CURRICULUM VITAE - Queensland Otology · Hydroxylapatite Canal Wall implants. American Journal of Otology 1991 12:426-428 Black B: The Posterior Geniculate Artery: A Surgeon’s Guide

“Silverton Place”

101 Wickham Terrace Brisbane Qld 4000

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CURRICULUM VITAE NAME: Bruce Black PLACE DATE OF BIRTH: Brisbane, Queensland DATE OF BIRTH: 15.5.1947 CITIZENSHIP: Australian ADDRESS: Business: Level 6,101 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane 4000 Telephone: 61 7 3839 7677 Fax: 61 7 3832 5723 Email: [email protected] Private: 237 Kenmore Road, Fig Tree Pocket 4069 Telephone: 61 7 3378 7383

I. DEGREES AND DATES: MBBS (University of Queensland) 1970 FRCS (Edinburgh) 1975 FRCS (London) 1975 FRACS 1978 MD (University of Queensland) 1998

II. TRAINING POSITIONS 1971 Resident, Mater Hospital, Brisbane. 1972 Resident, Royal Brisbane Hospital. 1973 SHO, ENT, St Helier Hospital, Surrey. 1973-4 SHO, ENT, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford. 1974-6 Registrar, ENT, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. 1976-7 Senior Registrar, ENT, St Thomas’ Hospital and The Hospital for Sick Children,

Great Ormond St., London.

III. CURRENT HOSPITAL POSITIONS, PRACTICE STATUS:

1977- Senior Consultant (VMO) Otolaryngologist, Royal Children’s Hospital,

1992- Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Children’s Hospital, 1977- Visiting Surgeon, Holy Spirit Hospital, Sunnybank Private Hospital and St. Andrew’s

Hospital 1977-1998 Private Practice, Otolaryngology, Brisbane, 1998- Private Practice, specialised to Otology and Associated Paediatric Otolaryngology,

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IV. CURRENT POSITIONS, MEMBERSHIPS:

Professor, University of Queensland, (Otolaryngology) 2006-.

Consultant in Prosthetic Tympanoplasty, Gyrus ENT (formerly Smith and

Nephew), Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A., 1996--.

Member, Editorial Review Board, Australian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2001-7

Member, Editorial Review Staff, Otology and Neurotology, San Francisco 2002-6

Member, Politzer Society, 1991-

Member ASOHNS, 1978-

Member AMA, 1977-

Founding Partner, Attune (Queensland Hearing), 1987-.

Founding Board Member (Director), Hear and Say Centre for Deaf Children, Brisbane, Queensland 1994-

Founding and Senior Cochlear Implant Surgeon, Queensland Cochlear Implant Programme, Brisbane Private Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland 1992-.

Founding and Senior Cochlear Implant Surgeon, Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland 1992-.

Founding and Senior Cochlear Implant Surgeon, Hear and Say Centre for Deaf Children, Munro St., Auchenflower, Brisbane, 1996-.

Surgical Director, Hear and Say Centre for Deaf Children 2001-.

Chair, Medical Advisory Committee, Hear and Say Centre, 2006-.

Chair, Medical Interface Committee, Attune Ltd., 2006-11

Member, Clinical Advisory Committee Attune 2011-.

Member, Otology Online 2004- (International otological online discussion forum)

Founding Surgeon, Vibrant Soundbridge implantable Hearing aid (Med EL Ltd) program, Attune Ltd, Brisbane Private Hospital 2011-.

Founding Surgeon Vibrant Soundbridge implantable hearing aid program, Hear and Say Centre 2011-.

Deputy Chair. Otology Planning Committee, IFOS Meeting Seoul 2011-13.

Member, Editorial Review Board, ISRN Otolaryngology 2011-

Member, Editorial Review Board, International Advanced Otology, 2011-

Member, Editorial Review Board, European Archives of Otolaryngology 2013-



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V. PAST POSITIONS: Consultant Otolaryngologist, Repatriation General Hospital, 1978-1980

Clinical Associate Professor (Otolaryngology 1991-5), University of Queensland

Clinical Professor, University of Queensland, (Otolaryngology), 1995-2006.

Chairman, Fundraising Committee, Hear & Say Centre for Deaf Children, 1993-5

Chairman, Australian Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Queensland Branch 1994-5.

Audiovisual Convenor, OLSA Annual General and Scientific Meeting, Surfers Paradise 1980

Trade Display Convenor, OLSA Annual General and Scientific Meeting, Surfers Paradise 1987

Private Practice, (sessional) Rockhampton, 1986-1992.

Consultant in Prosthetic Tympanoplasty, Smith & Nephew Richards Inc., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A., 1988-

Secretary, Queensland Branch ASOHNS 1991-2

Vice Chairman, Queensland Branch ASOHNS 1993-4

Member, Management Committee, Queensland Neuro-Otology Clinic, Holy Spirit Hospital 1996- 1998

Member, Registrar Appointment Committee (Otolaryngology) RACS, 1992-2002.

Member, Editorial Board, Current Therapuetics, 1996-2002.

Advisory Committee, Seventh International Conferernce on Cholesteatoma, The Hague, Netherlands, September, 2004.

Advisory Committee, Eighth International Conferernce on Cholesteatoma, Antalya, Turkey, June 2008.

Guest Sub Editor, Special Edition on Cholesteatoma, International Advanced Otology, 2011-12

Member, Advisory Committee, Ninth International Conference on Cholesteatoma, Nagasaki, Japan, June, 2012

Deputy Chair, Otology Subcommittee. International Federation of Otolaryngological Societies, Scientific Meeting, Seoul South Korea, July 2013



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VI. ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS: 1. BOOKS

Black B. An Introduction to Ear Disease. San Diego, Singular Publishing Group Inc.1999, ISBN 0-7693-0012-X

Black B. Malattie Dell ‘Orecchio, (trans. G Ralli). Torino, Edizione Minerva Medica, 2000, ISBN 88-7711-357-X

1B. CHAPTER

Black B. Chapter 18: Cholesteaoma Dissection: Problems and Solutions. In: Gluth M, Dornhoffer JL (eds). Chronic Ear Disease. New York, Thieme Publishers. In Press

2. MAJOR SPECIALTY JOURNAL ARTICLES Black B, Vercoe GS: Experiences in Homograft Membrane Tympanoplasty. Clinical Otolaryngology 1977 2:311-326

Black B: BIPP-Induced Artefacts on Computerised Tomography. Clinical Otolaryngology 1979 4:207-11

Black B, Maran A: Branchiogenic Carcinoma. Clinical Otolaryngology 1978 3:27-36

Black B: A New PORP/TORP Design. Journal of the Otolaryngological Society of Australia 1987 6:58-59

Black B: A Contoured Ossicular Replacement Prosthesis. American Journal of Otology 1990;11:85-89

Black B: A Universal Ossicular Replacement Prosthesis. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 1991 104:210-217

Black B: An Advanced Ossicular Replacement Prosthesis. Journal of the Otolaryngological Society of Australia 1991 6:360-364

Black B, Lomas A: Prevention of Cholesteatoma Using Hydroxylapatite Implants. Journal of the Otolaryngological Society of Australia 1991 6:435-437

Black B: Prevention of cholesteatoma. Use of Hydroxylapatite Implants and Composite Grafts. American Journal of Otology 1992 13:237-278

Black B: Ossiculoplasty Prognosis: The Spite Method of Assessment. American Journal of Otology 1992 13:544-551

Black B: Mastoidectomy Reconstruction: Use of Aluminium Templates to Shape Hydroxylapatite Canal Wall implants. American Journal of Otology 1991 12:426-428

Black B: The Posterior Geniculate Artery: A Surgeon’s Guide to the Facial Nerve. American Journal of Otology 1992 13:78-79



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Black B: The Spanner Malleus-Stapes/Footplate Assembly. Laryngoscope 1994 104:775-777

Black B, Kelly S: Mastoidectomy Reconstruction: Revascularising the Wall Repair. American Journal of Otology 1994

Black B, Kelly S: Mastoidectomy Reconstruction: Reconstruction of High Ridge Defects. American Journal of Otology 1994

Black B: Mastoidectomy Elimination: Laryngoscope 1995 ( Supplement 76):1-32

Black B: The Use of Hydroxylapatite Implants in the Middle Ear. Australian Journal of Otolaryngology 1997 2(5):460-8

Black B: The Use of Vascular Flaps in Middle Ear Surgery. American Journal of Otology 1998 19:420-7

Black B: Mastoidectomy Elimination: Obliterate, Reconstruct or Ablate?. American Journal of Otology, 1998 19:551-7

Black B: Mastoidectomy Reconstruction: Problems and Solutions. Proceedings of the Sixth International Meeting on Cholesteatoma, Cannes, France, July 2000, 813-828, 2001.

Black B: The Collapsed Eardrum: Surgical Classification and Management. Proceedings of the Sixth International Meeting on Cholesteatoma, Cannes, France, July 2000, 267-278, 2001

Black B: Neomalleus Ossiculoplasty. Otology and Neurotology 2002;23:636-642.

Black B, Wallwork B. Middle Cranial Fossa Cholesteatoma following Temporal Bone Trauma. Australian Journal of Otolaryngology October 2002;5(2):128-130.

Black B: Reporting Results in Ossiculoplasty. Otology and Neurotology 2003;24:534-542.

Black B, Black J, Wallwork B. Early Paediatric Implantation: Cochlear Implants at the Crossroads? Medit J Otol 2005;1:294-103

Black B: The Role of Titanium in the Reconstruction of External Auditory Canal Defects. Surgery of the Ear – Current Topics, Ozgirgin N (ed) Ankara, Remblay Publishing pp 376-382, 2009

Black B: Keyhole Cochlear Implant Surgery. Cochlear Implants International 2009;10(3): 150-159.

Black B. Use of titanium in repair of the external auditory canal defects. Otol Neurol

2009;30(7):930-35.

Black B Mastoidectomy Reconstruction ASOHNS abstract OHNS 143(5) Supp 3 S46 2010

Black B acquired cholesteatoma ASOHNS abstract Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2010



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Black B, Gutteridge I. Acquired Cholesteatoma: Classification and outcomes. Otology and Neurotology 2011; 32(6): 992-995

Black J, Hickson L, Black B, Perry C. Prognostic Indicators in Paediatric Cochlear Implant Surgery: a Systematic Literature Review. Cochlear Implants Int 2011;12(2):67-93.

Black B. Keyhole Cochlear Implant Surgery: Current status. Otology and Neurotology 2011; 32(9): 1459-1463.

Black J, Hickson L, Black B. Defining and Evaluating Success in Paediatric Cochlear Implantation - an exploratory study. J Int Paed Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 76, 9,:1317-1326

Black J, Hickson L, Black B. Progonostication in Paediatric Cochlear Implantation: Review of cases. Cochlear Implants International, (In Press)

Black J, Black B, Hickson L. Progonostic Factors in Paediatric Cochlear Implatation: Identification, Location, Evaluation. Cochlear Implants International. (In Press)

Black B. Prevention of Recurrent Cholesteatoma: Exclusion Techiques using Titanium Sheeting. In: Takahashi H. (ed.) Cholesteatoma and Ear Surgery. 2013 Amsterdam Kugler Publications, 367-370.

3. EDUCATIONAL ARTICLES - AUSTRALIAN PRIMARY CARE JOURNALS a. AUSTRALIAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN

PICTORIAL ESSAYS

The Eardrum Jun 86:756-757

Otitis Media Aug 86:1050-1051

Otitis Externa Sept 86:1234-1235

Debris in the Canal Oct 86:1376-1377

Otalgia Mar 87:306-307

Congenital Ear Deformities Sept 87:1336-1337

Middle Ear Effusions Dec 87:1772-1773

Chronic Otitis Media May 91:689-690

Pure Tone Audiograms Oct 88:906-907

Complications of Chronic Glue Ears Feb 89:148-149

Cholesteatoma Jun 91:879-880



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PRACTICE TIPS Use of Ear Wick Jun 86:805

Cleaning the Ear Oct 86:1354-1357

Acute Myringotomy May 87:617

EMERGENCY CALL

Penetrating Injury to Eardrum June 86:735

Infected Ear Lobe Jun 86:738

Insect in Ear Sept 86

Severe Otalgia Mar 87:291

Acute Otitis Media May 87:623

ARTICLES

Otalgia Mar 87:292-296

Congenital Ear Deformities Sept 87:1341-1343

Middle Ear Effusion Dec 87:1783-1787

Chronic Otitis Media Jun 91:573-576

Complications of Chronic Glue Ears Jul 89:836-843

Cholesteatomatous Otitis Media Jun 91:806-812

b. MODERN MEDICINE

With P Fagan - Chronic Drum Perforations May 1994 37:100-111

c. MEDICAL OBSERVER

(As B Clark) - Glue Ear October 1991:31-32

Tinnitus Sept 2004:56-62



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d. GENERAL PRACTITIONER Otitis Externa Oct 94:5-6

Otitis Media July 94:5-6

Chronic Otitis Sept 94:5-6

Cholesteatoma Nov 94:5-6

Middle Ear Reconstruction (in press)

e. AUSTRALIAN DOCTOR

Otitis Media: How to Treat Dec 94 I-VIII

Removal of Foreign Bodies Jan 94

Tympanometry Feb 94

Use of Auriscope, Rhinoscope Mar 94

Packing Nose, Cautery May 94

Otitis media November 2002

Aids to Hearing July 2004 with Harvey L, Black J.

f. NEW ETHICALS JOURNALS (NEW ZEALAND) Traumatic Ear Conditions Jan 98 Vol 1(1):75-78

Middle Ear Effusions Feb 98 Vol 1(2):29-34

Otitis Media April 1998 Vol 1(4) 75-78

Complications of Cholesteatoma September 2000 Vol 3(9):47-49

Facial Paralysis December 2000 Vol 3(12) :67-69

g. CURRENT THERAPEUTICS (AUSTRALIA)

Vertigo September 95 Vol 36:25-27

Acute Otitis Media Mar 98 Vol 39(3):15-23

Acute Otitis Media (pictorial) Mar 98 Vol 39(3):29-32

Otitis Externa (pictorial) Feb 98 Vol 39(1-2):65-68

Traumatic Ear Conditions Nov 97 Vol 38(11):55-58

Middle Ear Effusions Dec 97 Vol 38(12):69-72



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Middle Ear Effusions Nov 98 vol 39(11):31-37

Facial Paralysis July 2000 Vol 41(7):44-46

Cholesteatoma August 2000 Vol 41(8):78-82

Complications of Cholesteatoma: Pictorial April 2000 Vol 41(4):93-95

Tinnitus May 2001 Vol 42(5):78-83

Vertigo July 2001 Vol 42 (7):53-57

h. PATIENT MANAGEMENT (NEW ZEALAND)

Otitis Externa (pictorial) Apr 95 Vol 24(4):31-33

Middle Ear Reconstruction Jul 95 Vol 24(7):35-37

Cholesteatoma (pictorial) May/Jun 96 Vol 25(5/6):27-29

Acute Otitis Media (pictorial) Nov 94 Vol 23(11):59-6

4. OTHER PUBLICATION ASPECTS A. LETTERS TO EDITORS

American Journal of Otology: Possible Use of Sildenafil (Viagra) in Endolymphatic hydrops. 2000;21:771.

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology. Sildenafil and Endolymphatic Hydrops. 2001

Invited Comment: Bone Matrix Mastoid Obliteration. Otology and Neurotology 2004;25:25-6

B. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

J CUROTTA: Modern Medicine May 90 25-32

J MITCHELL: Australian Family Physician, 1994

M ATLAS: Scott-Brown’s Conditions of the Ear Nose and Throat. Traumatic Ear Conditions. Butterworths London 1996.

REED MEDICAL: Lecture Notes for Primary Care Physicians, 1996.

SMITH KLINE BEECHAM Otitis Media. Illustrations provided. 1996

AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY “Ear-marked for Winter” Sutherland K 792-797, 1998.

M ATLAS Medicine Today June 2000 Vol I 117-119

M ATLAS Medicine Today June 2000 Vol 1 49-59



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G EXELBY Primary Care physician instructional manual on Otolaryngology. 2002. New Ethicals Journal, Auckland NZ, August 2003. Cover Illustration.

M ESTES Health Assessment and Physical Examination, 3rd Ed., 2004-07-23

RACS, preparation of “guide for patient” surgical specialty discussion documents. 2004-

Cochlear Implants : A ten year experience 1992-2002. Acute Matters. Holy Spirit Hospital, Brisbane, June, 2002

Bilateral Cochlear Implantation: Trends and Directions. Ask the Professional, Update 02 , Cochlear Ltd 2007

Otological / Specialty expertise and advice, Attune Ltd (clinical and commercial audiological services) 2008-

Design and development of Direct Auditory Cochlear Stimulation implantable hearing devices (DACS). Cochlear Ltd., Lane Cove Sydney 2010

C. VIDEO PRESENTATIONS

1. The Oval-Top PORP/TORP 1992

2. The Spanner Malleus-Stapes/Footplate Assembly 1993

3. Mastoidectomy Reconstruction 1994

4. Prevention of Cholesteatoma 1991

5. Ventilation tubes 1993

6. Family Medicine Program 6-Part Series on Ear Disease for the Primary Care Physician 1995

7. Otitis Media. In Conjunction with Eli Lilly 1995

8. Vascular Flaps: Use in Middle Ear Surgery 1998

9. Mastoidectomy Reconstruction: Use of Autograft Cartilage Techniques 1996

10. Use of the Wing-Flap to Obliterate Dead Space After Closed Cavity Mastoidectomy Surgery 1997

11. Ossiculoplasty Technique: Use of the Neomalleus 2001

12. Cochlear Implants : Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques. Commissioned by Cochlear Ltd 2002

13. Early Paediatric Implantation. Politzer Society Meeting, Amsterdam, September 2003.

14. Mastoidectomy Reconstruction with Hydroxylapatite and the Middle Temporal Flap. International Meeting on Cholesteatoma, The Hague, June 2004



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15. Keyhole Cochlear Implantation. Politzer Society Meeting London, UK, September 2009.

16. Titanium Mastoidectomy Reconstruction. 10th International Conference on Cholesteatoma, Edinburgh, UK, June 2016

VII. ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS A. SPONSORED GUEST PRESENTATIONS

1. Richards Medical Corporation, American Academy Meeting, New Orleans September 1989 - Design of the Oval-Top Prosthesis

2. Otology Meeting, Melbourne September 1991 - Oval-Top Columellar Prostheses

3. Fifth International Otology Meeting, Valbella, Switzerland, March 1992 - Mastoidectomy Reconstruction; The Middle Temporal Flap in Mastoidectomy Elimination; The Spanner Assembly; Prevention of Cholesteatoma; Ossicular Prognosis

4. New Zealand Winter Otology Meeting, Mt. Ruapehu, August 1993 – Ventilation Tubes - Principles of Design; Mastoidectomy Reconstruction; Prevention of Recurrent Cholesteatoma

5. Temporal Bone Dissection Course St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, September 1992 –.Surgical Live Video Demonstrations - Two Sessions - Intact Canal Wall, Tympanoplasty; Ossicular Replacement Techniques

6. Western Australian Otolaryngological Meeting, Rottnest Island, October 1993 – Mastoidectomy Elimination; Vent Tubes: Design and Practice; Attic Defect Plates

7. Canadian Otolaryngological Winter Meeting, Whistler, British Columbia March 1994 - Design and Use of Vent Tubes; Composite Grafts in Tympanoplasty; Principles of Mastoidectomy Elimination; Spanner Ossiculoplasty

8. Guest Lecturer, Annual Temporal Bone Course, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney - Mastoidectomy Reconstruction; Ossiculoplasty; Management of Cholesteatoma

9. Smith & Nephew Guest Lecturer, Otology,Yamanachi,Wakayama, Japan, 1997. Mastoidectomy Reconstruction; Use of Vascular Flaps in Middle Ear Surgery

10. SmithKline Beecham Guest Lecturer, Marriott Hotel, Surfers Paradise, 1997 Ossiculoplasty Techniques.

11. Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Temporal Bone Course, Sydney 1997, Ossiculoplasty Techniques

12. RPA, Annual Temporal Bone Course, Sydney, 1998. Mastoidectomy Reconstruction, Ossiculoplasty.



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13. PAH Scientific Symposium, Brisbane, 17.7.2002, Cochlear Implants: Yesterday,Today and Tomorrow.

14. ASOHNS National Registrar Conference, Brisbane July 2002. Middle Ear Reconstruction.

15. Global Ltd. Scientific Meeting, Twin Waters Resort, Sunshine Coast, September 2002. Reconstruction of the External Auditory Canal.

16. Smith and Nephew Otology Meeting, Balbirnie, Fife, Scotland, July 1999. Ossiculoplasty.

17. Temporal Bone and Middle Ear Reconstruction Course, Ipswich, Norfolk, UK June 2005.

18. Science Week Meeting, Australian College of Veterinary Scientists, Surfers’ Paradise, July, 2008

1. Pathogenesis and diagnosis of acute and chronic otitis media and labyrinthitis.

2. Pharmacotherapeutic options for resistant organisms in human otitis.

3. Surgical management of otitis media.

19. Cochlear Implants. Cochlear Ltd Symposium, Bundaberg July 2012

B. INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

1. World Otolaryngological Conference, Istanbul, 1993. Panel On Osseo- Integrated Implants In Otology.

2. World Paediatric Otolaryngological Conference, Jerusalem, October, 1993. Ossiculoplasty In Children.

3. World Otolaryngological Conference, Sydney, Australia. Mastoidectomy Reconstruction, Ossiculoplasty.

4. International Conference on Cholesteatoma, Cannes France, July 2001, Mastoidectomy Elimination.

5. International Federation of Otolaryngological Societies, World Conference, Cairo, October 2001 (cancelled due to world events), Mastoidectomy Reconstruction.

6. Early Paediatric Implantation. Politzer Society Meeting, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, September 2003.

7. Mastoidectomy and Middle Ear Reconstruction Workshop. International Conference on Cholesteatoma, The Hague, Netherlands, June, 2004.

8. Panel: Retraction pockets. 8th International Conference on Cholesteatoma, Antalya, Turkey, June 2008



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9. Panel: Mastoidectomy Obliteration in Cholesteatoma. 8th International Conference on Cholesteatoma, Antalya, Turkey, June 2008

10. Ossiculoplasty: Evolution and Current Status. ASOHNS Annual Meeting, Surfers’ Paradise, May 2009

11. Panel: Controversies in Chronic Otitis Media. ASOHNS Annual Meeting, Surfers’ Paradise, May 2009.

12. Keyhole Cochlear Implantation. Politzer Society Meeting, London, UK, September 2009

13. Panel (as Moderator): Innovations in Middle Ear Surgery. Politzer Society Meeting, London, UK, September 2009

14. Panel: Ventilation and Aeration of Adhesive otitis media and the collapsed eardrum: management options. Politzer Society Meeting. Athens, Greece, September 2011.

15. Panel (as Moderator): Ossiculoplasty. 9th International Conference on Cholesteatoma, Nagasaki, Japan. June 2012.

16. Panel: Difficult cases. 9th International Conference on Cholesteatoma, Nagasaki, Japan. June 2012

17. Panel: Cholesteatoma: Patterns and outcomes. 9th International Conference on Cholesteatoma, Nagasaki, Japan. June 2012.

18. Panel Chair: Bimodal and bilateral cochlear implantation, International Federation of Otolaryngological Societies, Scientific Meeting, Seoul South Korea, July 2013

19. Panel: Surgical Approaches in cochlear implantation. International Federation of Otolaryngological Societies, Scientific Meeting, Seoul South Korea, July 2013

20. Instructional Course: Mastoidectomy Reconstruction. International Federation of Otolaryngological Societies, Scientific Meeting, Seoul South Korea, July 2013

21. Panel (Moderator) Cholesteatoma in Indigenous Australian Populations. 10th International Conference on Cholesteatoma, Edinburgh, UK June 201621.

22. Panel (Moderator-Speaker) Mastoidectomy Reconstruction.10th International Conference on Cholesteatoma, Edinburgh, UK June 2016



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a. OTHER PRESENTATIONS 1. ASOHNS Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, 1982. Mastoidectomy Reconstruction.

2. St Thomas’ Hospital, London. Design and Development of a Hydroxylapatite Ossicular Prosthesis 1986.

3. ASOHNS Scientific Meeting, Surfers Paradise, 1987. Mastoidectomy Reconstruction

4. 3rd International Otological Meeting, Valbella, Switzerland, 1988. Ossicular Prosthetic Design

5. R.A.C.S. Annual Scientific Meeting, Surfers Paradise, 1987. Columellar Ossiculoplasty

6. American Academy of Otolaryngology and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1989. Ossicular Prosthetic Design and Clinical Trials; Poster: Design of Hydroxylapatite Ossicular Replacement Prosthesis

7. 4th International Otological Meeting, Valbella, Switzerland, 1990. Clinical Trials of Ossicular Replacement Prosthesis

8. Annual Meeting, Societe D’Otologie Pratique, La Plagne, France, 1989. Clinical Trials of the Oval-Top Ossicular Replacement Prostheses

9. ASOHNS Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, 1990. Clinical Results of 250 Cases of Ossicular Replacement

10. Politzer Society Annual General Meeting, Maastricht, 1991. Ossiculoplasty Prognosis; Prevention of Cholesteatoma; Oval-Top TORP/PORP Results - 300 cases; Spanner Assembly Techniques

11. Politzer Society Annual General Meeting, Bordeaux, 1995. Ossiculoplasty Strategy; Mastoidectomy Elimination Choice

12. Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery, Marriott Hotel, Surfers Paradise, 1996. Use of Hydroxylapatite Implants in Middle Ear Surgery; Middle Ear Reconstruction Techniques - Temporal Bone Display; Ossiculoplasty Techniques

13. Politzer Society Annual General Meeting, Budapest, 1996. Use of Composite Grafts in Middle Ear Surgery

14. International Meeting in Cochlear Implant Surgery, Goeteborg, Sweden, 1996. Streamlined Cochlear Implant Surgery

15. International Federation of Otolaryngological Societies World Conference, Sydney, 1997 Mastoidectomy Reconstruction Course; Ossiculoplasty Course; Panel Middle Ear Reconstruction; Obtaining the Best Results

16. American Academy of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery Annual Convention, San Francisco, 1997. Mastoidectomy Reconstruction Course



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17. American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head Neck Surgery, Annual Convention, San Antonio, Texas, 1998. Mastoidectomy Reconstruction Course.

18. Smith and Nephew Otology Meeting, Balbirnie House, Fife, Scotland. July, 1999 Mastoidectomy Reconstruction, Future Directions in Ossiculoplasty.

19. International Conference on Cholesteatoma, Cannes, France, July 2000. Instructional course : Mastoidectomy Reconstruction. Problems and Solutions. Paper: A Surgical Classification of the Collapsed Pars Tensa.

20. Australian Otolaryngological Registrar’s Conference, Brisbane 2002. Ossiculoplasty

21. Hear and Say Centre, Hearing Is Believing – Cochlear Implantation: Surgical Aspects and Complications. Brisbane, August 2002.

22. Minimal Access Cochlear Implantation. VISTA meeting, Bionic Ear Institute, Melbourne, November 2002.

23. Hearing is Believing – Common Middle Ear Conditions. Hear and Say Centre, Brisbane, August 2003

24. Case Studies in Middle Ear Surgery. Australian Society of Audiologists, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane July 2003.

25. Early Paediatric Implantation: Surgical Aspects. Politzer Society Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, August 2003

26. Current Medical and Surgical Aspects of Cochlear Implantation. Advanced Auditory- Verbal Instructional Course. Hear and Say Centre, Brisbane. September 2003.

27. Otology Panel: “Controversies in Otology”. ASOHNS Annual Scientific Meeting, Darling Harbour, Sydney, March 2004

28. Reconstruction of Attic defects with Hydroxylapatite Plates: Results of 406 cases, 1992-2002. 7th International conference on Cholesteatoma, The Hague, Netherlands, June 2004

29. Cochlear implantation. National Surgical Nurse Education Day. 19.2.05 Brisbane.

30. Ossiculoplasty: ASOHNS Annual Registrars’ Conference Brisbane, July 2006.

31. Ossicular Reconstruction. National Surgical Nurse education Day, 4.11.06 Brisbane

32. “Thumbprint” Cochlear Implantation. Australasian Conference on Auditory- Verbal Therapy, AG Bell Foundation Brisbane, February 2007.

33. Keyhole cochlear Implant Surgery. Asia-Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implants, Sydney, October 2007

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35. Dizziness, RACGP 51st Gold Coast Clinical Update, Surfers Paradise,May 2008

36. Titanium EAC repairs. 8th International Conference on Cholesteatoma. Antalya, Turkey, June 2008.

37. Keyhole Cochlear Implantation. ASOHNS Conference, Surfers’ Paradise, May 2009.

38. Repair of the EAC with Titanium sheeting.

39. The Use Of Titanium Sheeting in the Repair of the External Auditory Canal. Politzer Society Meeting, London, UK, September, 2009.

40. Acquired Cholesteatoma. ASOHNS Conference, Sydney, May 2010.

41. Mastoidectomy Reconstruction. A 30 Year Experience. ASOHNS Conference, Sydney, May 2010.

42. Endolymphatic Hydrops. Meniere’s Australia, Initial Queensland Symposium, PAH, April 2010

43. Active middle Ear Implants. 2nd Microtia Conference, Brisbane, September 2010

44. Electronic Ear Implants. Brisbane Private Hospital Academic Meeting, Brisbane, August 2012

45. Electronic Extracochlear Implants. 4th Microtia conference, Brisbane, September 2013

46. Cholesteatoma surgery: A review. ASOHNS Annual Scientific Meeting Brisbane 2014.

47. Widening the EAC. ASOHNS Annual Scientific Meeting Brisbane, March 2014.

48. Ossiculoplasty: is Titanium here to stay? ASOHNS Annular Scientific Meeting Brisbane March 2014

49. Mastoidectomy Reconstruction. ASOHNS Annular Scientific Meeting Brisbane March 2014

50. Ossiculoplasty: The lessons of history. ASOHNS Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, March 2015

52. Evolution of keyhole Implantation techniques to include Bonebridge and Soundbridge devices. ASOHNS Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, March 2015

52. Keyhole Implant surgery: Adaptation to Vibrant Soundbridge and Bonebridge techniques. International CI and Implantable Technology Conference, Munich, June 2015

53. Titanium Repair of the EAC: Sheeting vs. Mesh. 10th International Conference on Cholesteatoma, Edinburgh, UK June 2016

54. Adaptation of Keyhole Cochlear implantation to Vibrant Soundbridge and Bonebridge Devices. 10th International Conference on Cholesteatoma, Edinburgh, UK June 2016



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VIII. TEACHING ACTIVITIES UQ PhD SUPERVISION (with Prof L Hickson, Assoc Prof C Perry)

J Black: Prognostic factors in Paediatric Cochlear Implantation

A. UNDERGRADUATE

Weekly OT, OPD tutorials

Regular undergraduate examination participation, RCH/RBH

Website educational materials

B. REGISTRAR TRAINING

Weekly one-on-one OT/OPD training

Formal Tutorial Program sessions

Pre-examination tutorials

Local and Interstate course participation


C. PEER EDUCATION

Local, national and international participation as above

Article, supplement and book publications

Technical and design research (prosthetic etc, as below)

Course and Conference educational sessions


D. OTHER PROFESSIONALS

Formal lecture sessions as above

Liaison with associated professionals, particularly in the cochlear implantation field – monthly meetings at each of:

Attune Queensland Cochlear Implant Program,

Hear and Say Centre,

RCH Cochlear Implant Program



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Participation in Cooperative Research Centres, sponsored by Cochlear ltd

Medical materials and publications for Attune Ltd.


IX. PRIOR RESEARCH INTERESTS

1. Ossicular prosthetics. Prosthetic Design and Development: Columellar prostheses; Assembly prostheses; Neomalleus techniques; In depth analysis of prognostic factors in middle ear reconstruction; Significant commercial links with Olympus / Gyrus ENT (formerly Smith & Nephew Richards), Memphis, Tennessee resulting in a range of seventeen commercial middle ear prostheses.

2. Reconstruction of the external canal wall. Use of Porous Hydroxylapatite Ceramic in Two Roles: 1. Reconstruction of attic defects using hydroxylapatite semicircular plates to abolish the problem of recurrent cholesteatoma after intact canal wall mastoidectomy surgery. 2. Mastoidectomy reconstruction. Development of definitive techniques to reconstruct and rehabilitate mastoidectomy cavity or atticotomy defects.

3. Ventilation tube design and development. The design and development of a range of middle ear ventilation tubes which provide substantial advantages over prior models.

4. External canal dressings. The use of porous hydrophilic polyurethane foam as an external canal dressing for tympanoplasty cases.

5. Cochlear implantation. Development of modified techniques which eliminate the use of supplementary foreign bodies during cochlear implantation, reduction of surgical time, trauma and surgical complications. Progressive evolution, 1993-

6. Use of cartilage and perichondrial composite grafts to eliminate tympanic membrane collapse after reconstructive surgery. Combined with both attic repair and mastoidectomy reconstruction.

7. Suction irrigation. Development of a system to improve surgical efficiency during middle ear procedures to be developed commercially.

8. Reclassification of collapsed drum pathology into surgically significant stages.

9. Use of neomalleus struts in ossiculoplasty.

10. Use of sildenafil (Viagra) in the treatment of endolymphatic hydrops. A double blind controlled trial. Senior Investigator, in conjunction with Pfizer Ltd.2000 (Under UQ Ethical auspices)

11. Development of reliable prognostication in ossiculoplasty using pre-operative pathological indicators.

12. Development of revised methods of reporting results in ossiculoplasty.



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13. Development of a combined enhanced exposure and diathermy protection mouth retractor for tonsillectomy. With Xomed-Medtronic, Florida, USA.

14. Meatoplasty techniques. Development of a transcanal approach to canal widening Surgery

15. Neo-malleus prosthetics

16. Prevention of postoperative middle ear adhesions.

17. Use of hydroxylapatite cements in canal wall reconstruction and mastoidectomy elimination.

18. Ossicular classification

19. Cholesteatoma classification and outcomes

X. CURRENT RESEARCH

1. Refinement of international standards of reporting results in ossiculoplasty

2. Success and prognostication measures in cochlear implantation.

3. Use of titanium sheeting to reconstruct the external auditory canal.

4. Long term outcomes of mastoidectomy reconstruction

5. Use of semi-implantable hearing technology in chronic otitis media.

6. Development of a world standard digital atlas of otology (in progress).

7. Development of a comprehensive suite of video demonstrations of ear surgery techniques.

XI. GRANTS, AWARDS

1. 1995. $13,000 US. Smith and Nephew (ENT) Australia. Funding of 30 page "Mastoidectomy Elimination” Supplement, Laryngoscope, 1995.

2. 2002-6 ca. $500,000, Pfizer Australia Ltd. Funding for a double-blind trial of The efficacy of sildenafil (Viagra) in endolymphatic hydrops, under UQ auspices.

3. Australian Society of Otolayngology, Head and Neck Surgery Medal, 2013



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XII. OTHER INTERESTS, ACTIVITIES

1. Photographic: longstanding interest in medical photography. Techniques cover standard and flash techniques, operating microscope photography, Storz Hopkins rod techniques and video photography techniques, digital otoendoscopic photography. World-class otological clinical transparency collection of 10,000+ clinical, surgical and theoretical formats.

2. Fine Wine appreciation – database studies of the leading global wine producers. Major interest in Cote D'Or. Chair, Grand Cru Society, 2008-

3. Stonemasonry.

4. Development of Queensland Hearing (1987-2006) from a leading State audiological facility into a national commercial enterprise (Attune Ltd), 2006-

5. Surfing: Malibu, racing ski, 1962-.

6. Non-surgical support of paediatric cochlear implantees at the Hear and Say Centre: Board member, administration, organisation, policy formation, financial and social support of the centre.

7. Charity activities for the Hear and Say Centre: Board organisation, golf days, annual ball, other events (functions, Bridge to Brisbane etc).

Documents

CURRICULUM VITAE - Queensland Otology · Hydroxylapatite Canal Wall implants. American Journal of Otology 1991 12:426-428 Black B: The Posterior Geniculate Artery: A Surgeon’s Guide