Biography

Dr. Karim Asi, an assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at UTHealth Houston, is a fellowship-trained laryngologist. After earning a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from The University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Asi came to Houston and McGovern Medical School at UTHealth to continue his education. Following medical school, he stayed on at UTHealth to complete his otorhinolaryngology residency. During this time, he was honored as Resident of the Year.

An interest in laryngology led him to a year of fellowship training at the Emory Voice Center in Atlanta, Georgia. His time there and at the Emory University Hospitals and the Grady Medical Center gave him expertise in professional voice care, laryngeal cancer, disorders of the vocal cords, and other conditions affecting the throat.

Dr. Asi is the co-author of many articles and abstracts on a variety of topics. He has also given a number of presentations and been involved in panel discussions.

He is a member of a number of local, regional, and national organizations, including the Harris County Medical Society, the Texas Association of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, and the National Arab American Medical Association.

Dr. Asi is fluent in English, Spanish and Arabic.

 

Education

Medical School
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, 2019
Residency
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, 2024
Fellowship
Emory Voice Center, 2025

Areas of Interest

Clinical Interests

Dr. Asi is fellowship-trained in laryngology specialized training in care for the professional voice, vocal fold paralysis, spasmodic dysphonia, management of early-stage laryngeal cancer, benign vocal fold lesions, respiratory papillomatosis, tracheal stenosis, laryngeal stenosis, swallowing disorders, and numerous other conditions affecting the throat.

He is also interested in in surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, thyroid and parathyroid disorders, salivary gland diseases, tonsil and adenoid diseases, as well as conditions of the nose and paranasal sinuses.

Publications

Abstracts

Asi K, George M , Swartz MD, McNutt M, Moore L, Wade C, Cotton B, Holcomb J, Harvin J. Time of Day Is Not Associated with the Performance of Damage Control Laparotomy in Trauma Patients. 2017 Academic Surgical Congress. Las Vegas, NV. February 2017.

Asi K, Naqvi S, Jain K, Karni R. The Merits of Routine Total Thyroidectomy with Total Laryngectomy. International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies Quadrennial World Congress. Buenos Aires, Argentina. September 2018.

Asi K, Naqvi S, Jain K, Karni R. The Utility of Modified Barium Swallow Evaluation in Early Oral Feeding After Total Laryngectomy. International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies Quadrennial World Congress. Buenos Aires, Argentina. September 2018.

Brooks KA, Naqvi SHS, Zebda DA, Eguia AA, Low GM, Jacks AE, Asi KW, Patino MO, Friedman ER, Karni RJ. 4D-CT Facilitates Focused Parathyroidectomy in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism by Maintaining a High Negative Predictive Value for Uninvolved Quadrants. Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings 2019. Austin, TX. May 2019.

McKee S, Knackstedt M, Kennedy E, Asi K, Kao W, Ho T. Timing of Management of Maxillofacial Gunshot Wounds Requiring Free Tissue Transfer: Case Series with a Review of the Literature. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Spring Meeting at Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings. Dallas, TX. April 2021.

Radabaugh JP, Asi K, Jiang ZY, Jayavelu S, Yao WC, Luong AU, Citardi MJ. Assessing the Utility of Intrathecal Fluorescein in endoscopic repair of anterior skull base cerebrospinal fluid leaks. 67th Annual Meeting of the American Rhinologic Society at the American Academy of Otolaryngology. Los Angeles, CA. September 2021.

Jayavelu S, Anderson R, Asi K, Roy S. Massive Ganglioneuroma of the Parapharyngeal Space in a Pediatric Patient. Society for Ear, Nose, and Throat Advancement in Children Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ. December 2021.

Asi K, Cameron B, Radabaugh J, Citardi M, Luong A, Yao, W. Dural Venous Sinus Narrowing in Patients with Spontaneous Anterior Skull Base Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak. American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. September 2022.

Gorelik D, Asi K, Yiu Y. Readability and quality assessment of patient education materials from the American Laryngological Association. American Laryngological Association Annual Meeting at Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings. Boston, MA. May 2023.

Asi K, Gorelik D, Syed T, Ordonez A, Thekdi A, Yiu Y. Outcomes for COVID-19 Patients Undergoing Tracheostomy With or Without ECMO. American Broncho-Esophagological Association Annual Meeting at Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings. Boston, MA. May 2023.

Gorelik D, Asi K, Yiu Y. Use of GPT-4 to Improve the Quality of Patient Education Materials from the American Laryngological Association. The Fall Voice Conference. Washington, DC. October 2023.

Paderin D, Joshi A, Asi K, Gorelik D, Bari T, Lilly J, Yiu Y. Epidemiology and Predictive Factors for Vocal Fold Pathology: A Single Institution Retrospective Review. The Fall Voice Conference. Washington, DC. October 2023.

Asi K, Vance D, Tritter A. Survey of Practice Patterns of Superior Laryngeal Nerve Injection. The Fall Voice Conference. Washington, DC. October 2023.

Refereed Original Articles in Journals

Asi KW, Abdelmeguid A, Bell D, Hanna EY. Massive Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Skull Base Treated with Denosumab. Head Neck. 2018;40(12):E107-E113. doi:10.1002/hed.25438.

Brooks KA, Jensen BT, Naqvi SHS, Asi KW, Karni RJ. Metastatic Parathyroid Carcinoma Presenting as an Osteolytic Cervical Vertebral Mass 5 years after Excision of a Mediastinal Atypical Parathyroid Adenoma. Otol Case Rep. 2019;10:10-12. doi:10.1016/j.xocr.2018.12.004.

Asi K, Gourishankar A, Kamdar A. Coronary Artery Dilation Associated with Anti-Synthetase Syndrome in an Adolescent. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2019;17(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s12969-019-0304-y.

Naqvi SHS, Brooks KA, Knackstedt MI, Eguia AA, Low GM, Jacks AE, Asi KW, Patino MO, Friedman ER, Karni RJ. 4D- CT facilitates focused parathyroidectomy in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism by maintaining a high negative-predictive value for uninvolved quadrants. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020;41(6):102683. Doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102683.

Radabaugh JP, Asi K, Jiang ZY, Jayavelu S, Yao WC, Luong AU, Citardi MJ. Assessing the Utility of Intrathecal Fluorescein in endoscopic repair of anterior skull base cerebrospinal fluid leaks. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2022;12(7):967-970. Doi: 10.1002/alr.22947.

Jayavelu S, Anderson R, Low G, Asi K, Roy S. Massive Ganglioneuroma of the Parapharyngeal Space in a Pediatric Patient: a case report. Egypt J Otolaryngol. 38, 106 (2022).

Asi KW, Cameron BH, Friedman ER, Radabaugh JP, Citardi MJ, Luong AU, Yao, WC. Dural Venous Sinus Narrowing in Patients with Spontaneous Anterior Skull Base Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2023 Apr 22;8(3):621-626. doi: 10.1002/lio2.1063.

Asi K, Gorelik D, Syed T, Thekdi A, Yiu Y. Outcomes for COVID-19 Patients Undergoing Tracheostomy With or Without Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). Cureus. 2024 Mar 7;16(3):e55750. doi: 10.7759/cureus.55750

Asi K, Vance DG, Tritter AG. Survey of Practice Patterns in the Use of Superior Laryngeal Nerve Blocks. Laryngoscope. 2024 Oct 30. doi: 10.1002/lary.31864. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39475153.

Presentations

Asi K, Osuji E, Ma J. Mycoplasma Pneumoniae-Related Psychosis. McGovern Medical School Pediatric Neurology Grand Rounds. Houston, TX. March 2018.

Asi K. Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Skull Base. McGovern Medical School Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Grand Rounds. Houston, TX. August 2018.

Asi K. Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Skull Base. Keck School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Grand Rounds. Los Angeles, CA. October 2018.

Asi K. Spontaneous CSF Leaks and Dural Venous Sinus Narrowing. McGovern Medical School Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Grand Rounds. Houston, TX. November 2020.

Asi K. Cannabis and Cannabinoids: A Review for the Otolaryngologist. McGovern Medical School Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Grand Rounds. Houston, TX. May 2021.

Asi K. Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis. McGovern Medical School Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Grand Rounds. Houston, TX. May 2022.

Asi K, Ahmad J. Management of Total Traumatic Auricular Avulsion. McGovern Medical School Facial Trauma Conference. Houston, TX. October 2022.

Asi K. Management of Early Glottic Cancer. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Department of Head and Neck Surgery Grand Rounds. November 2022.

Asi K. Management of Early Glottic Cancer. McGovern Medical School Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Grand Rounds. Houston, TX. January 2023.

Asi K. Practice Patterns in the Use of Superior Laryngeal Nerve Injection. Otorhinolaryngology Frontiers. McGovern Medical School Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. Houston, TX. June 2023.

Al Merati MD, Amber Luong MD PhD, Andrew Tritter MD, Amber Duvall MS CCC-SLP. Moderator: Karim Asi, MD. Panel Discussion: Comprehensive Approaches to Chronic Cough. Otorhinolaryngology Frontiers. McGovern Medical School Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. Houston, TX. June 2023.

Asi K. E-Cigarettes: A Primer for the Otolaryngologist. McGovern Medical School Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Grand Rounds. Houston, TX. December 2023.

Asi K. Dural Venous Sinus Narrowing in Patients with Spontaneous Anterior Skull Base Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak. Otorhinolaryngology Frontiers. McGovern Medical School Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. Houston, TX. June 2024.

Asi K. Management of Early Glottic Cancer. Emory Department of Otolaryngology -Head & Neck Surgery Grand Rounds. Atlanta, GA. December 2024.

Gates KE, Asi K, Petty BE. Multidisciplinary Care of the Professional Voice. American Speech and Hearing Association SIG-3. Atlanta, GA. February 2024.

Curriculum Vitae

Academic and Administrative Appointments:

  • Clinical Instructor, Emory University School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, July 2024 – June 2025

Hospital Appointments:

  • Medical Staff, Emory University Hospitals, Atlanta, GA, July 2024 – July 2025
  • Medical Staff, Grady Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, July 2024 – July 2025

Certification:

  • Board Eligible, American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Professional Organizations:

  • Harris County Medical Society (Local)
  • Texas Medical Association (Regional)
  • Texas Association of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (Regional)
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (National)
  • American Medical Association (National)
  • National Arab American Medical Association (National)

Honors and Awards

  • Resident of the Year, 2023-2024