C.Y. Joseph Chang, MD, FACS

Dr. Joseph Chang is the director of the Texas Ear Center, a division of Texas ENT Specialists.   He’s a Neurotologist, a highly specialized surgeon who performs advanced ear surgeries & surgeries for the tumors of the skull base. 

 
Dr. Chang was born in Kobe, Japan but grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. His education has taken him across the country. He attended Stanford University in California where he received a bachelor of science in electrical engineering computers. He then attended Harvard Medical School in Boston. He returned to California to complete his internship and residency at the University of California San Francisco.   He went on to do a Fellowship in Neurotology & Skull Base Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.   Dr. Chang is a Diplomate of both the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.
 
Dr. Chang moved to Houston when he accepted a faculty teaching position with the University of Texas Health Science Center.   He taught there for 11 years, serving as chairman of the Department of Otolayrngology Head & Neck Surgery from 2004 to 2006.
 
Dr. Chang’s greatest satisfaction comes from watching his patient’s quality of life improve after treatments such as hearing restoration surgery.
 
He is a board member for the Center for Hearing & Speech, a specialized school in Houston for children with hearing impairment. In his spare time, Dr. Chang enjoys playing golf and admits he’s a long way away from being the next Tiger Woods.
 
Dr. Chang’s office is located in the Texas Medical Center.
 
 

CURRENT ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Clinical Professor
Department of Otolaryngology   Head and Neck Surgery
University of Texas – Houston Medical School
 
Clinical Professor
Division of Surgery, Department of Head and Neck Surgery
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

EDUCATION

Stanford University, Stanford, California
B.S. Electrical Engineering Computers, May 1985
 
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Doctor of Medicine, July 1985-May 1989
 
University of California, San Francisco, California
General Surgery Internship, July 1989-June 1990
 
University of California, San Francisco, California
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Residency, July 1990 – June 1994
 
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery Fellowship, July 1994-June 1995
 

DISTINCTIONS

1983 Member, Tau Beta Pi (engineering honor society)
Stanford University Stanford, CA
 
1985 Frederick E. Terman Award for Academic Achievement
School of Engineering Stanford University Stanford, CA
 
1999-2000 Resident Teaching Award
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
University of Texas – Health Sciences Center Houston, TX
 
1999-2000 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award
University of Texas – Health Sciences Center Houston, TX
 
2001-2002 Resident Teaching Award
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
University of Texas – Health Sciences Center Houston, TX
 
2001-2002 Listed in The Best Doctors in America
 
2001-2002 Listed in Houston’s Best Doctors
 
2002-2003 Resident Teaching Award
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
University of Texas – Health Sciences Center Houston, TX
 
2002-2003 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award
University of Texas – Health Sciences Center Houston, TX
 
2003-2004 Listed in The Best Doctors in America
 
2005 American Academy of Otolaryngology
– Head and Neck Surgery Honor Award
 
2005-2006 Listed in The Best Doctors in America
 
2007-2008 Listed in The Best Doctors in America

CERTIFICATION

1990 Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
 
5/9/95 Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology
- Head and Neck Surgery

TEACHING APPOINTMENTS

1986 Teaching assistant and assistant for course development
"Principles of Biomedical Measurements"
Harvard-MIT Division of Health Science and Technology
Cambridge, MA
 
1994-1995 Clinical Instructor
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA
 
1995-2002  Assistant Professor
2002-2005  Associate Professor
2005-2006  Professor
2006-present Clinical Professor
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
University of Texas – Health Medical School
Houston, TX
 
09/2004-10/2004 Acting Chairman
10/2004-06/2006 Chairman
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
University of Texas – Health Science Center
Houston, TX

2001-2002  Clinical Assistant Professor
2001-2008 Clinical Associate Professor
2008-present Clinical Professor
Division of Surgery, Department of Head and Neck Surgery
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

09/1994 Atypical Infections of the Temporal Bone. Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
 
10/1994 Lesions of the Petrous Apex. Temporal Bone Course, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
 
11/1994 Temporal Bone Trauma. Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
 
02/1995 Diagnosis and Management of Facial Nerve Paralysis. Resident Lecture Series, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
 
05/1995 Temporal Bone Neoplasms. Resident Lecture Series, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
 
06/1995 Practical Approach to Facial Nerve Repair. Head and Neck Anatomy Course, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
 
11/1995 Acoustic Neuromas. Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX.
 
01/1996 Hearing Loss and Otitis Media. University of Texas Health Service Houston, TX.
 
02/1996 Reconstruction of Auricular Defects. Otolaryngology Soft Tissue Course, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX.
 
03/1996 Facial Nerve Injury Due to Temporal Bone Trauma.  Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
03/1996 Acoustic Neuromas. Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX.
 
03/1996 Basilar Skull Fractures. Trauma Conference, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX.
 
03/1996 Middle Ear Dissection. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 191996, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX.
 
03/1996 Middle Fossa Approach. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 191996, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX.
 
03/1996 Canal Wall Down Technique. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 191996, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX.
 
03/1996 Diagnosis and Management of Balance Disorders. Balance and Vestibular Rehabilitation Center open house, Hermann Hospital Physical Therapy Department, Houston, TX.
 
06/1996 Introduction to Otolaryngology. National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, Houston, TX
 
07/1996 Otitis media, Otitis Externa, Mastoiditis. Basic Science Course 191996, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
07/1996 Introduction to Otolaryngology. National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, Houston, TX
 
07/1996 Hearing loss and tinnitus. Basic Science Course 191996, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
08/1996 Ear Infections. Family Practice Grand Rounds, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX.
 
04/1997 Middle Fossa Approach. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 191997, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX.
 
06/1997 Tumors of the Ear. Head and Neck Surgery Conference, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
 
07/1997 Otitis Media, Otitis Externa, Mastoiditis. Basic Science Course 191997, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
07/1997 Hearing Loss and Tinnitus. Basic Science Course 191997, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
07/1997 Introduction to Otolaryngology. National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, Houston, TX
 
07/1997 Introduction to Otolaryngology. National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, Houston, TX
 
02/1998 Symptoms and Treatment of Ear Infections. Memorial Family Practice Residency Program conference, Memorial Hospital Southwest, Houston, TX.
 
04/1998 Middle Ear Dissection. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 191998, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
04/1998 Simple Mastoidectomy. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 191998, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
04/1998 Canal Wall Down Technique. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 191998, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
05/1998 Hearing Loss. Memorial Family Practice Residency Program conference, Memorial Hospital Southwest, Houston, TX.
 
07/1998 Hearing Loss and Tinnitus. Basic Science Course 191998, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
07/1998 Introduction to Otolaryngology. National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, Houston, TX
 
08/1998 Management of Glomus Tumors of the Ear. Head and Neck Surgery Conference, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
 
12/1998 Ear infections: Why Johnny’s ears are draining? Sugar Land Specialists Lecture Series, Sugar Land, TX
 
02/1999 Temporal bone trauma case presentations Texas Medical Center Trauma Conference, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
04/1999 Middle Ear Dissection. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 119999, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
04/1999 Simple Mastoidectomy. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 119999, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
04/1999 Canal Wall Down Technique. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 119999, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
07/1999 Introduction to Otolaryngology. National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, Houston, TX
 
08/1999 Treatment of Ear Infections. West Houston Medical Center Grand Rounds, Houston, TX.
 
10/1999 Management of Refractory Otorrhea. Panel moderator, Houston Society of Otolaryngology meeting, Houston, TX.
 
10/1999 Treatment of Ear Infections. Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas – Houston Grand Rounds, Houston, TX.
 
04/2000 Middle Ear Dissection. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220000, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
04/2000 Simple Mastoidectomy. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220000, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
04/2000 Canal Wall Down Technique. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220000, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
11/2000 Operative Challenges in Tympanoplasty and Ossicular Reconstruction. Panel moderator, Houston Society of Otolaryngology meeting, Houston, TX.
 
12/2000 Hearing Loss: Doing a Thorough Work-up. Sugar Land Specialists Lecture Series, Sugar Land, TX.
 
04/2001 Suppurative Complications of Otitis Media. Sugar Land Specialists Lecture Series, Sugar Land, TX.
 
05/2001 Hearing Loss: Doing a Thorough Work-up. HTAOHN, Houston, TX.
 
05/2001 Middle Ear Dissection. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220001, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
05/2001 Simple Mastoidectomy. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220001, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
05/2001 Canal Wall Down Technique. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220001, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
07/2001 Management of Temporal Bone Trauma. Southeast Memorial Medical Center Grand Rounds, Houston, TX.
 
07/2001 Hearing Loss. Core lecture, Otolaryngology 420001, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
07/2001 Otologic Emergencies. Basic Science Course, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
07/2001 Chronic Otitis Media. Core lecture, Otolaryngology 420001, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
09/2001 Glomus Tumors. Head and Neck Surgery Conference, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
 
06/2002 Middle Ear Dissection. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220002, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
06/2002 Simple Mastoidectomy. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220002, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
06/2002 Canal Wall Down Technique. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220002, University of Texas - Houston, TX..
 
06/2002 The Use of Endoscopes in Cholesteatoma Surgery. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220002, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
06/2002 Temporal Bone Anatomy for Ear Surgery. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220002, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
07/2002 Otologic Emergencies. Basic Science Course, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
11/2002 Cochlear Implants Men's Breakfast Group, Sugar Land, TX.
 
06/2003 Middle Ear Dissection. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 2200003, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
06/2003 Simple Mastoidectomy. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 2200003, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
06/2003 Canal Wall Down Technique. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 2200003, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
6/19/003 Surgery for Cholesteatoma. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 2200003, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
06/2003 Anatomical Considerations in Temporal Bone Surgery. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 2200003, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
07/2003 Orientation lecture - Evaluation and Mgt. of Acute Otologic Conditions. Basic Science Course, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
04/2004 Middle Ear Dissection. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 2200004, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
04/2004 Simple Mastoidectomy. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220004, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
04/2004 Canal Wall Down Technique. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220004, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
04/2004 Endolymphatic Sac Surgery. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220004, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
04/2004 Labyrinthectomy. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220004, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
04/2004 Meniere’s Disease. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220004, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
04/2004 Facial Recess, Facial Nerve Localization, Facial Nerve Skeletonization. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220004, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
04/2004 Avoiding Facial Nerve Injury. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220004, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
04/2004 Surgery for Cholesteatoma. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220004, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
04/2004 Anatomical Considerations in Temporal Bone Surgery.  Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220004, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
01/2005 Suppurative Complications of Otitis Media. Harris County Pediatric Society meeting. Houston, TX.
 
04/2005 Middle Ear Dissection. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220005, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
04/2005 Simple Mastoidectomy. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220005, University of Texas - Houston, TX
 
04/2005 Canal Wall Down Technique. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220005, University of Texas - Houston, TX
 
04/2005 The Use of Endoscopy for Cholesteatoma Surgery. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220005, University of Texas - Houston, TX
 
06/2006 Middle Ear Dissection. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220006, University of Texas - Houston, TX
 
06/2006 Simple Mastoidectomy. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220006, University of Texas - Houston, TX
 
06/2006 Canal Wall Down Technique. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220006, University of Texas - Houston, TX
  
06/2006 The Use of Endoscopy for Cholesteatoma Surgery. Temporal Bone Dissection Course 220006, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
5/10/07 Simple Mastoidectomy.
Presented at the Temporal Bone Dissection Course 2007, University of Texas - Houston, Houston, TX.

5/12/07 Middle Ear Reconstruction Techniques.
Presented at the Temporal Bone Dissection Course 2007, University of Texas - Houston, Houston, TX.

5/12/07 Facial Nerve and Endolymphatic Sac Surgery.
Presented at the Temporal Bone Dissection Course 2007, University of Texas - Houston, Houston, TX.

2/28/08 Otosclerosis.
Presented at the Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, University of Texas - Houston, Houston, TX.

6/5/08 Simple Mastoidectomy.
Presented at the Temporal Bone Dissection Course 2008, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas - Houston, Houston, TX.

1/8/09 Cholesteatoma: Contemporary Management.
Presented at Grand Rounds, Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas - Houston, Houston, TX.

COURSE FACULTY POSITIONS 

03/1996-06/2006 Course Director: Temporal Bone Dissection Course [Annually], Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX.
 
07/1996-07/1997 Course Director: Basic Science Course 1996, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX.
 
0/1996-09/1997 Faculty: The Osler Institute 22nd, 23rd, 24th, & 25th Otolaryngology Board Review Course, Chicago, IL. 03/1997-03/2005 Faculty: Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, Various Locations.
 
04/1997 Faculty: George C. and Robert A. Schein Memorial Otolaryngology Alumni Day 1997, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
 
07/1997 Course Director: OTO 4001 - Clinical Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas - Houston, TX.
 
11/1998-11/2002 Faculty: San Francisco Otology and Neurotology Update, San Francisco, California.
 
05/2001 Faculty: Advances in Cranial Base Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 
05/14/04 Program Chairman and Faculty: Annual Meeting of the Texas Association of Otolaryngology, Austin, TX
 
2/27/05- Faculty
3/2/05 Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.

4/21/05- Course Director 
4/24/05 Temporal Bone Dissection Course 2005, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas - Houston, Houston, TX.

3/19/06- Faculty
3/22/06 Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, Snowmass, Colorado.

6/1/06- Course Director 
6/4/06 Temporal Bone Dissection Course 2006, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas - Houston, Houston, TX.

3/21/07- Faculty
3/24/07 Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, Snowmass, Colorado.

5/10/07- Faculty and Course Director 
5/12/07 Temporal Bone Dissection Course 2007, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas - Houston, Houston, TX.

5/2/08- Faculty
5/3/08 Annual Meeting of the Texas Association of Otolaryngology, San Antonio, TX

6/5/08- Faculty and Course Co-Director 
6/6/08 Temporal Bone Dissection Course 2008, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas - Houston, Houston, TX.

2/1/09- Faculty
2/5/09 Ultimate Colorado Mid-Winter Meeting, Vail, Colorado.

2/12/09- Faculty
2/13/09 19th Temporal Bone Course at Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, TX.

PRESENTATIONS

10/03/1996 Treatment for Dizziness. Presented at the Osler Institute 22nd Otolaryngology Board Review Course, Chicago, IL.
 
03/04/1997 Temporal Bone Anatomy for Surgeons. Presented at the Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, Park City, Utah.
 
03/10/1997 Temporal Bone Anatomy. Presented at the Osler Institute 23rd Otolaryngology Board Review Course, Chicago, IL.
 
03/10/1997 Chronic Otitis Media. Presented at the Osler Institute 23rd Otolaryngology Board Review Course, Chicago, IL.
 
03/10/1997 Treatment for Dizziness. Presented at the Osler Institute 23rd Otolaryngology Board Review Course, Chicago, IL.
 
03/10/1997 Congenital Hearing Loss. Presented at the Osler Institute 23rd Otolaryngology Board Review Course, Chicago, IL.
 
04/7/1997 Temporal Bone Anatomy. Presented at the Osler Institute 24th Otolaryngology Board Review Course, Chicago, IL.
 
04/7/1997 Treatment for Dizziness. Presented at the Osler Institute 24th Otolaryngology Board Review Course, Chicago, IL.
 
04/7/1997 Vestibular Neurophysiology. Presented at the Osler Institute 24th Otolaryngology Board Review Course, Chicago, IL.
 
04/26/1997 Panel: Practical Otology. George C. and Robert A. Schein Memorial Otolaryngology Alumni Day 1997, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
 
09/09/1997 Management of Facial Nerve Injury due to Temporal Bone Trauma.
Instruction course at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, San Francisco, CA, September 7-10, 1997.
 
09/15/1997 Temporal Bone Anatomy. Presented at the Osler Institute 25th Otolaryngology Board Review Course, Chicago, IL.
 
09/15/1997 Treatment for Dizziness. Presented at the Osler Institute 25th Otolaryngology Board Review Course, Chicago, IL.
 
09/15/1997 Congenital Hearing Loss. Presented at the Osler Institute 25th Otolaryngology Board Review Course, Chicago, IL.
 
03/10/1998 Canal Wall Up Techniques for Cholesteatoma Surgery. Presented at the Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, Snowmass, Colorado.
 
11/5/1998 Acquired External Auditory Canal Stenosis. Presented at the San Francisco Otology and Neurotology Update, San Francisco, California.
 
03/09/1999 Management of the Problem Mastoid Cavity. Presented at the Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, Park City, Utah.
 
03/09/1999 Management of the Facial Nerve Injury due to Temporal Bone Trauma. Presented at the Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, Park City, Utah.
 
02/22/2000 Lateral Graft Tympanoplasty: Indications and Technique. Presented at the Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, Vail, Colorado.
 
10/26/2000 Lateral Graft Tympanoplasty. Presented at the San Francisco Otology and Neurotology Update, San Francisco, California.
 
03/14/2001 Suppurative Complications of Otitis Media. Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, Park City, Utah.
 
05/04/2001 Extracranial Management of Temporal Bone CSF Leak Advances in Cranial Base Surgery., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
 
08/03/2001 Treatment Options for Otitis Media. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians, Houston, TX.
 
03/15/2002 The Use of Endoscopes in Cholesteatoma Surgery. Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, Park City, Utah.
 
10/31/2002 Issues in Ossicular Prosthesis Migration and Extrusion. San Francisco Otology and Neurotology Update, San Francisco, California.
 
10/31/2002 Chronic Ear Disease Panel. San Francisco Otology and Neurotology Update, San Francisco, California.
 
11/2/2002 Neurotology/Skull Base Surgery Panel. San Francisco Otology and Neurotology Update, San Francisco, California.
 
03/14/2003 Grafting Material Options in Revision Tympanoplasty. Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, Park City, Utah.
 
03/26/2004 Tympanic Membrane Atelectasis. Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
 
03/26/2004 Avoiding Facial Nerve Injury During Temporal Bone Surgery. Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
 
03/01/2005 Update on Ototopical Treatments. Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
 
03/01/2005 Use of Endoscopy in Cholesteatoma Surgery. Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
 
03/19/2006 Update on Ototopical Treatments. Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, Snowmass, Colorado
 
03/19/2006 Issues in Ossicular Reconstruction. Masters in Otolaryngology Meeting, Snowmass, Colorado 
 
3/16/07 Injection Therapies for Sudden Hearing Loss
 Alumni Day, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2/1/09 Management of the Problem Mastoid Cavity
 Ultimate Colorado Mid-Winter Meeting, Vail, Colorado

2/2/09 Vestibular Panel Discussion
 Ultimate Colorado Mid-Winter Meeting, Vail, Colorado
 

INVITED LECTURES

02/27/1996 Management of Dizziness. Presented at the Austin Otolaryngology Society Meeting, Austin, TX.
 
120/2/1998 Canal Wall Up Techniques for Cholesteatoma Surgery. Presented at the El Paso Otolaryngology Society Meeting, El Paso, TX
 
12/03/1998 Acoustic Neuromas. Presented at the Sierra Providence Medical Hospital Otolaryngology Section Meeting, El Paso, TX.
 
03/18/2000 Management of Traumatic Facial Nerve Injury. Presented at Grand Rounds, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, TX.
 
03/18/2000 Management of Refractory Otorrhea. Presented the San Antonio Society of Otolaryngology, San Antonio, TX.
 
05/27/2000 Canalith Repositioning for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Association of Otolaryngology, San Antonio, TX.
 
08/03/2001 Treatment Options for Otitis Media. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians, Houston, TX.
 
04/16/2002 Panel Discussion: Otorrhea. Presented at the San Antonio Society of Otolaryngology, San Antonio, TX.
 
05/14/2004 Ototopical Treatment. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Association of Otolaryngology, Austin, TX
 
05/14/2004 Panel Discussion: Chronic Otitis Media and Cholesteatoma. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Association of Otolaryngology, Austin, TX
 
05/14/2004 Panel Discussion: Evaluation and Management of Dizziness. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Association of Otolaryngology, Austin, TX
 
02/22/2005 Resident Conference: Use of Endoscopy in Cholesteatoma Surgery. Presented at the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

03/30/1998 Clinical Otology at University of Texas - Houston. Presented at the Otolaryngology Society Meeting, Gifu City, Japan.
 
03/31/1998 System of American Medicine and Medical Education. Presented at the Gifu University Medical Conference, Gifu City, Japan.
 
04/02/1998 System of American Medicine and Medical Education. Presented at the Gifu Medical Association Meeting, Gifu City, Japan. 

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Liberty Mutual Fellowship in Medical Engineering, Medical Physics Research on neural information transducers and MD thesis. Harvard MIT Division of Health Science and Technology Cambridge, MA
 
Co-Principal Investigator, Natural History of Vestibular Schwannomas in Neurofibromatosis 2 (HSC-MS-00-180)
 
Co-Principal Investigator, Treatment of Temporal Bone Carcinoma
 
Co-Principal Investigator, Screening for Ototoxicity due to Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy with ABR and OAE (RCR02-577)
 
Co-Principal Investigator, Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) Natural History Consortium (HSC-MS-01-257)
 
Principal Investigator, Incidence of Otorrhea in relation to Canal-wall-down vs. Canal-wall-up Mastoidectomy
 
Principal Investigator, Effect of Pre-Operative Otorrhea on Tympanoplasty Success Rates
 
Principal Investigator, Effect of Cartilage Interposition Graft in Ossicular Chain Reconstruction (HSC-MS-03-248)
 
Principal Investigator, Treatment of Acoustic Neuroma: Gamma Knife versus Surgical Approaches (HSC-MS-04-424)
 
Principal Investigator, Migraine-related vestibulopathy (HSC-MS-05-0079)

PUBLICATIONS

ABSTRACTS

Chang CY, Edell DJ: Determination of the electrical characteristics of neural tissue in vivo. Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Biology and Medicine Society 87CH2513 0:1032 33, 1987.
 
Chang CY, Edell DJ: The electrical characteristics of neural tissue surrounding a neural information transducer. Proceedings of the 1987 HST Forum, 42 52, 1987.
 
Chang CY, Lalwani AK, Lanser MJ: Actinomycosis of the external auditory canal. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Kansas City, MO, September 22 26, 1991.
 
Chang CY, Dedo HH: The recent evolution of the surgical repair of posterior choanal atresia. Presented at the Western Section meeting of the Triological Society, Seattle, WA, January 8 10, 1993.
 
Chang CYJ, Kingdom TT, Singer MI: Transsternal repair of acquired tracheoesophageal fistula after laryngectomy. Presented at the Western Section meeting of the Triological Society, La Jolla, CA, January 7 9, 1994.
 
Chang CYJ, Cheung SW, Jackler RK: Extracranial meningioma originating in the middle ear: A mythological entity? Presented at the 1994 Joint Annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society, Orlando, FL, February 19 23, 1994.
 
Chang CYJ, Deschler DG, Lee KC: Necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck. Presented at the Annual Triological Society Meeting, Palm Beach, FL, May 9 11, 1994.
 
Chang CYJ, Cass SP, Hirsch BE, Stechison MT, Multani J, Curtin HD: Transpetrosal labyrinthectomy: Clinical and anatomic considerations. Presented at the 1995 Joint Annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society, Naples, FL, February 11 16, 1995.
 
Kountakis SE, Chang CY, Minotti AM: Effect of calcium channel blockers in cholesteatoma migration and adhesion in vitro. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, San Antonio, TX, September 16, 1998.
 
Kountakis SE, Chang CYJ, Gormley WB, Cabral FR: Migration of intradural epidermoid matrix: Embryologic implications. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, New Orleans, LA, September 28, 1999.
 
Kountakis SE, Skoulas J, Phillips D, Chang CYJ. Risk factors for hearing loss in neonates. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Otological Society, Orlando, FL, May 14, 2000.
 
Chang CYJ. Management of Facial Nerve Injury due to Temporal Bone Trauma – A Rational Protocol based on the Literature. Presented at the IX International Facial Nerve Symposium, San Francisco, California, August 1, 2001.
 
Bennett KM, Gray LC, Chang CYJ. Cartilage Interposition Grafts in Ossicular Chain Reconstructions. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, New York, NY, September 21, 2004.
 
Roebuck JC, Chang CYJ. Transtympanic Steroid Injection for the Treatment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, September 26, 2005. 
 
Webb BD, Chang CYJ. Efficacy of tympanoplasty without mastoidectomy for CSOM. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology   Head & Neck Surgery, Toronto, CANADA, September 17, 2006.

Davies JN, Chang CYJ. Prognostic features in the management of cholesteatoma. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology   Head & Neck Surgery, Toronto, CANADA, September 20, 2006.

PEER REVIEWED

Chang CY, Lalwani AK, Lanser MJ: Actinomycosis of the external auditory canal. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 108:73 75, 1993.
Lalwani AK, Chang CY, Lalwani RB: Indium 111 labeled white blood cell scan in diagnosis of occult sinus infection. Am J Rhinol, 6:215 18, 1992,
 
Chang CY, MacMillan C, Kamerer DB, Lipman SP, Barnes L. Osteoma of the malleus. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 117:S150-S153, 1997.
Kountakis SE, Psifidis A, Chang CJ, Stiernberg CM. Risk factors associated with hearing loss in neonates. Am J Otolaryngol, 18:90-93, 1997.
 
Stewart K, Kountakis SE, Chang CY, Jahrsdoerfer RA. Magnetic resonance angiography in the evaluation of glomus tympanicum tumors. Am J Otolaryngol, 18:116-120, 1997.
 
Kountakis SE, Kemper JV, Chang CY, DiMaio DJM, Stiernberg CM. Osteomyelitis of the skull base secondary to Aspergillus. Am J Otolaryngol, 18(1):19-22, 1997.
 
Chang CYJ, Cheung SW, Jackler RJ. Meningiomas presenting in the temporal bone: The pathways of spread from an intracranial site of origin. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 119:658-664, 1998.
 
Hessel AC, Vora N, Kountakis SE, Chang CYJ. Vascular lesion of the masseter presenting with phlebolith. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 120: 545-548, 1999.
 
Chang CYJ, Cass SP. Management of facial nerve injury due to temporal bone trauma. Am J Otol 1999; 20:96-111.
 
Chang CYJ. Aberrant carotid artery of the middle ear. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2000; 122:154.
 
Kountakis SE, Chang CY, Minotti AM, Cabral FR. Effect of verapamil on cholesteatoma migration in vitro. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000; 122:91-5.
 
Kountakis SE, Chang CY, Gormley WB, Cabral FR. Migration of intradural epidermoid matrix: embryologic implications. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000; 123:170-3.
 
Chang CYJ, Gray L. Pressed scar tissue graft for tympanic membrane grafting in revision tympanoplasty. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005; 132:30-6.
 
Holzapfel AR, Chang CYJ, Pereira KD. Ossicular chain dislocation with normal hearing. ENT J. 2005; 84:351-53.
 
Webb BD, Chang CYJ.  Efficacy of Tympanoplasty without Mastoidectomy for Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media.  Arch Otolaryngol 2008; 134:1155-8. 

REVIEW ARTICLES

Chang CYJ, O'Rourke DK, Cass, SP. Update on skull base surgery. Otolaryngol Clin N Am, 29:467-501, 1996.INTERNET
Chang CYJ. Petrous apex disease. American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation’s National Resident Online Study Guide (NROSG), http://www.entlink.net/education/nrosg/topics/unit/otology/Module.cfm, 2003.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Chang CYJ, Kamerer DB. Stereotactic radiosurgery for acoustic neuromas. In House WF, Luetje C, Doyle KJ (Eds), Acoustic Tumors: Diagnosis and Management, Second Edition. San Diego: Singular Publishing Group, Inc., pp. 309-346, 1997.
 
Chang CYJ, Cheung SW. Complications after acoustic tumor surgery. In House WF, Luetje C, Doyle KJ (Eds), Acoustic Tumors: Diagnosis and Management, Second Edition. San Diego: Singular Publishing Group, Inc., pp. 283-300, 1997.
 
Hirsch BE, Chang CYJ. Carcinoma of the temporal bone. In Myers EN (Ed), Operative Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, pp. 1434-1458, 1997.
 
Chang CYJ, Cheung SW. External auditory canal: Glandular tumors. In Jackler RK, Driscoll C (Eds), Tumors of the Ear and Temporal Bone. Philadelphia: Lipincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 84-102, 2000.
 
Beaver ME, Chang CYJ. Auricle: Melanoma. In Jackler RK, Driscoll C (Eds), Tumors of the Ear and Temporal Bone. Philadelphia: Lipincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 56-66, 2000.
 
Chang CYJ. Petrous Apex Lesions. In Myers EN, Alper CM, and Eibling DE (Eds), Decision Making in Ear Nose and Throat Disorders. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, pp.72-73, 2001.
 
Chang CYJ. Ototoxicity. In Myers EN, Alper CM, and Eibling DE (Eds), Decision Making in Ear Nose and Throat Disorders. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, pp.66-67, 2001.
 
Chang CYJ. Miscellaneous Skull Base Lesions. In Arriaga MA and De La Cruz A (Eds). Essentials of Otology and Neurotology. New York: Thieme, in press.
 
Chang CYJ. Central Vestibulopathy. In Bailey BJ (Ed). Head and Neck Surgery – Otolaryngology, 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp.1981-1991, 2001.
 
Chang CYJ, Cheung SW, Jackler RK. Excision of Benign Glandular Tumors of the External Auditory Canal. In Bailey BJ (Ed). Atlas of Head and Neck Surgery 2nd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp.316-317, 2001.
 
Chang CYJ. Cholesteatoma. In Lalwani AK (Ed). Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., pp. 707-714, 2004.
 
Chang CYJ. Auricular Trauma. In Stewart M (Ed). Head, Face, and Neck Trauma. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., pp. 169-168, 2005.
 
Chang CYJ, Gadre AK. Central Vestibulopathy. In Bailey BJ (Ed). Head and Neck Surgery – Otolaryngology, 4th Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, In press.
 
Gadre AK, Chang CYJ, Gadre KC. Infections of the Labyrinth. In Bailey BJ (Ed). Head and Neck Surgery – Otolaryngology, 4th Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, In press.
 
Chang CYJ, Gadre AK. Central Vestibulopathy. In Bailey BJ (Ed).  Head and Neck Surgery – Otolarynology, 4th Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 2303-2316, 2006.

Gadre AK, Chang CYJ, Gadre KC. Infections of the Labyrinth. In Bailey BJ (Ed).  Head and Neck Surgery – Otolarynology, 4th Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 2169-2187, 2006.

Chang CYJ. Cholesteatoma. In Lalwani AK (Ed).  Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Otolarynology – Head & Neck Surgery, 2nd Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., pp. 666-672, 2008. 

Chang CYJ, Wang BS, Cheung SW. Complications of Acoustic Neuroma Surgery. In Eisele D and Smith R (Eds).  Complications of Head and Neck Surgery, 2nd Edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier, chapter 53, 2008. 

Chang CYJ. Chronic Disorders of the Middle Ear. In Mitchell R (Ed).  Pediatric Otolaryngology for the Clinician, 1st Edition. New York: The Humana Press, Inc., in press.

Chang CYJ. Electronic Implantable Hearing Devices. In Brackmann D (Ed).  Pediatric Otolaryngology for the Clinician, 1st Edition. Mumbai, India: Bhalani Publishing House, in press.

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS

ADVISORY ACTIVITIES

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
 
10/95- Medical student advisor
 
12/95- Elective & Residency advisor.

HOSPITAL ACTIVITIES

Hermann Hospital
 
12/95-2/97 Member, Operating Room PAT Committee
 
1/98- Member, Surgical Reporting Line
 
9/1/04- Service Chief, Otolaryngology
 
Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital
 
8/26/97- Member, Quality Panel for Peer Review
 
10/1/04-12/31/04 Service Chief, Otolaryngology

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES

Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
 
10/95- Coordinator of Risk Management
 
7/1/97-6/30/00 Coordinator of Student Medical Electives
 
4/11/00- Medical Director, Otolaryngology Program
 
1/1/03- Director of Audiology
 
University of Texas – Houston Medical School
 
10/29/03- Clinical and Surgical Skills Committee
 
10/1/04- Member, Administrative Council
 
10/1/04- Member, MSRDP Board
 
University Care Plus
 
3/18/2002-8/1/03 Health Information Management Committee
 
11/14/02-5/12/03 Transcription Team
 
University of Texas Physicians
 
2/17/04- Electronic Health Record Physician Advisory Council

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY

- HEAD AND NECK SURGERY FOUNDATION, INC5/5/96- 8/21/99 Member, Interactive Media Faculty (Foundation Continuing Education Faculty)
9/8/97- 8/31/03 Member, Implantable Hearing Devices Subcommittee
12/7/98-9/14/03 Member, Slide Lecture Series Committee (Foundation Continuing Education Faculty)

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY

- HEAD AND NECK SURGERY09/21/2004 Moderator, Research Forum: Otology, Scientific Session, annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, New York,
NY.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD AND NECK SURGERY FOUNDATION, INC

5/5/96- 8/21/99 Member, Interactive Media Faculty (Foundation Continuing Education Faculty)

9/8/97- 8/31/03 Member, Implantable Hearing Devices Subcommittee

12/7/98-9/14/03 Member, Slide Lecture Series Committee (Foundation Continuing Education Faculty)

09/21/2004 Moderator, Research Forum: Otology, Scientific Session, annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, New York, NY.

JOURNAL EDITORIAL REVIEW PANEL

1/20/97-1/20/02 Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery
 
1/1/98-1/1/01 American Journal of Otology
 
1/1/01- present Otology & Neurotology
 
3/1/05- present American Journal of Otolaryngology
 
3/1/05-present Laryngoscope
 
BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
 
1/22/04- Houston Ear Research Foundation Associate Board
 
5/19/06- Center for Hearing and Speech Board of Directors
 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
 
4/9/2004- Food and Drug Administration EAR, NOSE AND THROAT DEVICES PANEL of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee
 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
 
03/2000-08/2002 Legislative Representative, Board of Governors
 
American Neurotology Society
 
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
 
American Medical Association
 
Texas Association of Otolaryngology
 
2004 Program Chairman
 
2005 President-Elect
 
2006 President
 
Texas Medical Association
 
Houston Society of Otolaryngology
 
09/1999-08/2000 Secretary/Treasurer
 
09/2000-08/2001 President-Elect
 
08/2001-09/2002 President
 
Harris County Medical Society
 
01/2002-01/2003 Alternate Delegate to the TX Medical Association House of Delegates
 
01/2003-Present Delegate to the Texas Medical Association House of Delegates
 
Otosclerosis Study Group