Timothy E. Hullar, MD, FACS
Current Position
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Specialty Areas
Otology
Neurotology
Hearing Loss
Cochlear Implants - Pediatric
Cochlear Implants - Adults
Skull Base Tumors
Dizziness
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology
Ear, Nose and Throat
Mailing Address
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Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Otolaryngology
660 So. Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8115
St. Louis,
MO
63110
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Areas of Clinical Interest
Hearing loss, dizziness, balance disorders, Meniere's disease, facial nerve injuries, skull base tumors, thyroid tumors, vertigo, vestibular disorders, parotid disorders, pediatric and adult cochlear implants, Bone Anchored Hearing Aids, BAHA, progressive hearing loss, fluctuating hearing loss, unilateral (one ear) hearing loss, fluid behind the ear drum, draining ear, facial paralysis or facial twitching, ringing in the ear, tinnitus, hearing loss in children
Areas of Research Interest
Hearing and Research Balance Laboratory at neuroto.com
Board Certification
Otolaryngology
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Certified
Medical Education
B.S.: Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
, 1990
Medical Degree: Medical Student, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
, 1996
Residency: Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Baltimore, Maryland
, 2001
Chief Residency: Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Baltimore, Maryland
, 2002
Fellowship: Otology and Neurotology, Johns Hopkins Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Baltimore, Maryland
, 2003
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Major or Recent Publications/Awards
Awards
Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2005 - 2008 (Best Doctors, Inc.)
Teacher of the Year, Washington University Department of Otolaryngology, 2005
Outstanding Chief Resident Award, Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology, 2001
Fulbright Scholar, Max-Planck-Institut f?htungsforschung, Cologne, Germany. Used techniques of molecular biology to study the evolution of flowering plants under the direction of Sarah Grant, Ph.D., 1991-1992
Book Chapters
Hullar TE, Minor LB, Zee DS. Evaluation of the patient with dizziness. In: Cummings CW et al. (eds), Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 4th edition. Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2004
Hullar TE, Minor LB. The Neurotologic Examination. In: Jackler RK and Brackman DE (eds), Neurotology, 2nd edition. Mosby, Saint Louis, 2004
Minor LB, Hullar TE, Zee DS. Anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system. In: Clinical Neurotology: Disorders of hearing, balance, and the facial nerve, pp. 37-54. Lustig, LR, Niparko, JK. Martin Dunitz, London, 2003
Hullar TE, Minor LB. Vestibular physiology and disorders of the labyrinth. In: Gulya AJ and Glasscock ME (eds) Surgery of the Ear, 5th edition, pp. 83-103. BC Decker, Toronto, 2002
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Cox TM et al. Report of a workshop to understand the impacts of anthropogenic sound on beaked whales. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, Submitted
Calabrese D, Hullar TE. Planar relationships of the semicircular canals in two strains of mice. Accepted to JARO pending revisions
Hullar TE, Williams CD. Geometry of the semicircular canals of the chinchilla (Chinchilla laniger). Accepted to Hearing Res, pending revisions
Valente M, Mispagel K, Valente LM, Hullar T. Problems and solutions for fitting amplification to patients with Meniere’s disease. Journal Am Acad Audiol, Accepted for publication 3/05
Hullar TE, Della Santina CC, Hirvonen TP, Carey JP, Lasker DM, Minor LB. Responses of irregularly discharging chinchilla semicircular canal vestibular-nerve afferents during high-frequency head rotations. J Neurophys 2005; 93:2777-2786 (Epub Dec 15 2004)
Hirvonen TP, Minor LB, Hullar TE, Carey JP. Effects of intratympanic gentamicin on vestibular afferents and hair cells in the chinchilla. J Neurophys 93: 643-655, 2005 (Epub Sept 29 2004)
Carey JP, Hirvonen TP, Hullar TE, Minor LB. Acoustic responses of vestibular afferents in a model of superior canal dehiscence. J Oto Neuroto 2004; 25:345-352
Lasker DM, Hullar TE, Minor LB. Horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex evoked by high-acceleration rotations in the squirrel monkey. III. Responses after labyrinthectomy. J Neurophys 2000;83: 2482-2496
Minor LB, Lasker DM, Backous DD, Hullar TE. Horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex evoked by high-acceleration rotations in the squirrel monkey. I. Normal responses. J Neurophys 1999; 82:1254-1270
Hullar TE, Minor LB. High-frequency dynamics of regularly discharging canal afferents provide a linear signal for angular vestibulo-ocular reflexes. J Neurophys 1999; 82:2000-20053
Hullar TE, Sapers BL, Ridker PM, Jenkins RL, Huth TS, Farraye FA. Herbal toxicity and fatal hepatic failure. Am J Med 1999; 106(2):267-8
For more articles and abstracts, take this off-site link to the National Library of Medicine Pub Med page for Dr. Timothy E. Hullar