XXII SEMANA NACIONAL DE LUCHA CONTRA LA SORDERA

en apoyo y difusión del
"PROGRAMA NACIONAL DE DETECCIÓN TEMPRANA
Y ATENCIÓN DE LA HIPOACUSIA"

INVITADOS EXTRANJEROS

Dr. Jose Juan Barajas Prat, MD (España).

Dra. Sandra Gabbard, MD(USA).
Dra. Elizabeth Toh, MD (USA)

CURRICULUM VITAE
DR. JOSÉ JUAN BARAJAS DE PRAT

El Dr. J. J. Barajas, médico otorrinolaringólogo, nace en Santa Cruz de Tenerife, en las Islas Canarias, España. Obtiene la licenciatura en Medicina y Cirugía en la Universidad de Navarra.
a continuación se traslada al Reino Unido donde continúa su formación, obteniendo el diploma en Laringología y Otología por el Real Colegio de Cirujanos de Londres. Durante este período desarrolla su actividad laboral en distintos centros sanitarios del Reino Unido. Posteriormente a esta actividad obtiene la especialidad en otorrinolaringología por la Universidad de Madrid y el título de doctor en medicina por la Universidad de Granada. A lo largo de su vida académica es becado por distintas instituciones, como la fundación de Otología de los Ángeles (EEUU) o el Hospital Universitario de Odense (Dinamarca). Así mismo se le otorga la prestigiosa beca Alexander von Humboldt, la cual cursa en el Departamento de Neurología de la Universidad de Ulm, en Alemania. El reconocimiento internacional del Dr. Barajas queda constatado al forma parte de los principales comités ejecutivos de las asociaciones relacionadas con su especialidad, ocupando el cargo de presidente de la International Societies of Audiology y de la Association of Physicians in Audiology. Así mismo, muestra de este reconocimiento es él haber sido nombrado presidente y organizador del IV Congreso Internacional de Medicina Audiológica, el XX Congreso Internacional de Audiología, el Work Shop on Otoacustic Emsions y el IX European Federation of Audiological Societies congreso celebrado en el Puerto de la Cruz durante el año 2009.
El Dr. Barajas ha fundamentado este reconocimiento internacional en un trabajo de investigación de más de 30 años en los que ha contribuido con publicaciones en las revistas de más prestigio dentro de la especialidad destacando en especial por sus aportaciones en el área de la electrofisiología del sistema nervioso central auditivo. En su faceta como docente, el Dr. Barajas abre las puertas de su centro a estudiantes procedentes de distintos países de América del Sur y de nuestro país a través de la Fundación Canaria Dr. Barajas para la Prevención e Investigación de la Sordera, de la cual es presidente.
A través de este cauce, en los últimos años, becarios de Brasil, Colombia, Argentina y Ecuador han tenido la oportunidad de acudir como pasantes a la Clínica Barajas complementando su formación como otorrinolaringólogos, audiólogos o logopedas. Por otro lado, el Dr. Bajas es profesor de psicobiología en la Facultad de Psicología, de la Universidad de la Laguna. El Dr. Barajas sigue pasando consulta como médico otorrinolaringólogo en la Clínica Barajas de Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

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CURRICULUM VITAE
Dra. Gabbard, Ph.D.

Dra. Sandra Gabbard is the Co-Director of the Marion Downs Hearing Center and the Director of Audiology at the University of Colorado Hospital. She is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and JFK Partners at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and adjunct faculty in the Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Department at the University of Colorado in Boulder. She has been providing a wide range of clinical audiologic services at The University of Colorado Hospital for over 25 years with a primarily pediatric focus. She has published and presented extensively in the areas of newborn hearing screening, assessment procedures, and fitting and verification of hearing aids and FM systems. She is the PI of a Pediatric Audiology LEND MCHB training grant which supports AuD students and post-doctoral audiologists to expand their expertise in pediatric audiology. She is a member of the Colorado Infant Hearing Advisory Board, the Coordinator of the Colorado Pediatric Assessment and Amplification Task Force, and is the President of the Colorado Academy of Audiology.

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CURRICULIM VITAE
Elizabeth Hui Yee Toh, M.B.,B.S., F.A.C.S.
EDUCATION & TRAINING

UNDERGRADUATE:
1984-1985 National Junior College Cambridge GCE A Level
Singapore
GRADUATE:
1986-1991 National University of Singapore Bachelor of Medicine
Singapore Bachelor of Surgery
POSTGRADUATE:
May 1991-April 1992 National University Hospital Floating Internship
Singapore
May 1992-Oct 1992 Alexandra Hospital Medical Officer
Singapore Orthopedic Surgery
Nov 1992-April 1993 Kandang Kerbau Hospital Medical Officer
Singapore Neonatal Medicine
May 1993-June 1993 Singapore General Hospital Trainee
Singapore Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
1993-1995 Mount Sinai Medical Center Intern/Resident
New York, NY General Surgery
1995-1999 Mount Sinai Medical Center Resident
New York, NY Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
1999-2001 House Ear Clinic Clinical Fellow
Los Angeles, CA Otology/Neurotology
APPOINTMENTS & POSITIONS
1999-2001 University of Southern California Clinical Instructor
Department of Otolaryngology
Los Angeles, CA
2001-2008 University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Assistant Professor
Department of Otolaryngology
Pittsburgh, PA
2009-present Lahey Clinic Senior Staff Physician
Department of Otolaryngology Co-Director, Center for Skull Base Surgery
Burlington, MA Director, Balance and Hearing Implant Center
CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE
SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION:
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Diplomate of American Board of Otolaryngology
Certificate of Added Qualification in Neurotology
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE: State of California. State of Massachusetts
MEMBERSHIPS in PROFESSIONAL & SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
American Neurotology Society
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
American Board of Otolaryngology
American College of Surgeons
Massachusetts Society of Otolaryngology
PUBLICATIONS
REFEREED ARTICLES:
1. Goh PM, Kum CK, Toh EH: Endoscopic patch closure of malignant esophagotracheal fistulas using histoacryl glue. Surgical Endoscopy 1994;8(12):1434-5.
2. Toh EH, Wackym PA: Injury to the temporal bone and facial nerve in children. Facial Plastic Clinics of North America 1999;7(2):223-9.
3. Toh EH, Pearl AW, Genden EM, Urken ML, Lawson W: Bivalved palatal transposition flaps for the correction of acquired nasopharyngeal stenosis. American Journal of Rhinology 2000;14(3):199-204.
4. House JW, Toh EH, Perez A: Diving following stapedectomy: clinical experience and recommendations. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2001;125(4):356-60.
5. Toh EH, Friedman RA: Current management of facial neuroma. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery 2001;9(5):296-8.
6. Brackmann DE, Toh EH: Surgical management of petrous apex cholesterol granulomas. Otology & Neurotology 2002;23(4):529-33.
7. Toh EH, Luxford WM: Cochlear and brainstem implantation. Otolaryngology Clinics of North America 2002;35:325-42.
8. Toh EH, De La Cruz A, Lo W: Brainstem cavernous angioma. Otology & Neurotology 2003;24(1):123-4.
9. Nayak JV, Teot LA, Vyas Y, Snyderman CH, Toh EH, Deleyiannis FW: Head and neck epitheliod sarcoma in a child: Diagnostic dilemma an anterolateral thigh free flap reconstruction. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 2008;72(5):719-24.
10. Toh EH, Luxford WM: Cochlear and brainstem implantation. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, 2008;19:317-30.
11. Vrabec JT, Backous DD, Djalilian HR, Gidley PW, Leonetti JP, Marzo SJ, Morrison D, Ng M, Ramsey MJ, Schaitkin BM, Smouha E, Toh EH, Wax MK, Williamson RA, O’Brian Smith E: Facial nerve grading system 2.0. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2009:140(4);445-50.
12. Toh EH: Adult with acute facial palsy. Patient of the Month Program 2009: Volume 8(7).
13. Toh EH: Risks of steroids for sudden sensorineural hearing loss. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery AcademyU education module 2010.
14. Smouha E, Toh EH, Schaitkin BM: Surgical treatment of Bell’s palsy: current attitudes. Laryngoscope 2011 (submitted).
BOOK EDITOR
1. K.J. Lee and E.H. Toh: Otolaryngology: A Surgical Notebook. Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., New York, 2007.
2. E.N. Myers, et al.: Operative Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, 2/e. Elsevier Inc., Philadelphia, 2008. (Associate Editor)
BOOK CHAPTERS & REVIEWS:
1. Toh EH, Kerschner JE, Wackym PA: Optics: Comparison of the operating microscope with the rigid endoscope. In Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Head, Neck, and Cranial Base. Eds: P.A. Wackym, D.H. Rice, S.D. Schaefer. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2002.
2. Otto SR, Brackmann DE, Hitselberger WE, Toh EH, Shannon RV, Friesen LM: Auditory brainstem implants. In Surgery of the Ear (5th Edition). Eds: M.E. Glasscock III, A.J. Gulya. BC Decker Inc., Ontario, 2003.
3. Toh EH, Slattery WH: Tinnitus. Eds: A. Shulman, J. Aran, H. Feldman, J.A. Vernon. Singular Publishing Group, Inc., San Diego, 1997.
4. Toh EH: Surgical treatment for vertigo. In Otolaryngology: A Surgical Notebook. Eds: K.J. Lee and E.H. Toh. Thieme Medical Publishers Inc., New York, 2007.
5. Toh EH: Inner ear perfusion. In Otolaryngology: A Surgical Notebook. Eds: K.J. Lee and E.H. Toh. Thieme Medical Publishers Inc., New York, 2007.
6. Toh EH: Otologic implants. In Otolaryngology: A Surgical Notebook. Eds: K.J. Lee and E.H. Toh. Thieme Medical Publishers Inc., New York, 2007.
7. Toh EH, Hirsch BE: Facial nerve decompression and repair. In Otolaryngology: A Surgical Notebook. Eds: K.J. Lee and E.H. Toh. Thieme Medical Publishers Inc., New York, 2007.
8. Toh EH: Surgery for acoustic neuromas. In Otolaryngology: A Surgical Notebook. Eds: K.J. Lee and E.H. Toh. Thieme Medical Publishers Inc., New York, 2007.
9. Toh EH, Hirsch BE: Temporal bone resection. In Otolaryngology: A Surgical Notebook. Eds: K.J. Lee and E.H. Toh. Thieme Medical Publishers Inc., New York, 2007.
10. Toh EH: Infratemporal fossa and petrous apex approaches. In Otolaryngology: A Surgical Notebook. Eds: K.J. Lee and E.H. Toh. Thieme Medical Publishers Inc., New York, 2007.
11. Toh EH: Vestibular rehabilitation. In Vertigo and Disequilibrium. Ed: P. Weber. Thieme Medical Publishers Inc., New York, 2008.
12. Hackman T, Toh EH: Petrosal approaches. In Operative Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, 2/e. Eds: E.N. Myers. Elsevier Inc., Philadelphia, 2008.
13. Toh EH, Hirsch BE: Congenital and acquired atresia of the external auditory canal. In Operative Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, 2/e. Eds: E.N. Myers. Elsevier Inc., Philadelphia, 2008.
14. Ying YLM, Toh EH: Facial nerve decompression. In Operative Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, 2/e. Eds: E.N. Myers. Elsevier Inc., Philadelphia, 2008.
15. Toh EH: Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea and encephalocele. In Operative Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, 2/e. Eds: E.N. Myers. Elsevier Inc., Philadelphia, 2008.
16. Toh EH: Temporal bone trauma. In Operative Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, 2/e. Eds: E.N. Myers. Elsevier Inc., Philadelphia, 2008.
17. Ying YLM, Toh EH: Cochlear implantation. In Operative Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, 2/e. Eds: E.N. Myers. Elsevier Inc., Philadelphia, 2008.
18. Wood W, Toh EH: Surgery for vertigo. In Operative Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, 2/e. Eds: E.N. Myers. Elsevier Inc., Philadelphia, 2008.
19. Toh EH, Lee KJ: Facial nerve paralysis. In Essential Otolaryngology, 9/e. Ed: K.J. Lee, M.D. McGraw-Hill, Medical Publishing Division, New York 2008.
20. Otto S, Brackmann D, Hitselberger W, Toh EH, Shannon R, Friesen L: Auditory brainstem implants. In Glasscock-Shambaugh Surgery of the Ear, 6/e. Eds: A.J. Gulya, L.B. Minor, D.S. Poe. McGraw-Hill, England, 2010.
21. Toh EH: Facial nerve paralysis. In Practical Guidelines: Ear, Nose, Throat. Eds: K.J. Lee, M.D., Y Chan, M.D. Plural Publishing Inc., San Diego, 2010.
22. Toh EH, Lee KJ: Facial nerve paralysis. In Essential Otolaryngology, 10/e. Ed: K.J. Lee, M.D. McGraw-Hill, Medical Publishing Division, New York 2011.
AWARDS & HONORS
1999 Otolaryngology Basic Science Research Award, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2007 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Honor Award
2009 Best Doctors of America
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS:

1992 Radiographic outcome in plate osteosynthesis of intra-articular calcaneal fractures.
15th Annual Orthopedic Scientific Meeting, Singapore, November 1992.
1992 Calcaneal osteosynthesis with intraosseous calcaneal screw.
15th Annual Orthopedic Scientific Meeting, Singapore, November 1992.
1998 A specific mitochondrial DNA deletion (mtDNA4977) does not accumulate in the human inner ear
33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Neurotology Society, Florida, May 1998.
1999 Bivalved palatal transposition flaps for the correction of acquired nasopharyngeal stenosis.
Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Rhinologic Society, California, May 1999.
2000 Diving following stapedectomy: Clinical experience and recommendations.
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, District of Columbia, September 2000.
2001 Surgical management of petrous apex cholesterol granulomas.
36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Neurotology Society, California, May 2001.
2004 Intra-axial tumors of the cerebellopontine angle.
15th Annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society, Louisiana, February 2004.
2004 Vestibular impairment following cochlear implant surgery in older adults.
VIII International Cochlear Implant Conference, Indiana, May 2004.
2004 Steroid treatment for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
88th Annual Pacific Coast Oto-Ophthalmologic Society Meeting, Hawaii, June 2004.
2004 Role of transtympanic steroids in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, New York, September 2004.
2004 Controversies in facial paralysis.
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, New York, September 2004.
2005 Endolymphatic hydrops complicating gamma knife radiotherapy for vestibular schwannoma.
Southern Section Triological Society Meeting, Florida, January 2005.
2006 Cochlear implants.
WJET-TV Medical Series, Pennsylvania, July 2006.
2006 Update on implantable middle ear technology.
The developing forum of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong, China,
2006 Intratympanic therapy for inner ear disorders.
The developing forum of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong, China, October 2006.
2007 Pattern and incidence of sensorineural hearing loss following microdrill or microdrill with argon laser stapedotomy.
91st Pacific Coast Oto-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Hawaii, June 2007.
2008 Cochlear implant speech processing strategies. Moderator.
10th International conference on cochlear implants and other implantable auditory technologies, California, April 2008.

2008 Conductive hearing loss from self-induced digital manipulation of the external auditory canal.
Annual Triological Society Meeting, Florida, May 2008.
2008 The future of otology. Joint Anglo American Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, July 2008.
2008 Acoustic tumors. Surgery versus radiation. Joint Anglo American Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, July
2008 Current challenges in the management of vestibular schwannomas.
Singapore Otolaryngology Society Meeting, Singapore, December 2008.
2009 Controversies in chronic ear disease and surgery.
31st Sisson International Workshop, Colorado, February 2009.
2009 Controversies in management of sensorineural hearing loss.
31st Sisson International Workshop, Colorado, February 2009.
2010 Management of sensorineural hearing loss.
32nd Sisson International Workshop, Colorado, February 2010.
2010 Surgcial treatment of Bell’s palsy: current attitudes.
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, Boston, September 2010.
2010 Update on implantable hearing technology.
Singapore ENT Society Meeting, Singapore, December 2010.
2010 Update on implantable hearing technology.
Ipoh ENT Meeting, Ipoh, December 2010.
2011 Management of facial paralysis.
33nd Sisson International Workshop, Colorado, February 2011.
2011 Management of sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
33nd Sisson International Workshop, Colorado, February 2011.
2011 Management of chronic ear disease.
33nd Sisson International Workshop, Colorado, February 2011.
LECTURES:
2000 Advances in pediatric otology.
Grand rounds, Department of Otolaryngology & Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, July 2000.
2000 Update on cochlear implantation.
Grand rounds, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Southern California, August 2000.
2000 Management of acoustic neuromas: Irradiation vs. microsurgery.
Grand rounds, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, December 2000.
2001 Diagnostic evaluation of facial palsy.
Miniseminar in Otology, University of Pittsburgh, October 2001.
2002 Update on implantable hearing aids.
Grand rounds, Department of Otolaryngology, Singapore General Hospital, February 2002.
2002 Evaluation and management of the dizzy patient.
Grand rounds, Brownsville General Hospital, Pennsylvania, May 2002.
2002 Diagnosis and management of dizziness.
Grand rounds, Frick Hospital, Pennsylvania, June 2002.
2002 Management of dizziness.
Grand rounds, Jeanette District Memorial Hospital, Pennsylvania, June 2002.
2002 Hearing loss for the primary care physician.
Grand rounds, United Community Hospital, Pennsylvania, July 2002.
2002 Update on management of hearing loss.
Telemedicine broadcast presentation, UPMC Horizon, Pittsburgh, August 2002.
2002 Management of the dizzy patient.
Grand rounds, Department of Medicine, St. Francis Health System, August 2002.
2002 Hearing loss in children.
8th Annual Combined Otolaryngology Alumni Symposium, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, October 2002.
2002 Medical management of the draining ear.
Miniseminar in Otology, University of Pittsburgh, October 2002.
2003 Hearing loss & tinnitus.
Western Pennsylvania Hospital, March 2003.
2003 Dizziness-An update on evaluation & management
Medical grand rounds, St. Margaret Memorial Hospital, May 2003.
2003 Management of chronic otitis media.
Hawaii Society of Otolaryngology, August 2003.
2003 Diagnostic evaluation of acute facial palsy.
Grand rounds, Tripler Army Medical Center, August 2003.
2004 Ototopical therapy.
High Altitude/Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, March 2004.
2004 Hearing conservation programs.
Miniseminar in Otology, University of Pittsburgh, October 2004.
2004 Caring for hearing loss.
Medical grand rounds, St. Margaret Memorial Hospital, October 2004.
2004 Role of transtympanic steroids in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
Grand rounds, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, October 2004.
2004 Cholesteatoma.
Resident lecture, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, December 2004.
2005 Hearing rehabilitation.
Medical grand rounds, Brownsville General Hospital, September 2005.
2005 Tinnitus.
Self Help for Hard of Hearing, September 2005.
2006 Diagnostic evaluation of acute facial palsy.
Grand rounds, Singapore General Hospital, January 2006.
2006 Update on transtympanic steroid therapy for sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, March 2006.
2006 Facial nerve monitoring: Current practice and legal implications.
Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, March 2006.
2006 Role of intratympanic steroids in sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
Grand rounds, Northwestern University, November 2006.
2007 Role of surgery in the management of acute facial paralysis.
Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, March 2007.
2007 Management of acquired aural atresia.
Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, March 2007.
2007 The medically refractory dizzy patient.
Vestibular rehabilitation: an advanced course and update, March 2007.

2007 Current status of intratympanic therapy for sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
Grand rounds, Singapore General Hospital, March 2007.
2007 Ototopical therapy for treatment of ear disease.
University of Pittsburgh Alumni Day, March 2007.
2008 Acoustic neuromas.
Otology resident education module, January 2008.
2008 The role of surgical decompression for acute facial palsy.
Ultimate Colorado Mid-winter Meeting, January 2008.
The medically refractory dizzy patient. Vestibular rehabilitation: an advanced course and update, March 2008.
2008 Two-staged bone anchored hearing aid surgery.
BAHA surgical training course, August 2008
2008 Evaluation and management of tinnitus.
Otology resident education module, September 2008.
2009 Hearing for life: Preventing and managing hearing loss.
Lahey Wellness Series, May 2009.
2009 Emergency evaluation of dizziness and sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
Boston University/Tufts University Otolaryngology residency training, June 2009.
2009 Cerebellopontine angle neoplasms.
Boston University/Tufts University Otolaryngology COCHLIA module, December 2009.
2010 Otology in service exam review.
Boston University/Tufts University Otolaryngology residency training, February 2010.
2010 Evaluation and management of the dizzy patient.
Pentucket Medical Associates, April 1, 2010.
2010 Evaluation of sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
Boston University/Tufts University Otolaryngology residency training, July 2010.
2011 Facial nerve disorders.
Boston University/Tufts University Otolaryngology residency training, January 2011.
TEACHING COURSES:
2001 Electrophysiological & radiological evaluation of facial palsy.
2001 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, Denver, September 2001.
2001 Temporal bone surgical dissection course.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, October 2001.
2002 Temporal bone surgical dissection course.
Columbia University, New York, June 2002.
2002 Temporal bone surgical dissection course.
Anspach Companies, West Palm Beach, July 2002.
2002 Diagnostic evaluation of facial palsy.
2002 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, San Diego, September 2002.
2002 Temporal bone surgical dissection course.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, October 2002.
2003 ENT for the primary care physician.
Western Pennsylvania Hospital, March 2003.

2003 Temporal bone surgical dissection course.
Columbia University, New York, May 2003.
2003 Temporal bone surgical dissection course.
Anspach Companies, West Palm Beach, July 2003.
2003 Diagnostic evaluation of acute facial palsy.
2003 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, Orlando, September 2003.
2003 Temporal bone surgical dissection course.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, October 2003.
2004 Diagnostic evaluation of acute facial palsy.
2004 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, New York, September 2004.
2004 Temporal bone surgical dissection course.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, October 2004.
2005 Minicourse in otology.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, July 2005.
2005 Diagnostic evaluation of acute facial palsy.
2005 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, September 2005.
2005 Facial nerve monitoring: Hands on course.
2005 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, September 2005.
2005 Temporal bone surgical dissection course.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, October-November 2005.
2006 Advanced physical diagnosis course for medical students.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, January 2006.
2006 Diagnostic evaluation of acute facial palsy.
2006 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, Toronto, September 2006.
2006 Temporal bone surgical dissection course.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, October 2006.
2007 Advanced physical diagnosis course for medical students.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, January 2007.
2007 Vestibular rehabilitation: an advanced course and update.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, March 2007.
2007 Diagnostic evaluation and management of acute facial palsy.
2007 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, September 2007.
2007 Temporal bone surgical dissection course.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, October 2007.
2007 Vestibular rehabilitation: an advanced course and update.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, March 2008.
2008 Advanced physical diagnosis course for medical students.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, January 2008.
2008 BAHA surgical training workshop.
Cochlear Americas and University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, August 2008.
2008 Diagnostic evaluation and management of acute facial palsy.
2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, September 2008.
2008 Temporal bone surgical dissection course.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, October 2008.
2009 Implantable hearing devices seminar.
Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts, March 2009.
2009 Diagnostic evaluation and management of acute facial palsy.
2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, October 2009.
2009 Temporal bone surgical dissection course.
Boston University/Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, December 2009.
2010 Temporal bone surgical dissection course.
Boston University/Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, January 2010.
2010 Temporal bone surgical dissection course.
Boston University/Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, December 2010.
2011 Temporal bone surgical dissection course.
Boston University/Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, January 2011.
RESEARCH:
1. Mitochondrial DNA characteristics in human temporal bones.
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York (1998-1999)
PI: Phillip A. Wackym, M.D.
2. Daiichi Clinical Research Scholarship
Daiichi Pharmaceutical Corporation/American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (2002-2003)
3. Nano/Micro systems for advanced neuronal interfacing.
Department of Energy (D04-008) (2003-2008)
PI: M. Nance Ericson
Role: Co-investigator
4. Role of steroids for treatment of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2003-2008)
Role: Principal investigator
5. Sensorinueral hearing loss following stapes surgery.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2007-2008)
Role: Principal investigator6. Evaluation of vestibular schwannoma screening protocols based on the Pittsburgh VA Healthcare System experience.
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (2007-2008)
Role: Principal investigator
7. A controlled clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the BrainPort® Balance Device when used to improve balance in subjects with vestibular dysfunction.
Lahey Clinic (2009-present)
Role: Coinvestigator
8. Esteem totally implantable hearing system post approval study.
Lahey Clinic (2011)
Role: Principal investigator
COMMITTEES:
2010-present American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Implantable Hearing Devices Subcommittee/Member)
2007-present American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Otology & Neurotology Education Committee/Member)
2002-2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Facial Nerve Disorders Committee/Member)
2007-2008 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Department of Otolarynology (Electronic Medical Records Core Committee/Member)
2004-2008 University of Pittsburgh Institutional Review Board (Member)
2004-2008 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Electronic Medical Records Committee/Member)
2004-2007 American Board of Otolaryngology (Task Force Committee/Member)
2003-2005 Association for Research in Otolaryngology (Continuing Medical Education Committee/Member)
2002-2005 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (International Otolaryngology Committee/Member)
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES:
Otology & Neurotology (Guest reviewer)
Laryngoscope (Guest reviewer)
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Guest reviewer)
Faculty of 1000 Medicine (Associate faculty member)