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Medical Services

Specialties

Programs & Services

Languages

  • English

Education

Undergraduate School

Syracuse University

2002, Syracuse, NY

Medical School

University of Massachusetts Medical School

2006, Worcester, MA

Residency

Upstate Medical University

2011, Syracuse, NY

Fellowship

Pediatric Otolaryngology

Harvard Medical School/Boston Children’s Hospital

2012, Boston, MA

Certifications

  • American Board of Otolaryngology (General)

Professional History

Dr. Jacob Brodsky joined the Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement at Boston Children’s Hospital following his fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology in 2012.Although experienced in all facets of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Dr. Brodsky’s primary area of clinical expertise is in the medical and surgical management of pediatric middle and inner ear disease, including hearing loss, congenital ossicular anomalies, cholesteatoma, and chronic otitis media. He is trained in endoscopic ear surgery (EES), which allows most ear surgeries to be performed entirely through the ear canal in a minimally invasive fashion with less pain and a quicker recovery than traditional, microscope-based ear surgery.

Dr. Brodsky is also an expert on the management of pediatric vestibular and balance disorders. He directs the Balance and Vestibular Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, which was one of the first and remains one of the largest dedicated pediatric vestibular programs in the world.

Media

HealthDay

Motion Sickness in Children: What It Is, Causes, Treatments & Prevention

Publications

  1. Comparing Video Head Impulse Testing With Rotary Chair in Pediatric Patients: A Controlled Trial. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Oct; 171(4):1190-1196. View Abstract

  2. Vestibular Preservation in Pediatric Cochlear Implantation. Laryngoscope. 2024 Apr; 134(4):1913-1918. View Abstract

  3. Evidence of vestibular dysfunction in children with enlarged vestibular aqueduct. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2023 Jun; 169:111574. View Abstract

  4. Benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood. Handb Clin Neurol. 2023; 198:229-240. View Abstract

  5. Vergence and Accommodation Deficits in Children and Adolescents with Vestibular Disorders. Optom Vis Sci. 2022 12 01; 99(12):859-867. View Abstract

  6. Evaluation and management of paediatric vertigo. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Dec 01; 30(6):431-437. View Abstract

  7. Characteristics of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in Young Children. Laryngoscope. 2023 03; 133(3):694-699. View Abstract

  8. Specialty-Specific Diagnoses in Pediatric Patients With Postconcussion Syndrome: Experience From a Multidisciplinary Concussion Clinic. Clin J Sport Med. 2022 03 01; 32(2):114-121. View Abstract

  9. Pain at the Cochlear Implant Site Requiring Device Removal in Pediatric Patients. Laryngoscope. 2022 10; 132(10):2044-2049. View Abstract

  10. Peripheral Vestibular Dysfunction Is a Common Occurrence in Children With Non-syndromic and Syndromic Genetic Hearing Loss. Front Neurol. 2021; 12:714543. View Abstract

  11. Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness in Children and Adolescents. Otol Neurotol. 2021 09 01; 42(8):e1093-e1100. View Abstract

  12. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in Children and Adolescents With Concussion. Sports Health. 2021 Jul-Aug; 13(4):380-386. View Abstract

  13. Multifactorial Characteristics of Pediatric Dizziness and Imbalance. Laryngoscope. 2021 04; 131(4):E1308-E1314. View Abstract

  14. Severe motion sickness in infants and children. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2020 Sep; 28:176-179. View Abstract

  15. Auditory Quality-of-Life Measures in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury and Normal Pure Tone Audiometry. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 12; 163(6):1250-1254. View Abstract

  16. Histopathological changes to the peripheral vestibular system following meningitic labyrinthitis. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2020 Apr; 5(2):256-266. View Abstract

  17. Evolution of Cochlear implant mapping and vestibular function in a pediatric case of Labyrinthitis. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Feb 05; 49(1):7. View Abstract

  18. Torticollis in children with enlarged vestibular aqueducts. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Apr; 131:109862. View Abstract

  19. Prevalence of Pediatric Dizziness and Imbalance in the United States. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Feb; 162(2):241-247. View Abstract

  20. Peripheral Vestibular Organ Degeneration After Temporal Bone Fracture: A Human Otopathology Study. Laryngoscope. 2020 03; 130(3):752-760. View Abstract

  21. Clinical significance of spontaneous nystagmus in pediatric patients. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Aug; 111:103-107. View Abstract

  22. Range of Peak Head Velocity in Video Head Impulse Testing for Pediatric Patients. Otol Neurotol. 2018 06; 39(5):e357-e361. View Abstract

  23. Peripheral Vestibular Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Concussion. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 08; 159(2):365-370. View Abstract

  24. Benign paroxysmal migraine variants of infancy and childhood: Transitions and clinical features. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2018 Jul; 22(4):667-673. View Abstract

  25. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) in Children and Adolescents: Clinical Features and Response to Therapy in 110 Pediatric Patients. Otol Neurotol. 2018 03; 39(3):344-350. View Abstract

  26. Should children with an enlarged vestibular aqueduct be restricted from playing contact sports? Laryngoscope. 2018 10; 128(10):2219-2220. View Abstract

  27. Primary parotid lymphoma presenting as a recurrent cystic mass: A case report. Laryngoscope. 2018 04; 128(4):998-1001. View Abstract

  28. Teratoma of the neonatal head and neck: A 41-year experience. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2017 Jun; 97:66-71. View Abstract

  29. Vestibular neuritis in children and adolescents: Clinical features and recovery. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Apr; 83:104-8. View Abstract

  30. Evaluation and management of vestibular migraine in children: Experience from a pediatric vestibular clinic. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2016 Jan; 20(1):85-92. View Abstract

  31. Peripheral vestibular loss detected in pediatric patients using a smartphone-based test of the subjective visual vertical. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2015 Dec; 79(12):2094-8. View Abstract

  32. Letter to the Editor regarding "Tonsillectomy versus Tonsillotomy: A Study of Parental Preference". Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2015 Oct; 79(10):1788-9. View Abstract

  33. Video head impulse testing (VHIT) in the pediatric population. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2015 Aug; 79(8):1283-7. View Abstract

  34. Subjective visual vertical testing in children and adolescents. Laryngoscope. 2016 Mar; 126(3):727-31. View Abstract

  35. Objective vestibular testing of children with dizziness and balance complaints following sports-related concussions. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Jun; 152(6):1133-9. View Abstract

  36. Otologic outcomes after blast injury: the Boston Marathon experience. Otol Neurotol. 2014 Dec; 35(10):1825-34. View Abstract

  37. Impairment of habituation of the auditory brain stem response in migrainous vertigo. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2013 May; 122(5):308-15. View Abstract

  38. Acquired nasopharyngeal stenosis in a patient with sarcoidosis. J Laryngol Otol. 2012 Nov; 126(11):1182-5. View Abstract

  39. Management of benign skin lesions commonly affecting the face: actinic keratosis, seborrheic keratosis, and rosacea. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 Aug; 17(4):315-20. View Abstract

  40. Impact of cochlear implantation on speech understanding, depression, and loneliness in the elderly. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Aug; 37(4):488-94. View Abstract

  41. Cervical lipoblastoma: case report, review of literature, and genetic analysis. Head Neck. 2007 Nov; 29(11):1055-60. View Abstract

  42. Lipoma of the cerebellopontine angle. Am J Otolaryngol. 2006 Jul-Aug; 27(4):271-4. View Abstract

As a parent myself, I treat all of my patients as if they were my own child. I work hard to make sure that children feel comfortable and safe when they are under my care. I believe strongly in medical and surgical care that is meticulous, detail-oriented, safe, and effective.

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