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Specialty:
Otolaryngology / Head and Neck
Otolaryngology, Sleep Medicine
Department Affiliation:
Head and Neck Surgery
Hospital Affiliation:
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
State License:
G74490
Languages:
Japanese, German
Phone:
310-206-6688
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Subspecialty: Otology/Neurotology

Professional Memberships

  • Northwestern University Medical School Alumni Association
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
  • Association for Research in Otolaryngology
  • American Otological Society
  • Association of University Otolaryngologists

Academic Staff Appointment

  • Professor, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Dr. Ishiyama received his medical degree in 1990 from Northwestern University Medical School. He completed his internship and head and neck surgery residency training at UCLA. In 1997, Dr. Ishiyama was appointed to the faculty in the UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery to cover the service at Olive View UCLA Medical Center. In 1999, Dr. Ishiyama became Chief of the Olive View UCLA Head and Neck Service and in June 2008, Dr. Ishiyama was given an accelerated promotion to full Professor in the UCLA Head and Neck Division.

Dr. Ishiyama is actively involved in the research projects on Meniere’s disease and Human Temporal Bone Pathology. He is the Director of the Victor Goodhill Human Temporal Bone Laboratory at UCLA and he has been funded by the NIH/NIDCD. Currently, Dr. Ishiyama is working on the vestibular pathology in Meniere’s disease to understand the disease mechanism. Dr. Ishiyama is the Director of the UCLA Cochlear Implant Program, which is recognized as one of the centers for excellence in California. He has also started a cochlear implantation program in Armenia in 2004.

Dr. Ishiyama has mentored a long list of students and residents in his laboratory and in the clinical arena, where he maintains an active practice in all aspects of Otology and Neurotology ranging from balance disorders, cochlear implantation, pediatric otology, facial nerve disorders, acoustic neuroma and skull base tumor surgeries.

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uclahealth.org/head-neck-surgery
Primary Office
Head & Neck Surgery
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 550
Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Phone
310-206-6688
Fax
(310) 825-2810
Medical Board Certifications
Otolaryngology, American Board of Otolaryngology, 1997
Certification 2
Neurotology, American Board of Otolaryngology, 2012
Fellowship
Neurotology, Vanderbilt Otology Group, 1996-1997
Residency
Otolaryngology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1992-1996
Internship
Otolaryngology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1990-1992
Degree
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, MD, 1990
Interests
  • Balance Disorder

    Balance Disorders

    Detailed information on balance disorders, including acoustic neurinoma and Ménière's disease
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  • Cochlear Implant

    Cochlear Implant Surgery

    If a person has severe hearing loss, a cochlear implant may help. A cochlear implant is different from a hearing aid. A hearing aid makes sounds louder and helps someone who has some hearing loss. But a cochlear implant can help a person with very little or no hearing (partial or complete deafness).
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  • Facial Nerve
  • Neuro Otology

    Neurological Disorders

    Here is a list of nervous system disorders that require clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional.
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  • Otology

    Otolaryngology

    Otolaryngology focuses on medical and surgical treatment for people who have disorders of the ear, nose, throat, and related structures.
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  • Pediatric Ear Problems
  • Skin Lesion Ear
  • Skull Base Surgery

    Skull Base Surgery

    Skull base surgery may be done to remove both noncancer and cancer growths, and abnormalities on the underside of the brain, the skull base, or the top few vertebrae of the spinal column.
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Research Interests
  • Meniere's disease and human temporal bone pathology
Publications
Link to my PubMed publications >
Awards
  • Armenian Government Ministry of Health, Gold Medal, 2012
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Humanitarian Award, 2009
  • Armenian Council General Award, 2009
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