Dr. Krista L. Olson is Assistant Professor and Associate Residency Program Director at the Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Olson has trained at the world-renowned Texas Medical Center and is responsible for training and educating the future surgeons in the field of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Passionate about facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Olson offers medical and surgical expertise to patients and other health care providers. She specializes in facial plastic surgery, including cosmetic facial rejuvenation, blepharoplasty, otoplasty, auricular reconstruction, treatment of facial vascular malformations, rhinoplasty and nasal reconstruction, brow lift, filler injection and Botox injection.
Dr. Olson received a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1997. She attended medical school at Baylor College of Medicine, where she was elected to membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and received her M.D. in 1997. At Baylor College of Medicine, she proceeded to complete a general surgery internship and otolaryngology-head & neck surgery residency. In 2004, Dr. Olson entered the distinguished Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship program at the University of California at Irvine. She is Board Certified in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, as well as Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. She was admitted as a fellow in the American College of Surgeons in 2007.
During Dr. Olson’s medical career, she was honored with the Baylor College of Medicine Excellent Award for 2000-2001. She received the Who’s Who in America in 2009, 2012 and 2013. Dr. Olson has co-authored and published medical journals on head and neck surgical techniques, as well as methods on facial plastic surgery. In addition, Dr. Olson has been invited to speak and lecture internationally, regionally and locally.
Dr. Olson is interested in developing new technologies in facial plastic surgery. She grew up in Mexico and is fluent in Spanish. She has three children, and outside of her busy career, she’s very involved in their school and sport activities.
Dr. Olson’s awards, recognitions and professional affiliations include:
- Yale University Environmental Biology Research Award, 1991
- Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation
- Alpha Omega Alpha Member, 1996
- American Medical Women’s Association, 1997
- AAO-HNS Resident Travel Grant Recipient, 2001
- Baylor College of Medicine Teaching Excellence Award, 2000-2001
- Who’s Who in America, 2009, 2012, 2013
- Member, American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Society, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Education Committee, 2014
- Fellow, American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Society
- Member, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Diplomate, American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Member, Triological Society Resident
- Member, Harris County Medical Society
- Member, Houston Otolaryngology Society
- Member, American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
- Member, Texas Medical Association
- Member, Association of Women Surgeons
- Member, Society of University Otolaryngologists – Head and Neck Surgeons
- Member, Committee on Residents and Fellows, AAO-HNS
- Member, Committee for Women in Otolaryngology, AAO-HNS & AAFPRS
Krista L. Olson, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Assistant Professor and Associate Residency Program Director
Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
Baylor Facial Plastic Surgery Center
