Ericka King, MD

Ericka King, MD, is board certified in head and neck surgery, with subspecialty in pediatrics. She offers wide array of procedures, from removal of adenoids and tonsils, to hearing restoration and endoscopic airway surgeries. Her clinical interests are sleep-disordered breathing, including impacts on behavior and quality of life and examining the causes and assessing the longterm speech and hearing outcomes of genetic hearing loss.

Away from work, Dr. King shares a love of the outdoors with her husband, two children and their golden retriever. She also is fond of hip hop dancing, reading and re-watching old movies, especially The Princess Bride.

The conditions Dr. King treats include:

• Hearing loss
• Abnormal growth in the middle ear (cholesteatoma)
• Sleep apnea
• Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia)
• Congenital head and neck disorders

Languages: English

Certification: Otolaryngology

Professional School: University of Washington (Seattle, WA)

Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin

Fellowship: University of Michigan

Medical Groups: Mary Bridge Children's, MultiCare

Research:

Hyzer JM, Milczuk HA, Macarthur CJ, King EF, Quintanilla-Dieck L, Lam DJ. Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy Findings in Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea With vs Without Obesity or Down Syndrome. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Feb 1;147(2):175-181. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.4548. PMID: 33270102; PMCID: PMC7716249.

Hargunani CA, King E, Milczuk HA, MacArthur CJ. Endoscopic ear surgery in children with down syndrome. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Apr;131:109884. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.109884. Epub 2020 Jan 15. PMID: 31972386. 

Practice Philosophy: I am committed to family centered, individualized care of my patients. My role as a physician is to help families understand the disease process affecting their child, the full range of treatment options available, and to support the family in selecting the course of action that best fits their needs and beliefs. I strive for a holistic approach, working with the pediatrician and other specialists to ensure a comprehensive, coordinated plan is in place for each child.

Special Interests: Sleep-disordered breathing, including impacts on behavior and quality of life, and examining the causes and assessing the long-term speech and hearing outcomes of genetic hearing loss.