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UC Irvine Cochlear Implant TeamThe Cochlear Implant Team is a multi-disciplinary team of professionals experienced in the evaluation and rehabilitation of adult and pediatric cochlear implant users. Hamid R. Djalilian, M.D.
AudiologistAlicia Traktman, Au.D.
Sharon Fujikawa, Ph.D.
Director of Cochlear Implant ResearchFan-Gang Zeng, Ph.D.
Fan-Gang Zeng received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China in 1982, the M.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Shanghai Institute of Physiology, Academia Sinica in 1985, and the Ph.D. degree in Hearing Science from Syracuse University, New York in 1990. He worked at the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles from 1990 to 1998.He was a tenured faculty member in Hearing and Speech Science at the University of Maryland, College Park from 1998 to 2000. He has been Research Director in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, and Professor in Anatomy and Neurobiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine since 2000. He has published 60 peer-reviewed journal articles, 20 book chapters, and 2 books including a volume on cochlear implants in Springer Handbook of Auditory Research (Springer-Verlag, New York). He holds 7 U.S. Patents and has given more than 100 invited presentations worldwide. Dr. Zeng is an Associate Editor multiple scientific publications and reviews grants for the NIH among many other foundations.
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Dr.
Hamid R. Djalilian is board-certified in otolaryngology-head and
neck surgery (ear, nose and throat) with subspecialty in ear and
skull base surgery. He received his M.D. degree from the University
of Minnesota. He completed a residency in Otolaryngology at
University of Minnesota and an Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base
Surgery fellowship at Minnesota Ear, Head and Neck Clinic and the
University of Minnesota. Dr. Djalilian served as director of the
division of neurotology and skull base surgery at University of
Illinois at Chicago for two years. Prior to joining UC Irvine, he
was in practice at Cedars Sinai Medical Center and at the Los
Angeles County Hospital. He was Assistant Professor of Surgery,
Division of Head and Neck Surgery at UCLA prior to joining UC
Irvine. For Dr. Djalilian's CV click 
Dr.
Traktman completed her Bachelor of Arts in Speech and
Hearing Sciences from University of California, Santa
Barbara. She then completed her Master of Arts in
Communicative Disorders (emphasis in Audiology), from
San Diego State University and completed her Doctor of
Audiology from Arizona School of Health Sciences; A.T.
Still University. She has been a practicing audiologist
in the Orange County area for 15 years with extensive
background with children and adults. She joined the UCI
team 2 years ago. She has been invited to speak at
numerous places on hearing loss.
Dr.
Fujikawa-Brooks is an audiologist, certified by the
American Board of Audiology. She received her Ph.D.
from the University of Washington and did post-doctoral
work in the cochlear implant program at UC San
Francisco. Dr. Fujikawa-Brooks has worked with
cochlear implants for over 30 years and currently is
Clinical Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and
Neurology at UCI. She serves as Director of
Audiology for UCI Medical Center. Her practice
centers around cochlear implants and pediatrics.
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