Overview
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 Meniere Disease. His top areas of expertise are Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Infant Hearing Loss, Mastoidectomy, and Septoplasty.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 68 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
6565 North Charles Street, Physicians Pavilion East - Suite 315, Physicians Pavilion East - Suite 315, Towson, MD 21204
10803 Falls Road, Pavilion III STE 2300, Lutherville, MD 21093
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.
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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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- MastoidectomyDr. Creighton isDistinguished. Learn about Mastoidectomy.
- Advanced
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Creighton isAdvanced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- DFNB1Dr. Creighton isAdvanced. Learn about DFNB1.
- Infant Hearing LossDr. Creighton isAdvanced. Learn about Infant Hearing Loss.
- SchwannomaDr. Creighton isAdvanced. Learn about Schwannoma.
- Experienced
- Adenoid Cystic CarcinomaDr. Creighton isExperienced. Learn about Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional VertigoDr. Creighton isExperienced. Learn about Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. Creighton isExperienced. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.
- CholesteatomaDr. Creighton isExperienced. Learn about Cholesteatoma.
- Deafness Hypogonadism SyndromeDr. Creighton isExperienced. Learn about Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome.
- EndoscopyDr. Creighton isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.