Professor
UC Davis Health System
Sacramento, CA, United States
Dr. Diaz’s clinical focus is centered on the treatment of disorders of the ear, temporal bone, and lateral skull base. He has particular interest and training in the treatment of:
acoustic neuroma and other tumors of the cerebellopontine angle
tumors of the temporal bone and lateral skull base
Ménière’s Disease and endolymphatic hydrops
sensorineural hearing loss, including cochlear implantation
vertigo and imbalance
otosclerosis
ossicular chain discontinuity
chronic ear disease
cholesteatoma
traumatic skull base injury
Research Focus
Dr. Diaz’s research focus concerns the electrophysiologic and molecular biologic mechanisms of inner ear homeostasis and electrolyte transport dynamics central to hearing and balance function. Dr. Diaz is currently investigating:
potassium cycling and lateral wall transport processes
generation and regulation of the endocochlear potential
age related hearing loss
syndromic and non-syndromic forms of hereditary hearing loss
Education
University of California, Berkeley, CA – B.A. (with Distinction) Astrophysics, 1995
University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Davis, CA – M.D., 1999
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA – Internship: General Surgery, 1999-2000
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA – Residency: Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, 2000-2004
Michigan Ear Institute, Farmington Hills, MI – Fellowship: Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery, 2004-2006
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