University of Tennessee, Memphis
Department of Otolaryngology:
Faculty and Residents

 
Paul Flanagan Shea, MD



Education:
B.A., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1988.
M.D., Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 1995.
Internship: Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN (1995-1997).
Residency: Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
        (1997-2001).
Accepted for Fellowship: Otology/Neurotology, Carolina Ear & Hearing Clinic, Raleigh, NC
        (2001-2002).
 

Certification and Licensure:
Eligible for American Board of Otolaryngology in 2001.
North Carolina: 2001-present.
Tennessee: 1995-present.
 

Society Membership:
American Medical Association
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
American College of Surgeons (Candidate)
North Carolina Medical Society
 

Publications:
Shea PF, Ge X, Shea JJ:  Stapedectomy for Far-Advanced Otosclerosis, American Journal of Otology, Volume 20, Number 4, 425-9, July 1999.

Shea JJ, Shea PF, McKenna MJ:  Otosclerosis Overview, Chapter 27, Glasscock and Shambaugh, Surgery of the Ear, Fifth Edition,  B.C. Decker, 2002 (In preparation).

Weiss LS, Cobo R, Shea PF, Miller RH: The Efficacy of Fibrin Glue in Preventing Postoperative Pharyngocutaneous Fistulae  (In Revision).
 

Presentations:
Stapedectomy for Far-Advanced Otosclerosis, American Otological Society, 131st Annual Meeting,
        Palm Beach, Florida, May 9, 1998.

Grand Rounds, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Tennessee:
        Electrocochleography, July 1997.
        Otoacoustic Emissions, January 1998.
        Stapedectomy for Far-Advanced Otosclerosis, April 1998.
        Current Management of Epistaxis, October 1998.
        Deep Neck Infections in Children, March 1999.
        Sudden Hearing Loss, July 1999.
        Surgery of the Endolymphatic Sac, October 1999.
        Cochlear Implantation, March 2000.
        Surgical Anatomy of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve, June 2000.
        Coexistent Otosclerosis and Meniere's Syndrome, October 2000.
        Facial Nerve Schwannoma, January 2001.
 

Research:
Late-Onset Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Children Receiving Radiation Therapy,
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, Presented June 1999.

Investigated correlation between findings on computed-tomography and facial paralysis in a series of patients with temporal bone fractures from The Regional Medical Center at Memphis Level One Trauma Center, using three-dimensional reconstruction of computed-tomographic images and Stealth Station Image-Guided Software, 1996.

Showed histologic evidence of complete destruction of vestibular hair cells in a frog model given endolymphatic hydrops by surgically occluding its endolymphatic duct, from aminoglycosides delivered to the frog's vestibular system via a surgically-placed catheter, to investigate the effects of intratympanic perfusion of aminoglycosides in patients with Meniere's Disease, 1991-1992.
 

Courses Attended:
Powered Dissection Course in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Medical Education Research Institute
Memphis, Tennessee, May 1998.

Powered Dissection Course in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Medical Education Research Institute
Memphis, Tennessee, May 1999.

Rhinoplasty 1999
University of Tennessee Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Division of Facial Plastic Surgery
Memphis, Tennessee, May 1999.

32nd Annual Iowa Head and Neck Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery Course
University of Iowa Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Iowa City, Iowa, June 1999.

Basic Principles of Rhinoplasty
Shea Ear Clinic, With Live Surgery
Memphis, Tennessee, April 2000.

Temporal Bone Surgical Dissection Course
Carolina Ear and Hearing Clinic PC
Raleigh, North Carolina, April 2000.

Powered Dissection Course in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Medical Education Research Institute
Memphis, Tennessee, May 2000.

 

 
 
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