Nikolas Blevins
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
- Member, Cancer Center
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 801 Welch Rd MC 5739 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 723-5281 Fax (650) 725-6685Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Tel (650) 725-6500Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Snapshot
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) View All 6administrative appointments of Nikolas Blevins
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) |
| Fellowship: | UCSF Medical Center, CA (1995) |
| Residency: | UCSF Medical Center, CA (1994) |
| Internship: | UCSF Medical Center, CA (1990) |
| Medical Education: | Harvard Medical School, MA (1988) |
Industry Relationships
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| Equity: | Sonitus Medical Inc |
Scientific Focus
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. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2009 Jul-Aug; (4): 442-7
- Preliminary Evaluation of a Novel Bone-Conduction Device for Single-Sided Deafness. Otol Neurotol. 2009
- Tympanic membrane collagen fibers: a key to high-frequency sound conduction. Laryngoscope. 2008; (3): 483-90
- Readout-segmented EPI for rapid high resolution diffusion imaging at 3 T. Eur J Radiol. 2008; (1): 36-46
- Providing metrics and performance feedback in a surgical simulator. Comput Aided Surg. 2008; (2): 63-81
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