Ear Surgery

Ear Surgery

  • Overview
  • Conditions
  • Appointments
  • Approach
  • Treatment
  • Locations
  • Doctors

    • When it comes to ear surgery, no matter how routine or complex the procedure, you want the very best outcome and an experienced surgeon who performs ear surgery routinely. At the University of Michigan Health, our surgeons have a combined experience of more than 60 years performing ear surgery exclusively. Since we don’t do anything else, operations that may seem major at other practices become a matter of routine for us.

    What conditions can require ear surgery?

    We provide the full scope of surgeries that cover any ear disease or disorder, including:

    • Hearing loss
    • Perforated ear drums
    • Chronic ear infections
    • Repair of middle ear bones
    • Tumors of the ear
    • Infectious or inflammatory diseases of the ear
    • Facial nerve paralysis
    • Acoustic neuroma
    • Cochlear implant
    • Vertigo (dizziness)

    Appointment Information

    To make an appointment, please call 734-936-8051.

    Our Approach

    Our multidisciplinary approach involves collaboration with many other skilled groups within the University of Michigan to allow us to provide the very best patient care, including Michigan Hearing, Vestibular Testing, the internationally recognized Kresge Hearing Research Institute, and the Department of Neurosurgery.

    Our comprehensive evaluation includes a thorough history, a complete exam and diagnostic testing that is suitable to your condition. This may include audiologic testing with our Michigan Hearing program, vestibular testing, a CAT scan or MRI, or even advanced studies such as electrocochleography, vestibular evoked myogenic potentials, or electrodiagnostic testing to assess the function of the facial nerve.

    How are ear conditions treated surgically?

    We offer the complete scope of surgical treatments. For rehabilitation of hearing loss, we perform stapedectomy for otosclerosis, middle ear implants, cochlear implants, and bone conduction implants such as the BAHA and Ponto devices. 

    For chronic ear infections, we offer tympanoplasty and mastoidectomy. For deep skin cancers invading the ear canal or mastoid bone, such as basal cell carcinoma, we collaborate with the Department of Dermatology and the Head and Neck Oncology Program as needed to assist in complete removal of the cancer. For benign tumors of the auditory system, such as an acoustic neuroma, we provide surgical management with the Department of Neurosurgery to preserve hearing and the facial nerve whenever possible.

    Locations
    • Otolaryngology Clinic | Brighton Center for Specialty Care 7500 Challis Rd
      Entrance 1, Level 2
      Brighton, MI 48116-9416       Get Directions
    • Otolaryngology Clinic | Taubman Center 1500 E Medical Center Dr
      Floor 1 Reception A
      Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5312       Get Directions
    • Otolaryngology Clinic | West Ann Arbor Health Center-Parkland Plaza 380 Parkland Plaza Ste 210
      Floor 2
      Ann Arbor, MI 48103-6201       Get Directions

    Doctors

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    Meredith Evelyn Adams, MD

    Associate Professor

    Otolaryngology, Otology-Neurotology

    Renee Michelle Banakis Hartl, MD

    Renee Michelle Banakis Hartl, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor

    Otology-Neurotology, Otolaryngology

    Hussam Khalis El-Kashlan, MD

    Hussam Khalil El-Kashlan, MD

    Professor

    Otology-Neurotology, Otolaryngology

    Emily Zambricki Stucken, MD

    Clinical Associate Professor

    Otology-Neurotology, Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery-Head & Neck

    Christopher Michael Welch, MD

    Christopher Michael Welch, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor

    Otology-Neurotology, Otolaryngology

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