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Douglas M. Hildrew, MD, FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
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Additional Titles

Medical Director, Yale Hearing and Balance Program, Division of Otolaryngology, Surgery

Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery, Otolaryngology Surgery

Cochlear Implant Program, Otolaryngology Surgery

Skull Base Surgery Program, Otolaryngology Surgery

Brain Tumor Program, Otolaryngology Surgery

Head and Neck Cancer Surgery Program, Otolaryngology Surgery

Contact Info

Otolaryngology Surgery

330 Cedar Street, PO Box 208041

New Haven, CT 06520-8041

United States

About

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Assistant Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)

Medical Director, Yale Hearing and Balance Program, Division of Otolaryngology, Surgery; Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery, Otolaryngology Surgery; Cochlear Implant Program, Otolaryngology Surgery; Skull Base Surgery Program, Otolaryngology Surgery; Brain Tumor Program, Otolaryngology Surgery; Head and Neck Cancer Surgery Program, Otolaryngology Surgery

Biography

Douglas M. Hildrew, MD is an Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Medicine in the Section of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery who specializes in Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery. He treats both adult and pediatric patients, and his clinical/surgical interests include cochlear implantation, middle ear implants, chronic ear disease, cholesteatoma, facial nerve disorders, facial nerve reanimation, otosclerosis (stapes surgery), superior semicircular canal dehiscence, glomus tumors, cerebellopontine angle tumors (e.g. acoustic neuromas), cerebrospinal fluid leaks (CSF leaks), and skull base surgery. Watch a video with Dr. Douglas Hildrew >>

Dr. Hildrew earned his medical degree from the State University of New York in Syracuse, NY, and completed his residency in Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery at the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA. In addition, he completed advanced fellowship training in Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).

Dr. Hildrew is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery, American Neurotology Society, North American Skull Base Society, American College of Surgeons, the Triological Society, and the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Hildrew is Board Certified in Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery by the American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery and serves on multiple national committees.

Appointments

Education & Training

Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) (2017)
Residency
Tulane University School of Medicine (2015)
MD
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Medicine (2010)
MMSc
Drexel University College of Medicine, Medical Sciences (2006)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Cochlear Implantation; Cochlear Implants; Facial Nerve; Facial Nerve Injuries; Neuroma, Acoustic; Retrocochlear Diseases; Telemedicine; Tinnitus

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Douglas M. Hildrew's published research.

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Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    American Academy of Otolaryngology

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    Alpha Omega Alpha - Honors Medical Society

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    Cochlear Implant Support Group

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    Telemedicine Committee

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    The Triological Society - ENT Today

Clinical Care

Overview

Douglas Hildrew, MD, is an ear, nose and throat specialist and skull-base surgeon who treats children and adults with hearing disorders and certain types of balance dysfunction.

Having grown up in a music family—he played the trombone—Dr. Hildrew has a great appreciation for sound, making otolaryngology an easy choice for him. “Watching someone hear for the first time is unlike anything you've ever seen,” he says, “especially when the patient is a young child hearing her mother’s voice for the first time.”

He often performs keyhole (minimally invasive) surgery, typically with an endoscope, essentially a small camera at the end of a thin, flexible tube—one of many techniques that have transformed the field. “If we have a scope tilted 70 degrees toward a tumor, it's that much less bone we have to remove or retract,” Dr. Hildrew says.

Endoscopes have also revolutionized tympanoplasty, a basic surgery to repair a hole in the eardrum. “It allows us to do everything through the ear, so there's no external scar, and people can go back to work or school more quickly,” he says. He also focuses on cochlear implants and auditory brainstem implants—the latter is an approach that helps people who are profoundly deaf and cannot be helped with other methods.

Dr. Hildrew also pursues research in another one of his clinical specialty areas—facial nerve reanimation for patients with facial paralysis due to stroke, Bell’s palsy or a skull-base tumor. Another area of interest is tinnitus—ringing or buzzing in the ears—a problem that affects 50 to 60 million people in the United States, especially veterans.

Clinical Specialties

Otolaryngology Surgery; Head & Neck Surgical Oncology; Neurotology & Skull Base Surgery

Fact Sheets

Board Certifications

  • Neurotology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Otolaryngology
    Original Certification Date
    2018
  • Otolaryngology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Otolaryngology
    Original Certification Date
    2016

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Otolaryngology Surgery

330 Cedar Street, PO Box 208041

New Haven, CT 06520-8041

United States

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