Keith Andrew Casper, MD
Associate Professor
MPLAN Director
Medical Director
Section Head of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
4B Head and Neck Surgery

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
      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
      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 MEP, Worden FP, Spector ME. Clin Cancer Res, 2024 Mar 22; DOI:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-23-3247
      PMID: 38517480
    • 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
      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
    • Journal Article
      Use of neuromuscular blockade for neck dissection and association with iatrogenic nerve injury.
      Smith JD, Mentz G, Leis AM, Yuan Y, Stucken CL, Chinn SB, Casper KA, Malloy KM, Shuman AG, McLean SA, Rosko AJ, Prince MEP, Tremper KK, Spector ME, Schechtman SA. BMC Anesthesiol, 2023 Jul 28; 23 (1): 254 DOI:10.1186/s12871-023-02217-7
      PMID: 37507689
    • Journal Article
      Team-Based Surgical Approach to Head and Neck Microvascular Free Flap Reconstruction.
      Yalamanchi P, Peddireddy NS, McMichael B, Keilin C, Casper KA, Malloy KM, Moyer JS, Prince MEP, Rosko AJ, Stucken CL, Spector ME, Chinn SB. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2023 Nov 1; 149 (11): 1021 - 1026. DOI:10.1001/jamaoto.2023.3028
      PMID: 37796525