Todd A. Hillman, M.D.


Todd A. Hillman, M.D.

Dr. Hillman is a native of Columbus, Ohio and attended undergraduate school and medical school at The Ohio State University. He completed his internship and residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Utah. He completed a fellowship in Neurotology at Pittsburgh Ear Associates in 2003. Dr. Hillman served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah from 2003 – 2005 before returning to Pittsburgh Ear Associates. Dr. Hillman is also co-director of the Hearing and Balance Center.

Dr. Hillman is a board certified Otolaryngologist who has a practice restricted to Otology and Neurotology, the care of patients with disorders of hearing, balance, the facial nerve, and skull base tumors. His clinical interests include hearing loss, chronic ear infections, deafness, Meniere’s disease, dizziness, cochlear implants, acoustic tumors, skull base tumors, and implantable hearing devices. His research interests include implantable hearing devices, high resolution imaging of the inner ear, and otitis media.

Office Location(s):

Allegheny General

420 E. North Avenue
Suite 402 East Wing
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212
Location Phone: 412.321.2480
Location Fax: 412.321.3229

Forbes Regional Hospital

Professional Office Building One - Suite 107
2566 Haymaker Road
Monroeville, Pennsylvania 15146
Location Phone: 412.321.2480
Location Fax: 412.321.3229

Wexford

Wexford Professional Building #2
11676 Perry Highway
Wexford, Pennsylvania 15090
Location Phone: 412.321.2480
Location Fax: 412.321.3229

Phone: 412-321-2480

Accepting new patients:

I am accepting new patients.

Education:

Undergraduate:
Ohio State University - Columbus, Ohio : 1993
Bachelors Of Science Degree

Graduate School:
Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus, OH : 1997

Residency:

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT - Otolaryngology : 2002

Internship:

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 1998 - General Surgery

Fellowship:

Neuro-Otology Fellowship : 2003
Pittsburgh Ear Associates - Pittsburgh, PA

Academic Appointments:

Associate, Pittsburgh Ear Associates : 2005 - present
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Utah, Department of Bioengineering, Salt Lake City, Utah : 2004 - present
Reviewer for Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery : 2004 - present
Assistant Professor, University of Utah, School of Medicine : 2003 - 2005

Board Certifications:

Am Bd Otolaryngology (Otolary) : 2003

Affiliations:

Utah Society of Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery : 2004 -2005
The Triologic Society : 2004 - present
American Neurotology Society : 2004 - present
Association for Research in Otolaryngology : 2004
Utah Housestaff Association : 1997 2002
American Medical Association : 1997 - present
Utah Medical Association : 1997 - present
American Medical Students Association : 1993 - 1997

Honors and Awards:

Grant : 2005 - present
     Prevention of CSF Leak After Skull Base Surgery Using Two Different Techniques for Closure.
Grant : 2004-2005
     Ultra-High Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Inner Ear: a New Method for the Study and Evaluation of Cochlear Infrastructure Pathology
American Neurotology Society, : 2003
     Deafness Research Foundation Fellowship

Association of Pathology Chairs Honor Society, : 1998
     The Ohio State University
Department of Otolaryngology Award, : 1997
     The Ohio State University
Grant : 1994
     Department of Pediatrics Research Grant
Grant : 1993
     Samuel J. Roessler Memorial Research Scholarship
Department of Volunteer Services Scholarship, : 1993
     The Ohio State University
Magna Cum Laude, : 1993
     The Ohio State University
Summa Award, : 1991
     The Ohio State University
Name and Seal Scholarship, : 1989 - 1990
     The Ohio State University, 2 year recipient
Scarlet and Gray Scholarship, : 1989 - 1990
      The Ohio State University, 2 year recipient

Publications:

Poster Presentations

1.	Badi AN, Kertesz T, Hillman TA, Shelton C, Normann RA. (2001). Electrophysiological studies towards development of a novel VIII nerve auditory prostheses. Society for neuroscience.
2.	Badi AN, Kertesz T, Hillman TA, Shelton C, Normann RA. (2001). Studies for a novel VIII nerve auditory prostheses. Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses.
3.	Badi AN, Hillman TA, Shelton C, Normann RA. (2000). Anatomical considerations for an VIII nerve auditory prostheses. Society for Neuroscience.

Book Reviews

1.	Hillman TA. Color atlas of otoscopy: from diagnosis to surgery. Rev. of Color Atlas of Otoscopy: From Diagnosis to Surgery, 2nd Ed., by Sanna M; Russo A; De donato G; Caruso A; Taibah A. Otology & Neurotology. 2004. 25, 2, 199.
2.	Hillman TA. Pediatric otolaryngology, 4th Ed. Rev. of Pediatric otolaryngology, 4th Ed., by Bluestone CD; Stool SE; Alper CM; et al.. Otology & Neurotology. 2004. 25, 2, 200.

Original Publications

1.	Millar DA, Hillman TA, Shelton C. (In R). Implantation of the ossified cochlea: Management with the split electrode array. The Laryngoscope
2.	Wilson MA, Hillman TA, Wiggins RH, Shelton C. (In R). Jugular foramen schwannomas: Diagnosis, management, and outcomes. In press. The Laryngoscope
3.	Hillman TA, Parker DL, Hadley JR, Morimoto AK, Wiggins RH. (In R). MRI for the visualization of the human cochlear infrastructure. Under review. Otology Neurotology
4.	Hillman TA, Kertesz TR, Hadley K, Shelton C. (In P). Reversible peripheral vestibulopathy: The treatment of superior canal dehiscence. In press. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
5.	Hillman TA, Arriaga MA, Chen DA. (2004). Bilateral facial myokymia caused by fallopian canal dehiscence into the jugular bulb. Otol Neurotol, 25(3), 398-9.
6.	Hillman TA, Chen DA, Arriaga MA. (2004). Vestibular nerve section versus intratympanic gentamicin for Meniere's disease. Laryngoscope, 114(2), 216-22.
7.	Hillman TA, Shelton C. (2003). Ossicular chain reconstruction: titanium versus plastipore. Laryngoscope, 113(10), 1731-5.
8.	Hillman TA, Badi A, Normann R, Kertesz T, Shelton C. (2003). Cochlear nerve stimulation with a 3-dimensional penetrating electrode array. Otol Neurotol, 24(5), 764-768.
9.	Hillman TA, Arriaga MA, Chen DA. (2003). Intratympanic steroids: do they acutely improve hearing in cases of cochlear hydrops? Laryngoscope, 113(11), 1903-1907.
10.	Wolfe TR, Hillman TA, Bossart PJ. (2002). The comparative risks of bacterial contamination between a venturi atomizer and a positive displacement atomizer. Am J Rhinol, 16(4), 181-6; discussion 186.
11.	Badi AN, Hillman TA, Shelton C, Normann RA. (2002). A technique for implantation of a 3-dimensional penetrating electrode array into modiolar nerve of cats and humans. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 128(9), 1019-1025.
12.	Hillman TA, Galloway T, Johnson L. (2002). Nasoaveolar cysts: Pathology quiz. Arch otolaryn, 128, 181-186.
13.	Cordero L, Samuels P, Hillman TA. (1996). Neutropenia in infants born to women with severe pre-eclampsia. Prenat Neonat Med, 1, 363-370.

Abstracts

1.	Badi AN, Kertesz T, Hillman TA, Shelton C, Normann RA. (2001). Feasibility studies for a novel VIII auditory prostheses. XXXIV International Conference of Physiological Science
2.	Cordero L, Hillman TA, Samuels P, Weiss H. (1995). Neutropenia in infants born to women with preeclampsia. Pediatr Res, 37, 290A
3.	Cordero L, Hillman TA, Portman D, Samuels P. (1995). Perinatal outcome in pregnancies complicated by severe pre-eclampsia. Pediatr Res, 37, 289A