About UsHilary A. Brodie, M.D., Ph.D. 
Clinical/Research Interests
Dr. Brodie has a subspecialty practice in otology and neurotology. His clinical focus is in hearing loss and various diseases affecting the middle and inner ears. Together with Dr. Karen Doyle, he works with a team of Audiologists, Speech Pathologists, and Physical Therapists to provide comprehensive programs in cochlear implantation and in the treatment of vestibular disorders.
Research FocusDr. Brodie is engaged in research related to understanding the underlying mechanisms of a disease called labyrinthitis ossificans. Labyrinthitis ossificans is a disease process in which new bone forms in the inner ear following diseases such as meningitis, skull fractures, and various inflammatory diseases. The significance of this research involves future cochlear implantation. If a child is deafened by meningitis and the cochlea fills with new bone, insertion of a cochlear implant is hindered. Understanding the mechanisms of bone deposition will hopefully allow for inhibition of the process and thereby maintain a patent cochlea.
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2521 Stockton Blvd., Suite 5200
Sacramento, CA 95817
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Education:
Denver, Colorado
M.D. 1983
UC Davis School of Medicine
Sacramento, California
Ph.D. 1991
UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
B.S. 1977
Internships:
Denver, Colorado
1984
Residency:
Sacramento, California
1991-92
Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery
Fellowships:
Los Angeles, California
1992
Otology/Neurotology
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Professional Memberships:
American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
American Medical Association
American Neurotology Society
American Otological Society
Association for Research in Otolaryngology
Association of Academic Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Sacramento Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Society of University Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons
Triological Society
Honors and Awards:
Heroes in Healthcare Award - Coalition for Excellence in Healthcare, 2000
Select Recent Publications:
Tanigawa T, Tanaka H, Hayashi K, Nakayama M, Iwasaki S, Banno S, Takumida M, Brodie H, Inafuku S. Effects of hydrogen peroxide on vestibular hair cells in the guinea pig: Importance of cell membrane impairment preceding cell death. Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 1-7, 2008.
Yeung AH, Tinling SP, Brodie HA. Inhibition of post-meningitic cochlear injury with cerebrospinal fluid irrigation. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 134(2):214-24, 2006.
Brodie HA, Yeung AH. Labyrinthitis ossificans. E-medicine, 2006.
Aminpour S, Tinling SP, Brodie HA. Role of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a) in sensorineural hearing loss following bacterial meningitis. Otology & Neurotology 26(4):602-609, July 2005.
Tinling SP, Nabili VN, Brodie HA. Fine structure histopathology of labyrinthitis ossificans in the gerbil model. Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology 114(2):161-166, 2005.
Ge N, Brodie SA, Tinling SP, Brodie HA. The effects of superoxide dismutase in gerbils with bacterial meningitis. Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery 131(5):563-72, November 2004.
Tinling SP, Colton J, Brodie HA. Location and timing of initial osteoid deposition in postmeningitic labyrinthitis ossificans determined by multiple fluorescent labels. The Laryngoscope 114:675-680, April 2004.
Mhatre AM, Kim Y, Brodie HA, Lalwani AK. Macrothrombocytopenia and progressive deafness is due to a mutation in MYH9. Otology & Neurotology 24:205-209, March 2003.
Buckmiller, L.M., H.A. Brodie, K.J. Doyle and W.R. Nemzek. Choristoma of the middle ear: A component of a new syndrome? Otology Neurotology 22 (3):363-368, May 2001.
Nemzek, W.R., H.A. Brodie, S.T. Hecht, B.W. Chong, C.J. Babcook and J.A. Seibert. MR, CT, and plain film imaging of the developing skull base in fetal specimens. American Journal of Neuroradiology 21:1699-1706, October 2000.