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)