Jay T. Rubinstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Professor, Bioengineering
Director of Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
University of Washington
Dr. Rubinstein has expertise in neural stimulation and processing of sensory stimuli for neual prostheses. In addition, he is an expert on the successful application of these techniques to enhanced auditory prostheses. Also, Dr. Rubinstein is an otlogic surgeon with special expertise in the implantation of stimulating electrodes in the inner ear. Dr. Rubinstein will supervise the implementation and surgical implantion of the stimulating electrodes, includineg the chronic prosthesis.
Clinical Interests: Acoustic neuroma, lateral skull-base surgery, auditory brainstem and cochlear implants, facial nerve disorders, otosclerosis, chronic ear disease, hearing loss, tinnitus, vestibular disorders.
Research Interests: Cochlear implant signal processing.
J.Thomas Roland, MD.
Chairman
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
NYU Langone Medical Center
Dr. Roland’s clinical work is in the disciplines of Otology/Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery. He is also Co-director of the NYU Cochlear Implant Center, one of the largest and most productive centers in the world. He clinically manages patients and conducts research in Cochlear Implants, Auditory Brainstem Implants and the management of Acoustic Neuroma and other Skull Base Lesions.
Bruce Gantz, MD
Professor and Head
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Brian F McCabe Distinguished Chair in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery.
University of Iowa
Current Research
- Bone resorption in chronic otitis media
- Renograffin in sudden hearing loss
- Bone growth in the scala tympani with the cochlear implant
- Iowa Cochlear Implant Clinical Research Center,
- Project III – Principal Investigator, Bells Palsy Cooperative Study, Electrical Stimulation of Auditory System
Richard Tyler, PhD
Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery and in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology at the University of Iowa.
Dr. Tyler’s primary areas of research interest are cochlear implants and tinnitus.
Richard Salvi, PhD
Professor, Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences
University of Buffalo
Tinnitus, Auditory Plasticity, Ototoxicity, Noise Induce Hearing Loss, Hair Cell Regeneration, Stem Cell Transplantation.