Research
Montefiore's ENT department has received more than 30 years of continuous NIH funding for its various research projects.
Some highlights from the department’s current research activities include:
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molecular biology of protection, repair and replenishment of inner ear cells which enable us to hear;
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effects of otitis media in infants and children;
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developmental biology of the inner ear;
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the biology of language abnormalities in children (Specific Language Impairment- SLI );
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autism;
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biology of language acquistion;
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sinus physiology;
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clinical studies of the treatment of head and neck cancer;
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swallowing abnormalitites in infants and children.
