Services:
- Ear Nose and Throat
- Hearing and Ear Disorders
- Audiology Center
- Skull Base Surgery
Clinical Interests:
cholesteatoma, hearing aids, tinnitus treatments, chronic ear infections, surfer's ear, otosclerosis, dizziness, balance problems, Meniere's disease, endoscopic skull base surgery, facial paralysis, Bell's palsy
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Professional Positions
- Professor — Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, UCI School of Medicine
- Professor — Department of Biomedical Engineering, UCI Samueli School of Engineering
- Director — UCI Health Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery Services
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Gender
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Awards
- Physicians of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association — 2012-2023
- Best Doctors in America® (Otolaryngology) — 2010-2013
- BEST ENT, American Academy of Otolaryngology
- Clinical Scholars of the American Academy of Otolaryngology
- President Elect Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology
- Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology
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Residencies
- University of Minnesota Hospital & Clinics
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Languages Spoken
Spanish, Persian (Farsi), English
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Fellowships
- Minnesota Ear
- Head & Neck Clinic
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Education
- University of Minnesota Medical School
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Speakers Bureau Topics
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Cochlear Implants
- Common Ear Problems
- Congenital Anomalies of the Ear
- CSF Leaks
- Diseases of the External Ear Canal
- Dizzy Patient: 10-minute History and Physical Exam
- Ear Infections
- Ear Tubes
- Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
- Facial Nerve Paralysis: Bell’s Palsy
- Fiber-optic Flexible EES
- Geriatric Ear Disease
- Hearing Aids/Hearing Rehabilitation
- Hearing Loss
- Implantable Hearing Devices
- Meniere's Disease
- Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery
- Otitis Media
- Pediatric Dizziness
- Pediatric Ear Problems
- Pediatric Sinusitis
- Reflux Laryngitis
- Sinusitis
- Skull Base Tumors
- Tinnitus
- Vertigo/Dizziness