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Alexander Bien, MD, FACS

Alexander Bien, MD, FACS

  • Adjunct Faculty

(405) 271-5504

Alexander-Bien@ouhsc.edu

Education:

  • Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois
  • Residency: Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
  • Fellowship: Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery, House Ear Clinic and University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Teaching:

Professional program:

  • CSD 9233: Medical Arts/Otologic Practices

Research Interests:

  • Otology and Skull Base Surgery

Funding:

Gan, RZ., Jiang, S., Bien, AG. Multiscale Biomechanical Modeling and Measurement of Auditory Injury and Protection Mechanisms. Funding Source: Department of Defense. $3,510,846.00

Select Publications:

  • Alemi R, Wolfe J, Neumann S, Manning J, Hanna L, Towler W, Wilson C, Bien A, Miller S, Schafer E, Gemignani J, Koirala N, Gracco VL, Deroche M. Motor Processing in Children With Cochlear Implants as Assessed by Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Percept Mot Skills. 2024 Feb;131(1):74-105. PMID: 37977135.

  • Koirala N, Deroche MLD, Wolfe J, Neumann S, Bien AG, Doan D, Goldbeck M, Muthuraman M, Gracco VL. Dynamic networks differentiate the language ability of children with cochlear implants Front Neurosci. 2023 Jun 20; 17:1141886. PMID: 37409105.

  • Deroche MLD, Wolfe J, Neumann S, Manning J, Towler W, Alemi R, Bien AG, Koirala N, Hanna L, Henry L, Gracco VL. Auditory evoked response to an oddball paradigm in children wearing cochlear implants. Clin Neurophysiol. 2023 May; 149:133-145. PMID: 36965466.

  • Bien AG, Jiang S, Gan RZ. Real-time Measurement of Stapes Motion and Intracochlear Pressure During Blast Exposure. Hear Res. 2023 Mar 1; 429:108702. PMID: 36669259.

  • Milton, CK, Bien AG, Krempl GA, Sanclement JA, Mhawej R, Glenn CA. Primary Dural Repair Using Titanium Microclips Following Lateral Skull Base Surgery. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2021 Jun 3;83(Suppl 2): e306-e311. PMID: 35832979.

  • Wolfe J, Deroche M, Neumann S, Hanna L, Towler W, Wilson C, Bien AG, Miller S, Shafer EC, Gracco V. Factors Associated with Speech-Recognition Performance in School-Aged Children with Cochlear Implants and Early Auditory-Verbal Intervention. J Am Acad Audiol. 2021 Jul;32(7):433-444. PMID 34847584.

  • Ni G, Kim C, Nair L, Bien AG, Yu D, Foyt D. Impact and Cost Effectiveness of Videonystagmography. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2021;130(7):718-723. PMID: 33124434.

  • Kenning, TJ, Kim CS, Bien AG. Microvascular Decompression and Nervus Intermedius Sectioning for the Treatment of Geniculate Neuralgia. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2019 Jun; 80 (Suppl 3): S316-S317. PMID: 31143610.

  • Bien AG, Kim CS, Kenning, TJ. Temporal Bone and Cerebellopontine Angle Epidermoid Resulting in Facial Nerve Paralysis: Resection and Facial Nerve Coaptation. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2019 Jun; 80 (Suppl 3): S314-S315. PMID: 31143609.

Service:

  • Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
  • American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Neurotology Oral Certifying Exam Board Examiner, February 2024.
  • Member at Large, Otosclerosis Study Group, October 2023-Present.
  • Departmental Medical Student Career Advisor, Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, May 2023-Present.
  • Clerkship Director, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery medical student, June 2022- Present.
  • American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, General Oral Certifying Exam Board Examiner, May 2022-Present.
  • Admissions Board Subcommittee, University of Oklahoma School of Medicine, Sept 2021-Present.
  • Student Promotions Committee, University of Oklahoma School of Medicine, June 2021-Present.
  • Chair, Morbidity and Mortality & Quality Improvement Conference University of Oklahoma Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, March 2021-Present.
  • OUHSC Residency Program Evaluation Committee (PEC), Department of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Jan 2020-Present.
  • OUHSC Clinical Competency Committee (CCC), Department of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, June 2019-Present.
  • Otology & Neurotology Education Committee (ONEC), American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Oct. 2017-Present.
  • Membership and Credentials Committee, North American Skull Base Society, March 2017-Present.            
  • Moderator, Otology/Neurotology Scientific Oral Presentations. AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting. Nashville, TN, October 4, 2023.
  • Panelist, “Cochlear Implant Access from a Multidisciplinary Perspective.” Third Annual Otolaryngology Diamond Conference, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock, AR, April 14-15, 2023.
  • Course Co-Director, OU-Arkansas Temporal Bone Dissection Course, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, February 3-4, 2023.
  • Course Co-Director, OU-Arkansas Temporal Bone Dissection Course, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, January 13-14, 2023.
  • AAO-HNS Certifying Exam Development Retreat. Phoenix, AZ, October 8-10, 2022.
  • Moderator, Otology/Neurotology Scientific Oral Presentation. AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA, September 13, 2022.
  • Moderator, Otology/Neurotology Scientific Oral Presentation. AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA, September 11, 2022.
  • Invited Faculty, Clinical Transitions Small Group Case Discussion with Medical Students: Professionalism and Mistreatment Case Discussion. University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, July 1, 2022.
  • Residency Selection Committee, Department of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oct. 2019, 2020, 2022.
  • Moderator, Otology/Neurotology Scientific Oral Presentation. AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, CA, October 3, 2021.
  • Panelist, Otosclerosis Study Group Meeting. Los Angeles, CA, October 2, 2021.
  • Invited Faculty, Clinical Transitions Course Small Group Discussion with Medical Students: Professionalism and Mistreatment Case Discussion. University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, July 2, 2021.
  • Course Director, Temporal Bone Dissection Course, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, November 12-13, 2021.
  • Course Director, Temporal Bone Dissection Course, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, November 13-14, 2020.
  • Invited Faculty, Clinical Transitions Course Small Group Discussion with Medical Students: Professionalism and Mistreatment Case Discussion. University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, July 2, 2020.
  • Course Director, Temporal Bone Dissection Course, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, November 15-16, 2019.
  • Panelist. Ear Implants Panel Discussion. Fifth Pan American Association of Otolaryngology Conference Course and Paraguayan Congress of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Asunción, Paraguay, August 15-17, 2019.
  • Invited Faculty, Clinical Transitions Course Small Group Discussion with Medical Students: Professionalism and Mistreatment Case Discussion. University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, June 28, 2019.
  • Consult Policy Committee, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, June 2019.
  • Invited Faculty, 4th Annual UT Southwestern Temporal Bone Lab, Dallas, Texas, March 22-23, 2019.