Clinical Focus

• Otolaryngology
• Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Ear, Nose and Throat)

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)

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

Postdoctoral Advisees

Shelley Batts,  Markus Huth

Industry Relationships

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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

• Is It Valid to Calculate the 3-Kilohertz Threshold by Averaging 2 and 4 Kilohertz? Gurgel RK, Popelka GR, Oghalai JS, Blevins NH, Chang KW, Jackler RK. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012
• Superior semicircular canal dehiscence diagnosed after failed stapedotomy for conductive hearing loss. Li PM, Bergeron C, Monfared A, Agrawal S, Blevins NH. Am J Otolaryngol. 2011 Sep-Oct; 32 (5): 441-4
• A virtual surgical environment for rehearsal of tympanomastoidectomy. Chan S, Li P, Lee DH, Salisbury JK, Blevins NH. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2011: 163 112-8
• CT angiography as a screening tool for dural arteriovenous fistula in patients with pulsatile tinnitus: feasibility and test characteristics. Narvid J, Do HM, Blevins NH, Fischbein NJ. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2011; 32 (3): 446-53
• Curing hearing loss: Patient expectations, health care practitioners, and basic science. Oshima K, Suchert S, Blevins NH, Heller S. J Commun Disord. 2010 Jul-Aug; 43 (4): 311-8