Overview
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 Meniere Disease. His top areas of expertise are Jones Syndrome, Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, and Vertigo.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 75 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Meniere Disease.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 6, Floor 6, Baltimore, MD 21287
10803 Falls Road, Pavilion III STE 2300, Lutherville, MD 21093
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Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
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 Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. His top areas of expertise are Vertigo, Meniere Disease, Acoustic Neuroma, Mastoidectomy, and Endoscopy.
Medstar Medical Group Ii LLC
Michael Hoa is an Otolaryngologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Hoa is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hearing Loss, Meniere Disease, Acoustic Neuroma, Mastoidectomy, and Myringotomy. Dr. Hoa is currently accepting new patients.
ENT Med Grp Of Washington PC
Dr. James G. Vap is an otolaryngologist affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital and Georgetown University Hospital. He practices out of ENT Medical Group of Washington, located in Washington, D.C. and McLean, Va. Dr. Vap has an expertise in otology, otolaryngic allergy, rhinology and sinus disease. Dr. Vap earned his medical degree at the University of California at Davis School of Medicine. He completed a residency in otolaryngology at Huntington Memorial Hospital and an otology fellowship at the University of Southern California School of Medicine. Dr. Vap previously served as a medical staff specialist at the National Naval Medical Center. Dr. Vap is a fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology and the American College of Surgeons. He has served as a consultant to the National Institutes of Health, the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the Medical Advisory Board of the Treatment and Learning Center. Dr. Vap is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meniere Disease. His top areas of expertise are Common Cold, Meniere Disease, Tinnitus, and Empyema.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- DFNB1Dr. Santina isDistinguished. Learn about DFNB1.
- Infant Hearing LossDr. Santina isDistinguished. Learn about Infant Hearing Loss.
- Jones SyndromeDr. Santina isDistinguished. Learn about Jones Syndrome.
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- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Santina isAdvanced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- SchwannomaDr. Santina isAdvanced. Learn about Schwannoma.
- VertigoDr. Santina isAdvanced. Learn about Vertigo.
- Experienced
- Bell's PalsyDr. Santina isExperienced. Learn about Bell's Palsy.
- CholesteatomaDr. Santina isExperienced. Learn about Cholesteatoma.
- Deafness Hypogonadism SyndromeDr. Santina isExperienced. Learn about Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome.
- Facial ParalysisDr. Santina isExperienced. Learn about Facial Paralysis.
- Familial DeafnessDr. Santina isExperienced. Learn about Familial Deafness.
- Familial OtosclerosisDr. Santina isExperienced. Learn about Familial Otosclerosis.