Department	Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement
Hospital Title	Director of Balance Program
Academic Title	Instructor of Otology & Laryngology, Harvard Medical School
Phone	781-216-2790
Fax	781-216-3155
Email	Guangwei Zhou
Location	9 Hope Avenue East Wing, 1st Floor Waltham, MA 02453

Research Overview

Guangwei Zhou's research focuses on evoked potential and vestibular studies. Currently, he is studying hearing losses attributable to inner-ear anomalies, such as enlarged vestibular aqueduct (EVA) and semicircular canal dehiscence (SCD). He is also investigating the effects of cochlear implant(s) on vestibular/balance function in children. His study on correlation of hearing loss and vestibular deficits in children with congenital/genetic hearing loss is ongoing. Dr. Zhou's previous research focused on Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (VEMP) testing and its clinical applications, especially in diagnosing Ménière's disease and superior canal dehiscence.

About Guangwei Zhou

Guangwei Zhou received his Master of Science in 2000 and Doctor of Science in Audiology in 2003 from Sargent College at Boston University. He completed his Audiology Clinical Fellowship at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in 1999-2000. He also has a medical degree from Beijing Medical University. His medical trainings include residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Third Hospital of Beijing Medical University in 1990-1994 and post-doctoral research fellowship in the Department of Otology and Laryngology at Harvard Medical School in 1995-1996.

Key Publications

• Zhou GW, Cox LC. Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials: history and overview. Am J Audiol 2004; 13:135-143.
   
• Rauch SD, Zhou GW, Kujawa SG, Guinan JJ, Herrmann BS. Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials show altered tuning in patients with Ménière's disease. Otol Neurotol 2004; 25:333-338.
   
• Zhou GW, Gopen Q, Poe DS. Clinical and diagnostic characterization of canal dehiscence syndrome: a great otologic mimicker. Otol Neurotol 2007; 28:920-926.
   
• Zhou GW, Ohlms L, Liberman J. Amin M. Superior semicircular canal dehiscence in a young child: implication of developmental defect. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2007; 71:1925-1928.
   
• Zhou GW, Gopen Q, Kenna MA. Delineating the hearing loss in children with enlarged vestibular aqueduct. Laryngoscope 2008; 118:2062- 2066.
   
• Zhou GW, Kenna MA, Stevens K, Licameli G. Assessment of saccular function in children with sensorineural hearing loss. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2009; 135:40-44.
   
• Zhou GW, Schwartz LT, Gopen Q. Inner ear anomalies and conductive hearing loss in children with Apert syndrome: an overlooked otologic aspect. Otol Neurotol 2009; 30:184-189.
   
• Licameli G, Zhou GW, Kenna MA. Disturbance of vestibular function attributable to cochlear implantation in children. Laryngoscope 2009; 119:740-745.