About Dr. Olson

Baylor Facial Plastic Surgery Center

Assistant Professor, Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine

Baylor Facial Plastic Surgery Center
Smith Tower
Suite 1701
6550 Fannin Street
Houston, Texas 77030
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Phone: 713-441-FACE (3223)
Fax: 713-798-5078

Krista L. Olson, M.D. is a long-standing member of the Baylor College of Medicine family. After completing her undergraduate studies at Yale University with a degree in biology, she graduated from BCM where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Dr. Olson then completed a surgical internship at Baylor followed by residency training in the Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Afterwards, she served on the Baylor faculty prior to being awarded a fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of California at Irvine.

Dr. Olson is an assistant professor in the Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and a member of the Baylor Facial Plastic Surgery Center. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Otolaryngology and a member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Olson has published many scientific papers and has been an invited speaker at numerous scientific meetings. Her research interests include anthropometric analysis of different ethnicities as well as basic science research focusing on growth factors and their role in tissue healing.

Having grown up in Mexico, she is fluent in Spanish and is very active in several Hispanic and Latino volunteer programs. She enjoys spending her free time with her husband and young daughter.

Dr. Olson is a staff member of The Methodist Hospital, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children’s Hospital, Ben Taub General Hospital and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Her professional affiliations include:

American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Triological Society Resident Member
Houston Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Society
Candidate and Associate Society – American College of Surgeons
American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
Texas Medical Association
American Medical Association

Selected Presentations/Publications:

Olson K, He W, Wang XJ. Deregulation of TGF-Beta II Receptor Accelerates Conversion to Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Research Forum Presentation, AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, September 2002.
Olson K, Jenkins H, Ostrowski M. Chondroblastic Osteosarcoma of the Temporal Bone: A First Case. Poster Presentation, AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, September 2002.
Olson K, Manolidis S. The Pedicled Superficial Temporalis Fascial Flap: A New Method for Reconstruction in Otologic Surgery. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2002: 126: 538-547.
Olson K, Manolidis S. Changing Patterns of Frontal Sinus Injury: 92 Obliterations and Cranializations. Scientific Presentation, The Triological Society at COSM Annual Meeting, Boca Raton FL, May 2002.
Olson K, Giannoni C, Sulek M, Friedman E. Pediatric Tonsillectomy-How Long Do Children Need to Stay?. Poster Presentation, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology at COSM Annual Meeting, Boca Raton FL, May 2002.
Olson K, Manolidis S. The Pedicled Superficial Temporalis Fascial Flap: A New Method for Reconstruction in Otologic Surgery. Scientific presentation, AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting, Denver CO, September 2001.
Olson K, He W, Wang XJ. Loss of Cell Cycle Control is Key for Tumors to Escape TGF-Beta Induced Suppression. Research Forum Presentation, AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting, Denver CO, September 2001. In Press, Oncogene.
Takashima M, Olson K, Manolidis S. Composite Reconstruction of Middle Cranial Fossa Defects. Poster Presentation, AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting, Denver CO, September 2001.
Olson K, Manolidis S, Hayman LA, Chan LL, Taber K. Use of Sagittal Reconstructed CT Images to Plan Middle Cranial Fossa Surgery. Scientific Presentation, The Triological Society at COSM Annual Meeting, Palm Desert CA, May 2001.
Olson K, Manolidis S, Hayman LA, Chan LL, Taber K. Use of Sagittal Reconstructed CT Images to Plan Middle Cranial Fossa Surgery. Laryngoscope. 2001: 111: 2095-2100.
Olson K, Porter J. African-American Female Nasal Analysis. Scientific Presentation, AAFPRS Annual Spring Meeting, Palm Desert CA, May 2001.
Porter J, Olson K. African-American Female Nasal Analysis. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2003: 111(3): 620-626.
Porter J, Olson K. Anthropometric Facial Analysis of the African-American Woman. Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. 2001: 3(3): 191-197.
Weeks B, He W, Olson K, Wang, XJ. Inducible Expression of Transforming Growth Factor Beta1 in Papillomas Causes Rapid Metastasis. Cancer Research. 2001: 61: 7435-7443.
Olson K, Jerger J, Chmiel R, Murphy E. Asymmetries of Sound Lateralization in Young and Elderly Listeners. Submitted for publication, Ear and Hearing.
Cornell-Bell, Otake L, Sadler K, Thomas P, Lawrence S, Olson K, Gumkowski F, Peterson J, Jamieson J. Membrane Glycoplipid Trafficking in Living, Polarized, Pancreatic Acinar Cells: Assessment by Confocal Microscopy. Methods in Cell Biology 38: 221-240, 1993.