Iram Ahmad, MD, MME

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics

Bio

Dr. Iram Ahmad received her MD from the University of Michigan Medical School. She then completed Otolaryngology residency program at the University of Iowa. At Iowa, she was an NIH- sponsored T32 research resident in the Department of Otolaryngology. During her residency training she also gained expertise in education and graduated with a Master in Medical Education from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. After residency, Dr. Ahmad continued at Iowa for her fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology.

Dr. Ahmad is an Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery in the Pediatric Division. Her clinical expertise is in Pediatric Otology and hearing loss. She is focused on children with hearing loss, cochlear implantation, cholesteatoma, and general pediatric Otolaryngology. Her research interests are in children with congenital hearing loss and microstructure changes of the brain.

Clinical Focus

Pediatric cochlear implants
Pediatric hearing loss
cholesteatoma
Otolaryngology
congenital hearing loss
conductive hearing loss
Genetic hearing loss
pediatric sleep apnea
endoscopic ear surgery
Ototoxicity

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor - University Medical Line, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
Assistant Professor - University Medical Line (By courtesy), Pediatrics
Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

Well-Being Director, Stanford School of Medicine (2019 - Present)
Resident member, ACGME- Residency Review Committee (2014 - 2016)
Member, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2009 - Present)

Professional Education

Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology, Pediatric Otolaryngology (2021)
Fellowship: University of Iowa Dept of Otolaryngology (2017) IA
Residency: University of Iowa Dept of Otolaryngology (2016) IA
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology, Otolaryngology (2017)
MME, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Master in Medical Education (2012)
Medical Education: University of Michigan Medical School (2009) MI

Contact

Academic ahmadin@stanford.edu

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Otology, Neurotology, Skull Base Surgery, Ear tumors, Cochlear implant, Acoustic neuroma, Otosclerosis, Cholesteatoma, Paraganglioma, Neurofibromatosis 2, Facial nerve tumors, Skull base neoplasm, Otolaryngology

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Research Interests
Inner ear microendoscopy -- 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.

Microsurgical robotics -- Developing scalable microsurgical instrumentation and robotic techniques for use in head and neck surgery.

Surgical Simulation -- Immersive environment for temporal bone surgical simulation.

127 Total Publications
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119 Total Publications
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Stefan Heller

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123 Total Publications
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Robert K. Jackler, MD

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Research Interests
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Clinical: Development of innovative surgical methods, via the cranial base, to expose inaccessible intracranial disease. Surgical simulation and robotics. Evidence based outcomes analysis in acoustic neuroma and other tumors of the cerebellopontine angle.

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252 Total Publications
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183 Total Publications
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Ev Nichols

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Peter L. Santa Maria, MBBS, PhD

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Clinical Focus
Otolaryngology, acoustic neuroma, cochlear implant, facial nerve, cholesteatoma, otosclerosis, skull base, meningioma, Eustachian tube, superior semicircular canal dehiscence, cerebellopontine angle, glomus tumor, bone anchored hearing aid, ear tumor, neurofibromatosis type 2, tympanoplasty, mastoidectomy, ear cancer, Cerebrospinal fluid leak repair, encephalocele repair, otitis media, hearing loss, Meniere Disease, Neurotology, vestibular schwannoma, Stapes Surgery, Tympanic Membrane Perforation
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