College
Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota

Medical School
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Residency Program
Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Washington University

Fellowship: Location
University of Zurich
Midwest Otologic Group

Fellowship: Area of Concentration
Otology, Neurotology and Cranial Base Surgery

Board Certified
Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

Year Appointed to Penn Faculty
1991

Other Faculty Appointments
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Areas of Expertise
Otology
Neurotology
Cranial base surgery

Areas of Special Interest
Treatment of benign and malignant disease of the cranial base
Acoustic neuroma treatment
Cochlear implantation
Chronic ear infections
Otosclerosis
Facial nerve disorders
Ear and balance disorders
Research in cranial base approaches and intraoperative monitoring

Current Research Interests
Cochlear implantation
Hydroxyapatite cement in acoustic neuroma surgery and in ear surgery
Skull base and chronic ear surgery

Positions Held in Major Societies (Past & Present)
American Academy of Otolaryngology:Head and Neck Surgery,
      Skull Base Surgery Committee
Board member, North American Skull Base Society

Honors & Awards
Listed in Best Doctors in America: Northeast Region 1996-1997
Listed in Best Doctors in America 1998
Top Doctors, Philadelphia Magazine, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2002
Honor award: American Academy of Otolaryngology:Head and Neck Surgery

Recent Publications
Bigelow DC, Kay DJ, Rafter KO, Montes M, Knox GW, Yousem DM. Facial nerve stimulation from cochlear implants. American Journal of Otology 19:163-169, 1998.

Bigelow DC, Kay D, Saunders JC. The effect of healed tympanic membrane perforations in the rat. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology 107:928-934, 1998.

Bigelow DC, Eisen MD, Smith PG, Yousem DM, Levine RS, Jackler RK, Kennedy DW, Kotapka MJ. Lipomas of the internal auditory canal and cerebellopontine angle. Laryngoscope 108:1459-1469, 1998.

Bigelow DC, Smith PG, Leonetti JP, Backer RL, Grubb RL, Kotapka MJ. Treatment of malignant neoplasms of the lateral cranial base with the combined frontotemporal-anterolateral approach: A five year follow-up. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 120:17-24, 1999.

Anderson TD, Loevner LA, Bigelow DC, Mirza N: Prevalence of Unsuspected Acoustic Neuroma Found by Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 122:643-646, 2000

Ruckenstein MJ, Rafter KO, Montes ML, Bigelow DC. The management of far-advanced otosclerosis in the era of cochlear implantation. Otology & Neurotology 22: 471-474, 2001.

Wolfe S, Lai S, Bigelow DC: Bilateral Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the External Auditory Canals. Laryngoscope 112:1003-1005, 2002

Aronzon A, Ruckenstein MJ, Bigelow DC: The Efficacy of Corticosteroids in Restoring Hearing in Patients Undergoing Conservative Management of Acoustic Neuromas. Otology & Neurotology 24:465-468, 2003

Hwang CJ, Moonis G, Hurst RW, Hockstein N, Bigelow D: Bilateral Petrous ICA Pseudoaneurysms Presenting with Sensorineural Hearing Loss. American Journal of Neuroradiology 24:1139-1141, 2003

Jung MC, Bigelow DC: Hearing loss in the Geriatric Population. In Forciea MA, Schwab EP, Raziano DB, Lavizzo-Mourey R (Ed.). Geriatric Secrets 3 rd Edition. Philadelphia: Hanley and Belfus, 140-145, 2004