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Alan G. Cheng

Academic Appointments

Contact Information

  • Clinical Offices
    Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 801 Welch Rd MC 5739 Stanford, CA 94305
    Tel Work (650) 497-8841 Fax (650) 498-2734
  • Academic Offices
    Administrative Contact
    April A. Prasad Administrative Associate Tel Work 650.724.9697
    Not for medical emergencies or patient use

Professional Snapshot

Clinical Focus

  • Otolaryngology
  • Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Ear, Nose and Throat)
  • Cholesteotoma
  • Hearing loss
  • Branchial Cleft Cyst
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Honors and Awards

  • American Otological Society Clinician-Scientist Award, American Otological Society (2008)
  • Percy Memorial Research Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (2008)
  • Shiley Resident Research Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Fundation (2001)
  • Association for Research in Otolaryngology Resident Travel Award, Association for Research in Otolaryngology (2001, 2002, 2005)

Professional Education

Board Certification: Otolaryngology, American Board of Otolaryngology (2007)
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Boston, MA (2007)
Residency: University of Washington Medical Center, WA USA (2006)
Internship: University of Washington Medical Center, WA USA (2000)
Medical Education: Albert Einstein Medical Center, NY (1999)
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Postdoctoral Advisees

Renjie Chai

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

Scientific Focus

Current Research Interests

Sensorineural hearing loss affects more than 30 million people worldwide and the most common underlying pathology is loss of sensory hair cells, the mechanoreceptors of the inner ear. Loss of these specialized cells is permanent in mammals and regeneration is limited/non-existent. Recently stem cell-like cells have been isolated from the mammalian inner ears.

Our research group is interested in identifying signals that maintain the stem cell population and the stem cell niche in the mammalian inner ear. We are currently investigating the roles of wnt and notch signaling in neonatal inner ear tissues.

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