
Quinton S. Gopen, MD
Otolaryngology| Sleep Medicine| Head and Neck Surgery
Accepting new patients
Primary Location
Head & Neck Surgery
200 Medical Plaza
Suite 550
Los Angeles, California 90095
Suite 550
Los Angeles, California 90095
Phone
Fax
310-825-2810
About
Dr. Gopen specializes in pediatric and adult ear and skull base conditions, both surgically and medically managed.
Academic Staff Appointment
- Associate Professor of Clinical Head & Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Otolaryngology
- American Medical Association
- American Rhinologic Society
- California Medical Association
- Triological Society
- Paul H. Ward Society
- Los Angeles County Medical Association
- Prosper Meniere's Society
- American College of Surgeons
- Association for Research in Otolaryngology
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Education
Medical Board Certifications
Neurotology, American Board of Otolaryngology, 2008
Otolaryngology, American Board of Otolaryngology, 2005
Fellowship
Otolaryngology, UCSD Medical Center, 2006
Residency
Otolaryngology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2004
Internship
Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 1999
Degree
MD, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1998
Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2022, 2023
- 2018 Los Angeles Magazine Top Doctors
- Best Full Time Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, UCLA, 2012 See More
Locations
West Los Angeles
Head & Neck Surgery
Head & Neck Surgery
Head and Neck Surgery| Pediatric Head and Neck Surgery| Rhinology, Sinus, and Skull Base Surgery

Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
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Profile
Meet Quinton S. Gopen, MD
Research
Interests
- Chronic Ear Infections and Biofilm Production
- Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease
- Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Publications
In the News
- Woman Who Could Hear Her Own Body Sounds Get Life Back (ABC’s Good Morning America, September 2015)
- Indiana woman, has op to cure condition that meant she could hear mechanics of her body (UK's Daily Mail, September 2015)
- Indiana woman who suffered for seven months with a rare disorder that constantly broadcast into her ears the sounds of her eyeballs moving, heart beating, footsteps echoing and food digesting (Fox News 11, September 2015)
- UCLA doctors perform life-changing surgery on woman plagued by internal sounds of her body (UCLA Newsroom September 2015)
- UCLA Doctors Treat Woman Who Can Hear Her Body Working Due to Rare Condition (KTLA 5, September 2015)
- WEIRD SCIENCE: Woman Can Hear Her Body Working (Bill Carroll Show, September 2015)
- Internal Hearing Surgery (KCBS/KCAL, September 2015)
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Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2022, 2023
- 2018 Los Angeles Magazine Top Doctors
- Best Full Time Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, UCLA, 2012
- Channel 8 News Feature – noise induced hearing loss, 2005
- COSM Travel Award – Western Section, 2003
- Vice President's Award – Western Section, 2003
- Resident Travel Award – Western Section, 2003
- Paul H. Ward, M.D. Society Outstanding Research Presentation, 2002
- Phi-Beta-Kappa - elected to Mu chapter, 1992
- Summa Cum Laude - graduated with highest honors in Chemistry, 1992
- Snider Prize - to one graduating senior in the Chemistry Department, 1992
- Amer Institute of Chemistry Award - achievement, ability, leadership, 1992
- Elihu A. Silver Award – for undergraduate research, 1991
- Doris Brewer Cohen Award - prize for excellence in research , 1991
- Brandeis University Scholar Award - to one junior in School of Science, 1990
- Undergraduate Research Program - grant toward research supplies, 1989
- Dean's List, 1989-1992