Jacob R. Brodsky, MD, FACS, FAAP
Otolaryngologist, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement; Director, The Balance and Vestibular Program
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School
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Jacob R. Brodsky, MD, FACS, FAAP
Otolaryngologist, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement; Director, The Balance and Vestibular Program
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Syracuse University
2002
Syracuse
NY
Medical School
University of Massachusetts Medical School
2006
Worcester
MA
Residency
Upstate Medical University
2011
Syracuse
NY
Fellowship
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Harvard Medical School/Boston Children’s Hospital
2012
Boston
MA
Media
HealthDay
Motion Sickness in Children: What It Is, Causes, Treatments & Prevention
Certifications
American Board of Otolaryngology (General)
Professional History
Dr. Jacob Brodsky joined the Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement at Boston Children’s Hospital following his fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology in 2012. Although experienced in all facets of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Dr. Brodsky’s primary area of clinical expertise is in the medical and surgical management of pediatric middle and inner ear disease, including hearing loss, congenital ossicular anomalies, cholesteatoma, and chronic otitis media. He is trained in endoscopic ear surgery (EES), which allows most ear surgeries to be performed entirely through the ear canal in a minimally invasive fashion with less pain and a quicker recovery than traditional, microscope-based ear surgery.
Dr. Brodsky is also an expert on the management of pediatric vestibular and balance disorders. He directs the Balance and Vestibular Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, which was one of the first and remains one of the largest dedicated pediatric vestibular programs in the world.
Approach to Care
As a parent myself, I treat all of my patients as if they were my own child. I work hard to make sure that children feel comfortable and safe when they are under my care. I believe strongly in medical and surgical care that is meticulous, detail-oriented, safe, and effective.
Publications
International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (IPOG) Consensus on Vestibular Testing in Children. View Abstract
Dysfunction of vestibulo-ocular reflex in infants and toddlers. View Abstract
Comparing Video Head Impulse Testing With Rotary Chair in Pediatric Patients: A Controlled Trial. View Abstract
Vestibular Preservation in Pediatric Cochlear Implantation. View Abstract
Evidence of vestibular dysfunction in children with enlarged vestibular aqueduct. View Abstract
Benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood. View Abstract
Vergence and Accommodation Deficits in Children and Adolescents with Vestibular Disorders. View Abstract
Evaluation and management of paediatric vertigo. View Abstract
Characteristics of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in Young Children. View Abstract
Specialty-Specific Diagnoses in Pediatric Patients With Postconcussion Syndrome: Experience From a Multidisciplinary Concussion Clinic. View Abstract
Pain at the Cochlear Implant Site Requiring Device Removal in Pediatric Patients. View Abstract
Peripheral Vestibular Dysfunction Is a Common Occurrence in Children With Non-syndromic and Syndromic Genetic Hearing Loss. View Abstract
Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness in Children and Adolescents. View Abstract
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in Children and Adolescents With Concussion. View Abstract
Multifactorial Characteristics of Pediatric Dizziness and Imbalance. View Abstract
Severe motion sickness in infants and children. View Abstract
Auditory Quality-of-Life Measures in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury and Normal Pure Tone Audiometry. View Abstract
Histopathological changes to the peripheral vestibular system following meningitic labyrinthitis. View Abstract
Evolution of Cochlear implant mapping and vestibular function in a pediatric case of Labyrinthitis. View Abstract
Torticollis in children with enlarged vestibular aqueducts. View Abstract
Prevalence of Pediatric Dizziness and Imbalance in the United States. View Abstract
Peripheral Vestibular Organ Degeneration After Temporal Bone Fracture: A Human Otopathology Study. View Abstract
Clinical significance of spontaneous nystagmus in pediatric patients. View Abstract
Range of Peak Head Velocity in Video Head Impulse Testing for Pediatric Patients. View Abstract
Peripheral Vestibular Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Concussion. View Abstract
Benign paroxysmal migraine variants of infancy and childhood: Transitions and clinical features. View Abstract
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) in Children and Adolescents: Clinical Features and Response to Therapy in 110 Pediatric Patients. View Abstract
Should children with an enlarged vestibular aqueduct be restricted from playing contact sports? View Abstract
Primary parotid lymphoma presenting as a recurrent cystic mass: A case report. View Abstract
Teratoma of the neonatal head and neck: A 41-year experience. View Abstract
Vestibular neuritis in children and adolescents: Clinical features and recovery. View Abstract
Evaluation and management of vestibular migraine in children: Experience from a pediatric vestibular clinic. View Abstract
Peripheral vestibular loss detected in pediatric patients using a smartphone-based test of the subjective visual vertical. View Abstract
Letter to the Editor regarding "Tonsillectomy versus Tonsillotomy: A Study of Parental Preference". View Abstract
Video head impulse testing (VHIT) in the pediatric population. View Abstract
Subjective visual vertical testing in children and adolescents. View Abstract
Objective vestibular testing of children with dizziness and balance complaints following sports-related concussions. View Abstract
Otologic outcomes after blast injury: the Boston Marathon experience. View Abstract
Impairment of habituation of the auditory brain stem response in migrainous vertigo. View Abstract
Acquired nasopharyngeal stenosis in a patient with sarcoidosis. View Abstract
Management of benign skin lesions commonly affecting the face: actinic keratosis, seborrheic keratosis, and rosacea. View Abstract
Impact of cochlear implantation on speech understanding, depression, and loneliness in the elderly. View Abstract
Cervical lipoblastoma: case report, review of literature, and genetic analysis. View Abstract
Lipoma of the cerebellopontine angle. View Abstract
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