Credentials

Hospital Affiliations

  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
    9888 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA.
    August 2011 – current.

Medical Licensure

  • Medical Board of California
    June 2007 – current.

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
    2014 – current.
  • American Board of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
    2011 – current.

Awards

University of Wisconsin- Madison

  • Honors Graduate
  • Dean’s List
  • Sophomore Honors
  • Outstanding Volunteer Award from Student Council

American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Exam

  • High score on Oral Board Examination (100th percentile)

University of California – Davis

  • Dean’s Educational Grant
  • Resident Teacher of the Year
  • Resident Teacher of the Year
  • Resident Research Project of the Year
  • Resident Teacher of the Year

Texas Tech School of Medicine

  • Alpa Omega Alpha National Honor Society
  • Robert McDaniel Scholarship 2001-2005
  • Lawless Presidential Scholarship 2001-2005
  • Poep Scholarship 2004

In The News & Publications

National Presentations

  • Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM) May 2008. KOLSTAD CK, SENDERS CW, TOLLEFSON TT, SYKES JM. Mandibular distraction surgery: an appealing alternative to tracheostomy.
  • Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM) May 2009. KOLSTAD CK, SENDERS CW, RUBINSTEIN B., TOLLEFSON TT. Mandibular distraction surgery: at what age to proceed.
  • American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) October 2009. KOLSTAD CK, TOLLEFSON TT. Treatment of Senile and Paralytic Lower Lid Ectropion.

Publications

  • QUATELA VC, KOLSTAD CK. Creating elegance and refinement at the nasal tip.
    Facial Plast Surg. 2012 Apr;28(2):166-70.
  • KOLSTAD CK, QUATELA VC. A Quantitative Analysis of Lateral Canthal Position Following Midface Lift Surgery. JAMA Facial Plast Surg (In Production).
  • QUATELA VC, KOLSTAD CK. Creating elegance and refinement at the nasal tip. Essential Rhinoplasty, Thieme (In Production).
  • KOLSTAD CK, SYKES JM. Evaluation of neck anatomy and aging-related changes. Rejuvenation of the aging neck. Thieme 2011;2:13-21.
  • KOLSTAD CK, SYKES JM. Brow and forehead lifting. Handbook of otolaryngology, head & neck surgery, Thieme 2010;65655.
  • KOLSTAD CK, SYKES JM. Cleft lip and palate. Handbook of otolaryngology, head & neck surgery, Thieme 2010;6.18:587-594.
  • SENDERS CW, KOLSTAD CK, TOLLEFSON TT, SYKES JM. Mandibular distraction osteogenesis used to treat upper airway obstruction. Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2010 Jan-Feb;12(1):11-5.
  • KOLSTAD CK, SENDERS CW, RUBINSTEIN, B, TOLLEFSON TT. Mandibular distraction osteogenesis at what age to proceed. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 75 (2011) 1380–1384.
  • KOLSTAD CK, FARWELL DG, GANDOUR-EDWARDS R. UC Davis histopathology collection. American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Electronic Media 2008.