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Alan G. Cheng
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 801 Welch Rd MC 5739 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 497-8841 Fax (650) 498-2734Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Administrative Contact April A. Prasad Administrative Associate Email Tel Work 650.724.9697Not 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
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) |
Postdoctoral Advisees
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.
Publications
- Airway management in Nager Syndrome. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2008; (12): 1885-8
- Melanoacanthoma of the external auditory canal: a case report and review of the literature. Am J Otolaryngol. 2007 Nov-Dec; (6): 433-5
- Cerebrospinal fluid leak in the neck: a rare complication of glomus vagale excision. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006; (2): 334-5
- Mechanisms of hair cell death and protection. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005; (6): 343-8
- Auramine orange stain with fluorescence microscopy is a rapid and sensitive technique for the detection of cervical lymphadenitis due to mycobacterial infection using fine needle aspiration cytology: a case series. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005; (3): 381-5
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