RichardKGurgelMD

Otolaryngology (ENT) • Salt Lake City, UT

Neurotology

Associate Professor, Otolaryngology, University of Utah School of Medicine

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Office
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
Phone+1 801-585-1626

Fax+1 801-585-5744
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Education & Training

University of UtahM.S.C.I, Clinical & Translational Science, 2013
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Neurotology, 2010 - 2012
University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2005 - 2010
University of Utah School of MedicineClass of 2005
University of UtahB.A., Biology, Magna cum laude, 1995 - 2001

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2010 - Present
UT State Medical License 2012 - 2026
MT State Medical License 2021 - 2025
WY State Medical License 2020 - 2024
NV State Medical License 2020 - 2023
ID State Medical License 2020 - 2022
IA State Medical License 2005 - 2010
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Neurotology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Leland Johnson Resident Teaching Award 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Internation Network Scholar American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Guidelines, 2013
Fellow teacher of the year award Stanford University, 2011
Systems-based Project Award Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2010
Resident Research Award Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2010
Resident of the Year The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 2008
Brian McCabe Memorial Lecture Resident Research Award UCLA, 2008
Temporal Bone Dissection Course Award 2007
Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award Arnold P. Gold Foundation, 2007
Resident Teacher of the Year Award Department of Otolaryngology, 2007
Gold-Headed Cane Award University of Utah School of Medicine, 2005
Outstanding Graduating Medical Student Award The University of Utah Alumni Association, 2005
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society 2004
Bush Memorial Research Award University of Utah School of Medicine, 2003
Medical Student Internship Betty Ford Center, 2002
Governor Scott Matheson Leadership Scholarship University of Utah, 2001
Presidential Scholarship University of Utah, 1995
Eagle Scout Boy Scouts of America, 1994
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Clinical Trials

SoundBite Hearing System 24 Month Multi Site Patient Use Study Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
Unknown status
Evaluation of the Impact of Cochlear Implants on Cognition in Older Adults Start of enrollment: 2015 Nov 01
Enrolling by invitation
Not Applicable
CROS and Quality of Life of Elderly Cochlear Implant Recipients and Their Care Givers Start of enrollment: 2019 Nov 06
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Salvage Microsurgery Following Failed Primary Radiosurgery in Sporadic Vestibular Schwannoma.
Durham, A., John P Marinelli, Hans A Herberg, Lindsay S Moore, Kristen L Yancey, Emily Kay-Rivest, Garrett G Casale, Allison Durham, Karl R Khandalavala, Morten Lund-J...> ;JAMA Otolaryngology-- Head & Neck Surgery. 2024 Apr 1
MRI Safety of Stapes Prostheses: A Systematic Review.
Nancy J Fischbein, Ghazal S Daher, Armine Kocharyan, Matthew L Carlson, William P Dillon, Robert Jackler, Ulrich Rassner, Richard K Gurgel> ;Otology & Neurotology. 2024 Mar 22
Clinical Practice Guideline: Immunotherapy for Inhalant Allergy.
Richard K Gurgel, Fuad M Baroody, Cecelia C Damask, James Whit Mims, Stacey L Ishman, Dole P Baker Jr, Kevin J Contrera, Fariha S Farid, John A Fornadley, Donna D Gard...> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2024 Mar 1
Plain Language Summary: Immunotherapy for Inhalant Allergy.
Richard K Gurgel, Fuad M Baroody, Cecelia C Damask, James Whit Mims, Donna D Gardner, Christine M Reger, Joe Reyes, Nui Dhepyasuwan> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2024 Mar 1
Executive Summary of Clinical Practice Guideline on Immunotherapy for Inhalant Allergy.
Richard K Gurgel, Fuad M Baroody, Cecelia C Damask, James Whit Mims, Stacey L Ishman, Dole P Baker, Kevin J Contrera, Fariha S Farid, John A Fornadley, Donna D Gardner...> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2024 Mar 1
Understanding Patient Utilization Patterns of Cochlear Implant Processors.
Eric E Babajanian, Meghan M Cervantes, Steven A Gordon, Kathryn M Johnson, Mary Leigh Horn, Neil S Patel, Richard K Gurgel> ;The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. 2024 May 1
Rationale for the Development of a Novel Clinical Grading Scale for Postoperative Facial Nerve Function: Results of a Multidisciplinary International Working Group.
Matthew L Carlson, Christine M Lohse, Siviero Agazzi, Seilesh C Babu, Frederick G Barker, Samuel Barnett, Wenya Linda Bi, Nigel Biggs, Kofi D Boahene, Joseph T Breen, ...> ;Otology & Neurotology. 2023 Dec 1
Content Validity of a High-Fidelity Surgical Middle Ear Simulator: A Randomized Prospective International Multicenter Trial.
Emily R Youner, Yeshwant R Chillakuru, Helen Xu, Matthew Dedmon, Robert Labadie, Hamid Djalilian, Hossein Mahboubi, Brian Westerberg, Yona Vaisbuch, Nikolas Blevins, J...> ;Otology & Neurotology. 2023 Oct 1
1 citations
Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Development of Sporadic Vestibular Schwannoma.
Evan L Tooker, Neil S Patel, Richard K Gurgel, Durham, A., Allison R Durham> ;Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America. 2023 Jun 1
Vestibular Schwannoma: From a "Certain Hard Body" Through the "Bloody Angle" to Hearing Preservation Surgery.
Karol P Budohoski, Richard K Gurgel, William T Couldwell> ;World Neurosurgery. 2023 Apr 1
Approach to Cochlear Implantation in Patients With Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts.
Robert J Macielak, Anne Morgan Selleck, Armine Kocharyan, Jacob B Hunter, Ankita Patro, Elizabeth L Perkins, Neil S Patel, Richard K Gurgel, Alex D Sweeney, Kevin D Br...> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2023 Jun 1
WITHDRAWN: Vestibular schwannoma: from a 'certain hard body' through the 'bloody angle' to hearing preservation surgery.
Karol P Budohoski, Richard K Gurgel, William T Couldwell> ;World Neurosurgery. 2023 Jan 20
3 citations
The Effect of Social Deprivation on Patient Satisfaction in Otolaryngology Clinics.
Taylor S Redding, Andrew R Stephens, Richard K Gurgel> ;The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. 2023 Nov 1
1 citations
Factors associated with hearing outcomes after a middle fossa approach in 131 consecutive patients with vestibular schwannomas.
Karol P Budohoski, Robert C Rennert, Steven A Gordon, Amol Raheja, J Curran Henson, Mohammed A Azab, Neil S Patel, Michael Karsy, Richard K Gurgel, Clough Shelton, Wil...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2022 Dec 2
1 citations
Cochlear Implantation in Patients With Known Cognitive Impairment: What Are the Benefits?
Eric E Babajanian, Erin C Carmichael, Steven A Gordon, Neil S Patel, Richard K Gurgel> ;Otology & Neurotology. 2022 Dec 1
3 citations
Association of Baseline Frailty Status and Age With Postoperative Complications After Cochlear Implantation: A National Inpatient Sample Study.
Kyril L Cole, Eric Babajanian, Ryan Anderson, Steve Gordon, Neil Patel, Alis J Dicpinigaitis, Syed Faraz Kazim, Christian A Bowers, Richard K Gurgel> ;Otology & Neurotology. 2022 Dec 1
1 citations
Is There an Inherited Contribution to Risk for Sporadic Unilateral Vestibular Schwannoma? Evidence of Familial Clustering.
Richard K Gurgel, William T Couldwell, Neil S Patel, Lisa A Cannon-Albright> ;Otology & Neurotology. 2022 Dec 1
2 citations
Letter: Association of Patient Frailty With Vestibular Schwannoma Resection Outcomes and Machine Learning Development of a Vestibular Schwannoma Risk Stratification Sc...
Christian A Bowers, Samantha Varela, Syed Faraz Kazim, Richard Gurgel> ;Neurosurgery. 2022 Nov 1
Staged and Combined Approach for Resection of Giant Posterior Fossa and Temporal Bone Schwannoma.
Vance L Fredrickson, Vance Mortimer, Robert C Rennert, Richard K Gurgel, William T Couldwell> ;World Neurosurgery. 2022 Oct 1
Perigeniculate Giant Cell Tumor of Temporal Bone.
Eric E Babajanian, Todd C Hollon, William Couldwell, Richard K Gurgel, Tori A Seasor> ;Cureus. 2022 Aug 1
Extended middle fossa approach for resection of a petroclival meningioma and vestibular schwannoma.
Robert C Rennert, Karol P Budohoski, Richard K Gurgel, William T Couldwell> ;Neurosurgical Focus. 2022 Apr 1
3 citations
Evaluating Factors That Influence Patient Satisfaction in Otolaryngology Clinics.
Taylor S Redding, Katherine R Keefe, Andrew R Stephens, Richard K Gurgel> ;The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. 2023 Jan 1
1 citations
Graduating Otolaryngology Residents' Ideal Practice Expectations: A Longitudinal Analysis.
Robert H Miller, Richard K Gurgel, Hilary C McCrary> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2022 Sep 1
2 citations
Otology-Neurotology 2020 US Workforce Distribution.
Geoffrey C Casazza, Bradley W Kesser, Andrew M Strumpf, Richard K Gurgel, George T Hashisaki> ;Otology & Neurotology Open. 2021 Dec 1
2 citations
Caregiver Quality of Life After Cochlear Implantation in Older Adults.
Alana Aylward, Steven A. Gordon, Morganne Murphy-Meyers, Chelsea McCarty Allen, Neil S. Patel, Richard K. Gurgel> ;Otology & Neurotology. 2021 Nov 30
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Journal Articles

Hearing Outcomes of Atresia Surgery Versus Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid in Patients with Congenital Aural Atresia: A Systematic Review
Nadaraja GS, Gurgel RK, Chang KW, Otol Neurotol, 10/1/2013
Recurrent Contralateral Hearing Loss Following Two Craniotomies for Vestibular Schwannoma: Etiological implications
Bliss M, Jackler RK, Gurgel RK, Otol Neurotol, 9/1/2013
Letter to the editor response - Entong Wang (Letter to the editor)
Jackler R, Gurgel R, Dobie R, Popelka G, Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 1/1/2013
Reply to Dr Carlson's Letter: A New Standardized Format for Reporting Hearing Outcome in Clinical Trials (Letter to the editor)
Jackler R, Gurgel R, Dobie R, Popelka G., Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 1/1/2013
History of United States Graduate Medical Education in Otolaryngology
Gurgel RK, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters

Imaging in Otolaryngology
Richard Gurgel, Ric HarnsbergerEditors: Richard Gurgel, Ric Harnsberger.Elsevier 2018

Press Mentions

Are Biologics Viable Options for Treating Pediatric Illness?June 11th, 2022
Middle-Age Hearing Loss Linked to DementiaAugust 13th, 2019
Hearing Loss and Dementia: The Silent ConnectionAugust 9th, 2017
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Grant Support

Do cochlear implants mitigate the risk of Alzheimer’s disease dementia and improve neuropsychological well-being in older adults?NIH/NIA2020–2022
Exploring the Cognitive and Quality of Life Impact of Cochlear Implantation in Older AdultsNIH/NIA2017–2020

Committees

Member, Guideline Development Panel, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) 2015 - Present
Chair, Hearing Committee, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) 2017 - 2019