Steven D. Rauch,
MD
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Chair, Human Studies Committee
Harvard Medical School
Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Vice Chair of Clinical Research
About My Research
Dr. Steven Rauch’s primary research interests include the combined disorders of hearing and balance, including Meniere’s disease, autoimmune inner ear disease, sudden deafness, and migraine.
Education
BA, Biology (cum laude), Amherst College, 1975
MD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1979
Postgraduate Training
Internship/Residency, General Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Residency, Otolaryngology, Mass. Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School
Professional Memberships (select)
American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Massachusetts Medical Society
Society of University Otolaryngologists
Association for Research in Otolaryngology (2009–2010, President)
American Auditory Society
The Triological Society
American Otological Society
American Society of Geriatric Otolaryngology (Co-Founder)
Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research
American Neurotological Society
Awards and Honors (select)
American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Award of Merit
Boston Magazine: Best Doctors
Morris S. Bender Lectureship, Long Island Jewish Hospital
Franz Escher Award and Lectureship, Swiss Society of Otorhinolaryngology
Advisory Boards (select)
Executive Research Committee, Mass. Eye and Ear
Scientific Advisory Committee, National Organization of Hearing Research
Council of Scientific Trustees, Deafness Research Foundation
Research Advisory Board, American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Research Steering Committee, American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Advisory Council, NIH Institute of Deafness and other Communication Disorders
Board of Scientific Councilors, NIH Institute of Deafness and other Communication Disorders
Publications powered by Harvard Catalyst Profiles
- Inner ear therapeutics and the war on hearing loss: systemic barriers to success. Front Neurosci. 2023; 17:1169122.
- Assessment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss After COVID-19 Vaccination. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 04 01; 148(4):307-315.
- Efficacy and Durability of Intratympanic Gentamicin Treatment for Meniere's Disease. Front Neurol. 2021; 12:765208.
- Optimized Diagnostic Approach to Patients Suspected of Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence. Ear Hear. 2021 Sep/Oct; 42(5):1295-1305.
- A Systematic Review of Clinical Vestibular Symptom Triage, Tools, and Algorithms. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 07; 167(1):3-15.
- Improved Speech Intelligibility in Subjects With Stable Sensorineural Hearing Loss Following Intratympanic Dosing of FX-322 in a Phase 1b Study. Otol Neurotol. 2021 08 01; 42(7):e849-e857.
- The Efficient Dizziness History and Exam. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2021 Oct; 54(5):863-874.
- Subjective Cognitive Symptoms and Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) Performance in Patients With Vestibular Migraine and Menière's Disease. Otol Neurotol. 2021 07 01; 42(6):883-889.
- Cochlear Implantation Hearing Outcome in Ménière's Disease. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 03; 166(3):523-529.
- Transmastoid Labyrinthectomy for Menière's Disease: Experience and Outcomes. Otol Neurotol. 2020 12; 41(10):1413-1418.
- Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (VEMP) Testing for Diagnosis of Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence. Front Neurol. 2020; 11:695.
- Telemedicine Algorithm for the Management of Dizzy Patients. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 11; 163(5):857-859.
- Predicting Development of Bilateral Menière's Disease Based on cVEMP Threshold and Tuning. Otol Neurotol. 2019 12; 40(10):1346-1352.
- Normalizing cVEMPs: Which Method Is the Most Effective? Ear Hear. 2019 Jul/Aug; 40(4):878-886.
- Vestibular Aqueduct Morphology Correlates With Endolymphatic Sac Pathologies in Menière's Disease-A Correlative Histology and Computed Tomography Study. Otol Neurotol. 2019 06; 40(5):e548-e555.
- Peripheral Vestibular Organ Degeneration After Temporal Bone Fracture: A Human Otopathology Study. Laryngoscope. 2020 03; 130(3):752-760.
- Patient-reported auditory handicap measures following mild traumatic brain injury. Laryngoscope. 2020 03; 130(3):761-767.
- Vestibular Aqueduct Morphology Correlates With Endolymphatic Sac Pathologies in Menière's Disease-A Correlative Histology and Computed Tomography Study. Otol Neurotol. 2019 Apr 12.
- Cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials in Menière's Disease: A Comparison of Response Metrics. Otol Neurotol. 2019 03; 40(3):e215-e224.
- Toward Optimizing cVEMP: 2,000-Hz Tone Bursts Improve the Detection of Superior Canal Dehiscence. Audiol Neurootol. 2018; 23(6):335-344.
- Inner ear pathologies impair sodium-regulated ion transport in Meniere's disease. Acta Neuropathol. 2019 02; 137(2):343-357.
- Toward Optimizing VEMP: Calculating VEMP Inhibition Depth With a Generic Template. Ear Hear. 2018 Nov/Dec; 39(6):1199-1206.
- Peripheral Vestibular System Histopathologic Changes following Head Injury without Temporal Bone Fracture. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 01; 160(1):122-130.
- Audiometric and cVEMP Thresholds Show Little Correlation With Symptoms in Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome. Otol Neurotol. 2018 10; 39(9):1153-1162.
- Sequential Imaging in Patient With Suspected Menière's Disease Identifies Endolymphatic Sac Tumor. Otol Neurotol. 2018 10; 39(9):e856-e859.
- Steroid Use for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A CHEER Network Study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 11; 159(5):895-899.
- The Clinical Value of Vertigo as a Prognostic Indicator of Outcome in Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 08 01; 144(8):684-685.
- Clinical trials for inner ear drugs: Design and execution challenges. Hear Res. 2018 10; 368:123-126.
- Toward Optimizing Cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (cVEMP): Combining Air-Bone Gap and cVEMP Thresholds to Improve Diagnosis of Superior Canal Dehiscence. Otol Neurotol. 2018 02; 39(2):212-220.
- Toward Optimizing Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials: Normalization Reduces the Need for Strong Neck Muscle Contraction. Audiol Neurootol. 2017; 22(4-5):282-291.
- Efficacy of Intratympanic Gentamicin in Menière's Disease With and Without Migraine. Otol Neurotol. 2017 08; 38(7):1005-1009.
- Ethical considerations in noise-induced hearing loss research. Lancet. 2017 Sep 02; 390(10098):920-922.
- Serial cVEMP Testing is Sensitive to Disease Progression in Ménière Patients. Otol Neurotol. 2016 12; 37(10):1614-1619.
- Ménière's disease: damaged hearing but reduced vertigo. Lancet. 2016 12 03; 388(10061):2716-2717.
- Increasing the Stimulation Rate Reduces cVEMP Testing Time by More Than Half With No Significant Difference in Threshold. Otol Neurotol. 2016 08; 37(7):933-6.
- Utility of an Abbreviated Dizziness Questionnaire to Differentiate Between Causes of Vertigo and Guide Appropriate Referral: A Multicenter Prospective Blinded Study. Otol Neurotol. 2015 Dec; 36(10):1687-94.
- Evaluating Inhibition of Motoneuron Firing From Electromyogram Data to Assess Vestibular Output Using Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials. Ear Hear. 2015 Sep-Oct; 36(5):591-604.
- Normalization reduces intersubject variability in cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials. Otol Neurotol. 2014 Sep; 35(8):e222-7.
- IL-1ß inhibition in autoimmune inner ear disease: can you hear me now? J Clin Invest. 2014 Sep; 124(9):3685-7.
- Intratympanic gentamicin as a treatment for drop attacks in patients with Meniere's disease. Laryngoscope. 2014 Sep; 124(9):2151-4.
- Otopathology in idiopathic Dandy's syndrome. Otol Neurotol. 2013 Aug; 34(6):1099-103.
- Tuning fork testing in sudden sensorineural hearing loss. JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Apr 22; 173(8):706-7.
- Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in patients with superior semicircular canal dehiscence. Otol Neurotol. 2013 Feb; 34(2):360-7.
- Audiology in the sudden hearing loss clinical trial. Otol Neurotol. 2012 Aug; 33(6):907-11.
- Comparing treatments for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. J Comp Eff Res. 2012 Jan; 1(1):5-7.
- Improvement in word recognition score with level is associated with hearing aid ownership among patients with hearing loss. Audiol Neurootol. 2012; 17(3):139-47.
- The Otology Data Collection project: report from the CHEER network. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Oct; 145(4):572-80.
- Oral vs intratympanic corticosteroid therapy for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2011 May 25; 305(20):2071-9.
- Evidence-based medicine in otolaryngology, part 2: the current state of affairs. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Mar; 144(3):331-7.
- The science of migraine. J Vestib Res. 2011; 21(6):305-14.
- Growing awareness of migraine as a major cause of dizziness, imbalance, and vertigo. Introduction. J Vestib Res. 2011; 21(6):297-8.
- Clinical hints and precipitating factors in patients suffering from Meniere's disease. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2010 Oct; 43(5):1011-7.
- Evidence-based medicine in otolaryngology, part 1: the multiple faces of evidence-based medicine. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 May; 142(5):637-46.
- Vertigo and migraine: a more than two-fold connection. Cephalalgia. 2010 Jul; 30(7):774-6.
- Safety of high-dose corticosteroids for the treatment of autoimmune inner ear disease. Otol Neurotol. 2009 Jun; 30(4):443-8.
- Clinical implications of a damaged cochlea: pure tone thresholds vs information-carrying capacity. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 Apr; 140(4):473-6.
- Hearing aids and cochlear damage: the case against fitting the pure tone audiogram. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 May; 140(5):629-32.
- Combined therapy (intratympanic dexamethasone + high-dose prednisone taper) for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Otol Neurotol. 2009 Feb; 30(2):254-5; author reply 255-6.
- Medical record documentation of patients' hearing loss by physicians. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Apr; 24(4):517-9.
- Measurements of stapes velocity in live human ears. Hear Res. 2009 Mar; 249(1-2):54-61.
- Clinical practice. Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. N Engl J Med. 2008 Aug 21; 359(8):833-40.
- Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Oct; 14(5):299-304.
- Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP) can detect asymptomatic saccular hydrops. Laryngoscope. 2006 Jun; 116(6):987-92.
- Vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) in patients with Ménière's disease with drop attacks. Laryngoscope. 2006 May; 116(5):776-9.
- Results after revision stapedectomy with malleus grip prosthesis. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2006 Apr; 115(4):317-22.
- Using audiometric thresholds and word recognition in a treatment study. Otol Neurotol. 2006 Jan; 27(1):110-6.
- Serial audiometry in a clinical trial of AIED treatment. Otol Neurotol. 2005 Sep; 26(5):908-17.
- Loss-of-function mutations identified in the Helical domain of the G protein alpha-subunit, G alpha2, of Dictyostelium discoideum. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2005 Apr 15; 1722(3):262-70.
- Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials versus vestibular test battery in patients with Meniere's disease. Otol Neurotol. 2004 Nov; 25(6):981-6.
- Intratympanic steroids for sensorineural hearing loss. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2004 Oct; 37(5):1061-74.
- Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials show altered tuning in patients with Ménière's disease. Otol Neurotol. 2004 May; 25(3):333-8.
- Superior semicircular canal dehiscence presenting as conductive hearing loss without vertigo. Otol Neurotol. 2004 Mar; 25(2):121-9.
- Treatment of corticosteroid-responsive autoimmune inner ear disease with methotrexate: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2003 Oct 08; 290(14):1875-83.
- Oral steroid treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a ten year retrospective analysis. Otol Neurotol. 2003 Sep; 24(5):728-33.
- A practical assessment algorithm for diagnosis of dizziness. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2003 Jan; 128(1):54-9.
- Vestibular prostheses: the engineering and biomedical issues. J Vestib Res. 2002-2003; 12(2-3):95-113.
- Decreasing hair cell counts in aging humans. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2001 Oct; 942:220-7.
- Vestibular histopathology of the human temporal bone. What can we learn? Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2001 Oct; 942:25-33.
- Multivariate vestibular testing: thresholds for bilateral Ménière's disease and aminoglycoside ototoxicity. J Vestib Res. 2001-2002; 11(6):391-404.
- Application of multivariate statistics to vestibular testing: discriminating between Menière's disease and migraine associated dizziness. J Vestib Res. 2001; 11(1):53-65.
- Multivariate vestibular testing: laterality of unilateral Ménière's disease. J Vestib Res. 2001-2002; 11(6):405-12.
- Anti-heat shock protein 70 antibodies in Meniere's disease. Laryngoscope. 2000 Sep; 110(9):1516-21.
- Temporal bone studies of the human peripheral vestibular system. Normative vestibular hair cell data. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl. 2000 May; 181:3-13.
- Temporal bone studies of the human peripheral vestibular system. Meniere's disease. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl. 2000 May; 181:26-31.
- Temporal bone studies of the human peripheral vestibular system. Normative Scarpa's ganglion cell data. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl. 2000 May; 181:14-9.
- Temporal bone studies of the human peripheral vestibular system. Aminoglycoside ototoxicity. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl. 2000 May; 181:20-5.
- Transferrin microheterogeneity in human perilymph. Laryngoscope. 2000 Apr; 110(4):545-52.
- Toronto Facial Grading System: interobserver reliability. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000 Feb; 122(2):212-5.
- Recognition of a dominant epitope in bovine heat-shock protein 70 in inner ear disease. Laryngoscope. 1999 Apr; 109(4):621-5.
- Clinical management of immune-mediated inner-ear disease. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1997 Dec 29; 830:203-10.
- Nucleus 22 cochlear implantation results in postmeningitic deafness. Laryngoscope. 1997 Dec; 107(12 Pt 1):1606-9.
- Clinical photographs. Hemangioma of the middle ear. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1997 Nov; 117(5):573-4.
- Revision stapedectomy: intraoperative findings, results, and review of the literature. Laryngoscope. 1997 Sep; 107(9):1185-92.
- Efficacy of tympanomastoid surgery for control of infection in active chronic otitis media. Laryngoscope. 1997 Jul; 107(7):872-7.
- Intratympanic gentamicin for treatment of intractable Meniere's disease: a preliminary report. Laryngoscope. 1997 Jan; 107(1):49-55.
- Serum antibodies to heat shock protein 70 in sensorineural hearing loss. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1995 Oct; 121(10):1167-71.
- Serum antibodies against heat shock protein 70 in Menière's disease. Am J Otol. 1995 Sep; 16(5):648-52.
- Significance of auditory brain stem response and gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1995 Sep; 113(3):271-5.
- Ménière's disease. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 1995; 252(2):63-75.
- Perilymph fistula pathophysiology. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1995 Jan; 112(1):145-53.
- Serum antibody to inner ear proteins in patients with progressive hearing loss. Correlation with disease activity and response to corticosteroid treatment. JAMA. 1994 Aug 24-31; 272(8):611-6.
- Intraductal tetracycline therapy for the treatment of chronic recurrent parotitis. Ear Nose Throat J. 1994 Apr; 73(4):262-74.
- The National Temporal Bone, Hearing, and Balance Pathology Resource Registry. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1993 Aug; 119(8):846-53.
- High jugular bulb: implications for posterior fossa neurotologic and cranial base surgery. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1993 Feb; 102(2):100-7.
- Argon laser stapedectomy: comparison to traditional fenestration techniques. Am J Otol. 1992 Nov; 13(6):556-60.
- Bovine temporal bones as a source of inner ear antigen. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1992 Aug; 101(8):688-90.
- Malformation and degeneration in the inner ear of mos transgenic mice. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1992 May; 101(5):430-6.
- Videolaryngoscopy in the office--a critical evaluation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1992 Jan; 106(1):56-9.
- Malformation and degeneration in the inner ear of MOS transgenic mice. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1991; 630:268-9.
- Clinical application of an implantable bone conduction hearing device. Laryngoscope. 1990 Mar; 100(3):281-5.
- Meniere's syndrome and endolymphatic hydrops. Double-blind temporal bone study. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1989 Nov; 98(11):873-83.
- Parotidectomy for bulimia: a dissenting view. Am J Otolaryngol. 1987 Nov-Dec; 8(6):376-80.
- Ophthalmic manifestations of maxillary sinus mucoceles. Ophthalmology. 1987 Aug; 94(8):1013-9.
- Medial orbital blow-out fracture with entrapment. Arch Otolaryngol. 1985 Jan; 111(1):53-5.
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