Nikolas Blevins
Academic Appointments
- Professor - Med Center Line, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
- Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
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Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 801 Welch Rd MC 5739 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 723-5281 Fax (650) 725-6685Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
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Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Otolaryngology
- Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Ear, Nose and Throat)
- Cochlear Implantation
- Hearing Loss
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Facial Nerve
Administrative Appointments
- Director, Temporal Bone Laboratory, Stanford University, Department of Otolaryngology (2003 - present)
- Residency Program Director, Tufts University Department of Otolaryngology (2000 - 2003)
- Hearing Aid Subcommittee, American Academy of Otolaryngology (1996 - 2003)
- Task Force on New Materials, American Academy of Otolaryngology (1998 - 2002)
- Home Study Faculty, American Academy of Otolaryngology (2002 - present)
- Clinical Advisory Group - Hospital Infomatics, Stanord Hospital and Clinics (2005 - 2006)
Honors and Awards
- Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford University (1983)
- Best Electronic Publication Award: Temporal Bone Dissector, Association of American Publishers (1998)
- Excellence in Teaching Awards, Tufts University (1998 - 2002)
- Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America (2003, 2004, 2005)
- San Francisco Best Doctors, San Francisco Magazine (2005)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Neurotology, American Board of Otolaryngology (2006) |
| Board Certification: | Otolaryngology, American Board of Otolaryngology (1995) |
| Internship: | UCSF Medical Center CA (1990) |
| Medical Education: | Harvard Medical School MA (1988) |
| Fellowship: | UC, San Francisco, Otology/ Neurotology (1995) |
| Residency: | UC, San Francisco, Otolaryngology (1994) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Industry Relationships
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Inner ear microendoscopy and prosthesis design -- Developing techniques for minimally-invasive imaging of inner ear microanatomy and neural pysiology. Applications include improved cochlear implant development, inner ear regenerative techniques, inner ear surgery, and auditory physiology. Collaboration with Mark Schnitzer PhD, Gerald Popelka PhD, Kwabena Boahen PhD.
Microsurgical robotics -- Developing scalable microsurgical instrumentation and robotic techniques for use in head and neck surgery. Collaboration with Kenneth Salisbury, PhD.
Surgical Simulation -- Developing immersive environment for simulation of ear and skull base surgery for training, technique assessment, and preoperative planning. Collaboration with Kenneth Salisbury, PhD.
Publications
- Evaluating the utility of non-echo-planar diffusion-weighted imaging in the preoperative evaluation of cholesteatoma: a meta-analysis. Laryngoscope. 2013; (5): 1247-50
- The effect of haptic degrees of freedom on task performance in virtual surgical environments. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2013: 129-35
- Virtual reality simulation in neurosurgery: technologies and evolution. Neurosurgery. 2013: 154-64
- High-fidelity, inexpensive surgical middle ear simulator. Otol Neurotol. 2012; (9): 1573-7
- Is it valid to calculate the 3-kilohertz threshold by averaging 2 and 4 kilohertz? Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012; (1): 102-4
- Radiographic evaluation of the tegmen in patients with superior semicircular canal dehiscence. Otol Neurotol. 2012; (7): 1245-50
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