
Overview
Christoph M. Prummer, MD, enjoys getting to know patients and working beside them to ensure their goals and wishes are met. He is honored to educate people about their condition, treatment options and to guide them through the entire process.Dr. Prummer likes helping individuals with a wide range of concerns—everything from chronic nasal discomfort and hoarseness to head and neck cancer. He has a special interest in treating patients with a history of hearing loss using cochlear implants and other implantable devices. He is also practiced at treating chronic middle ear infections.Dr. Prummer earned a Bachelor of Science in Zoology from Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. He earned a Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. He completed a residency in otorhinolaryngology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota.Away from medicine, Dr. Prummer loves spending time with his wife and their three rambunctious children. He enjoys waterfowl, upland bird and big game hunting in both Western and Eastern Washington. He also likes hiking, horseback riding, traveling and barbecuing with his family.
Dr. Prummer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholesteatoma. His top areas of expertise are Nasal Septal Hematoma, Low Nasal Bridge, Perichondritis, and Nasal Flaring.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
104 27th Avenue SE, Puyallup, WA 98374
Clinical Research
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Proliance Ear Nose Throat & Allergy Associates
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 Cholesteatoma. His top areas of expertise are Cholesteatoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, and Infant Hearing Loss.
Sharon Cushing is an Otolaryngologist and a Pediatric Otolaryngologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Cushing is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholesteatoma. Her top areas of expertise are Hearing Loss, Cholesteatoma, Infant Hearing Loss, Myringotomy, and Adenoidectomy.
Proliance Surgeons Bellevue Ear, Nose & Throat And Sound Hearing
Trac Duong, MD, practices all aspects of adult and pediatric otolaryngology. He is subspecialty-trained in otology and neurotology and specializes in treating patients with complex diseases of the ear and skull base. He performs microsurgery, including endoscopic ear surgery, to treat hearing loss, tympanic membrane perforation, otosclerosis, chronic ear infections, cholesteatoma, vestibular schwannoma and tumors of the ear and skull base. He has over 10 years of experience performing cochlear implant surgery and working with implantable hearing technology. He also treats patients with peripheral vestibular disorders such as Meniere's disease.He believes that excellent and compassionate care starts with listening and taking the time to educate his patients so they can be more effective partners in their own care. He considers it a privilege to care for his patients. Dr. Duong is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholesteatoma. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Cholesteatoma, DFNB1, and Jones Syndrome.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Allergic RhinitisDr. Prummer isAdvanced. Learn about Allergic Rhinitis.
- Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP)
- DFNB1Dr. Prummer isAdvanced. Learn about DFNB1.
- EmpyemaDr. Prummer isAdvanced. Learn about Empyema.
- Familial DeafnessDr. Prummer isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Deafness.
- Infant Hearing LossDr. Prummer isAdvanced. Learn about Infant Hearing Loss.
- Experienced
- Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary GlandsDr. Prummer isExperienced. Learn about Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands.
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Prummer isExperienced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- AnosmiaDr. Prummer isExperienced. Learn about Anosmia.
- Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS)
- Auditory Processing DisorderDr. Prummer isExperienced. Learn about Auditory Processing Disorder.
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional VertigoDr. Prummer isExperienced. Learn about Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.


