Eric Appelbaum, MD

Dr. Eric N. Appelbaum is a double board-certified Otologist, Neurotologist, and Lateral Skull Base surgeon with expertise in surgical treatment for disorders of the ear and skull base. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA, and was then selected for a highly competitive Adult and Pediatric Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine and MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. Conditions Treated: Hearing loss Tumors of the ear, temporal bone and skull base such as acoustic neuromas (vestibular schwannomas), meningiomas, paragangliomas (glomus tumors) and carcinomas Cochlear implants and other hearing implants Cholesteatoma, ear drum perforations, and chronic ear disease Temporal brain hernias and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks Facial nerve disorders Otosclerosis Superior semicircular canal dehiscence Balance disorders Endoscopic ear surgery (EES)