CONTACT INFORMATIONBIOGRAPHYCREDENTIALSPUBLICATIONSKatherine K. Rieth, M.D., M.A.Contact InformationPhone NumbersAppointment: (585) 276-3000A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty GroupgroupAn Accountable Health PartnerassignmentAccepting New PatientsLocations60 Greece Center DrRochester, NY 14612Otolaryngology: (585) 723-9100Faculty AppointmentsAssistant Professor - Department of Otolaryngology (SMD) Patient Care SettingOtolaryngologyBiographyProfessional BackgroundUniversity of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry Master of Public Health candidate University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology Resident Physician University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine Medical Degree Dean's Certificate of Distinction in Social Justice University of Hawaii at Manoa Master of Arts, Anthropology Concentrations: medical anthropology and political economy theory University of California, San Diego Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology Minor: Chinese StudiesResearchResearch interests include health disparities, global health/surgery, and mixed methods research. Regions of interest include Upstate New York and the Pacific Islands (Micronesia, Polynesia). Dr. Rieth has an academic background in cultural and medical anthropology, with a specific interest in marginalized populations and the theoretical framework of political economy applied to surgical care and otolaryngologic issues, such as head and neck cancer. Current projects include GIS mapping of social determinants of head and neck cancer outcomes in Upstate New York, dental health care utilization in the Republic of Palau, and developing an oral cancer screening tool with optical coherence microscopy.CredentialsSpecialtiesOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - American Board of OtolaryngologyEducation2013MD | University of Hawaii at ManoaqPost-doctoral Training & Residency06/18/2013 - 06/25/2014Internship in Otolaryngology at University of Rochester Medical Center06262014 - 06/30/2018Residency in Otolaryngology at University of Rochester Medical CenterPublicationsJournal Articles3/1/2018Rieth KKS, Gill SR, Lott-Limbach AA, Merkley MA, Botero N, Allen PD, Miller MC. "Prevalence of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus in Tonsil Tissue in Healthy Adults and Colocalization in Biofilm of Tonsillar Crypts." JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery.. 2018 Mar 1; 144(3):231-237. 3/2014Ruhl DS, Cable BB, Rieth KK. "Emergent treatment of button batteries in the esophagus: evolution of management and need for close second-look esophagoscopy." The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology.. 2014 Mar 0; 123(3):206-13. 4/2012Schiff T, Rieth K. "Projects in medical education: "Social Justice in Medicine" a rationale for an elective program as part of the medical education curriculum at John A. Burns School of Medicine." Hawai'i journal of medicine & public health : a journal of Asia Pacific Medicine & Public Health.. 2012 Apr 0; 71(4 Suppl 1):64-7. VIEW ALL PUBLICATIONS