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

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Clifford R. Hume, MD, PhD

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

David L. Horn, MD, MS

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

David W. Raible, PhD

PROFESSOR AND VIRGINIA MERRILL BLOEDEL CHAIR

Edwin Rubel, PhD

PROFESSOR EMERITUS

Gavriel D. Kohlberg, MD

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Henry Ou, MD, MA

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

James O. Phillips, PhD

RESEARCH PROFESSOR

Jay Rubinstein, MD, PhD

PROFESSOR AND VIRGINIA MERRILL BLOEDEL CHAIR

Jennifer Stone, PhD

RESEARCH PROFESSOR AND NIH R25 RESEARCH EDUCATION PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Kathleen Sie, MD

PROFESSOR, RICHARD AND FRANCINE LOEB ENDOWED CHAIR IN CHILDHOOD COMMUNICATION RESEARCH

Neel K. Bhatt, MD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Randall A. Bly, MD

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Susan Norton, PhD

PROFESSOR EMERITUS

Tenzin Ngodup, PhD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Yoshiko Kojima, PhD

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

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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.