GeorgeWannaMD

Neurotology

Professor and Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at New York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Beth Israel. Chief of the Division of Otology-Neurotology at the Mount Sinai Health System. Director of the Hearing and Balance Center and the Ear Institute at the Mount Sinai Health System.

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Office
310 E. 14th Street
New York, NY 10003
Phone+1 212-979-4300

Fax+1 212-979-4315

Summary

George Wanna, MD has served as the Chair of Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Mount Sinai Downtown [The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) and Mount Sinai Union Square] since January 2017. He is also Chief of the Division of Otology-Neurotology for the Mount Sinai Health System and a Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Professor of Neurological Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is widely recognized as one of few surgeons performing endoscopic acoustic neuroma, cholesteatoma and glomus tumor removal. In addition to advanced skull base surgeries, his clinical expertise includes all stages of hearing loss and cochlear implantation.

Employing minimally invasive surgical approaches through image-guided surgery is the primary focus of his research. Most recently, he was the first to perform a mastoidectomy using robotic arm technology called the exoscope, which he has also utilized during acoustic neuroma cases.

Dr. Wanna is the creator and course director of the Annual Endoscopic Middle Ear Dissection Course at NYEE, the Editor-in-Chief of Otolaryngology Case Reports and a Senior Board Examiner for the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Education & Training

Harvard UniversityMHCM, Masters in Health Care Management, 2021 - 2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Neurotology, 2008 - 2010
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/New York Eye and Ear Infirmary at Mount SinaiChief Residency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2007 - 2008
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/New York Eye and Ear Infirmary at Mount SinaiResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2004 - 2008
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiInternship, Surgery, 2003 - 2004
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2002 - 2003
Lebanese University School of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2016 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2020 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2010 - 2017
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Neurotology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Harris P. Mosher Award Triological Society, 2014
Five Star Excellence Award for Overall Quality of Doctor Care 2014
1st Prize, “Interleukin-12 Expression Enhances Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Oncolytic Therapy in Murine Squamous Cell Carcinoma” 2006
Best presentation for " Malignant Otosclerosis: Stapedotomy or Cochlear Implant?" Groupe d'Etude des Maladies de l'Oreille (Group Study of Diseases of the Ear, G.E.M.O.), 2002
First Prize for Resident Research Day Symposium, for “Lebanese experience of cochlear implant.” 2001
Mosher Award triological society
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Percutaneous Cochlear Implantation: Implementation of Technique Start of enrollment: 2011 Oct 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Refractory Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: Are the Symptoms Related to Endolymphatic Hydrops Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
A Comparison Between Wireless CROS and Bone-anchored Hearing Devices for Single-Sided Deafness: A Pilot Study Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Trial of Image-Guided Cochlear Implant Programming Versus Standard of Care Start of enrollment: 2021 Dec 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Evaluating the Pre-Positioning Frame for Robotic Acoustic Neuroma Removal Surgery Start of enrollment: 2021 Dec 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Microtable® Method for Cochlear Implantation Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Start of enrollment: 2024 Jul 01
Not yet recruiting
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Cost-effectiveness of Canal Wall-Up vs Canal Wall-Down Mastoidectomy: A Modeling Study.
Daniel D Bu, Zachary G Schwam, Vivian F Kaul, Kevin Wong, Caleb Fan
Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2022-09-01
24 citations
Durability of Hearing Preservation after Cochlear Implantation with Conventional-Length Electrodes and Scala Tympani Insertion:
Alex D. Sweeney, Jacob B. Hunter, Matthew L. Carlson, Alejandro Rivas, Marc L. Bennett
Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2016-02-23
96 citations
The importance of electrode location in cochlear implantation.
Brendan P. O’Connell, Jacob B. Hunter, George B. Wanna
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. 2016-11-29

Journal Articles

Clinical and Cost Utility of an Intraoperative Endoscopic Second Look in Cholesteatoma Surgery
George Wanna, David Haynes, Marc Bennett, The Laryngoscope
Endoscopic Resection of a Chorda Tympani Schwannoma: A Novel Approach for an Exceedingly Rare Entity
Vivian Z Kaul, George B Wanna, Zachary G Schwam, The Laryngoscope
Predictable Prosthesis Length on a High-Resolution CT Scan Before a Stapedotomy
George Wanna, MD, European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology
Clinical Presentation of Vestibular Schwannoma in Patients with Baseline Cognitive Disability
Carlson M ,Wanna G, Driscoll C, Weaver K, Link M, Otology Neurotology, 10/1/2014
Intratympanic Dexamethasone as a Symptomatic Treatment for Meniere’s Disease
McRackan T, Jennifer B, Pearce E, Bennett M, Dietrich M, Wanna G, Haynes D, Labadie R, Otology Neurotology, 10/1/2014
Subtotal Resection for Management of Large Jugular Paragangliomas with Functional Lower Cranial Nerves
Wanna G, Sweeney A, Carlson M, Lutska R, Bennett M, Rivas A, Netterville J, Haynes D, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 9/26/2014
Does Radiation Dose to the Labyrinth Predict Change in Balance Function and Patient-perceived dizziness following stereotactic radiotherapy for vestibular schwannoma?”
Stavas M, Carlson M, Attia A, Jacobson G, Morales M, Wanna G, American Journal of Otolaryngology, 9/1/2014
A novel method for autograft placement during tegmen repair: “the suture pull-through technique”
Sweeney A, Carlson M, Haynes D, Thompson R, Chambless L, Wanna G, Rivas A, Laryngoscope, 8/14/2014
Single Sided Hearing Loss
Sweeney A, Wanna G, Bennett M, Haynes D, The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 7/1/2014
Force-Based Flexible Path Plans for Robotic Electrode Insertion
Pile J, Wanna G, Simaan N, IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation, 6/1/2014
Concordance and discordance between patient and healthcare provider on dizziness self-report measures
Jacobson G, Piker E, Watford K, Wanna G, Rivas A, American Journal of Otolaryngology, 5/14/2014
The Limitations of Computed Tomography in Adult Cochlear Implant Evaluation
Sweeney A, Carlson M, Rivas A, Bennett M, Haynes D, Wanna G, American Journal of Otolaryngology, 5/1/2014
Cochlear Implant Simulator for Surgical Technique Analysis
Turok RL, Labadie RF, Wanna G, and Dawant BM, Noble JH, Proc. SPIE Medical Imaging, 4/1/2014
Preliminary Testing of a Compact, Bone-Attached Robot for Otologic Surgery
Dillon N, Balachandran R, Falisse A, Wanna G, Labadie R, Withrow T, Fitzpatrick J, Webster R, Proc. SPIE Medical Imaging, 4/1/2014
Factors associated with recurrence of squamous carcinoma of the temporal bone
McRackan T, Pelosi S, Rivas A, Dietrich M, Wanna G, Labadie R, Haynes DS, Bennett M, Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, 4/1/2014
Acute pediatric facial nerve paralysis as the first indication for familial cerebral cavernoma: Case presentation and literature review
Rohani P, Mcrackan T, Aulino J, Wanna G, American Journal of Otolaryngology, 3/1/2014
Cochlear implantation in Meniere’s disease patients
McRackan TR, Gifford RH, Kahue CN, Dwyer R, Labadie RF, Wanna G, Haynes DS, Bennett M, Otology Neurotology, 3/1/2014
Articular burns associated with operating microscope use during otologic surgery
Lutuska RF, Carlson ML, Neff BA, Driscoll CL, Wanna G, Haynes DS, Otology Neurotology, 2/1/2014
Retrosigmoid craniotomy for resection of acoustic neuroma with hearing preservation
Forbes J, Carlson M, Godil S, Bennett M, Wanna G, Weaver K, Neurosurgical Focus, 1/1/2014
Evolving considerations in the surgical management of cholesteatoma in the only hearing ear
Carlson ML, Lutuska RF, Pelosi S, Wanna G, Bennett M, Rivas A, Glasscock ME, Haynes DS, Otology Neurotology, 1/1/2014
Unilateral auditory performance before and after bilateral sequential cochlear implantation
Pelosi S, Wanna G, Gifford R, Carlson ML, Rivas A, Bennett M, Haynes DS, Otology Neurotology, 12/1/2013
Temporal bone encephalocele and cerebrospinal fluid fistula repair utilizing the middle cranial fossa or combined mastoid-middle cranial fossa approach
Carlson M, Copeland W, Driscoll C, Link M, Weaver K, Thompson R, Haynes D, Wanna G, J of Neurosurgery, 11/1/2013
Clinical characteristics associated with isolated unilateral utricular dysfunction
Pelosi S, Schuster D, Carlson ML, Rivas A, Bennett M, Haynes DS, Wanna G, American Journal of Otolaryngology, 9/1/2013
Management of primary and recurrent endolymphatic sac tumors
Carlson ML, Pelosi S, Haynes DS, Driscoll C, Thompson R, Weaver K, Wanna G, Otology Neurotology, 7/1/2013
Outcomes comparing primary pediatric stapedectomy for congenital stapes footplate fixation and juvenile otosclerosis
Carlson ML, Van Abel K, Pelosi S, Beatty C, Haynes DS, Wanna G, Bennett M, Driscoll C, Otology Neurotology, 7/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

Pediatric c Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery: A clinical reference
Chapter: Congenital Hearing Loss
Wanna G, Pelosi SEditors: Snajy R. Parikh.Plural Publishing2013
Vertigo: The New Encyclopedia of Neuroscience
Wanna G, Smouha EEditors: Larry Squire et al.Elsevier2008
Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Carcinoma: Head and Neck Cancer: An Evidence-Based Team Approach
Chaboki H, Wanna G, Weistrich R, Kao J, Packer S, Lawson W2008
Encyclopedie Medico Chirurgicale
Chapter: ENT Pathologies after Explosion
Pessey JJ, Deguine O, Wanna G2004
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Lectures

Hearing Preservation Cochlear implant
Nice, France - 10/28/2014
Current and Future Trends in Implantable Auditory Technology
Denver, CO - 9/5/2014
Vertigo
7/31/2014
The impact of electrode type and surgical approach on scalar electrode location and hearing outcomes in cochlear implantation
Las Vegas, NV - 5/14/2014
Cochlear Implant in Accoustic Neuroma
Wurzburg, Germany - 2/24/2014
Management of Sudden Hearing Loss
Vail, CO - 2/2/2014
Current Trends in the Management of Jugular Paragangliomas
Orlando, FL - 1/1/2014
Role of Image Guidance Surgery, for cochlear implant in ossified cochlea
Orlando, FL - 1/1/2014
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: What Every Otolaryngologist Should Know
Orlando, FL - 1/1/2014
Natural History of Jugular Paragangliomas: A Review of 16 Patients Managed with Conservative Observation
Orlando, FL - 1/1/2014
Evolution in Surgical Management of Glomus Tympanicum Over 40 Years: A Review of 114 Cases
Orlando, FL - 1/1/2014
Subtotal Resection for Management of advanced Jugular Paragangliomas With Intact Lower Cranial Nerves
Orlando, FL - 1/1/2014
Tight Subperiosteal Pocket During Cochlear Implant Surgery: Results in a Large Cohort of Patients
Orlando, FL - 1/1/2014
Force-Based Flexible Path Plans for Robotic Electrode Insertion
Hong Kong, China - 1/1/2014
Cochlear Implant in Single Sided Deafness
Munich, Germany - 1/1/2014
Auditory and Quality of Life Outcomes in Conductive and Mixed Hearing Loss with an Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Aid
Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2014
The utility of MRI in adult cochlear implant evaluation: two cases of occult neurofibromatosis type-2
Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2014
The one-cut meatoplasty: Novel surgical technique and outcomes
Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2014
Preliminary Testing of a Compact, Bone-Attached Robot for Otologic Surgery
San Diego, CA - 1/1/2014
Cochlear Implant Simulator for Surgical Technique Analysis
San Diego, CA - 1/1/2014
Does Radiation Dose to the Labyrinth Predict Change in Balance Function and Patient-perceived dizziness following stereotactic radiotherapy for vestibular schwannoma?
San Diego, CA - 1/1/2014
Clinical Presentation of Vestibular Schwannoma in Patients with Baseline Cognitive Disability
San Diego, CA - 1/1/2014
A Novel Method for Multilayer Autograft Placement during Middle Cranial Fossa Encephalocele and CSF leak repair: the suture pull-through technique
San Diego, CA - 1/1/2014
Cochlear Implantation versus Hearing Amplitication in Patients With Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder
Munich, Germany - 1/1/2014
Implantation of the Completely Ossified Cochlea: An Image –Guided Approach
Munich, Germany - 1/1/2014
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Press Mentions

2nd Annual Endoscopic Middle Ear Surgery Dissection CourseSeptember 7th, 2017
Mount Sinai Researcher Identifies Best Practices for Cochlear Implant Hearing PreservationJune 26th, 2017
George Wanna, MD, FACS, Appointed Site Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Beth IsraelFebruary 14th, 2017
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