Doctor's Bio
Kara Prickett is an Assistant Professor in the Emory University Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and a member of the division of pediatric otolaryngology. She completed her medical training at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Emory University’s Otolaryngology residency program, and the pediatric otolaryngology fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She serves as a member of Grady’s EXIT (ex-utero intra-partum treatment) team to provide surgical care during birth for infants with congenital airway obstruction and maintains an academic focus in health care quality improvement.
Board Certifications
American Board of Otolaryngology
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Harlem Hospital Center
- Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Fellowships
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Outcomes of Children With Tracheostomy Before and After Implementing Caregiver Simulation-Based Tracheostomy Education.
Fain ME, Truitt BA, Ivie CC, Jergel A, McCoy RL, Brandt H, Reeder W, Gillespie S, Simon DM, Kasi AS, Prickett KK
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2025;173(2):497-504.
PMID: 40277186 - Arteriovenous malformation from a patient with JP-HHT harbours two second-hit somatic DNA alterations in .
DeBose-Scarlett E, Ressler AK, Friday C, Prickett KK, Roberts JW, Gossage JR, Marchuk DA
Journal of medical genetics. 2025;62(4):281-288.
PMID: 39939156 - Differentiated thyroid cancer in adolescents - does extent of disease at presentation differ with age?
Arya P, Wright EA, Shaw EK, Lubin DJ, Prickett KK
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM. 2025;38(3):207-217.
PMID: 39736078 - Long-Term Functional Outcomes in Pediatric Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review.
Arya P, Bouldin E, Kuhn N, Prickett KK
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2024;171(5):1297-1307.
PMID: 38869087 - A Mobile Application for Child-Focused Tonsillectomy Education: Development and User-Testing.
Cordray H, Wright EA, Patel C, Raol N, Prickett KK
The Laryngoscope. 2024;134(5):2455-2463.
PMID: 37983833 - Predictive value of 6 h postoperative parathyroid hormone level on permanent hypoparathyroidism in pediatric total thyroidectomy: a pilot study.
Keane OA, Bai S, Cossen K, Patterson BC, Prickett KK, Heiss KF, Santore MT
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM. 2023;36(3):242-247.
PMID: 36622842 - Sirolimus-induced pulmonary hemorrhage of an infant with massive cervicofacial lymphatic malformation: A case report.
Arya P, Prickett KK, Raol N, Briones M, Evans S
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology. 2023;
PMID: 36469963 - Outcomes in pediatric total thyroidectomy following implementation of a two-surgeon operative approach.
Keane OA, Bai S, Cossen K, Patterson BC, Prickett KK, Heiss KF, Santore MT
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology. 2023;
PMID: 36436318 - Opioid Prescribing Trends After Major Pediatric Ear Surgery: A 12-Year Analysis.
Cordray H, Galvin J, Clark A, Alfonso K, Prickett KK
The Laryngoscope. 2023;133(8):1987-1992.
PMID: 36054608 - Sustaining standardized opioid prescribing practices after pediatric tonsillectomy.
Cordray H, Alfonso K, Brown C, Evans S, Goudy S, Govil N, Landry AM, Raol N, Smith K, Prickett KK
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology. 2022;
PMID: 35749955
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