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Daniel Q. Sun, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical

Myles L. Pensak, MD Endowed Professor in Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery, Director, Division of Neurotology, Program Director Fellowship in Neurotology

Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Fellowship: University of Iowa (Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery)
  • Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital (Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery)
  • MD: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Medicine)
  • BSE: University of Pennsylvania (Chemical and Biomolecular Egnineering)
Board Certifications & Licenses

American Board of Otolaryngology (Neurotology) (Certification Date: 2021-01-28)
American Board of Otolaryngology (Certification Date: 2017-06-01)

Contact Information

Clinical Interests

Acoustic Neuroma (Vestibular Schwannoma)

Cholesteatoma

Facial nerve neuromas

Hearing Loss

Meniere's Disease

Otosclerosis

Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence

Temporal Bone Disorders

Tumors of the Jugular Foramen (Paraganglioma)

Peer Reviewed Publications

Andresen, Nicholas S; Shneyderman, Matthew; Bowditch, Stephen P; Wang, Nae-Yuh; Della Santina, Charles C; Sun, Daniel Q; Creighton, Francis X 2023. Cochlear Implant Revisions Over Three Decades of Experience. Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology, 44 6, 555-562

Andresen, Nicholas S; Yesantharao, Lekha V; Bowditch, Stephen P; Galaiya, Deepa J; Della Santina, Charles C; Creighton, Francis X; Sun, Daniel Q 2023. Outcomes after revision of Advanced Bionics Clarion 1.2 cochlear implants. Cochlear implants international, , 1-5

Andresen, Nicholas S; Vohra, Varun; Galaiya, Deepa J; Carver, Courtney L; Marsiglia, Dawn D; Yeagle, Jennifer D; Creighton, Francis X; Wang, Nae-Yuh; Bowditch, Stephen P; Della Santina, Charles C; Sun, Daniel Q 2022. Are Speech Perception Scores in Cochlear Implant Recipients Consistent Across Different Tests? Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology, 43 7, e720-e725

Formeister, Eric J; Stewart, C Matthew; Sun, Daniel Q 2022. Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss and COVID-19 Vaccination-Reply. JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery, 148 2, 197-198

Formeister, Eric J; Sun, Daniel Q 2022. Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss and COVID-19 Vaccination Revisited-An Ongoing Conversation-Reply. JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery, 148 8, 795-796

Formeister, Eric J; Wu, Matthew J; Chari, Divya A; Meek, Robert; Rauch, Steven D; Remenschneider, Aaron K; Quesnel, Alicia M; de Venecia, Ronald; Lee, Daniel J; Chien, Wade; Stewart, C Matthew; Galaiya, Deepa; Kozin, Elliott D; Sun, Daniel Q 2022. Assessment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss After COVID-19 Vaccination. JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery, 148 4, 307-315

Formeister, Eric J; Xiao, Grace; Clark, James; Carey, John P; Hui, Ferdinand; Agrawal, Yuri; Sun, Daniel Q 2022. Combined Arterial and Venous Phase Computed Tomographic Imaging of the Skull Base in Pulsatile Tinnitus. Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology, 43 9, 1049-1055

Nassiri, Ashley M; Holcomb, Meredith A; Perkins, Elizabeth L; Bucker, Andrea L; Prentiss, Sandra M; Welch, Christopher M; Andresen, Nick S; Valenzuela, Carla V; Wick, Cameron C; Angeli, Simon I; Sun, Daniel Q; Bowditch, Stephen P; Brown, Kevin D; Zwolan, Teresa A; Haynes, David S; Saoji, Aniket A; Carlson, Matthew L 2022. Catchment Profile of Large Cochlear Implant Centers in the United States. Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 167 3, 545-551

Chow, Margaret R; Ayiotis, Andrianna I; Schoo, Desi P; Gimmon, Yoav; Lane, Kelly E; Morris, Brian J; Rahman, Mehdi A; Valentin, Nicolas S; Boutros, Peter J; Bowditch, Stephen P; Ward, Bryan K; Sun, Daniel Q; Treviño Guajardo, Carolina; Schubert, Michael C; Carey, John P; Della Santina, Charles C 2021. Posture, Gait, Quality of Life, and Hearing with a Vestibular Implant. The New England journal of medicine, 384 6, 521-532

Formeister, Eric J; Chien, Wade; Agrawal, Yuri; Carey, John P; Stewart, C Matthew; Sun, Daniel Q 2021. Preliminary Analysis of Association Between COVID-19 Vaccination and Sudden Hearing Loss Using US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System Data. JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery, 147 7, 674-676

Lee, Emerson E; Andresen, Nicholas S; McKenzie, Bryan; Sharon, Jeffrey D; Francis, Howard W; Sun, Daniel Q 2021. 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, 7 2, 71-81

Andresen, Nicholas S; Gourin, Christine G; Stewart, C Matthew; Sun, Daniel Q 2020. Hospital volume and failure to rescue after vestibular schwannoma resection. The Laryngoscope, 130 5, 1287-1293

Andresen, Nicholas S; Zhu, Vivian; Lee, Andrew; Sebetka, Wendy; Kimura, Jun; Hansen, Marlan R; Gantz, Bruce J; Sun, Daniel Q 2020. Electrodiagnostic testing in acute facial palsy: Outcomes and comparison of methods. Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology, 5 5, 928-935

Kaufmann, Christopher R; Tejani, Viral D; Fredericks, Douglas C; Henslee, Allan M; Sun, Daniel Q; Abbas, Paul J; Hansen, Marlan R 2020. Pilot Evaluation of Sheep as In Vivo Model for Cochlear Implantation. Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology, 41 5, 596-604

Oliver, Jamie R; Chen, David S; Pearl, Monica S; Carey, John P; Sun, Daniel Q 2020. Carotid Artery-Cochlear Dehiscence. Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology, 41 2, e290-e292

Rosner, Samuel; Agrawal, Yuri; Sun, Daniel Q; Aygun, Nafi; Schollenberger, Megan D; Lipson, Evan; Naidoo, Jarushka 2020. Immune-mediated ototoxicity associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with melanoma. Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 8 2,

Seligman, Kristen L; Sun, Daniel Q; Ten Eyck, Patrick P; Schularick, Nathan M; Hansen, Marlan R 2020. Temporal bone carcinoma: Treatment patterns and survival. The Laryngoscope, 130 1, E11-E20

Sullivan, Christopher Blake; Sun, Daniel Q; Zhu, Vivian L; Hansen, Marlan R; Gantz, Bruce J 2020. Surgical Outcomes in Idiopathic Recurrent Facial Nerve Paralysis: A Rare Clinical Entity. The Laryngoscope, 130 1, 200-205

Solis, Roberto N; Sun, Daniel Q; Tatro, Eric; Hansen, Marlan R 2019. Do steroids improve recovery in vestibular neuritis? The Laryngoscope, 129 2, 288-290

Sullivan, Christopher Blake; Sun, Daniel Q; Al-Qurayshi, Zaid; Bathla, Girish; Policeni, Bruno; Gantz, Bruce J; Hansen, Marlan R 2019. Relationship of a "Fundal Fluid Cap" and Vestibular Schwannoma Volume: Analysis of Preoperative Radiographic Findings and Outcomes. Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology, 40 1, 108-113

Andresen, Nicholas S; Sun, Daniel Q; Hansen, Marlan R 2018. Facial nerve decompression. Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery, 26 5, 280-285

Sun, Daniel Q; Andresen, Nicholas S; Gantz, Bruce J 2018. Surgical Management of Acute Facial Palsy. Otolaryngologic clinics of North America, 51 6, 1077-1092

Sun, Daniel Q; Kung, Raymond W; Hansen, Marlan R; Gantz, Bruce J 2018. Does a "Fundal Fluid Cap" Predict Successful Hearing Preservation in Vestibular Schwannoma Resections Via the Middle Cranial Fossa Approach? Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology, 39 6, 772-777

Sun, Daniel Q; Menezes, Arnold H; Howard, Matthew A; Gantz, Bruce J; Hasan, David M; Hansen, Marlan R 2018. Surgical Management of Tumors Involving Meckel's Cave and Cavernous Sinus: Role of an Extended Middle Fossa and Lateral Sphenoidectomy Approach. Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology, 39 1, 82-91

Sun, Daniel Q; Sullivan, C Blake; Kung, Raymond W; Asklof, Megan; Hansen, Marlan R; Gantz, Bruce J 2018. How Well Does Intraoperative Audiologic Monitoring Predict Hearing Outcome During Middle Fossa Vestibular Schwannoma Resection? Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology, 39 7, 908-915

Dai, Chenkai; Lehar, Mohamed; Sun, Daniel Q; Rvt, Lani Swarthout; Carey, John P; MacLachlan, Tim; Brough, Doug; Staecker, Hinrich; Della Santina, Alexandra M; Hullar, Timothy E; Della Santina, Charles C 2017. Rhesus Cochlear and Vestibular Functions Are Preserved After Inner Ear Injection of Saline Volume Sufficient for Gene Therapy Delivery. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO, 18 4, 601-617

Gadkaree, Shekhar K; Sun, Daniel Q; Li, Carol; Lin, Frank R; Ferrucci, Luigi; Simonsick, Eleanor M; Agrawal, Yuri 2016. Does Sensory Function Decline Independently or Concomitantly with Age? Data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. Journal of aging research, 2016 , 1865038

Sun, Daniel Q; Huang, Jin; Varadhan, Ravi; Agrawal, Yuri 2016. Race and fall risk: data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS). Age and ageing, 45 1, 120-7

Gadkaree, Shekhar K; Sun, Daniel Q; Huang, Jin; Varadhan, Ravi; Agrawal, Yuri 2015. Comparison of simple vs. performance-based fall prediction models: data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study. Gerontology & geriatric medicine, 1 ,

Sun, Daniel Q; Lehar, Mohamed; Dai, Chenkai; Swarthout, Lani; Lauer, Amanda M; Carey, John P; Mitchell, Diana E; Cullen, Kathleen E; Della Santina, Charles C 2015. Histopathologic Changes of the Inner ear in Rhesus Monkeys After Intratympanic Gentamicin Injection and Vestibular Prosthesis Electrode Array Implantation. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO, 16 3, 373-87

Sun, Daniel Q; Ward, Bryan K; Semenov, Yevgeniy R; Carey, John P; Della Santina, Charles C 2014. Bilateral Vestibular Deficiency: Quality of Life and Economic Implications. JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery, 140 6, 527-34

Sun, Daniel Q; Zhou, Xin; Lin, Frank R; Francis, Howard W; Carey, John P; Chien, Wade W 2014. Racial difference in cochlear pigmentation is associated with hearing loss risk. Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology, 35 9, 1509-14

Sun, Daniel Q; Zuniga, M Geraldine; Davalos-Bichara, Marcela; Carey, John P; Agrawal, Yuri 2014. Evaluation of a bedside test of utricular function - the bucket test - in older individuals. Acta oto-laryngologica, 134 4, 382-9

Sun, Daniel Q; Dubin, Marc G 2013. Treatment of chronic maxillary atelectasis using balloon dilation. Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 149 5, 782-5

Chan, Jason Y K; Lua, Lannah L; Starmer, Heather H; Sun, Daniel Q; Rosenblatt, Elizabeth S; Gourin, Christine G 2011. The relationship between depressive symptoms and initial quality of life and function in head and neck cancer. The Laryngoscope, 121 6, 1212-8

Ozeki, Yuji; Pickard, Benjamin S; Kano, Shin-ichi; Malloy, Mary P; Zeledon, Mariela; Sun, Daniel Q; Fujii, Kumiko; Wakui, Keiko; Shirayama, Yukihiko; Fukushima, Yoshimitsu; Kunugi, Hiroshi; Hashimoto, Kenji; Muir, Walter J; Blackwood, Douglas H; Sawa, Akira 2011. A novel balanced chromosomal translocation found in subjects with schizophrenia and schizotypal personality disorder: altered l-serine level associated with disruption of PSAT1 gene expression. Neuroscience research, 69 2, 154-60

Rahman, Mehdi A; Dai, Chenkai; Fridman, Gene Y; Davidovics, Natan S; Chiang, Bryce; Ahn, JoongHo; Hayden, Russell; Melvin, Thuy-Anh N; Sun, Daniel Q; Hedjoudje, Abderrahmane; Della Santina, Charles C 2011. Restoring the 3D vestibulo-ocular reflex via electrical stimulation: the Johns Hopkins multichannel vestibular prosthesis project. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference, 2011 , 3142-5

Sun, Daniel Q; Carson, Kathryn A; Raza, Shaan M; Batra, Sachin; Kleinberg, Lawrence R; Lim, Michael; Huang, Judy; Rigamonti, Daniele 2011. The radiosurgical treatment of arteriovenous malformations: obliteration, morbidities, and performance status. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 80 2, 354-61

Sun, Daniel Q; Rahman, Mehdi A; Fridman, Gene; Dai, Chenkai; Chiang, Bryce; Della Santina, Charles C 2011. Chronic stimulation of the semicircular canals using a multichannel vestibular prosthesis: effects on locomotion and angular vestibulo-ocular reflex in chinchillas. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference, 2011 , 3519-23

Sun, Daniel Q; Cheng, Jennifer J; Frazier, James L; Batra, Sachin; Wand, Gary; Kleinberg, Lawrence R; Rigamonti, Daniele; Quinones-Hinojosa, Alfredo; Salvatori, Roberto; Lim, Michael 2010. Treatment of pituitary adenomas using radiosurgery and radiotherapy: a single center experience and review of literature. Neurosurgical review, 34 2, 181-9

Wang, Hai-sheng; Sun, De-qing; Fan, Xiao-peng; Wang, Ben-jie; Wang, Kai; Guo, Rui-chen 2005. [Safety and tolerance study of single oral dose of adefovir dipivoxil tablets in healthy volunteers]. Zhonghua shi yan he lin chuang bing du xue za zhi = Zhonghua shiyan he linchuang bingduxue zazhi = Chinese journal of experimental and clinical virology, 19 4, 375-9