Steven Jeffrey Eliades

Otology, Neurotology & Skull Base Surgery

Associate Professor of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences

Steven Jeffrey Eliades Profile Photo
Steven Jeffrey Eliades Profile Photo

Research Interests

We are interested in vocal communication.  Our current research is primarily interested in auditory self-monitoring during vocal production, and the control of voice.  We examine this using basic science models as well as normal human subjects and patients with hearing and voice disorders.  We are also interested in hearing and sensory processing in naturalistic listening environments, and the neural and social origins of vocal decision making.  Finally, we have interests in learning and plasticity in cochlear implant patients.

Bio

Research in my group focuses on the neural basis of vocal communication.  Communication is a dynamic process that encompasses both production and perception, occurring in an interactive and contextually-dependent fashion.  We approach this both through basic scientific model systems and through parallel experiments in human subjects, including patients with hearing and communication disorders.  We are particularly interested in questions of vocal self-monitoring, that is, how do you hear yourself when you speak, how does your brain process that information differently than others sound you might hear, and how do you use this to help you control your voice.  We also have interests in sensory processing in naturalistic environments, and how the brain encodes sound differently than when listening in more traditional laboratory testing.  We are also interested in the role of social context and decision making in animal communication.  Finally, we use comparative approaches to determine how these processes are conserved between animals and humans, and how they are affected by hearing loss and other disorders of vocal communication.

In addition to my research lab, I am a clinician-scientist and Otolaryngologists, with a focus in diseases of the ear, hearing, and balance (Otology).  As part of this role, I have research interests in cochlear implants, in particular the learning and plasticity that affects implant outcome.  I also collaborate with other clinicians and investigators to apply quantitative analysis to understanding and categorizing disorders of hearing and balance.

Education

  • B.S. Johns Hopkins University, 1999
  • MD./PhD. Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, 2008

Trainings & Certifications

  • Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Resident, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine 2008 - 2013 (2008 - 2013) Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania 2013 - 2022 (2013 - 2022) University of Pennsylvania

Positions

  • Associate Professor of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
  • Associate Research Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  • Associate Professor of Neurobiology

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

  • Edmund Prince Fowler Award. Triological Society. 2022
  • Vice Presidential Citation. Triological Society. 2017
  • Clinician-Scientist Development Award. Triological Society. 2015
  • Membership. Alpha Omega Alpha. 2008
  • Paul Ehrlich Young Investigator Award. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. 2007
  • Alfred Sommerman Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. Johns Hopkins University. 2002

Courses Taught

  • BME 792: Continuation of Graduate Independent Study

Publications