Clarice Seifert Clemmens, MD

Krishna G. Patel, M.D., Ph.D. joined the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery in August 2008. She is a native of Athens, Georgia and attended Columbia University in New York City for her undergraduate education. She then earned M.D. and Ph.D. degrees through the combined program at the Medical College of Georgia, where she was awarded the Excellence in Research Award. Dr. Patel completed a residency in otolaryngology &- head and neck surgery at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Following residency, she pursued fellowship training in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of California, Davis. During both her residency and fellowship training, Dr. Patel participated in volunteer medical trips to other countries to provide care to the medically underserved. Her recent trips to Ecuador and El Salvador involved surgically repairing children with cleft lips, cleft palates, and ear deformities. She is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. As a member of the MUSC faculty, Dr. Patel's focus is in the areas of aesthetic facial plastic surgery, such as rhinoplasties, Botox, and blepharoplasties. Her practice also includes facial reconstructive surgery, facial trauma surgery, and reconstruction of Mohs defects. She is the director of the Craniofacial Anomalies and Cleft Palate Center and participates in the repair of cleft lips and palates. She also serves on the Executive Board of Directors for the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Patel sees patients in Rutledge Tower on the main campus of MUSC, as well as at off-site locations in Mount Pleasant.

Zachary Kelly, MD joined the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and MUSC Children’s Hospital in August of 2024. Dr. Kelly grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. He completed his undergraduate degree at Emory University where he graduated in 2014. He stayed in Atlanta for medical school, earning an MD from Emory University in 2018. He completed his residency training in Otolaryngology at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York. He then completed a fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Boston Children’s Hospital in 2024. Dr. Kelly’s clinical practice is focused on the care of children with ear nose and throat problems. He has a particular interest in sialorrhea, middle ear disease, upper airway and swallowing disorders. He also has a passion for medical education and teaching and has been involved in airway simulation and tracheostomy education for healthcare providers throughout his training. He has authored several publications in the Otolaryngology literature and has been an active participant in national conferences.

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