Dr. Jay T. Rubinstein

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 Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). His top areas of expertise are Cholesteatoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, and Infant Hearing Loss.

Alexander Chiu is an Otolaryngologist and a Plastic Surgeon in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Chiu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). His top areas of expertise are Sinus Cancer, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Sinusitis, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Septoplasty. Dr. Chiu is currently accepting new patients.

Gavriel Kohlberg is an Otolaryngologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Kohlberg is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). His top areas of expertise are Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Infant Hearing Loss, Ruptured Eardrum, and Laryngectomy. Dr. Kohlberg is currently accepting new patients.