Sequential Bilateral Cochlear Implant

Cleveland - On Tuesday, February 24th, watch a Sequential Bilateral Cochlear Implant performed from University Hospitals Case Medical Center Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital. A cochlear implant is an electronic device that helps provide a sense of sound to children and adults who are deaf or severely hard-of-hearing. Cliff Megerian, MD, The Richard and Patricia Pogue Chair in Auditory Surgery and Hearing Sciences at University Hospitals Case Medical Center Implants will perform the procedure and provide a detailed narration. Audiologist Gail Murray PhD., Clinical Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, will supply additional commentary. The physicians will be available during the webcast to answer any email questions from viewers.

About University Hospitals and Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
With 150 locations throughout Northeast Ohio, University Hospitals serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of hospitals, outpatient centers and primary care physicians. At the core of our Health System is University Hospitals Case Medical Center. The primary affiliate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center is home to some of the most prestigious clinical and research centers of excellence in the nation and the world, including cancer, pediatrics, women's health, orthopedics and spine, radiology and radiation oncology, neurosurgery and neuroscience, cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, organ transplantation and human genetics. Its main campus includes the internationally celebrated Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, ranked best in the Midwest and first in the nation for the care of critically ill newborns; MacDonald Women's Hospital, Ohio's only hospital for women; and Ireland Cancer Center, which holds the nation's highest designation by the National Cancer Institute of Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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