Dr. Charles Limb

Dr. Charles Limb is a specialist in ear disorders (otology), including neurological ear disorders (neurotology), as well as skull base surgery. He focuses particularly on treating hearing loss and auditory conditions. His expertise includes all surgeries of the temporal bone. Chief of the UCSF Division of Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery, he is also director of the UCSF Douglas Grant Cochlear Implant Center. In his research, Limb has investigated the neural basis of musical creativity and has studied music perception in deaf individuals with cochlear implants. Limb received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his medical degree from Yale School of Medicine. He completed a residency and fellowship in otolaryngology – head and neck surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Center for Hearing and Balance, and a second postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. Limb is the UCSF Francis A. Sooy Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Previously, he was associate professor of otolaryngology – head and neck surgery and a faculty member at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Limb is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hearing Loss, Meniere Disease, Infant Hearing Loss, and Familial Deafness.

Dr. Limb is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology, Neurotology and American Board Of Otolaryngology, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 82 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. Dr. Limb is currently accepting new patients.