Nikolas Blevins

Clinical Focus

• Otolaryngology
• Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Ear, Nose and Throat)

Administrative Appointments

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

Honors and Awards

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

Professional Education

• Board Certification: Otolaryngology, American Board of Otolaryngology (1995)
• UCSF Medical Center (1995) CA
• UCSF Medical Center (1994) CA
• UCSF Medical Center (1990) CA
• 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)

Industry Relationships

Stanford is committed to ethical and transparent interactions with our industry partners. It is our policy to disclose payments of $5,000 or more, equity valued at $5,000 or more in a publicly traded company, or any equity in a privately held company, to physicians and scientists employed by Stanford University from companies or other commercial entities with which they interact as part of their professional activities. 

• Equity: Sonitus Medical Inc

Research 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.

Publications

• Integration of patient-specific paranasal sinus computed tomographic data into a virtual surgical environment. Parikh SS,  Chan S, Agrawal SK, Hwang PH, Salisbury CM, Rafii BY, Varma G, Salisbury KJ, Blevins NH.  Am J Rhinol Allergy.  2009 Jul-Aug; 23 (4): 442-7
• Preliminary Evaluation of a Novel Bone-Conduction Device for Single-Sided Deafness. Popelka GR,  Derebery J, Blevins NH, Murray M, Moore BC, Sweetow RW, Wu B, Katsis M.  Otol Neurotol.  2009;
• Tympanic membrane collagen fibers: a key to high-frequency sound conduction. O'Connor KN,  Tam M, Blevins NH, Puria S.  Laryngoscope.  2008; 118 (3): 483-90
• Readout-segmented EPI for rapid high resolution diffusion imaging at 3 T. Holdsworth SJ,  Skare S, Newbould RD, Guzmann R, Blevins NH, Bammer R.  Eur J Radiol.  2008; 65 (1): 36-46
• Providing metrics and performance feedback in a surgical simulator. Sewell C,  Morris D, Blevins NH, Dutta S, Agrawal S, Barbagli F, Salisbury K.  Comput Aided Surg.  2008; 13 (2): 63-81
• Validating metrics for a mastoidectomy simulator. Sewell C,  Morris D, Blevins NH, Agrawal S, Dutta S, Barbagli F, Salisbury K.  Stud Health Technol Inform.  2007; 125 421-6
• Evaluating drilling and suctioning technique in a mastoidectomy simulator. Sewell C,  Morris D, Blevins NH, Barbagli F, Salisbury K.  Stud Health Technol Inform.  2007; 125 427-32
• Pediatric vestibulopathy and pseudovestibulopathy: differential diagnosis and management. Worden BF,  Blevins NH.  Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2007; 15 (5): 304-9
• Visuohaptic simulation of bone surgery for training and evaluation. Morris D,  Sewell C, Barbagli F, Salisbury K, Blevins NH, Girod S.  IEEE Comput Graph Appl.  2006 Nov-Dec; 26 (6): 48-57
• In vivo imaging of mammalian cochlear blood flow using fluorescence microendoscopy. Monfared A,  Blevins NH, Cheung EL, Jung JC, Popelka G, Schnitzer MJ.  Otol Neurotol.  2006; 27 (2): 144-52
• Otologic manifestations of relapsing polychondritis. Review of literature and report of nine cases. Bachor E,  Blevins NH, Karmody C, Kühnel T.  Auris Nasus Larynx.  2006; 33 (2): 135-41
• Virtuosity with the Mallet and Gouge: the brilliant triumph of the "modern" mastoid operation. Sunder S,  Jackler RK, Blevins NH.  Otolaryngol Clin North Am.  2006; 39 (6): 1191-210
• The challenges of revision skull base surgery. Nguyen-Huynh A,  Blevins NH, Jackler RK.  Otolaryngol Clin North Am.  2006; 39 (4): 783-99, viii
• Sensorineural hearing loss, early greying, and essential tremor: a new hereditary syndrome? Karmody CS,  Blevins NH, Lalwani AK.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2005; 133 (1): 94-9
• Mid-frequency sensorineural hearing loss: aetiology and prognosis. Shah RK,  Blevins NH, Karmody CS.  J Laryngol Otol.  2005; 119 (7): 529-33
• Transfacial recess ossicular reconstruction: technique and early results. Blevins NH,  Otol Neurotol.  2004; 25 (3): 236-41
• Otalgia. Shah RK,  Blevins NH.  Otolaryngol Clin North Am.  2003; 36 (6): 1137-51
• External auditory canal duplication anomalies associated with congenital aural atresia. Blevins NH,  Byahatti SV, Karmody CS.  J Laryngol Otol.  2003; 117 (1): 32-8
• Current digital imaging for the otolaryngologist. Blevins NH,  Lustig LR.  Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  2003; 11 (3): 166-72
• Potential use of diode laser soldering in middle ear reconstruction. Ditkoff M,  Blevins NH, Perrault D, Shapshay SM.  Lasers Surg Med.  2002; 31 (4): 242-6
• Chronic myringitis: prevalence, presentation, and natural history. Blevins NH,  Karmody CS.  Otol Neurotol.  2001; 22 (1): 3-10
• Routine preoperative imaging in chronic ear surgery. Blevins NH,  Carter BL.  Am J Otol.  1998; 19 (4): 527-35; discussion 535-8
• The promise of multimedia in otology. Blevins NH,  Am J Otol.  1997; 18 (3): 283-4
• Chiari-I malformation presenting as vocal cord paralysis in the adult. Blevins NH,  Deschler DG, Kingdom TT, Lee KC.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  1997; 117 (6): S191-4
• Are acoustic neuromas encapsulated tumors? Kuo TC,  Jackler RK, Wong K, Blevins NH, Pitts LH.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  1997; 117 (6): 606-9
• Postlaryngectomy dysphagia caused by an anterior neopharyngeal diverticulum. Deschler DG,  Blevins NH, Ellison DE.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  1996; 115 (1): 167-9
• Combined transpetrosal-subtemporal craniotomy for clival tumors with extension into the posterior fossa. Blevins NH,  Jackler RK, Kaplan MJ, Gutin PH.  Laryngoscope.  1995; 105 (9 Pt 1): 975-82
• Exposure of the lateral extremity of the internal auditory canal through the retrosigmoid approach: a radioanatomic study. Blevins NH,  Jackler RK.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  1994; 111 (1): 81-90
• Facial paralysis due to benign parotid tumors. Blevins NH,  Jackler RK, Kaplan MJ, Boles R.  Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.  1992; 118 (4): 427-30