Neurotologist John Carey specializes in the health and diseases of the inner ear that affect both balance and hearing mechanisms. He is a national expert in superior canal dehiscence syndrome, Menière’s disease, vestibular migraine, acoustic neuromas and other causes of vertigo, and serves as chief of the Division of Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Carey earned a medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine and completed two years of training in general surgery at Virginia Mason Medical Center. This was followed by residency training in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery at University of Washington Medical Center and fellowship training in neurotology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His research interests include superior canal dehiscence syndrome, Menière’s disease, vestibular implants, and the mechanisms of vestibular migraine. He has a particular interest in superior canal dehiscence syndrome, and, with Lloyd Minor, department director from 2003 to 2009, he helped develop the operation used to repair the superior canal. Dr. Carey has been funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, part of the National Institutes of Health. He has authored or co-authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications, 10 book chapters, and 11 reviews. Dr. Carey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Otosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Vertigo, Meniere Disease, Acoustic Neuroma, Mastoidectomy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Matthew Stewart specializes in surgery of the inner ear, skull-base tumors, sudden hearing loss, surgical restoration of hearing through cochlear implantation, stapes surgery for otosclerosis and Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA). His research focuses on auditory processing in BAHA and health care quality implementation in microsystems. Dr. Stewart is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Otosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, and Myringotomy.

Charles C. Della Santina specializes in surgery for treatment of hearing, balance and other ear disorders including otosclerosis, cholesteatoma, conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, acoustic neuroma/vestibular schwannoma, glomus and other tumors of the temporal bone, and other problems that cause hearing loss or abnormal vestibular (inner ear balance) sensation. He is the director of the Johns Hopkins Cochlear Implant Center. He performs acoustic neuroma surgery, cochlear implantation, stapes surgery, middle ear bone reconstruction, bone-conduction hearing device implantation, other middle ear and mastoid surgeries, removal of glomus and other temporal bone tumors, surgical treatment of temporal bone cerebrospinal fluid leaks and encephaloceles, and surgery for vestibular disorders including superior canal dehiscence syndrome, Meniere’s disease, bilateral loss of vestibular sensation, gentamicin ototoxicity and other disorders. Dr. Della Santina earned a medical degree from the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine and a doctorate in biomedical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley College of Engineering. He completed residency training in otolaryngology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2002, and has served on the Johns Hopkins faculty since then. A biomedical engineer, electrical engineer and neurophysiologist, Dr. Della Santina founded and directs the Johns Hopkins Vestibular NeuroEngineering Lab. His research group focuses on developing a vestibular implant to treat chronic unsteadiness and oscillopsia (shaky vision during head movement) caused by gentamicin ototoxicity and other causes of bilateral vestibular hypofunction. His group’s world-leading research on vestibular implantation has been published in leading journals including the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Della Santina's more than 140 publications also include studies of inner ear physiology and anatomy, new clinical tests of vestibular function, and the effects of cochlear implantation, superior canal dehiscence syndrome and gentamicin on the inner ear. A biomedical engineer, electrical engineer and neurophysiologist, Dr. Della Santina founded and directs the Johns Hopkins Vestibular NeuroEngineering Lab. His research group focuses on developing a vestibular implant to treat chronic unsteadiness and oscillopsia (shaky vision during head movement) caused by gentamicin ototoxicity and other causes of bilateral vestibular hypofunction. Dr. Della Santina's more than 110 publications also include studies of inner ear physiology and anatomy; new clinical tests of vestibular function; and the effects of cochlear implantation, superior canal dehiscence syndrome, and gentamicin on the inner ear. Dr. Santina is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Otosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Jones Syndrome, Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, and Vertigo.

Dr. Francis Deng is an expert in neuroradiology, specializing in diagnostic imaging of the head, neck, brain, and spine. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College and earned his medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. He then completed a medical internship at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, followed by diagnostic radiology residency and neuroradiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, both affiliates of Harvard Medical School. Dr. Deng is a recognized educator both locally and internationally. He has authored chapters in bestselling textbooks such as First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 and Core Radiology: A Visual Approach to Diagnostic Imaging. He is an Editor of Radiopaedia.org and was Co-Convener of the Radiopaedia 2024 Virtual Conference, which had more than 13,000 registrants globally. With Medality (MRI Online), he was core faculty for the Fellowship Certificate programs on Brain & Spine Neuroradiology and for Stroke Imaging. For several high-impact radiology journals, Dr. Deng has received distinguished reviewer awards and served in editorial roles. He was a Visiting Scholar with the American Board of Medical Specialties in 2023-2024 and, as a student, served on the Board of Directors of the National Resident Matching Program. Dr. Deng has an academic interest in diagnostic excellence and error. Locally, he holds regular quality assurance conferences for radiology residents to learn from misses and misinterpretations. He hosted a podcast series on this topic published under the aegis of the American Journal of Roentgenology. He also serves as an expert witness in medical liability/malpractice cases. Dr. Deng is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Otosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Morgagni-Stewart-Morel Syndrome, Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis, Lemierre Syndrome, Familial Otosclerosis, and Thrombectomy.

Ronna Hertzano is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Hertzano is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Otosclerosis. Her top areas of expertise are Hearing Loss, Occupational Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, and Ruptured Eardrum. Dr. Hertzano is currently accepting new patients.

David Eisenman is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Eisenman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Otosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Tinnitus, Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Hearing Loss, and Tissue Biopsy.

Dr. Creighton is an ear and lateral skull base surgeon. Dr. Creighton graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in biomedical engineering and earned his M.D. from Emory University. He completed a general surgery internship at the Mass General Hospital and residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at Harvard. Following this he completed a fellowship in neurotology and lateral skull base surgery at Johns Hopkins. His clinical practice specializes in surgical and medical management of middle ear, inner ear, skull base and facial nerve disorders. These include skull base tumors, vestibular schwannomas (acoustic neuromas), hearing loss, cholesteatoma, cochlear implantation, stapedectomy, CSF leaks and ear drum perforations. He is trained in minimally invasive and endoscopic approaches to the ear for cholesteatoma and ear drum perforations, which reduces the need for visible incisions, and performed the first in office tympanoplsty repairs at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Creighton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Otosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Infant Hearing Loss, Mastoidectomy, and Septoplasty.

Ileana Showalter is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Showalter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Otosclerosis. Her top areas of expertise are Trachoma, Laryngitis, Tinnitus, and Salivary Duct Stones. Dr. Showalter is currently accepting new patients.

Nicholas Andresen is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Andresen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Otosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Bell's Palsy, Meniere Disease, Recurrent Peripheral Facial Palsy, Facial Paralysis, and Nerve Decompression.

Heather Weinreich is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Weinreich is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Otosclerosis. Her top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Otitis Media with Effusion, Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome, and Myringotomy.

Brian Kaplan is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kaplan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Otosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Cholesteatoma. Dr. Kaplan is currently accepting new patients.

Carla Lawson is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Lawson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Otosclerosis. Her top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Familial Deafness, Ruptured Eardrum, DFNB1, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Lawson is currently accepting new patients.

Aaron Wood is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Wood is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Otosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, and Otitis. Dr. Wood is currently accepting new patients.

Dario Kunar is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kunar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Otosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Nasal Polyps, Infant Hearing Loss, and DFNB1. Dr. Kunar is currently accepting new patients.

Warren Rothman is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Rothman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Otosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Otosclerosis, Otosclerosis, Thrush, Myringotomy, and Gastrostomy.

Barry Tatar is an Otolaryngologist in Elkridge, Maryland. Dr. Tatar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Otosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Hearing Loss, Occupational Hearing Loss, Infant Hearing Loss, and Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss. Dr. Tatar is currently accepting new patients.