The 20 Best Familial Deafness Doctors Near Me in Mount Pleasant, SC

Ted A. Meyer, M.D. Ph.D. joined the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at MUSC in 2004 and was later named the director of the MUSC cochlear implant program. Dr. Meyer grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated from Washington University, where he majored in mathematics and was captain of the tennis team. In 1995, he graduated from the Medical Scholars Program at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Urbana-Champaign with a medical degree and a doctoral degree in Speech \& Hearing Science. Dr. Meyer then completed a residency in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery at Indiana University, where he trained with Dr. Richard Miyamoto. Residency was followed by a fellowship in neurotology at the University of Iowa, where he trained with Dr. Bruce Gantz. Dr. Meyer limits his practice to the evaluation and treatment of adults and children with otologic and neurotologic disorders.Most patients have disorders affecting the ear that are managed surgically. Examples of his specialty areas include acoustic neuromas, cochlear implants, CSF leaks, glomus tumors, meningiomas and other skull-based lesions, hearing loss, ear infections, tympanic membrane perforations, cholesteatoma, otosclerosis, vertigo, Meniere's disease, facial paralysis and congenital ear malformations. As director of the MUSC cochlear implant program, Dr. Meyer oversees all clinical and research protocols involving patients with cochlear implants. MUSC has performed more than 100 cochlear implants yearly since 2012.Dr. Meyer has published numerous manuscripts and book chapters. He has received several grants to study mechanisms of speech perception with cochlear implants and is involved in many clinical trials, He frequently presents his results from these trials at national and international research meetings. Dr. Meyer is a fellow in the American Academy of Otolaryngology \&- Head and Neck Surgery.Dr. Meyer directs the MUSC temporal bone dissection course annually that attracts physicians from around the country to learn the latest techniques in surgical otology. He directs the MUSC otolaryngology residency program and neurotology fellowship program. Dr. Meyer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hearing Loss, Meniere Disease, Infant Hearing Loss, Mastoidectomy, and Myringotomy.

**Habib G. Rizk, M.D., MSc**, grew up in Beirut, Lebanon. He attended the French Faculty of Medicine at Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon. He pursued an Otolaryngology - Head \& Neck Surgery residency at Htel-Dieu de France Hospital in Beirut, followed by a one-year Otologic Medicine and Surgery Fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. Michael Teixido and a two-year Neurotology fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina.Dr. Rizk's interests pertain to all areas of otology and neurotology with a specific focus on medical and surgical management of vestibular disorders. He is an associate professor in the MUSC department of Otolaryngology, Head \& Neck Surgery, and is the Director of the Multidisciplinary Vestibular Program. Dr. Rizk is currently on the board of directors and is vice-president of the Vestibular Disorders Association. He is a member of the Brny society and a fellow of the American Neurotology Society. He is also a member of the American Balance Society and of the Otology and Neurotology Education Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Rizk is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meniere Disease, Vertigo, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Infant Hearing Loss, and Laryngectomy. Dr. Rizk is currently accepting new patients.

Mark Hoy is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Dr. Hoy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Deafness, Infant Hearing Loss, Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, and Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome.

Rodney J. Schlosser, M.D. is the director of rhinology and sinus surgery at the nose and sinus center. After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and serving four years of active military duty in the U.S. Army, Dr. Schlosser received his medical degree from the Mayo Clinic. He then completed his ENT residency at the University of Virginia where he trained under the mentorship of Charles W. Gross, M.D. a nationally recognized sinus surgeon and pediatric otolaryngologist. After his residency, Dr. Schlosser completed an additional year of study during a fellowship devoted exclusively to the treatment of advanced sinus disease at the University of Pennsylvania with David W. Kennedy, M.D. one of the premiere sinus surgeons in the world.Dr. Schlosser has written a textbook on the management of sinus problems and more than 200 articles and chapters dealing with sinus and nasal topics. He regularly travels around the world to speak and teach courses on the latest techniques in endoscopic sinus surgery and computerized image-guided surgery. Dr. Schlosser focuses primarily on difficult adult and pediatric sinus cases, nasal obstruction, revision surgeries, sinonasal tumors. Dr. Schlosser is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Sinusitis, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Septoplasty, and Endoscopy. Dr. Schlosser is currently accepting new patients.

David R. White, M.D. is a professor in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and the director of pediatric otolaryngology at the Medical University of South Carolina. A Charleston native, Dr. White joined the department in 2005 after completing a fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology - head and neck surgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He graduated from Davidson College in 1994, received his M.D. from the Medical University of South Carolina, and completed his residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of North Carolina.Dr. White's practice focuses entirely on the care of children with ear, nose, and throat problems. He has authored over 100 articles and chapters in medical journals and textbooks and has won multiple research awards at national otolaryngology meetings. Dr. White has particular expertise in the treatment of children with ear/hearing problems, speech and swallowing disorders, and airway problems. He is a member of the airway and aspiration center for children, craniofacial anomalies and cleft palate center, the velopharyngeal insufficiency and speech team, the cochlear implant center, and the vascular anomalies program at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. White is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Microtia, Laryngomalacia, Enlarged Adenoids, and Otitis. Dr. White is currently accepting new patients.

Paul Lambert is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Lambert is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acoustic Neuroma, Glomus Jugulare Tumor, Glomus Tympanum Tumor, and Infant Hearing Loss.

Theodore Mcrackan is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Mcrackan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. He is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hearing Loss, Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Schwannoma, Mastoidectomy, and Myringotomy.

**Robert F. Labadie, M.D., Ph.D.** is an otolaryngologist, also known as an ear, nose, and throat doctor, who specializes in treatment of ear diseases and has a passion for cochlear implants which are implantable, electronic devices which restore hearing to patients with certain forms of deafness. In addition to being a medical doctor, Dr. Labadie has a Ph.D. in bioengineering and has used that skill set to design and perform studies to improve outcomes for patients with cochlear implants.A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he went to college at the University of Notre Dame where he studied mechanical engineering and returned home to do both his M.D. and Ph.D. at the University of Pittsburgh. He then completed residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following which he joined the faculty at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee where he practiced for 20 years before being recruited to MUSC to become the chair of otolaryngology in January of 2022.Dr. Labadie is the author of more than 175 peer-reviewed papers, more than a dozen patents, multiple book chapters, and a textbook on image-guided surgery. He has presented his research nationally and internationally and has ongoing support from the National Institutes of Health for his research. He is a member of The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and a fellow of The American College of Surgeons, The American Otological Society, The American Neurotology Society, The Triological Society, and the international group Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum. Dr. Labadie is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hearing Loss, Meniere Disease, Infant Hearing Loss, Mastoidectomy, and Osteotomy. Dr. Labadie is currently accepting new patients.

**Zachary M. Soler, M.D. MSc,** joined the MUSC sinus center in 2011. Originally from coastal Florida, Dr. Soler attended medical school at Wake Forest University, followed by a residency in otolaryngology -- head and neck surgery at Oregon Health and Science University. He then completed a fellowship dedicated solely to rhinology and endoscopic sinus surgery at Harvard Medical School. After fellowship, Dr. Soler spent an additional year at the Harvard School of Public Health, earning a Master's Degree in epidemiology.Dr. Soler's practice is dedicated primarily to diseases of the nose, sinuses, and skull base. He treats adults and children with a wide range of conditions, ranging from common allergies and sinusitis to skull base tumors and CSF leaks. He has particular expertise with difficult-to-manage cases of sinusitis, revision sinus surgery, and surgical treatment of sino-nasal tumors. He sees patients in Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, and downtown Charleston.Dr. Soler has authored over 100 manuscripts and book chapters related to otolaryngology and rhinology. His research focus is on optimizing clinical outcomes after medical and surgical treatment of chronic sinusitis. He is a principal investigator on several large studies funded through the National Institutes of Health and the American Rhinologic Society. He is board certified through the American Board of Otolaryngology and a member of the American Rhinologic Society. Dr. Soler's practice is dedicated primarily to diseases of the nose, sinuses, and skull base. He treats adults and children with a wide range of conditions, ranging from common allergies and sinusitis to skull base tumors and CSF leaks. He has particular expertise with difficult-to-manage cases of sinusitis, revision sinus surgery, and surgical treatment of sino-nasal tumors. He sees patients in Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, and downtown Charleston.Dr. Soler has authored over 100 manuscripts and book chapters related to otolaryngology and rhinology. His research focus is on optimizing clinical outcomes after medical and surgical treatment of chronic sinusitis. He is a principal investigator on several large studies funded through the National Institutes of Health and the American Rhinologic Society. He is board certified through the American Board of Otolaryngology and a member of the American Rhinologic Society. Dr. Soler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Sinusitis, Nasal Polyps, Septoplasty, and Endoscopy. Dr. Soler is currently accepting new patients.

William Carroll is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist and an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Dr. Carroll is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Micrognathia, Laryngomalacia, Adenoidectomy, and Mastoidectomy.

Shaun Nguyen is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. He is also highly rated in 35 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meniere Disease, Choanal Atresia, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Mastoidectomy, and Adenoidectomy.

Diala Almardeeni is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Almardeeni is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. Her clinical expertise encompasses Familial Deafness, Infant Hearing Loss, TMJ Disorders, and Occupational Hearing Loss.

Robert Waters is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Waters is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. His clinical expertise encompasses Infant Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, DFNB1, and Otitis.

**Clarice S. Clemmens, M.D.** joined the Department of Otolaryngology \&- Head and Neck Surgery and MUSC Children's Hospital in 2015. Prior to joining MUSC, Dr. Clemmens completed a fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Clemmens grew up in Idaho, and graduated summa cum laude from Clemson University where she played varsity soccer. In 2009, she graduated from medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina, and then completed a residency in otolaryngology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Clemmens received her board certification from the American Board of Otolaryngology in 2015. Since completing her fellowship, Dr. Clemmens limited her clinical practice to the care of children. As a mother of three children, Dr. Clemmens has developed a special appreciation for the care of children, and she has dedicated her practice to pediatric patients with all types of ear, nose, and throat problems, with a particular emphasis on neonatal airway disorders and thyroid disorders. She has authored multiple papers and book chapters and has given presentations at both the regional and national levels. Dr. Clemmens is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Laryngomalacia, Stridor, Otitis, Adenoidectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Clemmens is currently accepting new patients.

Carl Schwenzfeier is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Schwenzfeier is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. His clinical expertise encompasses Jones Syndrome, Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Hearing Loss, and Gastrostomy.

Ronald Mcvicar is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Mcvicar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Empyema, Sinusitis, Infant Hearing Loss, and Grass Allergy.

Michael Noone is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Noone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Infant Hearing Loss, Sinusitis, Jones Syndrome, Empyema, and Gastrostomy.

Thomas Hester is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Hester is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Grass Allergy.

Shaun Scott is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Scott is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Palatal Myoclonus, Ozena, and Grass Allergy.

Edward Mcnellis is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Mcnellis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Deafness. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Infant Hearing Loss, and Thyroidectomy.