NAME / POSITION TITLE
Michael E. Hoffer / Neurotologist, Co-Director of DOD Spatial OrientationCenter
YEAR
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION / DEGREE / CONFERRED / FIELD OF STUDY
StanfordUniversity, StanfordCA / B.S. / 1984 / Undergraduate
University of California, San Diego, San DiegoCA / M.D. / 1988 / Medicine
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA / Intern / 1989 / Surgery
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA / Residency / 1993 / Otolaryngology
Ear Research Foundation, Sarasota, FL / Fellowship / 1994 / Otology/Neurotology

A. Positions and Honors

Positions and Employment

1991-95 Instructor, DepartmentOtolaryngologyUniversity of Pennsylvania

1993-Active Duty, United States Navy

1994-Staff Neurotologist, Naval MedicalCenterSan Diego

1996-2007Assistant Clinical Professor, Uniformed ServicesUniversity of Health Sciences

1998-Chief Division of Neurotology, Naval MedicalCenterSan Diego

1999-Director Department of Defense Spatial OrientationCenter

2005-Specialty Leader and Consultant to the Navy Surgeon General – Navy Otolaryngology

2006-Clinical Champion – AHLTA- Navy Medicine West

2007-Associate Clinical Professor, Uniformed ServicesUniversity of Health Science

Other Experience and Professional Memberships

1992-Member Association for Research in Otolaryngology

1995-Fellow American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

1997-FellowAmericanCollege of Surgeons

1998-Member of Advisory Council, NIDCD

1999-Member Neurological IPT, NASA

1999-Member, Equilibrium Committee, AAO-HNS

2000-Consultant to NASA Noise Hazard Advisory Board

2001-Fellow The Triological Society

2002-Fellow The American Neurotology Society

2003-Fellow American Otological Society

2003-Chairman, Equililbrium Copmmittee AAO-HNS

2004-Member, Triologic Council

Honors

1985A. Baird Hastings Society, UCSDSchool of Medicine

1995Navy Commendation Medal

1996Outstanding Faculty Award

1998AAO-HNS Honor Award Recipient

2001Navy Commendation Medal

2006NMCSD Star Award

B. Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order).

  1. Silverstein H, Nichols ML, Rosenberg SI, Hoffer ME, and Norrell H: Combined retrolabyrinthine-retrosigmoid approach for improved exposure of the posterior fossa without cerebellar retraction. Skull Base Surg, 5(3), 177-80, 1995.
  2. Rosenberg SI, Silverstein HS, Hoffer ME, and Nichols ML: Use of endoscopes for chronic ear surgery in children. Arch Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surg, 121, 870-872, 1995.
  3. Hoffer ME, Balough B, Wester D, Kopke RD, and O’Leary MJ:Destructive ototoxic medicines: Use of sustained release vehicles in the treatment of Meniere’s disease. Otolaryngol Clin of North Amer, 30, 1159-1166, 1997.
  4. Balough BJ, Hoffer ME, Wester D, and O’Leary MJ:Destructive ototoxic medicines: The kinetics of gentamicin uptake in the inner ear of Chinchilla Laniger following middle ear administration in a sustained release vehicle. Otolaryngology – Head Neck Surgery, 119 (5), 427-31, 1998.
  5. Hoffer ME, Balough BJ, Kopke RD, Henderson J, DeCicco MJ, Wester D, and O’Leary MJ: Morphologic changes in the inner ear of Chinchilla laniger following middle ear administration of gentamicin in a sustained release vehicle. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 120 (5), 643-48,1999.
  6. Hoffer ME, Kopke RD, Gottshall KR, Wester DC, Allen KA, Jackson R, O’Leary MJ. Clinical results with the Round Window Microcatheter and microdose gentamicin in the treatment of Menière’s Disease. In Sterkers O, Ferrary E, Dauman R, Sauvage JP, Tran Ba Huy P (eds). Meniere’s Disease 1999 – Update. Kuglar Publications, The Hague, Netherlands. 2000. Pp (605-612).
  7. Kopke RD, Weisskopf PA, Boone JL, Jackson R, Wester D, Hoffer ME, Lambert DC, Charon CC, Ding DL, McBride D. Reduction of noise induced hearing loss using L-NAC and salicylate in the chinchilla. Hear Res 149, 138-146, 2000.
  8. Kopke RD, Jackson RL, Li G, Rasmussen M, Hoffer ME, Frenz DA, Costello M, Schulteiss P, Van de Water TR. Growth Factor Treatment Enhances Vestibular Hair Cell Renewal and Results in Improved Vestibular Function. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, Vol. 98, Issue 10, 5886-5891, May 8, 2001.
  9. Kopke RD, Hoffer ME, Wester D, O’Leary MJ, Jackson RL. Targeted Topical Steroid Therapy in Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Otology and Neurotology 22:475-79, 2001.
  10. Hoffer ME, Allen KA, Kopke RD, Weisskopf R, Gottshall KR, Moore R, Wester DC. Transtympanic vs. Sustained Release Administration of Gentamicin: inetics, Morphology, and Function. Laryngoscope 111:1343-1357, 2001.
  11. Hoffer ME, Kopke RD, Weisskopf R, Gottshall KR, Moore R, Allen KA, Wester DC. Use of the Round Window Microcatheter in the Treatment of Meniere’s Disease. Laryngoscope 1111; 2046-2049, 2001.
  12. Hoffer ME, Allen, KA, Gottshall KR, Moore R, Kopke RD, Wester DC, Balaban C. The Early Kinetics of Gentamicin Uptake into the Inner Ear. Int Tinnitus Journal, 8 (1), 27-29, 2002.
  13. Hoffer ME, Wester D, Kopke RD, Weisskopf P, Gottshall KR. Transtympanic Management of Tinnitis. Otolaryngol Clin of N Am, 36(2);353-58. 2003.
  14. Hoffer ME, Gottshall KR, Weisskopf P, Moore R, Kopke RD, Wester DC. Vestibular Testing Abnormalities in Individuals with Motion Sickness. Otol/Neurotol, 24(4); 633-36, 2003.
  15. Gottshall KR, Drake A, Gray N, McDonald E, Hoffer ME. Objective vestibular tests as outcome measures in head injury patients. Larygnoscope, 113;1736-1750, 2003.
  16. Hoffer ME, Gottshall KR, Moore RJ, Balough BJ, Wester DC. Characterizing and Treating Dizziness after Mild Head Trauma. Otol/Neurotol, 25(2);135-38, 2004.
  17. Hoffer ME, Balough BJ, Gottshall KR, Allen K, Weisskopf P, Wester D, Balaban C. Sustained-release Devices in Inner Ear Medical Therapy. Otolaryngol Clin of North Am, 37(5);1053-60, 2004.
  18. Gottshall KR, Moore RH, Hoffer ME. Vestibular Rehabilitation for Migraine-Associated Dizziness. Int. Tin J 11(1);81-84, 2005
  19. Gottshall KR, Hoffer ME, Moore RJ, Balough BJ. The Role of Vestibular Rehabilitation in the Treatment of Meniere's Disease. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Sep; 133(3):326-8, 2005.
  20. Gottshall KR, Hoffer ME, Cohen, HS, Moore RJ. Active head movements facilitate compensation for effects of prism displacement on dynamic gait. J Vestib Res. 16(1-2):29-33, 2006.
  21. Hoffer ME, Balough BJ, Gottshall KR. Delivery of Drugs to the Inner ear. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 14:329-31, 2006.
  22. Hoffer ME, Balough BJ, Gottshall KR. Posttraumatic Balance Disorders. Int. Tin J. 13(1): 69-72, 2007.
  23. Gottshall KR, Grey NL, Drake AI, Tegjedor R, Hoffer ME, McDonald EC. To Investigate the Influence of Acute Vestibular Impairment following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury on Subsequent Ability to Remain on Activity Duty 12 Months Later. Mil Med. 172 (8):852-57, 2007.