Eric J. Formeister
Experienced in Tongue Cancer
Experienced in Tongue Cancer
120 E Carver St, 
Durham, NC 

Overview

Our ability to hear and communicate in our world are some of the most defining qualities of what it means to be a human and create the foundation of our social interactions. Helping people restore or improve these abilities to enhance their quality of life is what motivated me to become an otologist and neurotologist. I value each and every patient relationship and keep it centered on shared decision-making and evidence-based care that results in the best individual outcome. I feel privileged to help patients with a wide breadth of disorders related to the hearing and balance systems, from common issues such as hearing loss that requires cochlear implantation to rare ones like vestibular schwannomas (acoustic neuromas) and cerebrospinal fluid leaks. I also have a unique experience with and passion for treating patients with superior semicircular canal dehiscence. One of the wonderful features of my practice is the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues in a truly multidisciplinary manner to provide superb, multifaceted, and personalized care for each patient. Outside of work, I find great joy in being an avid outdoor enthusiast with my wife and our black lab.

Dr. Formeister is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tongue Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Vertigo, Hearing Loss, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Meniere Disease, and Laryngectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 34 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 Tongue Cancer.

Graduate Institution
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, 2015
Specialties
Otolaryngology
Licenses
Otolaryngology in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Otolaryngology, Otolaryngology-Head And Neck Surgery
Fellowships
Otology, Neurotology, and Lateral Skull Base Surgery, Johns Hopkins University (Maryland)
Hospital Affiliations
Duke University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center
120 E Carver St, Durham, NC 27704
Other Locations
Duke Otolaryngology South Durham
234 Crooked Creek Pkwy, Durham, NC 27713
Duke Otolaryngology and Oral Surgery Clinic - Clinic 1F
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Formeister has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Cholesteatoma
Hearing Loss
Acoustic Neuroma

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.


34 Total Publications

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