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	Michael J. Ruckenstein, M.D., M.Sc., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S.C. Professor Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery Director, Residency Training and Education, Dept. Otorhinolaryngology-HNS 215-662-6017
	Hometown Montreal, Canada College McGill University, BS Physiology, 1982 Medical School McGill University, MD, 1986 Graduate School University of Toronto, MSc, 1991 Residency Program University of Toronto Fellowship: Location University of California, San Diego Fellowship: Area of Concentration Otology/Neurotology/Skull Base Surgery Board Certified Otolaryngology 1994 Neurotology 2006 Year Appointed to Penn Faculty 1998 Other Faculty Appointments Director, Division of Otology & Neurotology, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1995-1998 Attending Staff, UT Bowld Hospital, The Regional Medical Center,VAMC Memphis, Baptist Memorial Hospital, 1995-1998 Attending Staff, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital, 1998-Present Areas of Expertise Otology Neurotology Skull base surgery Areas of Special Interest Acoustic neuroma Meniere's disease Cochlear implants Cholesteatoma Otosclerosis Chronic ear infection Vertigo Hearing loss Current Research Interests Immune-mediated ear disease Meniere's disease Benign positional vertigo Cochlear implants Research Grants NIH DRF Honors & Awards Best Doctors in America 2005 Outstanding Teacher, Basic Science, Dept. Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1997-1998 Clinical Investigator Development Award, NIH, 1993-1995 Restracom Research Fellowship, Hospital for Sick Children, 1990-1991 Traveling Scholarship, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, 1990-1991 Ontario Ministry of Health Research Fellowship, 1990-1991 Traveling Scholarship, Annual Cherry Blossom Conference, American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, 1989, 1991 Hewlett Packard Award, McGill University, 1986 University Scholar, McGill University, 1986 McConnell Prize for Academic Excellence, McGill University, 1984 Faculty Scholar, McGill University, 1979, 1983, 1984 Faculty Scholar, McGill University, 1979, 1983, 1984 Scholarship for Summer Research, NSERC, 1982 Positions Held (Past & Present) Fellow, The Triological Society, 2001 Fellow, Amer. Acad. of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, 1994 Member, Task Force for New Materials, 1996-1999 Faculty, Home Study Course, 1998-2001 Member, Hearing Subcommittee, 1998-Present Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1998-2000 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 1993 Member, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, 1990 Member, Program Committee, 1995 Member, Physician Research Training Committee, 1997-2001 Fellow, American Neurotologic Society, 1999 Member, Canadian Soc. for Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery, 1988 Member, Society of University Otolaryngologists, 1996 Member, Young Academicians Committee, 1997-2001 Member, North American Skull Base Society, 1996 Member: Special Emphasis Panel - NIDCD, for review of R03 applications, 1997 External Reviewer: Program Project Grants, NIDCD, 1998 Recent Publications Staab JP, Ruckenstein MJ, Solomon D, Shepard NT. Exertional dizziness and autonomic dysregulation. Laryngoscope, in press. Staab JP, Ruckenstein MJ, Solomon D, Shepard NT: Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors for Dizziness with Psychiatric Symptoms. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 128: 554-560, 2002 Ruckenstein MJ, Prasthoffer A, Bigelow DC, Von Feldt JM, Kolasinski SJ: Immunologic and Serologic Testing in Patients with Ménière’s Disease. Otol Neurotol, 23:517-522,2002 Ruckenstein MJ: The Dizzy Patient: How You Can Help. Consultant 41: 29-34, 2001 Ruckenstein MJ, Hedgepeth C, Rafter KO, Montes M L, Bigelow DC: Tinnitus Suppression in Cochlear Implant Patients. Otol Neurotol, 22: 200 – 204, 2001 Ruckenstein MJ: Managing Dizziness and Vertigo in Older Women. Women Health Primary Care 4: 241-250, 2001. Ruckenstein MJ, Rafter KO, Montes ML, Bigelow D: The Management of Far-Advanced Otosclerosis in the Era of Cochlear Implantation. Otol Neurotol 22: 471-474, 2001 Ruckenstein MJ: Therapeutic Efficacy of the Epley Canalith Repositioning Maneuver. Laryngoscope, 111: 940-945, 2001 Wani MK, Ruckenstein MJ, Parick SJ: MRI of the paranasal sinuses: incidental abnormalities and their relationship to patient symptoms. J. Otolaryngol. 30, 257-262, 2001 Ruckenstein MJ, Staab JP: The Basic Symptom Inventory – 53; Its Use in the Management of Patients with Psychogenic Dizziness. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 125: 533-536, 2001 Ruckenstein MJ, McKown KM, Jacewicz M: An Unusual and Instructive Case of Steroid Responsive Hearing Loss. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 22: 109-111, 2000 Ruckenstein MJ, Milburn M, Hu L: Strial Dysfunction in the MRL/Fas lpr mouse. Otolaryngol: Head and Neck Surgery. 121, 452-456, 1999 Wani MK, Ruckenstein MJ, Robertson JH, Schweitzer J: Neurosarcoidosis, An Unusual Case of a CPA Tumor. Otolaryngol: Head and Neck Surg 121, 301-302, 1999. Ruckenstein MJ, Sarwar A, Shami H, Marion T: Effects of dexamethasone on the development of cochlear disease in the MRL/Fas lpr mouse. Laryngoscope 109: 626-630, 1999. Ruckenstein MJ, Keithley EM, Baird S, Powell H, Harris JP: Ultrastructural Pathology in the MRL/Fas lpr mouse. Hear Res. 131, 22 - 28, 1999 Ruckenstein MJ, Hu L. Antibody Deposition Within the Stria Vascularis of the MRL/Fas^lpr Mouse. Hear Res 127:137-142, 1999. Ruckenstein MJ. Immunologic Aspects of Meniere's Disease. Am J Otolaryngol, , 20, 161-165, 1999. Ruckenstein MJ, Denys D. Lateral Skull Base Surgery - Recent Advances in Surgical Approaches. J Otolaryngol 27:46-54, 1998. Ruckenstein MJ: Facial Nerve Paralysis, a Cost-Effective Approach. Postgrad Med 1998; 103: 187-192. Bikhazi P, Jackson C, Ruckenstein MJ: Efficacy of anti-migrainous therapy in the treatment of migraine-associated vertigo. Am J Otol 1997; 18: 350-354. Madasu R, Ruckenstein MJ, Leake F, Steere E, Robbin KT: Ototoxic Effects of Supradose Cisplatin with Sodium Thiosulfate Neutralization in Head and Neck Cancer Patients. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 1997; 123: 978-981. Linker S, Ruckenstein MJ, Acker J, Gardner G: An accurate, cost-effective approach for diagnosing retrocochlear lesions utilizing the T2 weighted, fast spin echo MRI scan. Laryngoscope, 1997; 107: 1525-1529. Ruckenstein MJ, Cueva RA, Prioleau G: Advantages of a new, atraumatic, self-retaining electrode for dorect cochlear nerve monitoring. Skull Base Surgery, 1997; 7: 69-83. Ruckenstein MJ, Harris JP, Cueva RA, Prioleau G, Alksne JA. Pain Subsequent to Acoustic Neuroma Resection, A Comparison of Surgical Approaches. Am J Otol 17:620-624, 1996. Ruckenstein MJ, Cueva RA, Press GA: Prospective Study of ABR and MRI in the Evaluation of Retrocochlear Hearing Loss. Am J Otol, 1996; 17; 317-320. Ruckenstein MJ, Harris JP, Cueva RA, Prioleau G, Alksne JA: Pain Subsequent to Acoustic Neuroma Resection, A Comparison of Surgical Approaches. Am J Otol, 1996; 17: 620-624. Keithley EM, Horowitz S, Ruckenstein MJ: Na,K-ATPase in the Cochlear Lateral Wall of Human Temporal Bones with Endolymphatic Hydrops. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1995;104: 858-863. Ruckenstein MJ: A Practical Approach to Dizziness. Postgrad Med 1995; 97: 70-81. Ruckenstein MJ, Spindler J, Harris, JP: Benign Positional Vertigo. West J Med 1995; 163: 153-154. Ruckenstein MJ: Hearing loss, a plan for individualized management. Postgrad Med 1995; 98: 197-214. Ruckenstein, MJ., Chen JM: Glomus Tumors of the Temporal Bone. Clin Rev Otolaryngol. 1993; 1(3): 1-4 Ruckenstein MJ, Mount RJ, Harrison RV: The MRL-lpr/lpr mouse: a potential model of autoimmune inner ear disease. Acta Otolaryngol (Stockh) 1993;113:160-165. Ruckenstein MJ, Macdonald RE, Clarke JT, Forte V: The management of otolaryngological problems in the mucopolysaccharidoses: a retrospective review. J Otolaryngol 1991;20:177-183. Ruckenstein MJ, Harrison RV: Autoimmune inner ear disease: a review of basic mechanisms and clinical correlates. J Otolaryngol 1991;20:196-203. Ruckenstein MJ, Harrison RV: Motion sickness. Helping patients tolerate the ups and downs. Postgrad Med 1991;89:139-144. Ruckenstein MJ, Rutka JA, Hawke M: The treatment of Meniere's disease: Torok revisited. Laryngoscope 1991;101:211-218. Ruckenstein MJ, Rutka JA, Hawke M. The Treatment of Meniere's Disease: Torok Revisited. Laryngoscope 101:211-218, 1991 Ruckenstein MJ, Birt BD, Gruss JS: Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia: a case report and literature review. J Otolaryngol 1989;18:236-240. Ruckenstein, MJ; Sniderman, A; Rotstein, L: A Trial of Hepatic Artery Infusion of 5-Fluoracil and Folinic Acid in the Treatment of Colorectal Carcinoma Metastatic to the Liver. Clin Invest Med (Suppl) 1988;11:93.