Jeffrey Sharon, MD
Associate Professor
Otolaryngology
School of Medicine

He completed both his one-year internship and his OHNS residency at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital / Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, followed by a Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery fellowship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

Dr. Sharon is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, the American Auditory Society, and the American Neurotology Society. His research interests include patient outcomes in vestibular disorders, including vestibular migraine, superior canal dehiscence syndrome, and Meniere’s disease. In addition, he has published research on patient safety in lateral skull base surgery, magnetic resonance imaging in the setting of cochlear implantation, and osteoradionecrosis of the skull base.

Specialty: Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery

Expertise: Dizziness, vertigo, hearing loss, ear infections, cholesteatoma, otosclerosis, tumors of the ear and lateral skull base, vestibular schwannoma, cochlear implants, superior canal dehiscence syndrome

Professional Interests: Vestibular disorders, superior canal dehiscence syndrome, vestibular migraine, meniere’s disease, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, outcomes in vestibular disease, temporal bone surgery

Education and Training:

• Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
• Internship: Barnes-Jewish Hospital / Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
• Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital / Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
• Fellowship: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD - Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery

Awards and Honors:

• 2009 Alpha Omega Alpha
• 2013 Michael Paparella Research Award
• 2016 American Neurotology Society, Chicago - Nicholas Torok Vestibular Award

• Item Level Psychometrics of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory in Vestibular Migraine and Meniere's Disease.
  Ear and hearing 2023 Rizk HG, Velozo C, Shah S, Hum M, Sharon JD, Mcrackan TR
• Recent Developments in Vestibular Migraine: A Narrative Review.
  American journal of audiology 2023 Benjamin T, Gardi A, Sharon JD
• Dizziness After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Prospective TRACK-TBI Analysis of Risk Factors, Quality of Life, and Neurocognitive Effects.
  Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2022 Chae R, Barber J, Temkin NR, Sharon JD, TRACK-TBI Investigators
• Vestibular Migraine: Cognitive Dysfunction, Mobility, Falls.
  Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2022 Preysner TA, Gardi AZ, Ahmad S, Sharon JD
• Examining Migraine as a Predictor of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Onset, Severity, Recurrence, and Associated Falls.
  Cureus 2022 Kim EK, Pasquesi L, Sharon JD
• Evidence for cognitive impairment in patients with vestibular disorders.
  Journal of neurology 2022 Chari DA, Madhani A, Sharon JD, Lewis RF
• Utility of telephone visits at an urban safety-net hospital during 2020: A retrospective review.
  Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology 2022 Kim EK, Kidane J, Brodie S, Tuot DS, Sharon JD
• Diagnostic Approach to Pulsatile Tinnitus: A Narrative Review.
  JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery 2022 Narsinh KH, Hui F, Saloner D, Tu-Chan A, Sharon J, Rauschecker AM, Safoora F, Shah V, Meisel K, Amans MR
• Is the clinical head impulse test helpful in cochlear implantation candidacy evaluation?
  World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery 2022 Jiam NT, Cai Y, Wai KC, Polite C, Kramer K, Sharon JD
• Supervised machine learning models for classifying common causes of dizziness.
  American journal of otolaryngology 2022 Formeister EJ, Baum RT, Sharon JD
• Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Aneurysm Mimicking a Vestibular Schwannoma.
  Cureus 2022 Benjamin T, Jiam NT, Cooke D, Huang MC, Sharon JD
• Vestibular and auditory manifestations of migraine.
  Current opinion in neurology 2022 Benjamin T, Gillard D, Abouzari M, Djalilian HR, Sharon JD
• Vestibular Test Results in Patients With Horizontal Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.
  Cureus 2022 Kim EK, Pasquesi L, Steenerson KK, Otero-Millan J, Sharon JD
• Broadening vestibular migraine diagnostic criteria: A prospective cohort study on vestibular migraine subtypes.
  Journal of vestibular research : equilibrium & orientation 2022 Chae R, Krauter R, Pasquesi LL, Sharon JD
• A Patient Primer on Vertigo-Spinning Out of Control.
  JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery 2021 Sharon JD
• Association Between TBI-Related Hearing Impairment and Cognition: A TRACK-TBI Study.
  The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation 2021 Hwang PH, Nelson LD, Sharon JD, McCrea MA, Dikmen SS, Markowitz AJ, Manley GT, Temkin NR, TRACK-TBI Investigators
• Understanding Extremely Elevated Dizziness Handicap Inventory Scores: An Analysis of Predictive Factors.
  The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology 2021 Wong EC, Chiao W, Strangio BT, Luong K, Pasquesi L, Allen IE, Sharon JD
• Nonvestibular Dizziness.
  Otolaryngologic clinics of North America 2021 Jiam NT, Murphy OC, Gold DR, Isanhart E, Sinn DI, Steenerson KK, Sharon JD
• Tapia's Syndrome (Concurrent Unilateral Recurrent Laryngeal and Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy) Following Left Retrosigmoid Craniotomy for Schwannoma Resection.
  Cureus 2021 Stelman CR, Buxton W, Sharon JD
• Posterior petrous face meningiomas presenting with Ménière's-like syndrome: a case series and review of the literature.
  Journal of neurosurgery 2021 Morshed RA, Jiam NT, Wang EJ, Magill ST, Knoll RM, Kozin ED, Theodosopoulos PV, Cheung SW, Sharon JD, McDermott MW
• Predictive value of the Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Questionnaire-7 for identifying obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction: A systematic review.
  Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology 2021 Andresen NS, Sharon JD, Nieman CL, Seal SM, Ward BK
• Episodic versus Chronic Dizziness: An Analysis of Predictive Factors.
  The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology 2021 Formeister EJ, Chae R, Wong E, Chiao W, Pasquesi L, Sharon JD
• Understanding Dizzy Patients a Cross-Sectional Analysis of Attitudes toward Diagnosis, Providers, and Treatment.
  The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology 2021 Chiao W, Krauter R, Kirk L, Steenerson K, Pasquesi L, Sharon J
• Patient Use of Low-cost Digital Videoscopes and Smartphones for Remote Ear and Oropharyngeal Examinations.
  JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery 2021 Cai Y, Zheng YJ, Gulati A, Butrymowicz A, Krauter R, Pletcher SD, Sharon JD, Goldberg AN, Chang JL
• A Broader View of Video Head Impulse Tests-Reframing Windows.
  JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery 2021 Wong EC, Pasquesi L, Steenerson KK, Sharon JD
• Moving Toward Equitable Telemedicine in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
  JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery 2021 Kidane J, Kim EK, Sharon JD
• Prospective Analysis of an Evidence-Based Symptom Set in Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome.
  Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2021 Naert L, Ocak I, Griet M, Van de Berg R, Stultiens JJA, Van de Heyning P, Bisdorff A, Sharon JD, Ward BK, Van Rompaey V
• Perigeniculate arachnoid cysts and CSF fistulae of the fallopian canal: Histopathologic correlates of a rare clinical entity.
  World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery 2021 Lee EE, Andresen NS, McKenzie B, Sharon JD, Francis HW, Sun DQ
• Ocular Vestibular-Evoked Myogenic Potential Amplitudes Elicited at 4 kHz Optimize Detection of Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence.
  Frontiers in neurology 2020 Tran ED, Swanson A, Sharon JD, Vaisbuch Y, Blevins NH, Fitzgerald MB, Steenerson KK
• Cross-Sectional Analysis of Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients With Vestibular Disorders.
  Ear and hearing 2020 Rizk HG, Sharon JD, Lee JA, Thomas C, Nguyen SA, Meyer TA
• Vestibular Migraine Following Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannoma.
  Cureus 2020 Chae R, McDermott M, Muacevic A, Adler JR, Sharon JD
• Development and Validation of VM-PATHI: Vestibular Migraine Patient Assessment Tool and Handicap Inventory.
  Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2020 Sharon JD, Krauter R, Kirk L, Pasquesi L, Allen IE, Formeister EJ, Michael RL, Levin M
• Underwater Endoscopic Repair of Superior Canal Dehiscence.
  Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2020 Creighton F, Barber SR, Ward BK, Sharon JD, Carey JP
• Replicating Skull Base Anatomy With 3D Technologies: A Comparative Study Using 3D-scanned and 3D-printed Models of the Temporal Bone.
  Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2020 Chae R, Sharon JD, Kournoutas I, Ovunc SS, Wang M, Abla AA, El-Sayed IH, Rubio RR
• Understanding the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI): A Cross Sectional Analysis of Symptom Factors That Contribute to DHI Variance.
  Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2020 Formeister EJ, Krauter R, Kirk L, Zhu TR, Rizk HG, Sharon JD
• Special Considerations in Patients with Cranial Neurostimulatory Implants.
  Otolaryngologic clinics of North America 2019 Wickemeyer JL, Sharon JD, Weinreich HM
• Pedicle Corridors and Vessel Options for Free Flap Reconstruction following Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery: A Systematic Review.
  Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base 2019 Dang RP, Roland LT, Sharon JD, Doering M, Chicoine MR, Pipkorn P
• Quantification of Cognitive Dysfunction in Dizzy Patients Using the Neuropsychological Vertigo Inventory.
  Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2019 Liu YF, Locklear TD, Sharon JD, Lacroix E, Nguyen SA, Rizk HG
• Isolated Malleus Fracture from Sneezing: A Case Report.
  Cureus 2019 Zhao NW, Perez P, Sharon JD
• Longus Capitis Reconstruction of the Soft Palate.
  Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2019 Gross JH, Zenga J, Sharon JD, Jackson RS, Pipkorn P
• The Interrelations Between Different Causes of Dizziness: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Vestibular Disorders.
  The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology 2019 Zhu RT, Van Rompaey V, Ward BK, Van de Berg R, Van de Heyning P, Sharon JD
• Sinonasal risk factors for eustachian tube dysfunction: Cross-sectional findings from NHANES 2011-2012.
  International forum of allergy & rhinology 2019 Juszczak H, Aubin-Pouliot A, Sharon JD, Loftus PA
• The Epidemiology of Vestibular Migraine: A Population-based Survey Study.
  Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2018 Formeister EJ, Rizk HG, Kohn MA, Sharon JD
• A Prospective Study of Pain From Magnetic Resonance Imaging With Cochlear Implant Magnets In Situ.
  Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2018 Pross SE, Ward BK, Sharon JD, Weinreich HM, Aygun N, Francis HW
• Aggregating the symptoms of superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome.
  The Laryngoscope 2017 Naert L, Van de Berg R, Van de Heyning P, Bisdorff A, Sharon JD, Ward BK, Van Rompaey V
• Soft palate reconstruction after radionecrosis: Combined anterolateral thigh adipofascial and nasoseptal flaps.
  Auris, nasus, larynx 2017 Zenga J, Sharon JD, Gross J, Gantz J, Pipkorn P
• Long-Term Patient-Reported Outcomes After Surgery for Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome.
  Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2017 Alkhafaji MS, Varma S, Pross SE, Sharon JD, Nellis JC, Santina CCD, Minor LB, Carey JP
• Surgical Complications from Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome Repair: Two Decades of Experience.
  Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2017 Xie Y, Sharon JD, Pross SE, Abt NB, Varma S, Della Santina CC, Minor LB, Carey JP
• Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension after Vestibular Schwannoma Resection Due to an Unexpected Pathology: Tarlov Cysts.
  Cureus 2017 Pross SE, Sharon JD, Lim M, Moghekar A, Rao A, Carey JP
• Multifactor Influences of Shared Decision-Making in Acoustic Neuroma Treatment.
  Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2017 Nellis JC, Sharon JD, Pross SE, Ishii LE, Ishii M, Dey JK, Francis HW
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 1.5 Tesla With a Cochlear Implant Magnet in Place: Image Quality and Usability.
  Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2016 Sharon JD, Northcutt BG, Aygun N, Francis HW
• Upbeat nystagmus after bilateral superior canal plugging: A peripheral cause of vertical nystagmus.
  The Laryngoscope 2016 Sharon JD, Carey JP, Schubert MC
• Revision Surgery for Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome.
  Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2016 Sharon JD, Pross SE, Ward BK, Carey JP
• Risk Assessment and Prevention of Corneal Complications After Lateral Skull Base Surgery.
  Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2016 Sharon JD, Kraus CL, Ehrenburg M, Weinreich HM, Francis HW
• Transposition of the Intratemporal Facial to Hypoglossal Nerve for Reanimation of the Paralyzed Face: The VII to XII TranspositionTechnique.
  JAMA facial plastic surgery 2016 Kochhar A, Albathi M, Sharon JD, Ishii LE, Byrne P, Boahene KD
• Use of Pericranial Flap Coverage in Cochlear Implantation of the Radical Cavity: Rationale, Technique, and Experience.
  Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2016 Nieman CL, Weinreich HM, Sharon JD, Chien WW, Francis HW
• Pediatric Semicircular Canal Dehiscence: Radiographic and Histologic Prevalence, With Clinical Correlation.
  Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2015 Meiklejohn DA, Corrales CE, Boldt BM, Sharon JD, Yeom KW, Carey JP, Blevins NH
• Lower Trapezius Flap for Reconstruction of Posterior Scalp and Neck Defects after Complex Occipital-Cervical Surgeries.
  Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base 2015 Zenga J, Sharon JD, Santiago P, Nussenbaum B, Haughey BH, Fox IK, Myckatyn TM, Diaz JA, Chicoine MR
• Treatment of Menière's Disease.
  Current treatment options in neurology 2015 Sharon JD, Trevino C, Schubert MC, Carey JP
• Scalp reconstruction: an algorithmic approach and systematic review.
  JAMA facial plastic surgery 2015 Desai SC, Sand JP, Sharon JD, Branham G, Nussenbaum B
• Osteoradionecrosis of the temporal bone: a case series.
  Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2014 Sharon JD, Khwaja SS, Drescher A, Gay H, Chole RA
• Practical guide to understanding clinical research compliance.
  Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2014 Neely JG, Paniello RC, Graboyes EM, Sharon JD, Grindler DJ, Nussenbaum B
• Motion sensitivity and caloric responsiveness in vestibular migraine and Meniere's disease.
  The Laryngoscope 2014 Sharon JD, Hullar TE
• Practical guide to understanding Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER).
  Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2013 Neely JG, Sharon JD, Graboyes EM, Paniello RC, Nussenbaum B, Grindler DJ, Dassopoulos T, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Washington School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Misso
• Two cases of Kerstersia gyiorum isolated from sites of chronic infection.
  Journal of clinical microbiology 2013 Pence MA, Sharon J, McElvania Tekippe E, Pakalniskis BL, Ford BA, Burnham CA
• Experimental immunization with a monoclonal anti-idiotope antibody that mimics the Neisseria gonorrhoeae lipooligosaccharide epitope 2C7.
  The Journal of infectious diseases 1996 Gulati S, McQuillen DP, Sharon J, Rice PA
• Clustered H chain somatic mutations shared by anti-p-azophenylarsonate antibodies confer enhanced affinity and ablate the cross-reactive idiotype.
  Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 1990 Parhami-Seren B, Wysocki LJ, Margolies MN, Sharon J
• Structural characterization of H chain-associated idiotopes of anti-p-azophenylarsonate monoclonal antibodies.
  Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 1990 Parhami-Seren B, Sharon J, Margolies MN