This NF-SWN Meetup discussed hearing preservation surgical approaches and hearing restoration through cochlear or auditory brainstem implants.
Presented by Rick Friedman, MD, Ph.D. and Marc Schwartz, MD.,
Rick Friedman, MD, Ph.D is a neurotologist and expert on acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) and related disorders. He has treated over 1,000 patients with the condition. His research on the genetic forms of hearing loss is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Marc Schwartz, MD, is a neurosurgeon and expert on the treatment of acoustic neuroma, skull base tumors and NF2. He has treated over 2,000 patients for acoustic neuroma and is one of the leading neurosurgeons in the field of auditory brainstem implants.
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