Ravi N Samy, MD, FACS Assistant Professor Department of Otolaryngology College of Medicine University of Cincinnati

Answers questions in the following forums:

• Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders

NetWellness Articles associated with this Author:

	Article Name	Forum
	Acoustic Neuromas	Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders
	Cholesteatoma	Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders
	Chronic Ear Infection: The Diseased Middle Ear	Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders
	Hearing and Balance	Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders
	What is vertigo?	Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders
	Summer Activities Can Increase Hearing Loss	Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders

Education:

• B.S., Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
• M.D., Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina

Post Graduate Training:

• Resident in General Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
• Resident in Otolaryngology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
• Chief Resident in Otolaryngology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
• Fellow in Otology / Neurotology / Skull Base Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

Associations:

• American College of Surgeons
• Association for Research in Otolaryngology
• Acoustic Neuroma Association
• Pan American Association of Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• American Academy of Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery

Partial List of Publications:

• Adelson RT, Samy RN, Lindberg G. T-cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia Presenting as an Ear Canal Mass. Otology & Neurotology 2004, 25:1006-1008.
  
• Mehendale NH, Samy RN, Roland PS. Management of pseudomeningocele following neurotologic procedures. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, September 2004 253-262.
  
• Chen AF, Samy RN, et. al. Neuroepithelial cysts of the middle ear. Ann Otol Rhino Laryngol. 2003 Apr;112(4):356-60.
  
• Lin HS, Samy RN, et. al. Effect of blood transfusion in an experimental sarcoma model. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Mar;128(3):308-12.
  
• Chen AF, Samy RN, and Gantz BJ. Cerebellopontine angle tumor composed of Schwann and Meningeal proliferations. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2001 Nov;127(11):1385-9.
  
• Atkins BZ, Silvestry SC, Samy RN, Shah AS, Sabiston DC Jr., Glower DD. Calcitonin gene-related peptide enhances the recovery of contractile function in stunned myocardium. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000;119(6):1246-54.
  
• Moir MS, Samy RN, Hanasono MM, Terris DJ. Autologous and heterologous blood transfusion in head and neck cancer surgery. Arch Otol Head Neck Surg 1999:125(8):864-8.
  
• Lucke JC, Samy RN, Atkins BZ, Silvestry SC, Douglas JM, Schwab SJ, Wolfe WG, and Glower DD. Results of valve replacement with mechanical and biological prostheses in chronic renal dialysis patients. Ann Thorac Surg 1997;64:129-32.
  
• Silvestry SC, Lilly RE, Atkins BZ, Lucke JC, Owen CH, Marathe US, Samy RN, Davis JW, And Glower DD. Ventricular and myocardial efficiencies during acute aortic regurgitation in conscious dogs. Circulation 1997;96(9 Suppl):II-108-14.
  
• Samy RN and Scher RL. The ASAP 18 core biopsy needle for the diagnosis of head and neck cancer. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1996;114:496-8.
  
• Samy RN, Silvestry SC, Atkins BZ, Lilly RE, Davis JW, Sabiston DC, and Glower DD. Calcitonin gene-related peptide improves recovery from reversible myocardial ischemia. Abstract, 1995 Suppl of the J Am Coll Cardiol.
  
• Gantz BJ, Rubinstein JT, Samy RN. Intratemporal Facial Nerve Surgery. Cummings Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Fourth Edition, 2005,Chpt. 148, p3354-3370.
  
• Samy RN and Gantz, BJ. Surgery of the Facial Nerve. Surgery of the Ear. 5th edition.
  
• Roland PS, Marple B, and Samy RN. Acoustic Neuroma SIPAC.
  
• Samy RN and Gantz, BJ. Meniere’s Disease. Conn’s Current Therapy.
  
• Samy RN and Rubinstein JT. Revision Cochlear Implant Surgery. (submitted)
  
• Samy, RN, and Roland, PS. Ch. 143. Otosclerosis. Byron J. Bailey, Ed. 4th Edition. Head & Neck Surgery- Otolaryngology (submitted)
  
• Samy RN, and Roland PS. Ch. 153. Aging and the Auditory and Vestibular System. Byron J. Bailey, Ed. 4th Edition. Head & Neck Surgery- Otolaryngology (submitted)
  
• Patni A, Samy RN, Bojrab D, and Roland PS. Glomus Tumors of the Temporal Bone SIPAC (in preparation).
  

Partial List of Presentations:

• Ear Disease. 02/15/05. Lecture given to UT-Southwestern School of Medicine (MSII)
  
• Acute Facial Palsies. 02/05/05. Third Annual Clinical Update in Dermatology, Ophthalmology, and Otolaryngology for Primary Care Physicians. UT-Southwestern Medical Center.
  
• Introduction to Skull Base Surgery. 02/01/05. STARS Program.
  
• Management of the Otology / Neurotology / Skull Base Surgery Patient. 7th Annual Oto-Rhinolaryngology Update. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (2002).
  
• Facial Nerve Tumors. IXth International Facial Nerve Symposium. University of California-San Francisco (2001).
  
• 12th Annual Alumni Symposium. Stanford University Medical Center (2000).
  
• 11th Annual Alumni Symposium. Stanford University Medical Center (1999).
  
• Use of the LMA in Otolaryngology. 10th Annual Alumni Symposium, Stanford University Medical Center (1998).
  
• Controversies: Blood Transfusion and Recurrence of Head and Neck Cancer. 9th Annual Alumni Symposium, Stanford University Medical Center (1997).
  
• Samy RN, Silvestry SC, Atkins BZ, Davis JW, Lilly RE, Sabiston DC, and Glower DD. Calcitonin gene-related peptide improves recovery from reversible myocardial ischemia.
  (Presented at the 1994 Alpha Omega Alpha Symposium of the Duke University Medical Center and the 1995 Sessions of the American College of Cardiology)

Awards:

• Neurotology Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons
• Fellow, American Academy of Otolaryngology
• Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology