LSU Department
of Otolaryngology

Head and Neck Surgery

Otology and Neurotology

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Our Otology and Neurotology specialists provide diagnosis, treatment and therapy for a vast array of problems affecting the ear and the surrounding parts of the head and skull base. From tinnitus and dizziness, to Cochlear implants and laser microsurgery our team provides a wide scope of treatment.

Conditions Commonly Treated:

  • hearing loss and deafness 
  • acquired and congenital hearing loss including those considering cochlear implantation, otosclerosis
  • ossicular erosion
  • sudden hearing loss
  • autoimmune inner ear disease
  • chronic ear disorders 
  • chronic otitis media and mastoiditis
  • cholesteatoma
  • tympanic membrane perforation
  • Eustachian tube disorders
  • tumors and disorders of the temporal bone and lateral skull base 
  • acoustic neuromas/vestibular schwannomas
  • meningiomas
  • glomus tumors
  • rare tumors
  • cerebrospinal fluid leaks and encephaloceles
  • pulsatile and non-pulsatile tinnitus
  • facial nerve disorders 
  • Bell’s palsy
  • neuroma
  • traumatic injury
  • dizziness and other balance disorders 
  • Meniere’s disease
  • superior semicircular canal dehiscence
  • vertigo
  • temporal bone trauma
  • other otologic and neurotologic conditions. 

Physicians

Moises A. Arriaga, MD, MBA, FACS

Moises A. Arriaga, MD, MBA, FACS

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center - Baton Rouge

225-765-1765

Anne K. Maxwell, MD

Anne K. Maxwell, MD

University Medical Center - New Orleans

504-702-5700

Rahul Mehta, MD, FRCS

Rahul Mehta, MD, FRCS

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center - Baton Rouge

225-765-1765

Terrence Murphy, MD, FRCS

Terrence Murphy, MD, FRCS

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center - Baton Rouge

225-765-1765


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