Edwin M. Monsell, MD, PhD

I am blessed to have a long and continuing career as a physician, surgeon, researcher, teacher, leader, and administrator in my chosen field. Currently I am focused on providing ambulatory care and teaching residents. I strive to do my best in service to our patients and all whom we serve. It is a privilege to do this work, and to be a part of a great group of people at one of our top academic health centers and universities.

Dr. Monsell joined the faculty of the University of Washington as a clinical professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in 2022, specializing in diseases of the ear and related structures. Previously, he was a professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, where he practiced and conducted research related to hearing loss.

Undergraduate Education: Williams College, Williamstown, MA

Medical School: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Internship: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

Fellowship: House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, CA

Other Training: Duke University, Durham, NC, PhD, Neuroscience and Cell Biology; Oakland University, Rochester Hills, MI, MBA in healthcare management

Board Certification: Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, 1984; Certificate of Added Qualifications: Neurotology, 2004

Memberships: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society, American Otological, Rhinological, and Laryngological Society, a/k/a Triological Society, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Society for Neuroscience, Sigma Xi
 

2004: Distinguished Service Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

2003: Moser Award for Clinical and Translational Research, American Otological, Rhinological, and Laryngological Society, a/k/a Triological Society

Dr. Monsell’s clinical focus at the University of Washington is diseases of the ear and temporal bone.  This includes evaluation and management of problems of hearing loss and balance.

Singh JM, Corser WD, Monsell EM. Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in Community Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Mar;162(3):283-289. doi: 10.1177/0194599820902116. Epub 2020 Feb 4. PMID: 32013711.

Carrasquilla G, Barón C, Monsell EM, Cousin M, Walter V, Lefèvre G, Sander O, Fisher LM: Randomized, prospective, three-arm study to confirm the auditory safety and efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine in Colombian patients with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Am J Trop Med Hyg. Jan;86(1):75-83, 2012. PubMed PMID: 22232454; PMCID: PMC3247112.

Monsell EM. The mechanism of hearing loss in Paget's disease of bone. Laryngoscope. 2004 Apr;114(4):598-606. doi: 10.1097/00005537-200404000-00002. PMID: 15064610; PMCID: PMC3813977.

Monsell EM, Furman JM, Herdman SJ, Konrad HR, Shepard NT. Computerized dynamic platform posturography, Technology Assessment. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1997 Oct;117(4):394-8. doi: 10.1016/S0194-5998(97)70132-3. PMID: 9339802.

Monsell EM. New and revised reporting guidelines from the Committee on Hearing and Equilibrium. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1995 Sep;113(3):176-8. doi: 10.1016/S0194-5998(95)70100-1. PMID: 7675474.

Mechanisms of hearing loss, clinical research methods, and reporting standards relating to disorders of hearing, balance, and the facial nerve.