Professor
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio
Alejandro Rivas, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Neurological Surgery at University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University. There he serves as the Chief of Otology & Neurotology and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program. Most recently he had the honor to receive the Richard W. and Patricia R. Pogue Chair in Auditory Surgery and Hearing Sciences. He is a Fellow of the American Neurotology Society, American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Triological Society, and the North American Skull Base Society. He is board certified in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, as well as Otology and Neurotology.
Dr. Rivas’ interests include endoscopic ear surgery, cochlear implantation, single-sided deafness, congenital malformations of the ear, ear canal atresia, bone conduction implantation, acoustic neuromas and other skull base surgeries. He is considered one of the pioneers of endoscopic ear surgery in the United States and the world. He has performed and taught endoscopic ear surgery and cochlear implant surgical approaches to other doctors across the globe, including countries such as Colombia, Italy, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, Japan, Australia, Peru, France, Spain, and Guatemala. His research endeavors on endoscopic ear surgery and hearing loss target the use of the least invasive and less morbid management options in order to improve auditory outcomes of hearing-impaired patients. On this subject he has contributed more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, has been the editor of several books, and currently serves as Associate Editor of Audiology and Neurotology.
Dr. Rivas has received multiple awards including the Honor Award for distinguished service from the American Academy of Otolaryngology in 2018, and the Wesley Wilkerson MD Award for Clinical Excellence in 2019. In 2021, he will be inducted as member of the Collegium Oto–Rhino–Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum.
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