Katherine A. Kendall, MD

Contact Information Phone: 612-625-3200 Fax: 612-625-2101 Email: katherine.kendall @va.gov Address: Minneapolis VA Medical Center 1 Veteran’s Drive Minneapolis, MN

Associate Professor
Director, Voice Clinic, Minneapolis VA Medical Center

Patient Care

Head and neck cancer
Voice and swallowing functional outcomes

Research

Swallowing disorders and physiology
Diseases of the larynx
Treatment of voice tremor with botulinum toxin injections

Education & Training

Medical School
Baylor College of Medicine

Residency
University of California, Davis

Selected Publications

Leonard R, Kendall K, Eds.  Dysphagia Assessment and Treatment Planning: A Team Approach revised. Pleural Publishing Group, Inc. San Diego, CA. 2007

Kendall K, Leonard RJ. Bolus Transit and Airway  Protection Coordination in Older Dysphagic Patients. Laryngoscope 111:2017-2021. 2001

Kendall K.  Oropharyngeal Swallowing Variability. Laryngoscope 112:547-551. 2002

Kendall K, Leonard R. Videofluoroscopic Upper Esophageal Sphincter Function In Elderly Dysphagic Patients.  Laryngoscope 112 (2) 332-7. 2002

Kendall K, Leonard R, McKenzie S. Sequence Variability During Hypopharyngeal Bolus Transit. Dysphagia 18:1-7. 2003

Kendall KA, Leonard RJ, McKenzie S. Airway Protection: Evaluation with Videofluoroscopy. Dysphagia 19(2):65-70. 2004

Kendall K, Leonard RJ, McKenzie S. Common Medical Conditions in the Elderly: Impact of Pharyngeal Bolus Transit. Dysphagia 19(2):71-77. 2004

Leonard RJ, Kendall KA, McKenzie S. Structural Displacements Affecting Pharyngeal Constriction in Nondysphagic Elderly and Nonelderly Adults.  Dysphagia 19(2):133-141. 2004

Leonard RJ, Kendall KA, McKenzie S. UES Opening and Cricopharyneal Bar in Nondysphagic Elderly and Nonelderly Adults. Dysphagia. 2004 19(2): 133-141. 2004

Leonard RJ, Kendall KA.  Effects of voice therapy on vocal process granuloma: a phonoscopic approach. Am J. Otolaryngol 26(1):45-50. 2005

Yip HT, Kendall KA, Leonard RJ. Cricopharyngeal myotomy normalizes the opening size of the upper esophageal sphincter in cricopharyngeal dysfunction. Laryngoscope.116(1):93-6. 2006

Honors and Awards 

Dysphagia Research Society First Place Scientific Poster Award, 2001
Honor Award, Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, 2004
Distinguished Service Award, Minnesota Speech Language Hearing Association, 2007