Overview
Sharon Cushing is an Otolaryngologist and a Pediatric Otolaryngologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Cushing is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hearing Loss. Her top areas of expertise are Hearing Loss, Cholesteatoma, Infant Hearing Loss, Myringotomy, and Adenoidectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 139 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 75 articles in the study of Hearing Loss.
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Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Jay Rubinstein is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist and an Otolaryngologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Rubinstein is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hearing Loss. His top areas of expertise are Meniere Disease, Vertigo, Hearing Loss, and Acoustic Neuroma. Dr. Rubinstein is currently accepting new patients.
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Daniel Zeitler is an Otolaryngologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Zeitler is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hearing Loss. His top areas of expertise are Hearing Loss, Infant Hearing Loss, Trichinosis, and Familial Deafness. Dr. Zeitler is currently accepting new patients.
Douglas Backous, MD, is a board-certified neurotologist specializing in treating conditions of the ear and skull base. For more than 22 years, Dr. Backous has provided leading edge treatments for patients with hearing loss, deafness, chronic ear infections, cholesteatoma acoustic neuromas and facial nerve disorders. His professional passion is ensuring access to care for patients who choose to hear with cochlear implants, brainstem implants, Baha and other hearing devices. He treats adults and children. His medical research interests focus on implantable hearing device program efficiency for improved patient access and program viability. Dr. Backous is a member of the Proliance Surgeons Board of Directors. He is also the program director for the Seattle Advanced Otology Fellowship at Puget Sound ENT. Both Doug (’84) and his wife, Julie (’86), are alumni of Seattle Pacific University, where he previously served as Board Chair. They have three adult children. Dr. Backous is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hearing Loss. His top areas of expertise are Cholesteatoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, and Infant Hearing Loss.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Hearing LossDr. Cushing isElite. Learn about Hearing Loss.
- Distinguished
- CholesteatomaDr. Cushing isDistinguished. Learn about Cholesteatoma.
- Advanced
- Infant Hearing LossDr. Cushing isAdvanced. Learn about Infant Hearing Loss.
- MyringotomyDr. Cushing isAdvanced. Learn about Myringotomy.
- OtitisDr. Cushing isAdvanced. Learn about Otitis.
- Experienced
- AdenoidectomyDr. Cushing isExperienced. Learn about Adenoidectomy.
- EmpyemaDr. Cushing isExperienced. Learn about Empyema.
- LabyrinthitisDr. Cushing isExperienced. Learn about Labyrinthitis.
- Obstructive Sleep ApneaDr. Cushing isExperienced. Learn about Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
- Otitis Media with EffusionDr. Cushing isExperienced. Learn about Otitis Media with Effusion.
- TinnitusDr. Cushing isExperienced. Learn about Tinnitus.
