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Last published 2026
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John L. Dornhoffer

High Impact

Department Chairperson

Also affiliated: Mount Sinai Beth Israel (2002); Arkansas Children's Hospital (1999–2024); Mater Health Services (2016); University of Würzburg (1994–1995); University of Arkansas Medical Center (1995–2026); University of Arkansas System (1995); Townsville Hospital (2016); University of Florida Health (2008); University of Florida (2008); Cochlear (United States) (2010); Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (1995); Saint Louis University (2022)

Department Chairs, College of Medicine

35 h-index 180 pubs 4,275 cited

  • Humans
  • Male
  • Female
  • Adult
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Child
  • Adolescent
  • Aged
  • Child, Preschool
  • Tympanoplasty
  • Young Adult
  • Cochlear Implantation
  • Mastoid

Biography and Research Information

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John L. Dornhoffer's research focuses on otologic surgery, particularly tympanoplasty and ossiculoplasty techniques and outcomes. He has published extensively on cartilage tympanoplasty, investigating its indications, surgical methods, and hearing results in large patient series. Dornhoffer also developed a statistical staging system for prognostic factors in ossiculoplasty. His work has contributed to understanding hearing outcomes associated with specific surgical prostheses, such as the Dornhoffer Ossicular Replacement Prostheses.

Beyond surgical techniques, Dornhoffer has also explored non-surgical interventions for tinnitus, including pilot studies on repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. He has been involved in methodological discussions for clinical trials in tinnitus, proposing international standards for research in this area. Dornhoffer serves as Department Chairperson in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and leads an active research group. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 35, 178 total publications, and over 4,200 citations, designating him as a highly cited researcher. He has collaborated extensively with researchers at his institution, including Robert Saadi, Soroush Farsi, Andrew Mangan, and Olivia Speed.

Metrics

  • h-index: 35
  • Publications: 180
  • Citations: 4,275

Positions

  • Department Chairperson publications 1993–2026
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Department Chairs, College of Medicine Institutional directory

Selected Publications

  • Ossicular Chain Reconstruction (2026)
  • Hearing Outcomes Following Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement: A Scoping Review (2026)
    Journal of Clinical Medicine DOI OpenAlex
  • Music Appreciation in Prelingually Deafened Patients: A Scoping Review (2026)
    OTO Open DOI OpenAlex
  • Cochlear Implantation Outcomes in Paget’s Disease of the Bone: A Systematic Review (2026)
    Otology & Neurotology DOI OpenAlex
  • What Is the Optimal Timing for Cochlear Implantation in a Post‐Meningitic Infant With Sensorineural Hearing Loss? (2026)
    The Laryngoscope 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Computerized Dynamic Posturography (2026)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Revision Flap Coverage Following Primary Cochlear Implant Flap Failure: A Systematic Review (2025)
    OTO Open 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Cochlear implantation in patients with keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome: A systematic review (2025)
    International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology DOI OpenAlex
  • Impact of Modifiable Surgical Factors on Ossiculoplasty Outcomes After Controlling for Ear Environment Risk: A Multi-Institutional Study (2025)
    Otology & Neurotology 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Cochlear implantation in cochlear nerve deficiency: A systematic review (2025)
    American Journal of Otolaryngology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A Systematic Review of Case Reports of Spontaneous Retropharyngeal Hematoma (2025)
    Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology DOI OpenAlex
  • Slag Injuries to the Tympanic Membrane and Middle Ear—A Systematic Review (2025)
    Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Hearing and Balance Medicine DOI OpenAlex
  • A Multi‐Center Study of Ossiculoplasty Hearing Outcomes and a Grading Scale of Ear Environment Risk (2024)
    The Laryngoscope 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Racial and ethnic disparities in Meniere's disease clinical trials: A systematic review (2024)
    American Journal of Otolaryngology DOI OpenAlex
  • Auditory brainstem implants: an analysis of adverse events in the MAUDE database (2024)
    Neurochirurgie DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

  • Pharmacological Countermeasures for Space Motion Sickness National Space Biomedical Research Institute Principal Investigator
  • ““RoboHear™ device: advanced haptic technology that allows deaf to understand speech.” NIH/National Institutes of Health via Fauxsee Innovations LLC Principal Investigator
  • Center for Translational Neuroscience NIH Co-Investigator
  • Moving AAO-HNSF Clinical Practice Guidelines into Practice: The Sudden Hearing Loss Guideline (CHEER Site 400A) American Academy of Otolaryngology via Duke University Principal Investigator
  • A Phase 1/2, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of ASP0598Otic Solution Following Topical application into the Ear in Subjects with Chronic Tympanic Membrane Perforation (CTMP) Astellas Pharma US, Inc. Principal Investigator
  • ““RoboHear™ device: advanced haptic technology that allows deaf to understand speech.” NIH/Nat. Inst. on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders via Fauxsee Innovations LLC Principal Investigator
  • Maintenace rTMS for chronic tinnitus relief NIH Co-Investigator

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245 Collaborators 89 Institutions 18 Countries

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