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Otology and Neuro-Otology
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Program Director:
Baloh, Robert W. M.D.
Canalis, Rinaldo F. M.D., F.A.C.S.
Honrubia, Vicente M.D., D.M.Sc.
Ishiyama, Akira M.D.
Contact Phone Number
(310) 206-6688
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Description of Clinical Program
The UCLA Neuro-Otology Program provides compre-hensive management of temporal bone disorders.
Program Experience
Faculty in the UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery and the Department of Neurology comprise an interdisciplinary team for the evaluation and treatment of the gamut of neuro-otology disorders, including benign and malignant tumors, recurrent infections, and disabling conditions resulting in loss of hearing and balance.
The UCLA Neuro-Otology Program has been recognized as an NIH “center of excellence” in neuro-otology in the United States. Over 30 years of experience in clinical care, research, and education provides patients with the most advanced medical and surgical therapies available anywhere.
The program’s Vestibular Function Testing Laboratory, established in 1961, developed computerized analysis and rotary testing that still serves as the gold standard for testing of vestibular function. A modern audiometric testing facility tests the newest hearing aid devices, including cochlear implants, making them available to patients as emerging technologies.
Program Approach
New patients receive an initial consultation by an otologist and, if appropriate, a neurologist. Both medical and surgical therapies are utilized, depending on clinical findings. There is close coordination with other treatment specialist for trauma and cancer patients.
Referrals are made to the Vestibular Function Testing Laboratory for patients with dizziness and balance problems and to the Audiometric Testing Laboratory for patients with hearing deficiencies.
Written reports on clinical findings and treatment recommendations are sent to referring physicians. Patients are returned to the care of their physicians upon conclusion of treatment.
Research Applications
Clinical and basic science research in neuro-otology, conducted by program faculty, involves the following:
· Meniere’s disease
· Vestibular function
· Inner ear physiology
· Tinnitus
· Balance including geriatric balance problems
· Intra-operative monitoring
· Tumors of the temporal bone
Faculty Members
Robert W. Baloh, M.D.
Professor of Neurology and
Surgery, Division of Head
and Neck Surgery
Rinaldo F. Canalis, M.D.
Professor of Surgery,
Division of Head and Neck
Surgery
Vicente Honrubia, M.D.
Professor of Surgery,
Division of Head and Neck
Surgery
Akira I. Ishiyama, M.D.
Assistant Professor of
Surgery, Divison of Head
and Neck Surgery
Indications for Patient Referral
Patients with the following conditions are candidates for referral to the UCLA Neuro-Otology Program
· Dizziness
· Tumors of the temporal bone, including neuromas, acoustic neuromas, and Glomus tumors
· Facial nerve disorders, including Bell’s palsy
· Meniere’s disease
· Disabling disorders affecting hearing and balance such as tinnitus
· Ossicular problems, including otosclerosis
· Recurrent infections of the ear and temporal bone
Contact for Patient Referral
UCLA Neuro-Otology
Program
(310) 206-6688
If you have any referral problems, or wantinformation about otherprograms, please call theUCLA Physician Helpline 1800-UCLA-888.
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