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William Will E Karle M D

Otolaryngologist

Departments

Otolaryngology (ENT)/Head and Neck Surgery

Specialty Groups

Laryngology and Voice Disorders

Location

Phoenix Arizona

Languages

English

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Biographical summary

Dr. Karle was raised in Albany, NY and completed his Bachelor of Science in Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Rochester from which he graduated Magna Cum Laude. Following graduation, he worked as a clinical research coordinator at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Vascular Surgery. He then proceeded to obtain his medical degree at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and was inducted into the AOA Medical Honor Society. During his time in medical school he spent 3 months living and volunteering in Kisoro, Uganda and also completed a one-year research fellowship for the THANC Foundation. After medical school he finished a residency in Otolaryngology at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai. He then continued his education by completing a fellowship in Laryngology at OHSU with Dr. Joshua Schindler and Dr. Paul Flint. He currently works at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona as a Laryngologist. His practice involves all aspects of care within the field of Laryngology including professional voice, swallowing, airway, and laryngeal cancer.

Conditions treated

Airway obstructionCongenital anomaly of the larynxCongenital anomaly of the tracheaCricopharyngeal dysfunctionDysphagiaEsophageal strictureHypopharyngeal cancerLaryngeal cancerLaryngeal papillomatosisLaryngeal stenosisLaryngeal traumaLaryngitisSpeech disturbanceStridorSubglottic stenosisSupraglottic cancerThroat cancerTracheal stenosisTracheoesophageal fistulaTracheostomy dependenceVocal cord cystVocal cord dysfunctionVocal cord noduleVocal cord paralysisVocal cord paresisVocal cord polypVocal cord scarringVoice disorderZenker's diverticulum

Procedures performed

Airway managementAirway reconstructionAirway stent placementBotox injectionBronchoalveolar lavageBronchoscopyCO-2 laser treatmentCricopharyngeal myotomyEsophageal dilatationEsophagoscopyFEESSTKTP laser treatmentLaryngeal botulinum injectionsLaryngeal reinnervation surgeryLaryngectomyLaryngoscopyLaryngotracheal reconstructionLaser vocal cord surgeryMicrolaryngoscopyMinimally invasive surgerySinging voice evaluationThyroplastyTracheal resectionTracheal stentingTracheostomyTransnasal esophagoscopyTransoral laser microsurgeryVideolaryngoscopyVocal cord injectionZenker's diverticulectomyZenker's diverticulotomy

Interests

Laryngeal cancerAirway disordersVoice disordersSwallowing disordersLarynx and tracheal reconstructionSpasmodic dysphoniaOffice laryngeal laser proceduresOffice laryngeal botox injectionsOffice transnasal esophagoscopyRegenerative medicineProfessional voice

Mayo Clinic locations

Phoenix Arizona

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Education

2019Fellowship - LaryngologyOregon Health Sciences University2018Residency - Otolaryngology-Head and Neck SurgeryNew York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai2013MD - With distinction in research and head and neck surgeryAlbert Einstein College of Medicine2007BS - Cell and Developmental BiologyUniversity of RochesterShow more education

Activities and honors

Awards and honors

20202020 Top Performing Provider in ExperienceArizona Mayo Clinic Experience2013MemberAlpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society2011Senior Research Fellowships (2)Albert Einstein College of Medicine2010Philanthropic Trust Fund ScholarshipMedical Society of Schenectady County, Inc.2007Magna cum laudeUniversity of RochesterShow more awards and honors

Professional memberships

2021 - presentMemberClinical Competency Committee, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Residency, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education2021 - presentMemberProgram Evaluation Committee, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Residency, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education2021 - presentAdvisorSurgical Supplies Technology Subcommittee - Arizona, Surgical and Procedural Committee - Arizona, Clinical Practice Committee - Arizona2020 - presentPost Graduate MemberAmerican Broncho-Esophagological Association2019 - presentMemberSurgical Specialties Discipline/Disease Oriented Groups (DOG) 2019 - presentMemberLaser Safety Committee, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otorhinolaryngology2013 - presentMemberAmerican Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryShow more professional memberships

Publications

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Research activities

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