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(304) 529-2477

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(304) 399-2272

Medical School

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

Residency

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

Fellowships

Neurotology-University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Biography

Appointments and Positions Academic Years Inclusive Location Rank / Title 2001 - Present Marshall University School of Medicine Huntington, WV Clinical Instructor 1999 - 2001 Department of Otolaryngology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA Instructor Non-Academic Years Inclusive Location Rank / Title 2003 - Present Cabell Huntington Hospital Balance Center Huntington, WV Director 2001 - Present St. Mary's Hospital Huntington, WV Active 2001 - Present Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV Otolaryngology Chief 2005 - 2006 Active 2001 - Present Cabell Huntington Surgery Center Huntington, WV Active 1999 - 2001 UPMC Presbyterian Hospital Pittsburgh, PA 1999 - 2001 UPMC Southside Pittsburgh, PA Certificate and Licensure Medical or Other Professional Licensure West Virginia State Board of Medicine 2001 - Present Kentucky State Board of Medicine 2001 - Present State Board of Medicine/Pennsylvania 1999 - 2001 MD-068139-L Ohio Board of Medicine 2005 - Present Specialty Certification American Board of Otolaryngology Certificate April 24, 2000 Other Neurocom Clinical Integration Seminar June 12, 13, 14, 2003 Journal Review Committee for Journal of Otology & Neurotology 2005 - present Memberships In Professional and Scientific Societies Year Name of Society 1995 - Present American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 1996 - 1999, 2001 - Present WV Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2003 - Present American Neurotologic Society 2007 - Present Balance & Equilibrium Committee Member, American Academy of Otolaryngology Honors and Awards Year Name of Society 1993 Whittlesey History of Medicine Award: History of Hearing Devices 1997 Fortunata Lim Award: West Virginia University Alumni Day Presentation Publications Published Articles Wax MK, Touma BJ, Ramadan HH. Tracheostomal stenosis following laryngectomy: incidences and predisposing factors. Otolaryngology Head Neck Surg 113:242-247, 1995. Wax MK, Touma BJ, and Ramadan HH. Tracheostomal stenosis following laryngectomy. Highlights of the Instructional Courses. I;205-215, 1995. Jackson CG, Schall DC, Glasscock ME, Macias JD, Widick MH, Touma BJ. A surgical solution for the difficult chronic ear. Am J Otology 17:7-14, 1996. Wax MK, Touma, BJ, Ramadan HH. Tracheostomal stenosis revision with simultaneous tracheoesophageal puncture. Laryngoscope 108(10):1509-13, 1998. Wax MK, Touma BJ. Management of the N0 neck during salvage laryngectomy. Laryngoscope 109(1):4-7, 1999. Wax, MK, Touma BJ, Ramadan HH. Management of tracheostomal stenosis. Laryngoscope 109(9):1397-401, 1999. Touma BJ, Ramadan HH, Bringman JJ, Rodman S. Maxillofacial injuries caused by all-terrain vehicle accidents. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 121(6):736-9, 1999. Touma BJ and Hirsch BE. Management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Emergency 33(1):93-103, 2001, 1993. Wax MK, Touma BJ, Ramadan HH. Tracheostomal stenosis following laryngectomy: incidences and predisposing factors. Otolaryngology Head Neck Surg 113:242-247, 1995. Wax MK, Touma BJ, and Ramadan HH. Tracheostomal stenosis following laryngectomy. Highlights of the Instructional Courses. I;205-215, 1995. Jackson CG, Schall DC, Glasscock ME, Macias JD, Widick MH, Touma BJ. A surgical solution for the difficult chronic ear. Am J Otology 17:7-14, 1996. Wax MK, Touma, BJ, Ramadan HH. Tracheostomal stenosis revision with simultaneous tracheoesophageal puncture. Laryngoscope 108(10):1509-13, 1998. Wax MK, Touma BJ. Management of the N0 neck during salvage laryngectomy. Laryngoscope 109(1):4-7, 1999. Wax, MK, Touma BJ, Ramadan HH. Management of tracheostomal stenosis. Laryngoscope 109(9):1397-401, 1999. Touma BJ, Ramadan HH, Bringman JJ, Rodman S. Maxillofacial injuries caused by all-terrain vehicle accidents. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 121(6):736-9, 1999. Touma BJ and Hirsch BE. Management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Emergency 33(1):93-103, 2001. Professional Activities Teaching Fellows and Post-doctoral Students Graduate Students Thesis Advisee Medical Students and Undergraduates Lecture series for Medical Students on Diagnosis and Management of Vertigo and Hearing Loss 1999-2000 at the University of Pittsburgh Courses, Lectures, Seminars and Tutorials Temporal Bone Course University of Pittsburgh, October 1999 Temporal bone Course University of Pittsburgh, October 2000 October 2000 Medical Management of Vertigo. University of Pittsburgh Otology Miniseminar, Pittsburgh, PA. October 2000 Surgical Approaches to the Petrous Apex. University of Pittsburgh Temporal Bone Course. Lectures April, 1997 The Role of Interleukin-I in Otitis Media. George C. Schein Resident Research Forum, Pittsburgh, PA May 1997 Congenital Imperforate Submandibular Duct: a Case Report. COSM, Scottsdale, AZ June 1997 The Role of Interleukin-I in Otitis Media. Eighth Annual Otolaryngology Alumni Conference, West Virginia University Department of Otolaryngology, Morgantown, WV September, 1998 Maxillofacial Injuries Caused by All-Terrain Vehicle Accidents. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, San Antonio, TX. June, 1999 Maxillofacial Injuries Caused by All-Terrain Vehicles Accidents. Ninth Annual Otolaryngology Alumni Conference, West Virginia University Department of Otolaryngology, Morgantown, WV. June 2001 The role of intratympanic Gentamicin in the management of Meniere's disease. Pennsylvania State Academy of Otolaryngology, Philadelphia, PA. June 2001 The role of intratympanic Gentamicin in the management of Meniere's disease. Eleventh Annual Otolaryngology Alumni Conference, West Virginia University, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Morgantown, WV. November 2001 Unilateral sensorineural hearing loss and acoustic neuroma, West Virginia Annual Family Practice Meeting, Huntington, WV November 2002 Common otologic problems in the elderly, Logan General Hospital, Logan, WV November 2002 Common otologic problems in the elderly, Marshall University Special Outreach, Huntington, WV September 2003 Balance Disorders, Tug Valley Medical Society, Williamson, WV September 2003 Pediatric Otology, Marshall University Department of Pediatrics, Teays Valley, WV June 2004 Current Use of BAHA, Fourteenth Annual Otolaryngology Alumni Conference, West Virginia University, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Morgantown, WV. February 2005 Balance Disorders, Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, KY November 2006 Balance Issues in the Athlete. Lecture. 20th Annual Family Medicine Weekend of Sports Medicine Conference. Huntington, WV. Nov. 12, 2006. November 2007 Balance Disorders, Neurocom Lecture, Buffalo, NY April 2010 Balance Disorder, Neurocom Lecture, Charlotte, NC November 2013, WV Annual Family Medicine Weekend Conference, Huntington WV Research Research Seminars and Invited Lectureships: April, 1993 History of Hearing Devices, Whittlesey History of Medicine competition, Morgantown, WV October, 1993 History of Hearing Devices, Annual Meeting, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Minneapolis, MN. June, 1994 Tracheostomal Stenosis Following Total Laryngectomy, Fifth Annual Otolaryngology Alumni Conference, West Virginia University Department of Otolaryngology. September, 1994 Tracheostomal Stenosis Following Total Laryngectomoy. Annual Meeting, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, San Diego, CA. June, 1996 Frontal Sinus Fractures: WVU Experience and New Trends in Management. Seventh Annual Otolaryngology Alumni Conference, West Virginia University Department of Otolaryngology. September, 1996 Joseph Toynbee: An Historical Perspective. Annual Meeting, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Washington, DC. Services 1989-90 House Council Member of Dormitory, Duke University 1993-94 Student AMA President of West Virginia University - Charleston, WV 1993 National Student AMA Delegate at Annual AMA Meeting-Chicago, IL 1993-94 WVSMA-MSS Long Range Planning Committee 1993-94 WVSMA-MSS Executive Council Member 2006-13 American Academy of Otolaryngology Equilibrium Committee