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Cuneyt M. Alper, MD
Job Title
Director, Fellowship Program, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Job Title
Professor of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
4401 Penn Avenue, Suite Floor 3
Pittsburgh,
PA
15224
412-692-5460
Phone
Email
cuneyt.alper@chp.edu
Education and Training
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Medical School: |
1982 Hacettepe University, Hacettepe Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey |
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Residency: |
1989 Vakif Gureba Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey |
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Fellowship: |
1996 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA |
Memberships
- American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Inc.
- Society for Ear, Nose, and Throat Advances in Children, Inc.
- American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
- Association for Research in Otolaryngology
- Politzer Society
Board Certifications
- American Board of Otolaryngology
Awards
- 2007, 2008, 2009 Best Doctors in America
- Multiple recipient of "Praise from Patients" Honoree, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
- Multiple recipient of "Service Stars" Honoree, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Publications
- Alper CM, Myers, EN, Eibling DE. Editors. Decision Making in Ear Nose and Throat Disorders. WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia 2001.
- Bluestone CD, Stool SE, Alper CM, Arjmand EM, Casselbrant ML, Dohar JE, Yellon RF. Editors. Bluestone and Stool's Pediatric Otolaryngology 4th Edition, WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia 2002.
- Alper CM, Bluestone CD, Casselbrant ML, Dohar JE, Mandel EM, Editors. Advanced Therapy of Otitis Media. Hamilton, Ontario: BC Decker, Inc. 2004.
- Alper CM, Winther B, Mandel EM, Hendley JO, Doyle WJ. Rate of Concurrent Otitis Media in Upper Respiratory Tract Infections with Specific Viruses, Archives of Otolaryngology -Head and Neck Surgery. 2009 Jan;135(1):17-21.
View Dr. Alper's full list of publications from PubMed.
Research Interests
- Viral Upper Respiratory Infections
- Otitis Media
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Hearing Loss
- Cholesteatoma in Children
Active Research Projects / Grants
- Virus and Genetic Susceptibility in Otitis Media
- Middle Ear Pressure Regulations in Health and Disease Project 1: Gas Supply, Demand and ME Gas Balance
Project 3. Middle Ear Pressure Dysregulation in Cleft Palate - Patients: Form-Function Correlates
Project 4: Middle Ear Pressure Dysregulation after - Tympanostomy Tube
- Effect of Prednisolone on Recovery after Tonsillectomy
