Erin M Kirkham, MD, MPH, FACS
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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Erin M Kirkham, MD, MPH, FACS
Assistant Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
    • About

    Erin Kirkham, M.D., M.P.H., FACS is a board-certified, fellowship-trained pediatric otolaryngologist at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, and an assistant professor and clinical researcher in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Michigan. She earned her medical degree from the University of Chicago and her Master’s in Public Health in Epidemiology at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed residency training and a two-year research fellowship in otolaryngology at the University of Washington and fellowship training in pediatric otolaryngology at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

    Qualifications
    • Fellowship
      Seattle Children's Hospital, Pediatric Otolaryngology, 2018
    • Residency
      University of Washington, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 2014
    • Research Fellow
      University of Washington, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 2014
    • Internship
      University of Washington, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 2011
    • M.P.H.
      University of Washington, Seattle, 2014
    • M.D.
      University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, 2010
    • B.A.
      Amherst College, Amherst, MA, 2004
    Research Overview

    Pediatric sleep apnea

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Presentation
      Tonsillectomy for Primary Snoring Findings of the Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy Trial for Snoring (PATS)
      Kirkham E. 2024 Sep 30;
    • Presentation
      Tonsillectomy for Primary Snoring Findings of the Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy Trial for Snoring (PATS)
      Kirkham E. 2024 Sep 30;
    • Presentation
      Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for Pediatric Sleep Apnea: The Wave of the Future
      Kirkham E. 2024 Sep 29;
    • Presentation
      Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for Pediatric Sleep Apnea: The Wave of the Future
      Kirkham E. 2024 Sep 29;
    • Presentation
      Management of Persistent Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea After Adenotonsillectomy
      Lam D, Kirkham EM. 2024 Sep 28;
    • Presentation
      Management of Persistent Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea After Adenotonsillectomy
      Lam D, Kirkham EM. 2024 Sep 28;
    • Journal Article
      Weight Gain After Adenotonsillectomy in Children With Mild Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing: Exploratory Analysis of the PATS Randomized Clinical Trial.
      Kirkham EM, Ishman S, Baldassari CM, Mitchell RB, Naqvi SK, Tapia IE, Elden LM, Hassan F, Ibrahim S, Ross K, Cen M, Wang R, Redline S, Chervin RD. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2024 Aug 22; DOI:10.1001/jamaoto.2024.2554
      PMID: 39172463
    • Journal Article
      Weight Gain After Adenotonsillectomy in Children With Mild Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing: Exploratory Analysis of the PATS Randomized Clinical Trial.
      Kirkham EM, Ishman S, Baldassari CM, Mitchell RB, Naqvi SK, Tapia IE, Elden LM, Hassan F, Ibrahim S, Ross K, Cen M, Wang R, Redline S, Chervin RD. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2024 Aug 22; DOI:10.1001/jamaoto.2024.2554
      PMID: 39172463
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    Study finds tonsil removal not linked to undesirable weight gain, contrary to popular belief
    A trial involving Michigan Medicine researchers has upended a long-held belief that adenotonsillectomies for children with mild sleep-disordered breathing lead to undesirable weight gain.