Keith Andrew Casper, MD
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Medical Director, 4B Surgical Unit
Division Chief, Head and Neck Oncology

Available to mentor
Keith Andrew Casper, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
    • Research Overview

    My research interests relate to outcomes and quality improvement in head and neck cancer. I spent an additional year of training after residency specializing in head and neck oncology and microvascular reconstruction. The University of Michigan has a cohesive, collaborative group of surgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, and basic science researchers interested in advancing the field of head and neck cancer.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • 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
      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 May 9; DOI:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-24-0782
      PMID: 38723280
    • 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.
    • Journal Article
      In Vivo Microstructure Imaging in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Using the Random Walk With Barriers Model.
      Cao Y, Davarani SN, You D, Feiweier T, Casper K, Balis U, Udager A, Balter J, Mierzwa M. J Magn Reson Imaging, 2024 Mar; 59 (3): 929 - 938. DOI:10.1002/jmri.28831
      PMID: 37366349
    • Presentation
      When Patients Say No - Innovative Treatment Offerings for Advanced Mucosal Cancers
      Casper K. 2024 Jan 30;
    • 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
      ctDNA transiting into urine is ultrashort and facilitates noninvasive liquid biopsy of HPV+ oropharyngeal cancer.
      Bhambhani C, Kang Q, Hovelson DH, Sandford E, Olesnavich M, Dermody SM, Wolfgang J, Tuck KL, Brummel C, Bhangale AD, He K, Gutierrez MG, Lindstrom RH, Liu C-J, Tuck M, Kandarpa M, Mierzwa M, Casper K, Prince ME, Krauss JC, Talpaz M, Henry NL, Giraldez MD, Ramnath N, Tomlins SA, Swiecicki PL, Brenner JC, Tewari M. JCI Insight, 2024 Feb 8; 9 (6): DOI:10.1172/jci.insight.177759
      PMID: 38516891