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Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery

Division of Otology, Neurotology, Lateral Skull Base Surgery

Otology and Neurotology is a branch of ENT (Otolaryngology) which deals with disorders of the ear, base of the skull, and nerves which connect the ear and brain. At the Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, adults and children with disorders of the ear are treated by physician-surgeon experts dedicated solely to the medical and surgical treatment of otology/neurotology conditions such as: hearing loss, dizziness, infections and inflammatory disorders of the ear, congenital malformations of the ear, and tumors of the ear, base of skull, and cranial nerves.

Our division is led by P. Ashley Wackym, MD and Scott Shapiro, MD, nationally and internationally recognized experts in the field who are highly published researchers on neurotology conditions. They treat both children and adults. Often patients are referred by other ENT physicians due to the complex and highly specialized skillset required for ear and skull base conditions. Though most patients are successfully treated without surgery, Dr. Wackym and Shapiro have extensive experience and expertise in specialized surgeries such as cochlear implants, bone conduction implants, and vestibular schwannoma microsurgical resection.

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
10 Plum St, 8th Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
For Appointments: 732-235-5530

Services

What conditions do they treat?

  • Hearing loss 
  • Infectious or inflammatory ear disease
  • Complex dizziness
  • Otosclerosis
  • Congenital hearing loss
  • Disorders of the facial nerve
  • Third window disorders (such as superior semicircular canal dehiscence)
  • Vestibular schwannoma (also known as acoustic neuroma)

What treatment might they recommend?

  • Cochlear implant 
  • Vestibular schwannoma microsurgical resection
  • Stereotactic radiosurgery
  • Tympanoplasty (repair of the eardrum)
  • Ossiculoplasty/stapedectomy (repair of the bone of hearing)
  • Hearing aids
  • Vestibular therapy
  • Mastoidectomy
  • Bone conduction implant
  • Cerebrospinal fluid leak repair

Participating Providers (15)

Craig A. Bollig, MD (732) 235-5530
Nicole Casper, Advanced Practice Nurse (732) 235-5530
Binoy M. Chandy, MD (732) 235-5530
Christina Gillespie, MD (732) 235-5530
Jaclyn Hepworth, Physician Assistant, Certified (732) 235-5530
Shweta N. Khurana, PA (732) 235-5530
Kelvin M. Kwong, MD (732) 235-5530
Lilun Li, MD (732) 235-5530
Justin P. McCormick, MD (732) 235-5530
Taha Mur, MD (732) 235-5530
Manuel A. Patusco, FNP-C (732) 235-5530
Phillip R. Purnell, MD (732) 235-5530
Scott B. Shapiro, MD (732) 235-5530
Joseph B. Vella, MD, PhD (732) 235-5530
P. Ashley Wackym, MD (732) 235-5530


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