Co-Directors, New York Eye & Ear Cochlear Implant Center

Simon C. Parisier, MD, Co-Director


Simon C. Parisier founded The Children's Hearing Institute with his wife Elaine. He is Professor of Otolaryngology at New York Medical College. He is a graduate of the Boston University School of Medicine and completed his residency in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center where he became Clinical Professor and Chief of Otology-Neurotology. While Chairman of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at Manhattan Eye Ear Throat Hospital, Dr. Parisier spearheaded an innovative Conjoint Ear, Nose and Throat Residency training Program sponsoring residents at four New York medical centers. This program was cited by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 20 in the country.

Dr. Parisier ranks among the pioneers in the development of cochlear implants and related operative techniques that effectively restore hearing to infants, children and adults afflicted with profound neuro-sensory deafness. He is also a leader in the field of chronic middle ear infections and ear diseases. His research on the cellular biology of cholesteatoma has led to a clearer understanding of this destructive benign cyst that can destroy healthy inner ear bones as it grows. Author of more than 120 publications and a member of numerous professional societies, Dr. Parisier has been recognized by the American Academy of Otolaryngology (Award of Merit) and the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (Distinguished Service Award). He is consistently cited in New York Magazine's annual Best Doctors issue, where he has been called a"Hearing Hero."

Publications authored by Dr. Parisier

Ronald A. Hoffman, MD, MHCM
Ronald A. Hoffman is the Director of The Ear Institute and Co-director of the Cochlear Implane Center and The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and is a Professor of Otolaryngology at the New York Medical College. Doctor Hoffman received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology at New York University Medical Center, a fellowship in Otology-Neurotology at Lenox Hill Hospital and earned a Masters Degree in Health Care Management from the Harvard School of Public Health. He has served as the Director of Otology and Neurotology at Lenox Hill Hospital and New York University Medical Center. Dr. Hoffman is the recipient of the prestigious Mosher Award for Excellence in Clinical Research given by the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society and has published extensively on diseases of the ear and in particular on cochlear implants. He has been recognized by New York magazine in its "Best Doctors" issue.