Joshua Kain, MD, FACS

Biography

Dr. Joshua Kain is a board-certified otolaryngologist who specializes in head and neck cancer, facial reconstruction, and skull base surgery in Charlotte, NC. His clinical interests include cancers of the mouth, throat, face, neck and skin. In addition, Dr. Kain performs facial reconstructive surgery to complement cancer treatments including microvascular surgery.

After receiving his undergraduate degree in biomedical sciences from Texas A&M University, Dr. Kain earned his medical degree from the University of Texas at Houston Medical School. He later completed his residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital and his fellowship in head & heck surgical oncology, robotic surgery, skull base surgery, and reconstructive surgery at the University of California at Davis Health. In addition, he has experience as an instructor at multiple institutions including the Houston Methodist Research Institute and Weill Cornell Medicine.
Outside of the office, Dr. Kain enjoys fly fishing, cooking, woodworking, painting, and enjoying the great outdoors with his wife and family.

Dr. Kain practices in our SouthPark (6035 Fairview Road, Charlotte, NC) and Rock Hill (200 South Herlong Avenue, Suite F, Rock Hill, SC) offices. To make an appointment with him, call 704-295-3000. You can also request an appointment through myCEENTAchart

Education & Fellowship

Undergraduate
Texas A&M University, summa cum laude, 2011

Medical
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 2015

Residency
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, 2020

Fellowship
Head & Neck Surgical Oncology, Skull Base Surgery, and Reconstructive Surgery, The University of California at Davis Health, 2021

Associations & Memberships

• American Head & Neck Society
• American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
• American College of Surgeons- Fellow
• AO Craniomaxillofacial North America
• American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
• North American Skull Base Society

Awards

Certificate of Honor in Humanitarianism, Consulate General of Ukraine, January 2024

Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center Employee of the Month, September 2019

Korean American Otolaryngology Society Travel Award, 2017

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, 2014

Harris County Medical Society Alliance Scholarship, 2013

Recognition of Academic Achievement – UT Houston Medical School, 2011– 2012

NIH-NIDDK Student Research Grant Recipient, 2012

Research

Dr. Kain has conducted and contributed to numerous research projects, including:

Use of an Open Partial Laryngectomy Technique for a Massive Laryngeal Leiomyosarcoma in a 40-year-old man with Functional Preservation Post-operatively
David Z Allen, Emily M Cao, Gabriella Cruz, Joshua J Kain
Published in the Journal of Surgical Case Reports, June 2023. PMID 37346453

Single-port Transoral Robotic Surgery for a Rare Tonsil Mass
David Z Allen, Daniel Gorelik, Edward B Butler, Jun Zhang, Joshua J Kain
Published in the Journal of Surgical Case Reports, April 2023. PMID 37090905

New Medical Device and Therapeutic Approvals in Otolaryngology: State of the Art Review 2021
Alexander M Choi MD, Michael J. Brenner MD, Daniel Goelik, Isaac D. Erbele MD, Matthew G. Crowson MD PhD, Prajoy Kadkade MD, Masayoshi Takashima MD, Peter L. Santa Maria MBBS PhD, Rober Hong MD, Austin S. Rose MD MBA, Benjamin To Ostrander MD MSE, Cyrus C. Rabbani MD, Robert J. Morrison MD, Philip A. Weissbrod MD, Alan D. Tate MD, Joshua J. Kain MD, Iona A. Lina MD, Scott R. Shaffer MD, Omar G. Ahmed MD
Published in OTO Open. September 2022. PMID 36171808

Impact of Preoperative and Intraoperative Management on Outcomes in Osteoradionecrosis Requiring Free Flap Reconstruction
Erica Mayland, Joseph Curry, Mark Wax, Carissa Thomas, Brian Sendseid, Alexandra Kejner, Joshua J Kain, Seven Cannady, Brett Miles, Michael DiLeo, Caitlin McMullen, Kendall Tasche, Rocco Ferrandino, Juliana Sarwary, Daniel Petrisor, Larissa Sweeny
Published in Head & Neck. March 2022. PMID 34918862.

Head and Neck Free-Flap Salvage
Lindsay Olinde, Nicole Farber, Joshua J Kain
Published in Current Opinions in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery October 2021. PMID 34459800

Bony Contouring in Head & Neck Reconstruction
Joshua J. Kain MD, Andrew Birkeland MD, Arnaud Bewley MD • Invited special edition article for the Plastic and Aesthetic Research Journal under the editorial direction of Sean Spector MD • Published in Plastics and Aesthetic Research. April 4, 2021.