Muaaz Tarabichi

Muaaz Tarabichi is a Syrian otolaryngologist, lecturer, researcher, and author. He is recognized around the world as the father of endoscopic ear surgery. He is the co-founder of Tarabichi Stammberger Ear and Sinus Institute. He was elected as the chairman of the International Advisory Board of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.

He is the recipient of the Annual Clinical Resident Research Award.

Early life and education
Tarabichi enrolled at the Damascus University School of Medicine, Syria in 1977, and in 1981, he went to AUC, BWI, where he studied for two years.

In 1984, Tarabichi started his residency training at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He did a residency in General Surgery for a year, and after that, in Otolaryngology for four years and obtained certification from the American Board of Otolaryngology in 1991.

Career
Tarabichi started his career in 1988 when he opened a private otolaryngology practice in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In 1991, Tarabichi received his specialty certification from the American Board of Otolaryngology. After a decade, Tarabichi moved to Dubai, where he joined the American Hospital as the Head of Otolaryngology in 1998.

In 2020, Tarabichi co-founded Tarabichi Stammberger Ear and Sinus Institute with Heinz Stammberger. This institution aims to bring forth advancement in endoscopic ear and sinus surgery. To facilitate such advancements, TSESI offers fully-funded fellowships to the trainees. The institute consists of a wet lab and broadcasting and video production facilities as well as surgical and clinical patient care.

Tarabichi has published many articles and was the editor of two North American otolaryngological clinics on EES. He continuously travelled and lectured around the world on Endoscopic Ear Surgery and Transtympanic Eustachian.

Appointments & Membership

 * Chairman of the Middle East Academy of Otolaryngology
 * Editorial Board of Journal of International Advanced Otology
 * Chair elect of the International Advisory Board at the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
 * Past member editorial board of The Laryngoscope
 * Past Coordinator for Continuing Medical Education at the ORL-HNS Society, Emirates Medical Association

Selected publications

 * Deafness in the Developing World: The Place of Cochlear Implantation. Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 2008:122:877-880
 * Endoscopic Management of Limited Attic Cholesteatoma. Laryngoscope, 2004;114:1157–1162
 * Endoscopic Management of Cholesteatoma: long-term results, 2000 Jun; 122(6):874-81
 * Characteristics of sinus-related pain, 2000 Jun; 122(6):842-7
 * Endoscopic Middle Ear Surgery, 1999 Jan; 108(1):39-46
 * Endoscopic Management of Acquired Cholesteatoma,1997 Sep; 18(5):544-9
 * Comparison of short nozzle and long nozzle spray in sinonasal drug delivery: a cadaveric study
 * Ear, Nose & Throat, 2019; 10.1177
 * Feasibility and Safety of Transtympanic Balloon Dilatation of Eustachian Tube
 * Otology & Neurotology, 2018
 * Cochlear implants in developing countries: practical and ethical considerations
 * Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, 2018
 * The Role of Transtympanic. Dilatation of the. Eustachian Tube During Chronic. Ear Surgery.
 * Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 2016

Awards

 * 1988- AAO-HNS Award for Excellence in Original Investigation for his study on application of finite element methods
 * 1986- Montreal Medico-Surgical Society Annual Resident Research Award