Our people are the heart of our program. From the reception desk to the exam room, from administration office to faculty office you will find our people eager to help you become the best Otolaryngologist you can be.
At Iowa, you will be exposed to some of the best clinicians, researchers and teachers in our profession. We provide high-powered opportunities for you to learn career-long lessons from these dedicated professionals.
Marlan Hansen, MD
Chairman & Professor
Otology, Neurotology, Skull Base Surgery
Marlan Hansen, MD began his medical training by graduating with honors from the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. He then moved to the University of Iowa for subsequent training; first as an intern in the Department of Surgery, followed by two years of NIH-funded research. He remained to complete his residency in the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery before moving to the House Ear clinic in California to pursue a fellowship in neurology and skull base surgery. Dr. Hansen’s research interest lies in the study of the development of vestibular schwannomas.
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Bruce Gantz, MD
Professor & Chair
Emeritus
Otology, Neurotology,
Skull Base Surgery
Bruce Gantz, MD, obtained his Medical degree in 1974 from the University of
Iowa College of Medicine. After a one year internship at the University of Utah
College of Medicine and Affiliated Hospitals, he returned to complete his
residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He then pursued a neurotology fellowship at Universitätsspital Zürich, Otorhinolaryngologische Klinik und Poliklinik in Zürich, Switzerland. Dr. Gantz joined the faculty of the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery in 1980 and became a full professor in 1987. He was appointed as Department Head in 1995 and named Brian F. McCabe Distinguished Chair in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery in 1998. He served as the chair of the department through June of 2020. He is the Director of the Iowa Cochlear Implant Project and has achieved continuous research support from the NIH-NIDCD since 1980, and previously held an appointment as Director of the American Board of Otolaryngology. In 2000, he was elected into the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine.
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Alexander D. Claussen, MD
Assistant Professor
Alexander Claussen, MD, completed his medical school training at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, which included a one-year research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. He then went on to complete a 7 year T32 Research Track Otolaryngology Residency at the University of Iowa followed by a 2 year Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery Fellowship at the University of California – San Diego. He then returned to the University of Iowa as a surgeon-scientist, where he practices the full spectrum of neurotology and skull base surgery and runs a laboratory research program studying cochlear implant biology and inner ear immunology.
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