Travis Layne Shiba, MD
(he/him)
- Otolaryngology
About
Dr. Travis Shiba is an Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon at UCLA who practices in Santa Clarita and Santa Monica and is a Supervising Consulting Surgeon Specialist in the Division of Head and Neck Surgery at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. He is board certified in Otolaryngology.
Dr. Shiba received his Medical Degree from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He attended medical school on a Distinguished Alumni Scholarship and graduated at the top of his class with Alpha Omega Alpha distinction. He completed Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency training at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and continued at UCLA for fellowship training in laryngology, where he focused on voice, airway reconstruction and swallowing disorders. He is a member of the division of Sleep Surgery, Laryngology, and General Otolaryngology. He also has a special interest in the treatment of the sinuses (including chronic sinusitis, loss of smell, and nasal polyps), nasal obstruction (disorders of the septum and turbinates), salivary glands (parotid, submandibular), thyroid tumors, and parathyroid glands. He received his undergraduate degree from UCLA, graduating Summa Cum Laude.
In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Shiba is an Associate Professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is a mentor and Specialty Advisor to UCLA medical students considering a career in Otolaryngology. He is a member of the American Association of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, American Rhinologic Society, American Medical Association, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, and Phi Beta Kappa.
Professional Memberships:
American Association of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)
American Rhinologic Society (ARS)
American Medical Association (AMA)
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society
Phi Beta Kappa (PBK)
- Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
- Consulting Surgeon Specialist, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Olive View - UCLA Medical Center
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Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2025
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2024
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2021
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Publications
Book Chapters:
- Frederick JW, Shiba TL, Chhetri DC. Glottic Web. Textbook of Laryngology. Nupur Nerurkar and Amitabha Roychoudhury, Editors. 2017.
- Heineman TH, Shiba TL, St. John M. Genetics of Thyroid Cancer. Disorders of The Thyroid and Parathyroid Gland. Shaha AR and Shah JP, Editors. 2017. In Press
- Shiba TL, Chhetri DC. Oropharyngeal Dysphagia. Textbook of Dysphagia. Chhetri DC and Dewan K, Editors. 2018. In Press
Lectures and Presentations:
- Shiba TL, Webber E, Cetrulo CL, Mackinnon, S. Genetic Engineering of Microsurgical Free Flaps. Presented at Washington University Clinical and Translational Research Symposium, October 2008
- Shiba TL, Hardy J, Long J. Development of a tissue engineered vocal fold cover replacement from rabbit adipose derived stem cells. Presented at American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, Sept 2014
- Shiba TL, Chhetri DC. Pre -phonatory Posture Dynamics and Phonation Onset in Humans. Presented at the American Laryngologic Association Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings, April 2015
- Shiba TL, Long JL. Tissue Engineered Vocal Fold Cover Layer. Presented at American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, Sept 2015
- Shiba TL, Long JL. Tissue Engineered Vocal Fold Implantation in Rabbits. Presented at Paul H Ward Scientific Session, June 2016
Peer Reviewed Manuscripts and Publications:
- Razani B, Zarnegar B, Ytterberg AJ, Shiba T, Dempsey P, Ware CF, Loo JA, Cheng G. Negative Feedback in Non-canonical NF-kB Signaling Modulates NIK Stability Through IKKα-mediated Phosphorylation. Sci Signal. 2010 May 25;3(123):ra41. PMID20501937
- Leto Barone AA, Zhou ZY, Hughes, Park R, Schulman RM, Lee S, Vidar EN, Shiba TL, Weber EL, Cetrulo CL Jr. Lentiviral transduction of face and limb flaps: implications for immunomodulation of vascularized composite allografts. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Feb;129(2):391-400 PMID222286422
- Howard NS, Shiba TL, Pesce JE , Chhetri DK. Photodocumentation of the Development of Type I Posterior Glottic Stenosis after Intubation Injury. Case Rep Surg. 2015 PMID25705540
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Shiba TL, Hardy J, Long J. Laryngeal Tissue Engineering using Rabbit Adipose Derived Stem Cells in Fibrin: A pre-clinical model. Jour Oto Advances. 2015
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Shiba TL, Chhetri DC. Dynamics of Phonatory Posture at Phonation Onset. Laryngoscope. 2015 Dec 21. PMID26690882
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Shiba TL, Hardy J, Luegmair G, Zhang Z, Long JL. Tissue-Engineered Vocal Fold Mucosa Implantation in Rabbits. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. 2016 Apr;154(4):678-88. PMID26690882
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Negvesky C, Chen S, Shiba TL. Mid-Glottic Web in a Professional Voice User in the Setting of Upper Respiratory Infection. Ear Nose Throat J. 2025 Jun 12:1455613251347916. doi: 10.1177/01455613251347916. PMID: 40503721.
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Hong MK, Han AY, Shiba TL. A Rare Case of Laryngeal Non-IgM Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma. Cureus. 2022 Sep 13;14(9):e29136. doi: 10.7759/cureus.29136. PMID: 36159343; PMCID: PMC9495297.
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Han AY, Wang JN, Yu AC, Shiba TL. Secondary syphilis of the oropharynx and cervical lymph nodes: a case report. Ear Nose Throat J. 2025 Apr;104(4):218-221. doi: 10.1177/01455613221095605. Epub 2022 Jun 16. PMID: 35710349.
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Bellamkonda N, Shiba T, Mendelsohn AH. Adverse Events in Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Implantation: 5-Year Analysis of the FDA MAUDE Database. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Feb;164(2):443-447. doi: 10.1177/0194599820960069. Epub 2020 Sep 22. PMID: 32957866.
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2025
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2024
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2021
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2020
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2019
- UCLA Head and Neck Surgery Chief Resident of the Year, Teaching Award 2016
- UCLA Paul H Ward Society Scientific Session 2016
- UCLA HNS Chairman’s Award for Most Outstanding Resident 2014
- AAO-HNSF Orlando Outstanding Poster Award 2014
- AAO-HNS Core Grant in Laryngology. $10,000 2014
- Washington University SOM Distinguished Alumni Scholar / Dr. Jerome J. Gilden 2007-2011
- Robert Carter Medical School Prize for excellence in the medical curriculum 2010
- Medical Center Alumni Scholarship Fund Prize for excellence 2009
- Dean’s Fellowship Summer Research Fund 2008
- Dr. Charles A. Preuss Medical Award 2007