Current Research

Dr. Hirsch is Professor of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences and Disorders and Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is the Director of the Ear and Hearing Center and the Division of Otology/Neurotology.

Dr. Hirsch graduated medical school from the University of Pennsylvania and completed otolaryngology residency and neurotology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the University of Zurich. Dr. Hirsch's specific fields of interest include otology, neurotology, cranial base surgery, disorders of the facial nerve, cochlear implants, acoustic neuromas, Outcomes of treatment of Meniere's disease and stereotactic radiosurgery of intracranial and skull base tumors.

Selected Recent Publications

Treatment outcomes in patients treated with CyberKnife radiosurgery for vestibular schwannoma Otol Neurotol. 2014 Jan Vivas EX, Wegner R, Conley G, Torok J, Heron DE, Kabolizadeh P, Burton S, Ozhasoglu C, Quinn A, Hirsch BE.

ICP, BMI, surgical repair and CSF diversion in patients presenting with spontaneous CSF otorrhea Otol Neurotol. 2014 Feb Vivas EX, McCall A, Raz Y, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Gardner P, Hirsch BE

Detection of Endolymphatic Hydrops Using Traditional MR Imaging Sequences Am J Oto American Journal of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery  2017 Jul Keller JH, Hirsch BE, Marovich RS, Branstetter BF

Hearing preservation: does electrode choice matter? Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Jun 1 Mady LJ, Sukato DC, Fruit J, Palmer C, Raz Y, Hirsch BE, McCall AA

Patient positioning during in-office otologic procedures impacts physician ergonomics Otol Neurotol  2018 Oct Govil N, DeMayo WM, Hirsch BE, McCall AA

Evaluation of 3D Printed temporal bone models in preparation for middle cranial fossa surgery Otol Neurotol.  2019 Feb Freiser ME, Ghodadra A, Hirsch BE, McCall AA