Hearing and Balance
Our faculty are highly engaged in research to uncover new strategies for improving hearing and balance function. The Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center is associated with the Department of Otolaryngology and is one of the nation’s leading sites for research and education related to hearing, hearing loss, balance, disequilibrium, and related communication disorders. https://sites.uw.edu/hearing/
Hearing Loss/Ototoxicity/Hair Cell Regeneration:
- Ward Drennan, PhD
- Gavriel Kohlberg, MD
- Bonnie Lau, PhD
- David Raible, PhD
- Ed Rubel, PhD
- Jennifer Stone, PhD
- Yoshiko Kojima, PhD
- James Phillips, PhD
- Jay Rubinstein, MD, PhD
Cochlear Implants (adult and pediatric):
- David Horn, MD
- Jay Rubinstein, MD
- Kathleen Sie, MD
Faculty researchers

David W. Raible, PhD
PROFESSOR AND VIRGINIA MERRILL BLOEDEL CHAIR

Jennifer Stone, PhD
RESEARCH PROFESSOR AND NIH T-32 RESEARCH TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Henry Ou, MD, MA
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Susan Norton, PhD
PROFESSOR EMERITUS

Clifford R. Hume, MD, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

David L. Horn, MD, MS
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Kathleen Sie, MD
PROFESSOR AND CHIEF, RICHARD AND FRANCINE LOEB ENDOWED CHAIR IN CHILDHOOD COMMUNICATION RESEARCH

Jay Rubinstein, MD, PhD
PROFESSOR AND VIRGINIA MERRILL BLOEDEL CHAIR

Edwin Rubel, PhD
PROFESSOR EMERITUS

James O. Phillips, PhD
RESEARCH PROFESSOR

Bonnie K. Lau, PhD
RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Yoshiko Kojima, PhD
RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Gavriel D. Kohlberg, MD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Neel K. Bhatt, MD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Support Our Work
We greatly appreciate donations to help fund the advancement of our specialty through patient care, education, and scientific exploration. All donations received directly impact patient care at all levels.