid Patients Undergoing Salvage Laryngectomy.
      Heft Neal ME, Haring CT, Bellile E, Jaffe CC, Shuman AG, Chinn SB, Stucken CL, Malloy KM, Casper KA, Prince MEP, Chepeha DB, Rosko AJ, Spector ME. Clin Cancer Res, 2024 Jul 15; 30 (14): 2910 - 2916. DOI:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-24-0782
      PMID: 38723280
    • Journal Article
      Upfront Neck Dissection for Treatment Selection and Improvement in Quality of Life as a Novel Treatment Paradigm for Deintensification in HPV+ OPSCC.
      Swiecicki PL, Bellile E, Dragovic AF, McHugh J, Udager A, Mierzwa ML, Shah J, Heft-Neal M, Rosko A, Malloy KM, Casper K, Chinn SB, Shuman AG, Stucken C, Chepeha DB, Wolf GT, Bradford CR, Eisbruch A, Prince ME, Worden FP, Spector ME. Clin Cancer Res, 2024 Jun 3; 30 (11): 2393 - 2401. DOI:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-23-3247
      PMID: 38517480
    • Journal Article
      Color Match following Free Flap Surgery in Head and Neck Reconstruction: A Colorimetric and Aesthetic Analysis.
      Dermody SM, Kahng PW, Rao VM, Casper KA, Malloy KM, Rosko AJ, Stucken CL, Chinn SB, Spector ME, Feng AL. Plast Reconstr Surg, 2024 May 1; 153 (5): 1142 - 1150. DOI:10.1097/PRS.0000000000010807
      PMID: 37285194
    • Journal Article
      CLIA Validation of a New High Performance HPV ct DNA Assay Covering Multiple High Risk HPV Types
      Hochfelder C, Walline H, Bhambhani C, Brummel C, Candford E, Akhdar R, Casper K, Chinn SB, Heft-Neal M, Malloy K, Shah JL, Shuman A, Spector M, Stucken CL, Worden F, Prince ME, Mierzwa M, Swiecicki P, Tewari M, Brenner C. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, 2024 Apr; 118 (5): 62 - 63.
    • Presentation
      Overcoming Structural Barriers to Diverse Representation and Clinical Trials
      2024 Feb 29;
    • Journal Article
      Follow-up for human papillomavirus-related oropharynx cancer concentrated on unequal symptom change (FOCUS): Prospective patient-reported outcome collection.
      Edwards DM, Gharzai LA, Wang W, Mayo C, Suresh K, Schipper M, Evans JR, Malloy K, Chinn SB, Prince M, Spector M, Shuman A, Stucken C, Swiecicki PL, Worden F, Jarema J, Henderson C, Kovach A, Brenner C, Shah JL, Mierzwa ML, Casper K. Head Neck, 2024 Apr 29; DOI:10.1002/hed.27778
      PMID: 38680087
    • Journal Article
      Pediatric Tracheostomy Emergency Readiness Assessment Tool: International Consensus Recommendations.
      Schiff E, Propst EJ, Balakrishnan K, Johnson K, Lounsbury DW, Brenner MJ, Tawfik M-M, Pediatric Tracheostomy Emergency Readiness Workgroup , Yang CJ. Laryngoscope, 2023 Dec; 133 (12): 3588 - 3601. DOI:10.1002/lary.30674
      PMID: 37114735