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. 

Hearing and Balance

  • David Horn, MD, MS
  • Clifford Hume, MD, PhD
  • Gavriel Kohlberg, MD
  • Yoshiko Kojima, PhD
  • Tenzin Ngodup, PhD
  • Henry Ou, MD
  • David Perkel, PhD
  • James O. Phillips, PhD
  • David Raible, PhD
  • Jay Rubinstein, MD, PhD
  • Jennifer Stone, PhD

Voice, Speech, and Language:

  • Neel K. Bhatt, MD
  • Neal Futran, MD, DMD
  • David Horn, MD, MS
  • Bonnie Lau, PhD, CCC-SLP
  • Al Merati, MD
  • Tanya Meyer, MD
  • David Perkel, PhD
  • Mark Whipple, MD

Taste and Smell:

  • Waleed Abuzeid, MD
  • Randall Bly, MD

Faculty researchers

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.