Overview
Alex Tampio is an Otolaryngologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Tampio has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hearing Loss. His top areas of expertise are Recurrent Peripheral Facial Palsy, Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, and Jones Syndrome. Dr. Tampio is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Hearing Loss.
Insurance
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Locations
1608 S J St, Fl 5, Tacoma, WA 98405
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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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.
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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.
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
- Distinguished
- DFNB1Dr. Tampio isDistinguished. Learn about DFNB1.
- Infant Hearing LossDr. Tampio isDistinguished. Learn about Infant Hearing Loss.
- Jones SyndromeDr. Tampio isDistinguished. Learn about Jones Syndrome.
- Recurrent Peripheral Facial PalsyDr. Tampio isDistinguished. Learn about Recurrent Peripheral Facial Palsy.
- TinnitusDr. Tampio isDistinguished. Learn about Tinnitus.
- Advanced
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Tampio isAdvanced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- Bell's PalsyDr. Tampio isAdvanced. Learn about Bell's Palsy.
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- CholesteatomaDr. Tampio isAdvanced. Learn about Cholesteatoma.
- Facial ParalysisDr. Tampio isAdvanced. Learn about Facial Paralysis.
- Familial DeafnessDr. Tampio isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Deafness.
- Experienced
- AnosmiaDr. Tampio isExperienced. Learn about Anosmia.
- Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS)
- Auditory Processing DisorderDr. Tampio isExperienced. Learn about Auditory Processing Disorder.
- Branchial Cleft CystDr. Tampio isExperienced. Learn about Branchial Cleft Cyst.
- Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP)
- Deafness Hypogonadism SyndromeDr. Tampio isExperienced. Learn about Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome.