The 20 Best Meniere Disease Doctors in The United States

Elizabeth Redd is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Cooperstown, New York. Dr. Redd is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. She is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Jones Syndrome, and Meniere Disease.

Michael Ruckenstein is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ruckenstein is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Meniere Disease, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Myringotomy. Dr. Ruckenstein is board certified in Otolaryngology/Neurotology, 2006 and Otolaryngology, 1994. Dr. Ruckenstein is currently accepting new patients.

**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 an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. 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.

Brian Broker is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Broker is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. He is also highly rated in 38 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Nasal Polyps, Sinusitis, Empyema, Septoplasty, and Balloon Sinuplasty. Dr. Broker is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology.

Steven Rauch is an Otolaryngologist and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. He has been practicing medicine for over 47 years. Dr. Rauch is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meniere Disease, Vertigo, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, and Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss.

Akira Ishiyama is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Sylmar, California. Dr. Ishiyama is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meniere Disease, Otosclerosis, Familial Otosclerosis, Mastoidectomy, and Tissue Biopsy.

Simon Angeli is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Angeli is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cholesteatoma, Meniere Disease, Ruptured Eardrum, Glomus Tympanum Tumor, and Mastoidectomy.

Leticia Peltzer is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Abingdon, Virginia. Dr. Peltzer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. She is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Empyema, Sinusitis, Grass Allergy, and Allergic Rhinitis. Dr. Peltzer is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology.

Matthew Hubbard is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Abingdon, Virginia. Dr. Hubbard is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. He is also highly rated in 34 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Grass Allergy, Sinusitis, Allergic Rhinitis, and Empyema. Dr. Hubbard is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology.

Dr. Sachin Gupta is the Director of the Swedish Cochlear Implant Program, and Director of the Swedish Acoustic Neuroma Program. Dr. Gupta is a board-certified Neurotologist, who specializes in treatment of disorders of the ear and skull base. His particular interests include minimally invasive endoscopic ear surgery, cochlear implantation, and vestibular schwannoma (“acoustic neuroma”) surgery. Prior to joining Swedish, he had the privilege of serving as the Director of Otology and Neurotology at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, followed by several years as an academic Neurotologist at Oregon & Health Science University. Dr. Gupta takes the time to understand each patient's goals to form an individualized treatment plan. He frequently collaborates with providers from Audiology, Neurosurgery, and Head & Neck Surgery, and actively communicates with referring providers to ensure everyone stays on the same page. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Jones Syndrome, Acoustic Neuroma, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Gupta is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.

David Osterhus is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Kingsport, Tennessee. Dr. Osterhus is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. He is also highly rated in 27 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Septoplasty. Dr. Osterhus is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology.

Johnathan Winstead is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Johnson City, Tennessee. Dr. Winstead is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. He is also highly rated in 30 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Low Nasal Bridge, Nasal Septal Hematoma, White Sponge Nevus, and Perichondritis. Dr. Winstead is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology.

Tatyana Erlikh is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Dr. Erlikh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. She is also highly rated in 30 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension. Dr. Erlikh is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Shane Ashford is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Denton, Texas. Dr. Ashford is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. He is also highly rated in 29 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cirrhosis, Xanthoma, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, and Familial Hypertension.

Marissa Le is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Dr. Le is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Mikulicz Disease, Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome, and Infant Hearing Loss. Dr. Le is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery.

Neurotologist Bryan Ward specializes in treating disorders of the ear and skull base, such as chronic ear disease, obstructive and patulous eustachian tube dysfunction, and conditions that cause dizziness, such as superior canal dehiscence syndrome, Meniere’s disease and bilateral vestibulopathy. Dr. Ward earned his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed residency training in otolaryngology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, followed by fellowship training in eustachian tube disorders at Boston Children’s Hospital. He returned to Johns Hopkins for additional fellowship training in otology and neurotology. He has research interests in vestibular physiology and pathophysiology, with a particular focus on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and interactions between strong magnetic fields and the inner ear. The magnetic fields of MRI machines can induce a force in the inner ear that may cause dizziness and vertigo. This is a fundamentally new way of stimulating the vestibular system, and he is studying how the brain adapts to this stimulus. Dr. Ward is interested in understanding novel disorders of the inner ear vestibular system by developing improved MRI and via temporal bone histopathology. His clinical research interests include eustachian tube disorders, the pathophysiology of inner ear disorders such as superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome, Meniere’s disease and bilateral vestibulopathy, as well as novel treatments, including the development of a vestibular implant (led by Charles Della Santina). Dr. Ward is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meniere Disease, Vertigo, Patulous Eustachian Tube, Myringotomy, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Ward is board certified in Head And Neck Surgery.

Seilesh Babu is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Farmington Hills, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 29 years. Dr. Babu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. He is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Otosclerosis, Stapedectomy, and Mastoidectomy. Dr. Babu is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery and American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery. Dr. Babu is currently accepting new patients.

Eric Sargent is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Farmington Hills, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 40 years. Dr. Sargent is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Acoustic Neuroma, Vertigo, and Meniere Disease. Dr. Sargent is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery and American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery. Dr. Sargent is currently accepting new patients.

Dennis Bojrab is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Farmington Hills, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 47 years. Dr. Bojrab is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Familial Otosclerosis, Mastoidectomy, and Stapedectomy. Dr. Bojrab is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery and American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery. Dr. Bojrab is currently accepting new patients.

About Andrea Vambutas MD, FACSDr. Andrea Vambutas is the Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital. She is also Director for the Center of Hearing & Balance at the New York Head & Neck Institute. She is also the Medical Director of the Apelian Cochlear Implant Program and Professor of Otolaryngology & Molecular Medicine. She was instrumental in developing the Apelian Cochlear Implant Center, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2011. The center cares for infants and adults. The cochlear implant team is comprised of surgeons, audiologists, speech pathologists, social workers, sign language interpreters and deaf educators who provide all aspects of evaluation prior to, and rehabilitation following cochlear implantation. The center has been the recipient of many complicated otologic cases, and difficult clinical problems.Dr. Vambutas is a clinician-scientist that studies immune responses and their effect on hearing.There are three unique forms of hearing loss that may be amenable to medical therapy for recovery of natural hearing: Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease, Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Meniere s Disease. Timely treatment with steroids results in hearing recovery in about 60% of cases. Unfortunately, that response is lost over time with repetitive treatment. For those that fail to respond to corticosteroids, there are no alternate treatments. Deteriorating hearing is rehabilitated with hearing aids or cochlear implants. Despite how beneficial these devices are, they do not select for what we want to hear, unlike our brains that do it naturally and seamlessly.Her research interests are in the restoration of natural hearing in these steroid resistant patients.To this end, her laboratory has identified the critical role of an inflammatory protein, interleukin-1 (IL-1), in this disease. Her research group is running a NIH-sponsored phase I open-label clinical trial to determine if blockade of IL-1 can prevent further hearing loss in these steroid-resistant individuals (www.clinicaltrials.gov NCT01267994). Her laboratory is also trying to better understand the molecular mechanisms behind these diseases, specifically in distinguishing steroid sensitive and resistant hearing loss which would identify new biologic markers of disease.Awards and Recognition:Castle Connolley, Best DoctorsBest Doctors in AmericaOutstanding Teacher Awards, North Shore-LIJ Health System & Montefiore Medical CenterService Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology HNSProfessional Affiliations:Diplomat: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck SurgeryFellow: American College of SurgeonsFellow, American Neurotology SocietyElected Member: New York Otologic SocietyElected Member: Henry Kunkel SocietyElected Member: American Association of Immunologists. Dr. Vambutas is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. She is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Infant Hearing Loss, Meniere Disease, Cholesteatoma, and Hearing Loss. Dr. Vambutas is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology.