Nikolas Blevins, MD

Larry and Sharon Malcolmson Professor in the School of Medicine, Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery

Clinical Focus

Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Ear, Nose and Throat)
Cochlear Implantation
Hearing Loss
Acoustic Neuroma
Facial Nerve
Cholesteatoma
Skull Base Neoplasms
Otitis Media
Otosclerosis
neurotology
Tympanoplasty
Neurotology

Academic Appointments

Professor - University Medical Line, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
Professor - University Medical Line (By courtesy), Neurosurgery
Member, Bio-X
Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Administrative Appointments

Clinical Advisory Group - Hospital Infomatics, Stanord Hospital and Clinics (2005 - 2006)
Home Study Faculty, American Academy of Otolaryngology (2002 - Present)
Task Force on New Materials, American Academy of Otolaryngology (1998 - 2002)
Hearing Aid Subcommittee, American Academy of Otolaryngology (1996 - 2003)
Residency Program Director, Tufts University Department of Otolaryngology (2000 - 2003)
Director, Temporal Bone Laboratory, Stanford University, Department of Otolaryngology (2003 - Present)

Honors & Awards

San Francisco Best Doctors, San Francisco Magazine (2005)
Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America (2003, 2004, 2005)
Excellence in Teaching Awards, Tufts University (1998 - 2002)
Best Electronic Publication Award: Temporal Bone Dissector, Association of American Publishers (1998)
Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford University (1983)

Professional Education

Fellowship: UCSF Dept of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (1995) CA
Residency: UCSF Dept of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (1994) CA
Internship: UCSF Dept of General Surgery (1990) CA
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology, Neurotology (2006)
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology, Otolaryngology (1995)
Medical Education: Harvard Medical School (1988) MA
Fellowship, UC, San Francisco, Otology/ Neurotology (1995)
Residency, UC, San Francisco, Otolaryngology (1994)
BS, Stanford University, Biological Sciences (1984)
MD, Harvard Medical School, Medicine (1988)

Contact

Clinical (Primary)

This is the primary clinic for this clinical provider. For additional clinical locations and information, please visit the link(s) listed below in the 'Additional Clinical Info' section.

Stanford Ear Institute 2452 Watson Ct Ste 1700 MC 5841 Palo Alto CA 94303 Tel: (650) 723-5281 Fax: (650) 497-7849

Additional Clinical Info

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Inner ear microendoscopy and prosthesis design -- Developing techniques for minimally-invasive imaging of inner ear microanatomy and neural pysiology. Applications include improved cochlear implant development, inner ear regenerative techniques, inner ear surgery, and auditory physiology. Collaboration with Mark Schnitzer PhD, Gerald Popelka PhD, Kwabena Boahen PhD.

Microsurgical robotics -- Developing scalable microsurgical instrumentation and robotic techniques for use in head and neck surgery. Collaboration with Kenneth Salisbury, PhD.

Surgical Simulation -- Developing immersive environment for simulation of ear and skull base surgery for training, technique assessment, and preoperative planning. Collaboration with Kenneth Salisbury, PhD.

Clinical Trials

Exploratory Evaluation of AR-42 Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor in the Treatment of Vestibular Schwannoma and Meningioma Not Recruiting
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This will be a multi-center, proof of concept phase 0 study to assess the suppression of p-AKT in Vestibular Schwannoma (VS) and meningiomas by AR-42 in adult patients undergoing tumor resection. AR-42 is a small molecule which crosses the blood brain barrier (BBB) in rodents, but the investigators are not certain yet if it will penetrate human VS. Meningiomas are outside the BBB, but seem to be unusually resistant to all current medical treatments. The primary endpoint of the bioactivity of suppression of p-AKT by AR-42 was selected as drug activity seems more informative than bioavailability. Our preclinical data and others have shown dose dependent suppression of p-AKT by AR-42 in both VS and meningiomas.

Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial. For more information, please contact SPECTRUM, .
Lead Sponsor
Stanford Investigators
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2023-24 Courses

Independent Studies
- Directed Reading in Otolaryngology
  OTOHNS 299 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Graduate Research
  OTOHNS 399 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Medical Scholars Research
  OTOHNS 370 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Undergraduate Research
  OTOHNS 199 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)

Stanford Advisees

Med Scholar Project Advisor
Isaac Bernstein
Doctoral Dissertation Co-Advisor (NonAC)
Trishia El Chemaly

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