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Alexander Claussen, MD

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology/Neurotology

Current Positions

  • Assistant Professor - Otolaryngology

Education

  • BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois
  • MD, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois
  • Fellow in Clinical Research Training Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
  • Resident in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, UI Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Neurotology Fellow, University of California-San Diego, Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, San Diego, California

Licenses & Certifications

  • American Board of Otolaryngology, Diplomat, American Board of Otolaryngology
  • Certificate of Added Qualification, Neurotology, American Board of Otolaryngology
  • Iowa Board of Medicine
  • Federal Drug Enforcement Agency

Selected Publications

  • Reiss LAJ, Kirk J, Claussen AD, Fallon JB. Animal Models of Hearing Loss after Cochlear Implantation and Electrical Stimulation. Hear Res. 2022 Sept 29. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2022.108624.
  • Klimara MJ, Kocharyan A, Claussen AD. Imaging Case of the Month: Oval Window Atresia and Aberrant Branching of the Petrous Internal Carotid. Otol Neurotol. 2023 Oct. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003977. PMID: 37604508
  • Rahman MT, Mostaert BJ, Hunger B, Saha U, Claussen AD, Razu I, Nasrin F, Khan NA, Eckard P, Coleman S, Oleson J, Kirk JR, Hirose K, Hansen MR. Contribution of macrophages to neural survival and intracochlear tissue remodeling responses following cochlear implantation. J Neuroinflammation. 2023 Nov 16;20(1):266. doi: 10.1186/s12974-023-02955-y. PMID: 37974203.
  • Scheperle R, Etler C, Oleson J, Dunn C, Kashani R, Claussen AD, Gantz BJ, Hansen MR. Evaluation of Real-Time Intracochlear Electrocochleography for Guiding Cochlear Implant Electrode Array Position. J Clin Med. 2023 Nov 29;12(23). doi: 10.3390/jcm12237409. PMID: 38068461.
  • Kashani RG, Kocharyan A, Bennion DM, Scheperle RA, Etler C, Oleson J, Dunn CC, Claussen AD, Gantz BJ, Hansen MR. Combining Intraoperative Electrocochleography with Robotics-Assisted Electrode Array Insertion. Otol Neurotol. 2024 Feb 1;45(2):143-149. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000004094. PubMed PMID: 38206061.
  • Claussen AD, Kocharyan A, Bennion DM, Kashani R, Gantz BJ, Hansen MR. Robotics-Assisted Cochlear Implant Insertion. Otol Neurotol. 2024 Jun 1;45(5):e459. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000004187. PMID: 38728567.