Dr. Gerard J. Gianoli specializes in Neuro-otology and Skull Base Surgery. He graduated from Tulane University School of Engineering in 1982 and Tulane University School of Medicine in 1986. He did internships in Pediatrics and General Surgery before completing a residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Tulane University in 1992. After two years as an assistant professor at Tulane Medical School, he completed a fellowship in Neuro-otology and Skull Base Surgery at the Michigan Ear Institute in 1995. He then became a full-time associate professor at Tulane Medical School until he went into private practice in 2000. He is currently in private practice at The Ear and Balance Institute, located in Covington, Louisiana and is also a Clinical Associate Professor in the Departments of Otolaryngology and Pediatrics at Tulane University School of Medicine. He pioneered treatments for Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence and other vestibular disorders. His private practice has a worldwide reach, with patient referrals coming from all over the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and elsewhere. Dr. Gianoli was a major focus of the book “A Hole in My Life” (2016) by Philippa Thomson. He is editor of the textbook “Third Mobile Window Syndrome of the Inner Ear: Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence and Associated Disorders” (2022).
Dr. Gianoli practices all aspects of neuro-otology but has a special interest in vestibular (balance) disorders. He has researched, lectured, and published extensively on the topic of vestibular disorders, including evaluation of dizziness in the litigating patient and identification of malingering. He has published over 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals, has presented his research at more than 160 scientific meetings, and has been on multiple editorial review boards. He was the primary investigator for a NASA study that led to non-invasive intracranial pressure assessment to be used in the International Space Station.
Research Areas
Post-traumatic audio-vestibular disorders, including third mobile window disorders