Stapedectomy Expert Witnesses

Los Angeles, California

Otology, Otolaryngology - Otology, Neurotology, Hearing loss, Tinnitus, Cochlear implant, Dizziness, Tympanoplasty, Mastoidectomy, Acoustic neuroma, Vestibular schwannoma, Facial paralysis, CSF leak, Meniere's disease, Surgery complications, Otosclerosis, Surfer's ear, Noise induced hearing loss, Ear trauma, Temporal bone fracture, Stapedectomy

Hossein Mahboubi MD, MPH is a dual board-certified otolaryngologist with fellowship training in otology, neurotology and skull base surgery, a sub-specialty focusing on the diseases of the ear and hearing, balance, and facial nerves. Dr. Mahboubi completed his residency in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery at University of California Irvine following a post-doctoral research fellowship at the same institution, which helped develop his passion for treating ear and skull base diseases. He then spent additional two years completing a clinical fellowship in otology and neurotology at House Ear Clinic and University of California Los Angeles where he advanced his skills in cochlear implants, stapedectomy, and complex ear and lateral skull base surgery. Dr. Mahboubi has published numerous articles in national and international otolaryngology journals on the diseases of the ear, nose, and throat, including hearing loss, cholesteatoma, otosclerosis, exostosis (surfers’ ear), dizziness...

Wichita, Kansas

Otoneurology, Otology - Hearing loss, Ear surgery, Stapedectomy, Cochlear implantation, Acoustic neuroma, Cyberknife, Stereotactic radiosurgery, Microsurgery, Facial nerve paralysis, CSF leak, Ménière’s disease, Vertigo, BPPV, Sudden hearing loss, Noise induced hearing loss, Cholesteatoma, Chronic otitis media, Vestibular schwannoma, BAHA/OSIA, Gamma Knife

I graduated from Wayne State School of Medicine in Detroit with high distinction, and while in medical school received an NIH grant to study the molecular biology of hearing loss. I then completed my general surgery internship and otolaryngology and head and neck surgery residency at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. I subsequently completed a two-year fellowship in Neurotology and cranial base surgery at The Ohio State University. I have added certification in the treatment of skull base and intracranial pathology with stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy (Gamma Knife and Cyberknife). I have been academically active and have published on a variety of topics in my field. I have had a special interest in the molecular biology of acoustic neuroma‘s and also hearing preservation when treating these tumors. I have published on reducing the radiation dose to the inner ear during stereotactic radiosurgery for acoustic neuromas in an attempt to preserve hearing. I have a...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan

Otology, Otoneurology - Ear surgery, Otology, Neurotology, Cranial base surgery, Hearing loss, Noise-induced hearing loss, Deafness, Cochlear implants, Meniere's Disease, Balance disorders, Stapedectomy, Acoustic neuroma

Dr. Arts has over 33 years of experience in clinical and academic practice of Otology and Neurotology, with special expertise in acoustic neuroma, cranial base surgery, cochlear implants, chronic ear surgery, stapedectomy surgery, facial paralysis, Meniere's disease, balance disorders, and all forms of hearing loss. He has been active in research involving cochlear implants and other implantable hearing devices, inner ear physiology and pathology. He is on the Editorial Board of the journal Otology & Neurotology and is a member of the American Otological Society and the American Neurotology Society. He was the Program Director of the University of Michigan Neurotology Fellowship training program for 15 years and has served as a Senior Examiner for the American Board of Otolaryngology, for both the Otolaryngology Exam and the Neurotology Exam. He is currently Professor Emeritus of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery at the University of Michigan and has an active surgical practice a...