SPECIALTY BOARD CERTIFICATION
National Board of Medical Examiner, 1989
American Board of Otolaryngology, May 3, 1994
LICENSURE
Florida 1990
California 1992
Hawaii 1998
HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES
St. Vincent Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
California Medical Hospital
Huntington Memorial Hospital
St. Joseph Medical Center
USC/Los Angeles County Medical Center
Chapman Medical Center
Queen's Medical Center
Wilcox Memorial Hospital
APPOINTMENTS
Certified N.A.S.A. Space Shuttle Physician, 1991-1994
Attending Staff Association
Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center
Department of Otolaryngology
1994-Present
Medical Alumni Board of Governors
University of Missouri-Columbia
1997-2002
Out-Of-State Research Reviewer
Pennsylvania Lions Hearing Research Foundation, Inc.
1996-1999
Clinical Instructor, House Ear Institute
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
1991-1997, Long Range Planning Committee
1992-1994, Resident and Fellows Committee
1996-2000, Board of Governors, Legislative Representative
1998-2003, Program Advisory Committee
1999-2002, Associate Editor (Otology/Neurotology)
1999-2003, Hearing Subcommittee
2001-2002, Nominating Committee
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
1998-Present, Associate Member
American Neurotology Society
2000-2003, Audit Committee
2001-present, Fellow
Los Angeles Society of Otolaryngology
1997, Treasurer for the Executive Board
1998, Secretary
1999, Program Chairman
2000, Vice President
2001, President
California Medical Association
American Medical Association
HONORS AND AWARDS
Student Body President
Olivet Nazarene University
1983-1984
Senior Citizenship Award
Olivet Nazarene University
Awarded to one graduating student by vote of Faculty based on campus citizenship, leadership, scholarship, and outstanding achievement in college activities.
May-84
Medical Student Research Fellowship in Otolaryngology
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
May-August 1985
Medical School Class President
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
1985-86; 1986-87; 1987-1988
Student Leadership Award
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
Awarded to one graduating medical student by vote of his class.
May-88
Holt Leadership Award
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
'Presented to the senior who has best exemplified the highest moral, ethical, and professional character.'
May-88
1992 Resident Teacher of the Year in Otolaryngology
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida
Jun-92
Joe Frank Smith Resident Research Award
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida
June, 1993
1993 Resident Teacher of the Year in Otolaryngology
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida
June, 1993
1997, October Editor's Award in Hearing.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. For the article of highest merit, Speech Recognition as a Function of the Number of Electrodes Used in the SPEAK Cochlear Implant Speech Processor
1998 Honor Award
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, San Antonio, TX September, 1998
SCIENTIFIC/EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
EDITORIAL AND JOURNAL REVIEW BOARDS
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Associate Editor for Otology/Neurotology
Otology & Neurotology (formerly American Journal of Otology), Histopathology Section Editor
Otology & Neurotology (former American Journal of Otology), General Otology Review
Archives of Otolaryngology, General Otology Review
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, General Otology Review
FACULTY AND COURSE DIRECTOR
Surgical Rehabilitation of Facial Paralysis
Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
San Diego, CA September 18 - 21, 1994
New Orleans, LA. September 17 - 20, 1995
Washington, DC. September 27 - October 2, 1996
San Francisco, CA. September 7 - 10, 1997
San Antonio, TX. September 13 - 16, 1998
New Orleans, LA. September 26 - 29, 1999
Washington, D.C. September 24 - 27, 2000
FACULTY
Stapes Surgery for the Occasional Surgeon
Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
New Orleans, LA. September 17 - 20, 1995
Washington, DC. September 27 - October 2, 1996
San Francisco, CA. September 7 - 10, 1997
San Antonio, TX. September 13 - 16, 1998
New Orleans, LA. September 26 - 29, 1999
Washington, D.C. September 24 - 27, 2000
MEETING ORGANIZER
2nd International Skull Base Congress & 7th Annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society. San Diego, CA. June 28 - July 4, 1996.
FACULTY: HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE TEMPORAL BONE DISSECTION COURSE
Management of Surgical Complications
Los Angeles, CA February, 1994 through present.
GRANT/CONTRACT SUPPORT
PRESENT
Implantable Digital Ossicular Stimulator Technology
Co-PI, Director of Clinical Trial at House Ear Institute
07/01/97 - 06/31/00 - Otologics L.L.C., $535,764.00
Natural History of Vestibular Schwannomas in NF2
Principle Investigator
10/01/98 - 08/30/01 - Department of Defense, $2,062.059.00
Neurofibromatosis Type II Natural History Consortium
Principle Investigator
10/01/01 - 09/30/04 - Department of Defense, $3,468,910.00
PAST
Cochlear Implant Fitting Protocol
Principle Investigator
07/01/97 - 06/30/99 - House Ear Institute, $234,099.00
Clinical Trial of Vibrant Soundbridge
Co-PI
11/01/96 - 12/31/99 - Symphonix Devices, Inc., $ 44,400.00
Genotype Phenotype Relationship in NF2
Co-PI
01/01/97 - 09/30/00 - Subcontract U.S. Army, $ 50,326.00
MEDIA CITATIONS
'Steve's Story: Straining to Hear.' Medical Diary series; Discovery Health Channel; July - December 2000 (ten airdates).
Quote regarding ear candling. Prevention Magazine October 2000; 27.
BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
United States Ear, Nose, and Throat (USENT)
1996-Present, Board of Directors
Earmark
1996-1998, Board of Directors
Pasadena Church of the Nazarene
1998-2002, Board of Directors
National Neurofibromatosis Foundation, California Chapter
2000-2001, Board of Directors
Smith & Nephew, Incorporated
2000-2001, Otology Surgeon Panel
PATENTS PENDING
'Improved Apparatus and Method for Positioning Implantable Hearing Aid Device;' 2000.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
I. Peer Reviewed Journal Publications.
1. Stringer SP, Cassisi NJ, Slattery WH. Otolaryngology residency selection process. Medical student perspective. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1992;118:365-6.
2. Mukherji SK, Tart RP, Slattery WH, Stringer SP, Benson MT, Mancuso AA. Evaluation of first branchial anomalies by CT and MR. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1993;17:576-81.
3. Slattery WH, 3rd, Middlebrooks JC. Monaural sound localization: acute versus chronic unilateral impairment. Hear Res 1994;75:38-46.
4. Mukherji SK, Mancuso AA, Kotzur IM, Slattery WH, 3rd, Swartz JD, Tart RP, Nall A. CT of the temporal bone: findings after mastoidectomy, ossicular reconstruction, and cochlear implantation. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1994;163:1467-71.
5. Meyerhoff WL, Cass S, Schwaber MK, Sculerati N, Slattery WH, 3rd. Progressive sensorineural hearing loss in children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1994;110:569-79.
6. Slattery WH, 3rd, Brackmann DE. Results of surgery following stereotactic irradiation for acoustic neuromas. Am J Otol 1995;16:315-319; discussion 319-321.
7. Slattery WH, 3rd, Luxford WM. Cochlear implantation in the congenital malformed cochlea. Laryngoscope 1995;105:1184-7.
8. Slattery WH, 3rd, Stringer SP, Cassisi NJ. Prophylactic antibiotic use in clean, uncontaminated neck dissection. Laryngoscope 1995;105:244-6.
9. Stringer SP, Stiles W, Slattery WH, 3rd, Krumerman J, Parsons JT, Mendenhall WM, Cassisi NJ. Nasal mucociliary clearance after radiation therapy. Laryngoscope 1995;105:380-2.
10. Slattery WH, 3rd, Saadat P. Postinflammatory medial canal fibrosis. Am J Otol 1997;18:294-297.
11. Slattery WH, 3rd, Brackmann DE, Hitselberger W. Middle fossa approach for hearing preservation with acoustic neuromas. Am J Otol 1997;18:596-601.
12. Linthicum FH, Jr., Tian Q, Slattery WH, 3rd. Marrow-mesenchyme connections in the fetal and newborn tympanum. A new entity. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1997;106:466-70.
13. Fishman KE, Shannon RV, Slattery WH, 3rd. Speech recognition as a function of the number of electrodes used in the SPEAK cochlear implant speech processor. J Speech Lang Hear Res 1997;40:1201-15.
14. Bikhazi NB, Slattery WH, 3rd, Lalwani AK, Jackler RK, Bikhazi PH, Brackmann DE. Familial occurrence of unilateral vestibular schwannoma. Laryngoscope 1997;107:1176-80.
15. Saunders JE, Slattery WH, 3rd, Luxford WM. Automobile airbag impulse noise: Otologic symptoms in six patients. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1998;118:228-34.
16. De la Cruz A, Angeli SI, Slattery WH, 3rd. Stapedectomy in Children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1999;120:487-92.
17. Slattery WH, 3rd, Brackmann DE, Hitselberger WE. Hearing preservation in neurofibromatosis type 2. Am J Otol 1998;19:638-43.
18. Isaacs JH, Jr., Slattery WH, 3rd, Mendenhall WM, Cassisi NJ. Supraglottic laryngectomy. Am J Otolaryngol 1998;19:118-23.
19. Feghali JG, Barrs DM, Beatty CW, Chen DA, Green Jr. JD, Krueger WO, Shelton C, Slattery WH, 3rd, Thedinger BS, Wilson DF, McElveen Jr. JT. Bone Cement Reconstruction of the Ossicular Chain: A Preliminary Report. Laryngoscope 1998;108:829-836
20. Bikhazi PH, Lalwani AK, Kim EJ, Bihazi N, Attaie A, Slattery WH, 3rd, Jackler RK, Brackmann DE. Germline screening of the NF-2 gene in families with unilateral vestibular schwannoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg July,1998;119:1-6.
21. Hung G, Faudoa R, Li X, Xeu A, Brackmann DE, Hitselberger W, Saleh E, Lee F, Gutmann DH, Slattery WH 3rd, Rhim JS, Lim D. Establishment of primary vestibular schwannoma cultures from neurofibromatosis type-2 patients. Int J of Oncology 1999;14:409-15.
22. Friesen LM, Shannon RV and Slattery WH: Effects of frequency allocation on phoneme recognition with the Nucleus 22 cochlear implant. Am J Otol 1999;20(6):729-34.
23. Friesen LM, Shannon RV and Slattery WH: Effects of Electrode Location and Spacing On Speech Recognition with the Nucleus-22 Cochlear Implant. J of Am Acad Audiol, 2000; 11(8): 418-428.
24. Buchman CA, Fucci MJ, Slattery WH, Brackmann DE and Berliner KL: Intraoperative Corticosteroids in Acoustic Tumor Surgery. Am J Otol 1999;20(3):386-89.
25. Henson AM, Slattery WH 3rd, Luxford WM, Mills DM. Cochlear implant performance after reimplantation: A multicenter study. Am J Otol 1999;20:56-64.
26. Buchman CA, Fucci MJ, Slattery WH 3rd, Brackmann DE, Berliner KI. Efficacy of Perioperative Steroids in Prevention of Delayed Facial Palsy in Acoustic Neuroma Patients. Am J Otol 1999;20(3):386-89.
27. Hung G, Baser EM, Faudoa R, Xue Z, Kluwe L, Slattery WH 3rd, Brackmann DE. Detection of germ-line NF2 mutations using a novel RNA mismatch method and loss of heterozygosity analysis. Cancer Genet Cytogenet 2000;118:167-8.
28. Brackmann DE, Owens RM, Friedman RA, Hitselberger WE, De la Cruz A, House JW, Nelson RA, Luxford WM, Slattery WH 3rd, Fayad JN. Prognostic factors for hearing preservation in vestibular schwannoma surgery. Am J Otol 2000 May;21(3):417-24.
29. Friesen LM, Shannon RV, Slattery WH. Effects of electrode location on speech recognition with the Nucleus-22 cochlear implant. J Am Acad Audiol 2000 Sep;11(8):418-28.
II. Invited Publications (Books, Book Chapters).
1. Singleton GT, Slattery WH, 3rd. Perilymph Fistula. In: Brackmann DE, ed. Otologic Surgery. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 1994:373-383.
2. Slattery WH, 3rd, Brownlee RE. Otic Preparations. In: Swarbrick J, Boylan JC, eds. Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Technology. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc.; 1995:185-199.
3. Slattery WH, 3rd, House JW. Prostheses for stapes surgery. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 1995;28:253-64.
4. Slattery WH, 3rd, Brackmann DE. Hearing preservation and restoration in CPA tumor surgery. Neurosurgery Quarterly 1997;7:169-182.
5. Slattery WH, 3rd, Brackmann DE. Skull base osteomyelitis. Malignant external otitis. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 1996;29:795-806.
6. Slattery WH, 3rd, Levine RE. Surgical treatment of facial paralysis. In: House WF, Luetje CM, Doyle KJ, eds. Acoustic tumors: Diagnosis and management. 2nd ed. San Diego: Singular Publishing Group, Inc.; 1996:261-273.
7. Fucci MJ, Buchman CA, Slattery WH, 3rd. Neurrorhapy techniques for facial paralysis. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 1997;5:223-240.
8. Slattery WH, 3rd, House JW. Complications of otitis media. In: Lalwani AK, Grundfast KM, eds. Pediatric Otology and Neurotology. Philadelphia: Lippincott - Raven; 1997:251-264.
9. Slattery WH, 3rd. Temporal bone histopathology. In: Lalwani AK, Grundfast KM, eds. Pediatric Otology and Neurotology. Philadelphia: Lippincott - Raven; 1997:87-102.
10. Foyt D, Slattery WH, 3rd. Assessment of vestibular function. In: Lalwani AK, Grundfast KM, eds. Pediatric Otology and Neurotology. Philadelphia: Lippincott - Raven; 1997:163-180.
11. Slattery WH, 3rd, Fayad JN. Medical treatment of Meniere's disease. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 1997;30:1027-1037.
12. Slattery WH, 3rd, Fayad JN. Cochlear Implants in Children with Sensorineural Inner Ear Hearing Loss. Ped Ann 1999;28(6):359-63.
III. Miscellaneous, Abstracts, Book Reviews, and Letters.
1. Slattery, WH, 3rd. Book Review of An Atlas of Micropathology of the Temporal Bone. San Diego: Singular Publishing Group, Inc., 1994. Head & Neck 1995;Sept/Oct:456-457.
2. Slattery W.H., Snyder J.M., Thelin J.W.: Glycerin Test: Method for Analysis of Pure Tone Threshold Shifts (Abs). Corti's Organ. 11(2): p.7, 1986.
3. Slattery W.H., Stringer S.P., Jordan J.R.: Leiomyosarcoma of the Nasal Cavity (Abs) Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 105(2):290. Aug. 1991.
4. Slattery W.H., deVries E.J., Mancuso A.A: Actinomycosis Osteomyelitis of the Skull Base (Abs). Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 105(2):303. Aug. 1991.
5. Slattery W.H., Crary M.A., Cassisi N.J.: Bioglass as a Laryngeal Implant in the Canine Larynx (Abs). Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 107(2):240. Aug. 1992. |