Dr. Gerard J. Gianoli, M.D.
Doctor
Ear and Balance Institute
1401 Ochsner Blvd., Suite A
Covington, Louisiana 70433
985-809-1111
ggianoli@gmail.com
Key Facts
Education
Fellowship: Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery - 1994-1995 Michigan Ear Institute, Farmington Hills, Michigan
Residency: Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - 1988-1992 Tulane University Affiliated Hospitals, New Orleans, Louisiana
Residency: Pediatrics - 1987-1988 Tulane University Affiliated Hospitals, New Orleans, Louisiana
Residency: General Surgery 1986-1987 Tulane University Affiliated Hospitals, New Orleans, Louisiana
Medical: Tulane University Medical School 1982-1986 New Orleans, Louisiana Degree: M.D.
College: Tulane University Engineering School 1979-1982 New Orleans, Louisiana Major: Biomedical Engineering Degree: B.S.E.
Legal and Professional Associations
American Board of Otolaryngology
Alternate Guest Board Examiner 2000
Guest Board Examiner 2001
Guest Board Examiner 2002
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Fellow 1994-
Member 1986-1994
Task Force on New Materials
Member 1994-1997
SIPac Editorial Committee
Member 1998-2004
Medical Informatics Committee
Member 2000-2003
Facial Nerve Disorders Committee
Member 2000-2003
Equilibrium Committee
Honors
Top Doctor: 2011-2012 - U.S. News and World Report
Regional Top Doctor: 2013 - Castle- Connolly Medical, Ltd.
Top Otolaryngologist: 2012-2013 - The Leading Physicians of the World, International Association of Healthcare Professionals
Honor Award: 1999 - American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Physician’s Recognition Award: 1998 - American Medical Association
Award for Teaching Excellence: 1992 - The Owl Club, Tulane University School of Medicine
Award for Teaching Excellence: 1988 - The Owl Club, Tulane University School of Medicine
Mark Gibbs, III Memorial Award: 1986 - Tulane University School of Medicine
Owl Club Service Award: 1986 - The Owl Club, Tulane University School of Medicine
Summa Cum Laude Graduate with Honors in Engineering: 1982 - Tulane University School of Engineering
Joseph Breaux Scholarship: 1981 - Tulane University School of Engineering
Tau Beta Pi: 1981 - National Engineering Honor Society, Tulane University School of Engineering
Alpha Eta Mu Beta: 1981 - National Biomedical Engineering Honor Society, Tulane University School of Engineering
Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society: 1980 - Tulane University
Academic Scholarship: 1979 - Tulane University
Decennial Scholarship: 1978 - University of New Orleans
Biography
Dr. Gerard J. Gianoli specializes in Neuro-otology and Skull Base Surgery. He graduated from Tulane University School of Engineering in 1982 and Tulane University School of Medicine in 1986. He did internships in Pediatrics and General Surgery before completing a residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Tulane University in 1992. After two years as an assistant professor at Tulane Medical School, he completed a fellowship in Neuro-otology and Skull Base Surgery at the Michigan Ear Institute in 1995. He then became a full-time associate professor at Tulane Medical School until he went into private practice in 2000.
He is currently in private practice at The Ear and Balance Institute, located in Covington, Louisiana and is also a Clinical Associate Professor in the Departments of Otolaryngology and Pediatrics at Tulane University School of Medicine. He pioneered treatments for Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence and other vestibular disorders. His private practice has a worldwide reach, with patient referrals coming from all over the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and elsewhere. Dr. Gianoli was a major focus of the book A Hole in My Life (2016) by Philippa Thomson. He is editor of the textbook Third Mobile Window Syndrome of the Inner Ear: Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence and Associated Disorders (2022).
Dr. Gianoli practices all aspects of neuro-otology but has a special interest in vestibular (balance) disorders. He has researched, lectured, and published extensively on the topic of vestibular disorders, including evaluation of dizziness in the litigating patient and identification of malingering. He has published over 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals, written over 40 book chapters, has presented his research at more than 160 scientific meetings, and has been on multiple editorial review boards. He was the primary investigator for a NASA study that led to non-invasive intracranial pressure assessment to be used in the International Space Station.