Organizing Committee Member
Rick A. Friedman
MD, PhD, Vice Chief, Division of Otolaryngology Director, Acoustic Neuroma Program
Keck Medicine of USC
USA
Biography
Rick A. Friedman, MD, PhD, is a board-certified neurotologist, a specialist who treats neurological disorders of the ear. He is a world-renowned expert in the treatment of acoustic neuroma, a benign tumor that develops on the main nerve connecting the ear to the brain. In addition to leading the acoustic neuroma program at UC San Diego Health, he also treats meningioma, neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), glomus tumors, hearing impairment, otosclerosis, Meniere's disease, cholesteatoma, superior canal dehiscence and chronic ear infections. As a professor in the Department of Surgery, Dr. Friedman trains medical students, residents and fellows at UC San Diego School of Medicine. He receives funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for his research on the genetics of common forms of hearing loss. Prior to joining UC San Diego Health, Dr. Friedman served as the division director of otology, neurotology and skull base surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. He was also the director of the USC Acoustic Neuroma Center and has experience treating over 1,000 acoustic neuromas. In addition, he served as medical director of the Cranial Base Surgical Center at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Friedman completed his fellowship training in neurotology at House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles. He did his residency training in otolaryngology at UC San Diego School of Medicine, where he also earned his medical degree. He holds a doctorate in molecular pathology, also from UC San Diego. He is board certified in neurotology. A popular speaker, Dr. Friedman has presented his work at more than 30 medical conferences around the world. He has published some 100 articles and book chapters in peer-reviewed publications such as Human Molecular Genetics, American Journal of Medical Genetics, Otology & Neurotology and Laryngoscope, to name a few.
Research Area
Medical Genetics, Otology & Neurotology and Laryngoscope