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CAOS Computer-Assisted Otologic Surgery

Robert F. Labadie, M.D., Ph.D

 

Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Professor of Bioengineering

 

 

Curriculum Vitae

Contact:

Office: 10269 Medical Center East, South Tower
Email: robert.labadie@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 936-2493
Fax: (615) 936-5515
Mail: 7209 Medical Center East, South Tower
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN 37232-8605
Deliveries: 10450 Medical Center East, South Tower
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN 37232-8605

Schedule:

Days and Locations:

  • Monday and Fridays: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Research Lab
  • Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Clinical: Medical Center East, 7th Floor
  • Alternate Wednesdays/Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – OR

Unscheduled Appointments:

  • Please request an appointment by email or phone.

Research:

  • Areas: Image-Guided Otologic Surgery, Eustachian Tube Function, and Bilateral Cochlear Implantation Clinical Trials.

Patents:

  1. Antaki JF, Borovetz HS, Labadie RF, Fluid Delivery Apparatus and Associated MethodU.S. Patent No. 5,537,335.
  2. Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF, Fiducial Marker System for SurgeryU.S. Provisional Patent No. 60-469,229.
  3. Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF, Surgical Instrument Disablement Via Image-Guided Feedback Patent Pending (filed 3-22-04).
  4. Labadie RF, Dissolvable cutting sleeve for ear tube and method for use thereof. Patent Pending (filed 8-13-04).
  5. Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF, System and Methods of Using Image-Guidance for Placement of Cochlear Stimulator Devices, Drug Carrier Devices or the Like (filed 5-1-05).

Grants:

  1. Vanderbilt University Medical Center Discovery Grant, Image-Guided Otologic Surgery.
  2. NIH/NIBIB, Image-Guided Otologic Surgery.
  3. Triological Society Career Development Award, Clinical Validation and Testing of Percutaneous Cochlear Implantation.
  4. NIH/NIDCDD, Clinical Validation and Testing of Percutaneous Cochlear Implantation.
  5. NIH/NIBIB, Robotic Mastoidectomy.
  6. Alcon Research, LTD, The Role of Ototopically Applied Anti-Histamines in the Treatment of Allergic Otitis Media.
  7. American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, Dynamic Surfactant Protein Expression in Otitis Media.

Publications:

Biographical Information:

  • B.S. (summa cum laude), University of Notre Dame, Mechanical Engineering,1988. Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1995.
  • M.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1996.
  • At Vanderbilt University since July, 2001.