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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

Bonnie K. Lau, PhD

Bonnie K. Lau, PhD

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Clifford R. Hume, MD, PhD

Clifford R. Hume, MD, PhD

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
David Horn, MD, MS

David L. Horn, MD, MS

PROFESSOR; VICE-CHAIR, RESEARCH
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David W. Raible, PhD

PROFESSOR AND VIRGINIA MERRILL BLOEDEL CHAIR
Edwin Rubel, Ph.D

Edwin Rubel, PhD

PROFESSOR EMERITUS
Gavriel D. Kohlberg, MD

Gavriel D. Kohlberg, MD

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR; NEURO-OTOLOGY DIVISION DIRECTOR
Henry Ou, MD, MA

Henry Ou, MD, MA

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
James O. Phillips, PhD

James O. Phillips, PhD

RESEARCH PROFESSOR
Jay Rubinstein MD, PhD

Jay Rubinstein, MD, PhD

PROFESSOR AND VIRGINIA MERRILL BLOEDEL CHAIR
Jennifer Stone, PhD

Jennifer Stone, PhD

RESEARCH PROFESSOR AND NIH R25 RESEARCH EDUCATION PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Kathleen Sie, MD

Kathleen Sie, MD

PROFESSOR, RICHARD AND FRANCINE LOEB ENDOWED CHAIR IN CHILDHOOD COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
Larry Duckert, MD, PhD

Larry Duckert, MD, PhD

PROFESSOR EMERITUS
Neel K. Bhatt, MD

Neel K. Bhatt, MD

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Randall A. Bly, MD

Randall A. Bly, MD

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Susan Norton, PhD

Susan Norton, PhD

PROFESSOR EMERITUS
Tenzin Ngodup, PhD

Tenzin Ngodup, PhD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Yoshiko Kojima, PhD

Yoshiko Kojima, PhD

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE 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.