Todd Kingdom, MD
Professor, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Professional Titles

• Director, University of Colorado Sinus Center
• Director, Rhinology & Sinus Surgery
• Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs and Quality
• Interim Chair

Recognition & Awards

• Top Doctor, 5280 magazine (2020)
  Also awarded in 2006 - 2019
• Presidential Award for Meritorious Service, University of Colorado Hospital (2017)
• Golden Head Mirror Award, American Rhinologic Society (2016)
  Also awarded in 2014
• Clayton K. Mammel Teacher of the Year, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Colorado (2014)
  Also awarded in 2003, 2010, 2012, 2013
• Presidential Citation, American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (2013)

Teaching

Publications

• Vickery TW, Aasen DM, Zhuang Y, Smith TL, Getz AE, Kingdom TT, Ramakrishnan VR, Suh JD, Sammel M, Beswick DM. Postoperative length of stay after elective CSF leak repair: Costs and outcomes. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2022 Sep;12(9):1208-1211. PubMed PMID: 35014763
• Yim M, Wormald PJ, Doucet M, Gill A, Kingdom T, Orlandi R, Crum A, Marx D, Alt J. Adjunctive techniques to dacryocystorhinostomy: an evidence-based review with recommendations. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2021 May;11(5):885-893. PubMed PMID: 32981236
• Orlandi RR, Kingdom TT, Smith TL, Bleier B, DeConde A, Luong AU, Poetker DM, Soler Z, Welch KC, Wise SK, Adappa N, Alt JA, Anselmo-Lima WT, Bachert C, Baroody FM, Batra PS, Bernal-Sprekelsen M, Beswick D, Bhattacharyya N, Chandra RK, Chang EH, Chiu A, Chowdhury N, Citardi MJ, Cohen NA, Conley DB, DelGaudio J, Desrosiers M, Douglas R, Eloy JA, Fokkens WJ, Gray ST, Gudis DA, Hamilos DL, Han JK, Harvey R, Hellings P, Holbrook EH, Hopkins C, Hwang P, Javer AR, Jiang RS, Kennedy D, Kern R, Laidlaw T, Lal D, Lane A, Lee HM, Lee JT, Levy JM, Lin SY, Lund V, McMains KC, Metson R, Mullol J, Naclerio R, Oakley G, Otori N, Palmer JN, Parikh SR, Passali D, Patel Z, Peters A, Philpott C, Psaltis AJ, Ramakrishnan VR, Ramanathan M Jr, Roh HJ, Rudmik L, Sacks R, Schlosser RJ, Sedaghat AR, Senior BA, Sindwani R, Smith K, Snidvongs K, Stewart M, Suh JD, Tan BK, Turner JH, van Drunen CM, Voegels R, Wang Y, Woodworth BA, Wormald PJ, Wright ED, Yan C, Zhang L, Zhou B. International consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: rhinosinusitis 2021. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2021 Mar;11(3):213-739. PubMed PMID: 33236525
• Beswick DM, Hwang PH, Adappa ND, Le CH, Humphreys DO IM, Getz AE, Suh JD, Aasen DM, Abuzeid WM, Chang EH, Kaizer AM, Kindgom TT, Kohanski MA, Nabavizadeh SA, Nayak JV, Palmer JN, Patel ZM, Ramakrishnan VR, Snyderman CH, St John MA, Wild J, Wang EW. Surgical approach is associated with complication rate in sinonasal malignancy: A multicenter study. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2021 Dec;11(12):1617-1625. PubMed PMID: 34176231
• Kingdom TT, Barham HP, Durairaj VD. Long-term outcomes after endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy without mucosal flap preservation. Laryngoscope. 2020 Jan;130(1):12-17. PubMed PMID: 31021411
• Orlandi RR, Kingdom TT, Smith TL, Bleier B, DeConde A, Luong A, Poetker DM, Soler Z, Welch KC, Wise SK, Adappa N, Alt JA, Anselmo-Lima WT, Bachert C, Baroody FM, Batra PS, Bernal-Sprekelsen M, Beswick D, Bhattacharyya N, Chandra RK, Chang E, Chiu A, Chowdhury N, Citardi MJ, Cohen NA, Conley DB, DelGaudio J, Desrosiers M, Douglas R, Eloy JA, Fokkens WJ, Gray ST, Gudis DA, Hamilos DL, Han JK, Harvey R, Hellings P, Holbrook EH, Hopkins C, Hwang P, Javer AR, Jiang RS, Kennedy D, Kern R, Laidlaw T, Lal D, Lane A, Lee HM, Lee JT, Levy JM, Lin SY, Lund V, McMains KC, Metson R, Mullol J, Naclerio R, Oakley G, Otori N, Palmer JN, Parikh SR, Passali D, Patel Z, Peters A, Philpott C, Psaltis AJ, Ramakrishnan VR, Ramanathan M Jr, Roh HJ, Rudmik L, Sacks R, Schlosser RJ, Sedaghat AR, Senior BA, Sindwani R, Smith K, Snidvongs K, Stewart M, Suh J, Tan BK, Turner JH, van Drunen CM, Voegels R, Wang Y, Woodworth BA, Wormald PJ, Wright ED, Yan C, Zhang L, Zhou B. International Consensus Statement on Rhinology and Allergy: Rhinosinusitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2020 Nov 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33236525
• Smith KA, Kingdom TT, Gray ST, Poetker DM, Orlandi RR. Drug-eluting implants in chronic rhinosinusitis: an evidence-based review with recommendations. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2020 Jul;10(7):856-870. PubMed PMID: 32479698
• Farrell NF, Kingdom TT, Getz AE, Lillehei KO, Youssef AS, Ramakrishnan VR. Development of Chronic Sphenoid Sinusitis After Sellar Reconstruction with Medpor Porous Polyethylene Implant. World Neurosurg. 2019 Mar;123:e781-e786. PubMed PMID: 30579017
• Sokoya M, Ramakrishnan VR, Frank DN, Rahkola J, Getz A, Kingdom TT, Kofonow JM, Nguyen Q, Janoff EN. Expression of immunoglobulin D is increased in chronic rhinosinusitis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2017 Oct;119(4):317-323.e1. PubMed PMID: 28958373
• Zukin LM, Hink EM, Liao S, Getz AE, Kingdom TT, Ramakrishnan VR. Endoscopic Management of Paranasal Sinus Mucoceles: Meta-analysis of Visual Outcomes. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Nov;157(5):760-766. PubMed PMID: 28695766
• Maxwell AK, Barham HP, Getz AE, Kingdom TT, Ramakrishnan VR. Landmarks for rapid localization of the sphenopalatine foramen: A radiographic morphometric analysis. Allergy Rhinol (Providence). 2017 Jun 1;8(2):63-66. PubMed PMID: 28583229
• Edward JA, Sanyal M, Le W, Soudry E, Ramakrishnan VR, Bravo DT, Nguyen AL, Zarabanda D, Kingdom TT, Hwang PH, Garrison Fathman C, Nayak JV. Selective expansion of human regulatory T cells in nasal polyps, and not adjacent tissue microenvironments, in individual patients exposed to steroids. Clin Immunol. 2017 Jun;179:66-76. PubMed PMID: 28279811
• Suh JD, Kuan EC, Thompson CF, Scawn RL, Feinstein AJ, Barham HP, Kingdom TT, Ramakrishnan VR. Using fixed anatomical landmarks to avoid medial rectus injury: a radiographic analysis in patients with and without Graves' disease. Am J Otolaryngol. 2016 Jul-Aug;37(4):334-8. PubMed PMID: 27040416
• Hauser LJ, Ir D, Kingdom TT, Robertson CE, Frank DN, Ramakrishnan VR. Evaluation of bacterial transmission to the paranasal sinuses through sinus irrigation. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2016 Aug;6(8):800-6. PubMed PMID: 26990369
• Gitomer SA, Fountain CR, Kingdom TT, Getz AE, Sillau SH, Katial RK, Ramakrishnan VR. Clinical Examination of Tissue Eosinophilia in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyposis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 Jul;155(1):173-8. PubMed PMID: 26980909
• Orlandi RR, Kingdom TT, Hwang PH. International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Rhinosinusitis Executive Summary. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2016 Feb;6 Suppl 1:S3-21. PubMed PMID: 26878819
• Hauser LJ, Ir D, Kingdom TT, Robertson CE, Frank DN, Ramakrishnan VR. Investigation of bacterial repopulation after sinus surgery and perioperative antibiotics. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2016 Jan;6(1):34-40. PubMed PMID: 26388320
• Kingdom TT, Davies BW, Durairaj VD. Orbital decompression for the management of thyroid eye disease: An analysis of outcomes and complications. Laryngoscope. 2015 Sep;125(9):2034-40. PubMed PMID: 25892161
• Ramakrishnan VR, Kingdom TT. Does Image-Guided Surgery Reduce Complications?. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2015 Oct;48(5):851-9. PubMed PMID: 26119761
• Hauser LJ, Ir D, Kingdom TT, Robertson CE, Frank DN, Ramakrishnan VR. Investigation of bacterial repopulation after sinus surgery and perioperative antibiotics. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2015 Sep 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26388320
• Ferril GR, Nick JA, Getz AE, Barham HP, Saavedra MT, Taylor-Cousar JL, Nichols DP, Curran-Everett D, Kingdom TT, Ramakrishnan VR. Comparison of radiographic and clinical characteristics of low-risk and high-risk cystic fibrosis genotypes. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2014 Nov;4(11):915-20. PubMed PMID: 25224556
• Orlandi RR, Smith TL, Marple BF, Harvey RJ, Hwang PH, Kern RC, Kingdom TT, Luong A, Rudmik L, Senior BA, Toskala E, Kennedy DW. Update on evidence-based reviews with recommendations in adult chronic rhinosinusitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2014 Jul;4 Suppl 1:S1-S15. PubMed PMID: 24889751
• Lee JT, Kingdom TT, Smith TL, Setzen M, Brown S, Batra PS. Practice patterns in endoscopic skull base surgery: survey of the American Rhinologic Society. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2014 Feb;4(2):124-31. PubMed PMID: 24254982
• Chan KH, Gao D, Fernandez PG, Kingdom TT, Kumpe DA. Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: vascular determinates for operative complications and tumor recurrence. Laryngoscope. 2014 Mar;124(3):672-7. PubMed PMID: 23929652
• Fountain CR, Mudd PA, Ramakrishnan VR, Sillau SH, Kingdom TT, Katial RK. Characterization and treatment of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2013 Nov;111(5):337-41. PubMed PMID: 24125137
• Edward JA, Sanyal M, Ramakrishnan VR, Le W, Nguyen AL, Kingdom TT, Hwang PH, Nayak JV. Systemic prednisone administration selectively alters granulocyte subsets in nasal polyps from aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease and chronic rhinosinusitis patients. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2013 Nov;3(11):866-76. PubMed PMID: 24106221
• Ramakrishnan VR, Ferril GR, Suh JD, Woodson T, Green TJ, Kingdom TT. Upper and lower airways associations in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and bronchiectasis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2013 Nov;3(11):921-7. PubMed PMID: 23881553
• Barham HP, Cooper SE, Anderson CB, Tizzano M, Kingdom TT, Finger TE, Kinnamon SC, Ramakrishnan VR. Solitary chemosensory cells and bitter taste receptor signaling in human sinonasal mucosa. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2013 Jun;3(6):450-7. PubMed PMID: 23404938
• Ramakrishnan JB, Kingdom TT, Ramakrishnan VR. Allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis: their impact on lower airways. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2013 Feb;33(1):45-60. PubMed PMID: 23337064
• Ramakrishnan VR, Orlandi RR, Citardi MJ, Smith TL, Fried MP, Kingdom TT. The use of image-guided surgery in endoscopic sinus surgery: an evidence-based review with recommendations. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2013 Mar;3(3):236-41. PubMed PMID: 23044799

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Member
• Executive Operating Room Committee, University of Colorado Hospital, Member
• American College of Surgeons (ACS), Fellow Member
• American Rhinologic Society (ARS), Past President
• American Board of Otolaryngology, Member
• Society of University Otolaryngologists, Member
• Triological Society, Fellow Member