Session:  Medical and Surgical Issues
Moderator: Anil Lalwani, MD

• A Surgical Tool for Creating Precise RWM Perforations for Cochlear Implantation: Anil Lalwani, MD
• Enduring Long-term Speech Comprehension Benefits of Apical Stimulation in cochlear Implantation: Kevin Brown, MD
• Electrode Insertion Trauma and Otoprotective Strategies: Adrian Eshraghi, MD
• Cochlear Implant in Labyrinthitis Ossificans: Arthur Castilho, MD
• 1.5T Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) After Cochlear Implant Binding: Image Quality, Safety, and Patient Tolerability: Jeffrey Sharon, MD
• EKG Screening in Children with Congenital SNHL: Incidence and Follow-up of Abnormalities: Zainab Farzal, BS
• Brain Synergistic Effects of Cochlear Implant and Contralateral Hearing Aid:  A Positron Emission Tomography Study: Arnaud Coez, PhD
• Optogenetics Affords Spatiotemporal Resolution Sufficient for a Novel Auditory Implant Based on Light: Elliot Kozin , MD