Welcome to the
Department of Otolaryngology and
Head and Neck Surgery
Department Chairman: Prof. Joseph Elidan
Tel: ++ 972 2 6776464
Fax: ++ 972 2 6435090
The Department of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery diagnoses and treats both medically and surgically (including microscopic surgery) diseases in the following fields:
§ Diseases of the external and middle ear, including reconstructive surgery of the tympanic membrane and of the middle ear (all types of tympanoplasty including laser stapedotomy)
§ Diseases of the inner ear (hearing loss and vertigo)
§ Neurootologic surgery (facial paralysis and tumors)
§ Skull base surgery
§ Pediatric and adult cochlear implantation
§ Voice disorders including laryngeal stroboscopy and phonosurgery
§ Endoscopies of the aero-digestive tract, including diagnostic procedures and extraction of foreign bodies
§ Laser surgery of the upper airway including treatment of glottic, subglottic and tracheal stenosis and obstruction
§ Treatment and surgery for obstructive sleep apnea
§ Correction of swallowing problems
§ Nasal and facial plastic and aesthetic surgery
§ Endoscopic surgery of the paranasal sinuses and the skull base
§ Functional nasal surgery
§ Treatment and surgery of head and neck tumors including disease of the thyroid and parathyroid glands, salivary glands, larynx and pharynx
§ Pediatric otolaryngology
§ The department is fully affiliated to the Hebrew University Medical School, is involved in the education and training of medical students, and has a full residency program. Senior staff and residents are involved in research in the following fields:
§ Vestibular function and vestibular evoked potentials
§ Biological markers of head and neck tumors
§ The mechanism and treatment of airway stenosis and injury
§ Genetics of deafness
§ The effect of a variety of drugs and substances on hearing on animal models