Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Yelizaveta (Lisa) Shnayder, MD, FACS is a Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs at the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
Dr. Shnayder started her seven-year-long medical education in Odessa, Ukraine, which was interrupted after 3 years by immigration to New York City. She later graduated summa cum laude from Brooklyn College (CUNY) with a B.S. in Biology. Dr. Shnayder obtained her medical degree at the New York University School of Medicine, where she was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She trained in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the New York University School of Medicine, where she received Resident Research Awards for two consecutive years, then completed a Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction fellowship at the University of Miami, having also received a Fellow Research Award at graduation.
Dr. Lisa Shnayder joined the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Kansas in 2006 as an Assistant Professor. She was actively involved in developing a fellowship in Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction at the University of Kansas, and now serves as its Co-Director. Dr. Shnayder has been an active member of the American Head and Neck Society and had served on the Executive Council of the society. She now serves as a Chair of the Mucosal Section and a Chair of the Patient and Public Education Service of the society.
Her clinical interests include head and neck oncologic surgery, microvascular reconstruction, surgical treatment of melanoma, and transoral cancer resections utilizing Da Vinci robotic technology. She has developed a clinical program in Transoral Robotic Surgery at the University of Kansas and founded the Multi-Disciplinary Melanoma Tumor Board at the institution.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM CT