Bradley S. Thedinger M.D.
Education
Medical Degree – University of Kansas
Residency – University of Oregon
Fellowship – Otologic Medical Group / House Ear Institute
Medical/Surgical Areas of Interest
Hearing Loss, Chronic Ear Infections, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Facial Paralysis, Acoustic and Skull Base Tumors, Stereotactic Radiation of Temporal Bone Tumors, Cochlear Implants
Honors
American Academy Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Honor Award for Scientific Programs, Exhibits, and Instructional Courses, September 1995
Past President of Alumni Fellowship Group House Ear Institute
Past President of University of Kansas Medical School Alumni
Selected Publications
Applications of the KTP Laser in Chronic Ear Surgery,The American Journal of Otology November 1991
Recurrent Acoustic Tumor After Suboccipital Removal, Neurosurgery January 1994
Electrocochleographic Effects of Ear Canal Pressure Change In Subjects with Meniere’s Disease, The American Journal of Otology November 1996
Research Projects
Cochlear Implant Hybrid Devices
Stapedectomy Effects on the Vestibular System
Middle Ear Packing in Chronic Ear Surgery
Comparative Antibiotic Study in External Ear Infection
Auditory Brainstem Implant Clinical Trials
Robert D. Cullen, M.D.
Education
Medical Degree: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Fellowship: House Ear Clinic/House Ear Institute
Medical/Surgical Areas of Interest
Hearing Loss, Chronic Ear Infections, Cochlear Implants, Otosclerosis, Acoustic Neuromas and Skull Base Tumors, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Facial Paralysis, Dizziness, Tinnitus
Honors/Awards (selected)
Hilary Grinker Musser Grant in Auditory Science. National Organization of Hearing Research. 2006
G. Slaughter Fitz-Hugh Resident Research Award. The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society. 2003
Resident Research Award. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. 2002
Selected Publications
Cullen RD, House JW, Brackmann DE, Luxford WM, Fisher LM. Evaluation of Facial Function with a Questionnaire: Reliability and Validity. Otology & Neurotology. In press.
Brackmann DE, Cullen RD, Fisher LM. Facial nerve function after translabyrinthing vestibular schwannoma surgery. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 136(5):773-7. 2007
Cullen RD, Zdanski CJ, Roush P, Brown C, Teagle H, Pillsbury HC, Buchman C. Cochlear implants in Waardenburg syndrome. Laryngoscope. 116(7):1273-1275. 2006.
Cullen RD, Slattery WH. Facial neuroma. ENT Journal. 85(6):358. 2006.
Cullen RD, Higgins CA, Buss E, Clark MS, Pillsbury HC, Buchman CA. Cochlear Implantation in Patients with Substantial Residual Hearing. Laryngoscope. 114(12):2218-23. 2004.
Cullen RD, Buchman CA, Brown CJ, Copeland BJ, Zdanski C, Pillsbury HC, Shores CG. Cochlear Implantation for Children with GJB2-Related Deafness. Laryngoscope. 114(8):1415-1419.2004.
Buchman CA, Higgins CA, Cullen RD, Pillsbury HC. Revision cochlear implant surgery in adult patients with suspected device malfunction. Otology & Neurotology. 25(4):504-510. 2004.
Research Interests
Outcomes in cochlear implant users
Implantable hearing devices
Hearing preservation in the treatment of acoustic neuromas
Joseph A. Ursick, MD
Education
Medical Degree, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Residency in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas
Fellowship in Otology/Neurotology, House Ear Clinic, Los Angeles, California
Medical/Surgical Areas
Medical and Surgical Treatment of Ear Related Disorders in Adults and Children
Hearing Loss, including Sudden Hearing Loss
Cochlear Implants
Acoustic Neuromas
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Facial Nerve Disorders
Implantable Hearing Devices
Evaluation and Management of Balance Disorders and Tinnitus