Cochlear Implantation: strategies for maximizing patient outcomes
09-10, 14:15–15:00 (Europe/Istanbul), Hearing Implant 3

In a world with many choices for hearing rehabilitation, this panel will address common themes in cochlear implantation. We will review several cases which highlight the decision making for diagnostic testing and patient selection. Additional cases will highlight the various electrode choices and strategies for post operative care, including programming options. Panelist will share tips on patient pre and post operative counseling to maximize patient satisfaction. Finally,  panelists will also discuss the option of cochlear implantation within the context of local resources and ways to maximize patient outcomes in under resourced environments.  


This panel is geared toward those in comprehensive practice who are interested in maximizing outcomes for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Michael Hoa, MD, is a surgeon-scientist and a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Hoa completed his neurotology fellowship at the House Clinic in Los Angeles in 2012. Dr. Hoa is board certified in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, otology, and neurotology. Dr. Hoa serves as the director of the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Cochlear Implant Program which provides comprehensive cochlear implant services to both pediatric and adult populations. His main research interests as an NIH-sponsored surgeon-scientist include hearing restoration and preservation and the identification of novel and repurposable therapeutics in the setting of hearing instability disorders and cochlear implantation. In addition, he has clinical interests in both surgical management of vestibular and facial nerve schwannoma, endoscopic and microscopic management of cholesteatoma and chronic ear disease, otosclerosis, paraganglioma management, and lateral skull base encephalocele and CSF leak management.

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Dr. Mowry is a American Board of Otolarygology board certified neurotologist who practices in Cleveland Ohio in the US. She is a Professor of Otolaryngology at Case Western Reserve University and the Vice Chair for Education in the Department of ENT at University Hospitals. She serves as the training program director for both the neurotology fellowship and the otolaryngology residency. She cares for both pediatric and adult patients with disorders of the temporal bone and lateral skull base.

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