Charley C. Della Santina, M.D., Ph.D.

Charley C. Della Santina, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery,
Division of Otology, Neurotology & Skullbase Surgery,
Department of Biomedical Engineering

Peer Reviewed Articles

Della Santina CC, Migliaccio AA, Hayden R, Melvin TA, Fridman GY, Chiang B, Davidovics NS, Dai C, Carey JP, Minor LB, Anderson ICW, Park H, Lyford-Pike S, Tang S (2010) “Current and Future Management of Bilateral Loss of Vestibular Sensation – An update on the Johns Hopkins Multichannel Vestibular Prosthesis Project,” Cochlear Implants International (in press)

Davidovics NS, Fridman GY, Chiang B, Della Santina CC, “Effects of biphasic current pulse frequency, amplitude, duration and interphase gap on eye movement responses to prosthetic electrical stimulation of the vestibular nerve,” IEEE Trans. Neural Systems and Rehab Eng. (in review 2009)

Fridman GY, Davidovics NS, Dai C, Migliaccio AA, Della Santina CC, “Vestibulo-ocular reflex responses to a multichannel vestibular prosthesis incorporating a 3D coordinate transformation for correction of misalignment,” JARO (in review 2009)

Campbell CA, Della Santina CC, Meyer, Horning NC, Smith NB, Myrie OA, Stone EM, Fukushima K, Califano J, Carey JP, Hansen MR, Gantz BJ, Minor LB, Smith RJH. “Polymorphisms in KCNE1 or KCNE3 are not associated with Ménière disease in the caucasian population,” Am. J. Medical Genetics 2009 Dec 23;152A(1):67-74. [Epub] PubMed PMID: 20034061.

Nguyen KD, Minor LB, Della Santina CC, Carey JP. “Vestibular function and vertigo control after intratympanic gentamicin for Ménière's disease,” Audiol Neurootol. 2009;14(6):361-72. Epub 2009 Nov 16. PubMed PMID: 19923806.

Muir GM, Brown JE, Carey JP, Hirvonen TP, Della Santina CC, Minor LB, Taube JS. “Disruption of the head direction cell signal after occlusion of the semicircular canals in the freely moving chinchilla,” J Neurosci. 2009 Nov 18;29(46):14521-33. PubMed PMID: 19923286.

Laeeq K, Bhatti NI, Carey JP, Della Santina CC, Limb CJ, Niparko JK, Minor LB, Francis HW. “Pilot testing of an assessment tool for competency in mastoidectomy,”  Laryngoscope. 2009 Nov 2;119(12):2402-2410. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 19885831.

Crane BT, Minor LB, Della Santina CC, Carey JP. “Middle ear exploration in patients with Ménière's disease who have failed outpatient intratympanic gentamicin therapy,” Otol Neurotol 2009 Aug;30(5):619-24. PubMed PMID: 19503016

Agrawal Y, Carey JP, Della Santina CC, Schubert MC, Minor LB (2009) “Disorders of balance and vestibular function in US adults: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2004,” Arch Intern Med. May 25;169(10):938-44. PubMed PMID: 19468085.

Newman-Toker DE, Sharma P, Chowdhury M, Clemons TM, Zee DS, Della Santina CC (2009) “Penlight-Cover Test - A New Bedside Method to Unmask Nystagmus,” J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. Mar 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 19336432.

Yakushin SB, Tarasenko Y, Raphan T, Suzuki J-I, Della Santina CC, Minor LB, Cohen B (2009) “Modification of the Cervico-ocular Reflex by Canal Plugging,” Annals NY Acad. Sci. 1164:60-7. Published Online: May 21 2009 12:57PM DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.03775.x

Cohen B, Xiang Y, Yakushin SB, Kunin M, Raphan T, Minor LB, Della Santina CC (2009) “Effect of canal plugging on quadrupedal locomotion in monkey,” Annals NY Acad. Sci. 1164:89-96. Published Online: May 21 2009 12:57PM DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.03845.x

Nguyen KD, Minor LB, Della Santina CC, Carey JP. (2009) “Time course of repeated intratympanic gentamicin for Ménière's disease.”  Laryngoscope. Apr;119(4):792-8. PubMed PMID: 19213044.

Melvin TN, Della Santina CC, Carey JP, Migliaccio AA (2008) “Effects of cochlear implantation on vestibular function,” Otology & Neurotology 2009 Jan;30(1):87-94

Schubert MC, Della Santina CC, Shelhamer M. (2008) “Incremental angular vestibulo-ocular reflex adaptation to active head rotation,” Exp Brain Res. 2008 Dec;191(4):435-46. PMID: 18712370

Tang S, Melvin TN, Della Santina CC (2008) “Effects of semicircular canal electrode implantation on hearing in chichillas,” Acta Otolaryngologica 2008 Jul 10:1-6. [Epub ahead of print]

Della Santina CC (2008) “Cochleostomy placement and vestibular injury,” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Jun;138(6):812-3

Schubert MC, Migliaccio AA, Della Santina CC (2007) “Modification of compensatory saccades after aVOR gain recovery,” J Vestib Res. 2006;16(6):285-91.

Della Santina CC, Migliaccio AA, Patel AH (2007) “A multi-channel semicircular canal neural prosthesis using electrical stimulation to restore 3D vestibular sensation,” IEEE Transaction on Biomed. Engineering 2007 Jun;54(6 Pt 1):1016-30.

Lyford-Pike S, Vogelheim C, Chu E, Della Santina CC, Carey JP (2007) "Differential uptake explains the selective toxicity of gentamicin for vestibular type I hair cells," JARO 2007 Sep 25; [Epub ahead of print]

Schubert MS, Migliaccio AA, Della Santina CC (2006) “Dynamic visual acuity in canal planes as a test of isolated semicircular canal dysfunction,” JARO 2006 Dec;7(4):329-38

Della Santina CC and Lee SC (2006) “Ceravital reconstruction after canal wall down mastoidectomy – Long term results,” Archives of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery 2006 Jun;132(6):617-23.

Della Santina CC, Byrne PJ (2006) “Initial management of total nasal septectomy defects using resorbable plating,” Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2006 Mar-Apr; 8(2):128-38. PMID: 16549740

Migliaccio AA, Della Santina CC, Carey JP, Minor LB, Zee DS (2006) “The effect of binocular eye position and head rotation plane on the human torsional vestibuloocular reflex.” Vision Res. 2006 Mar 16; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 16545855

Migliaccio AA, Schubert MC, Clendaniel RA, Carey JP, Della Santina CC, Minor LB, Zee DS (2006) “Axis of eye rotation changes with head-pitch orientation during head impulses about Earth-vertical,”  JARO. 2006 Mar 22; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 16552499

Hourany, R. Aygun N, Della Santina CC, Zinreich S.J. (2005) “Silent sinus syndrome: An acquired condition,” AJNR Am J Neuroradiol October 26:2390-2392.

Della Santina CC, Potyagaylo V, Migliaccio AA, Minor LB, Carey JP (2005) “Orientation of human semicircular canals measured by three-dimensional multi-planar CT reconstruction,” JARO 2005 Aug 9:1-16 [Epub ahead of print]

Della Santina CC, Migliaccio AA, Patel AH (2005) “Electrical Stimulation to Restore Vestibular Function – Development of a 3-D Vestibular Prosthesis,” Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2005;7:7380-5

Migliaccio AA, Della Santina CC, Carey JP, H.W. Francis, L. R. Lustig, J.K. Niparko, Minor LB (2005) “The vestibulo-ocular reflex response to head impulses rarely decreases after cochlear implantation,” Otology & Neurotology. 2005 Jul;26(4):655-60.

Park HJ, Migliaccio AA, Della Santina CC, Minor LB, Carey JP (2005) “Search-coil head-thrust and caloric tests in Meniere’s disease,” Acta Otolaryngol. 2005 Aug;125(8):852-7.

Potyagaylo V, Della Santina CC and Carey JP (2005) “Superior canal dehiscence is not due to cephalic displacement of the labyrinth,” Annals NY Acad. Sci. 2005 Apr;1039:498-502

Hullar TE, Della Santina CC, Hirvonen TP, Lasker DM, Carey JP, Minor LB (2004) “Responses of irregularly discharging chinchilla semicircular canal vestibular-nerve afferents during high-frequency head rotations. J Neurophysiol. 2005 May;93(5):2777-86. Epub 2004 Dec 15.

Migliaccio AA, MacDougall HG, Minor LB , Della Santina CC, (2004) “Inexpensive system for real-time 3-dimensional video-oculography using a fluorescent marker array,” J. Neuroscience Methods 2005 Apr 30;143(2):141-50. Epub 2004 Nov 28

Rubinstein J and C. C. Della Santina, “Development of a biophysical model for vestibular prosthesis research,” Journal of Vestibular Research 2002-2003;12(2-3):69-76.

Della Santina CC, Cremer PD, J.P.Carey, and Minor LB (2002) “Comparison of head thrust test and head autorotation test reveals vestibulo-ocular reflex is enhanced during voluntary head movements” Archives of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery 128(9):1044-1054.

Carey JP, Minor LB, Peng GCY, Della Santina CC, Cremer PD and Haslwanter T (2002) “Changes in the three-dimensional vestibulo-ocular reflex following intratympanic gentamicin treatment for Meniere’s disease,” Journal of the Assoc. of Research in Otolaryngology 3(4):430-443

Carey JP, Hirvonen T, Peng GCY, Della Santina CC, Cremer PD, Haslwanter T, Minor LB (2002) “Changes in angular VOR after a single dose of intratympanic gentamicin for Meniere’s disease,” Ann. New York Acad. Sci 2002 Apr; 956:581-4

Della Santina CC, Cremer PD, Carey JP and Minor LB (2001) “The vestibulo-ocular reflex during self-generated head movements by human subjects with unilateral vestibular hypofunction: improved gain, latency and alignment provide evidence for preprogramming,” Ann. New York Acad. Sci 942: 456-466.

Minor LB, Cremer PD, Carey JP, Della Santina CC, Streubel SO and Weg N (2001) “Symptoms and signs in superior canal dehiscence syndrome,” Ann. New York Acad. Sci 942:259-273.

Cremer PD, Minor LB, Carey JP, Della Santina CC (2000) “Eye movements in patients with the superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome align with the abnormal canal,” Neurology 55(12):1833-1841.

Della Santina CC, Kovacs GTA, Lewis ER (1997) “Chronic multicellular recording from eighth cranial nerve using micromachined silicon electrode arrays,” J Neurosci Methods 72:71-86.

Della Santina CC (1994) “Silicon Regeneration-Type Multi-Microelectrodes for Electrophysiology in the Eighth Cranial Nerve,” Doctoral Dissertation, Bioengineering, UC Berkeley/UC San Francisco.

Kovacs GTA, Storment C, Halks-Miller M, Belczynski C, Della Santina CC, Lewis ER, Maluf N (1994) “Silicon-substrate microelectrode arrays for parallel recording of neural activity in peripheral and cranial nerves,”  IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 41(6):567-577.

Conference Abstracts & Presentations

Della Santina, et al., “Restoring the Sixth Sense in 3D: An update on the Johns Hopkins Multichannel Prosthesis Project”, XXVIst Congress of the Barany Society, Háskólatorg, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, 2010

Dai C, Fridman GY, Della Santina CC, “Effects of vestibular electrode implantation and prosthetic stimulation on hearing in rhesus monkeys,” ARO 2010

Dai C, Fridman GY, Chiang B, Davidovics NS, Della Santina CC, “3D aVOR adaptation to chronic motion-modulated multi-channel prosthetic stimulation of semicircular canal ampullary nerves,” ARO 2010

Davidovics NS, Fridman GY, Della Santina CC, “Effects of stimulus pulse parameters on eye movement responses to stimulation delivered by a vestibular prosthesis,” ARO 2010

Fridman GY, Davidovics ND, Dai C, Migliaccio AA, Della Santina CC, “Multichannel vestibular prosthesis using linear coordinate axis transformation stabilizes eyes for head rotation about any axis,” ARO 2010

Johnson LA, Della Santina CC, Wang X, “Developing a new non-human primate model for cochlear implant research,” #70.12 Neuroscience 2009

Kolesnikova OV, Cohen B, Della Santina CC, Minor LB, Raphan T and Yakushin SB, “Adaptation of the cervio-ocular reflex (COR) in normal and canal-plugged monkeys,” #357.4 Neuroscience 2009

Y Xiang, SB Yakushin, M Kunin, T Raphan, L Minor, CC Della Santina, B Cohen, “Inaccurate paw placement during quadrupedal locomotion after canal-plugging in monkeys,” #357.2 Neuroscience 2009

Johnson, LA, Della Santina, CC, Wang, X. “Developing a new non-human primate model for cochlear implant research.” Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses (CIAP), Lake Tahoe, CA, July 2009

Chiang B, Fridman GY, Della Santina CC, “Enhancements to the Johns Hopkins Multi-Channel Vestibular Prosthesis yield reduced size, extended battery life, current steering and wireless control,” #213, ARO 2009

Davidovics N, Fridman GY, Della Santina CC, “Linearity of stimulus-response mapping during semicircular canal stimulation using a vestibular prosthesis,” #186, ARO 2009

Lie TS, Chiang B, Law Y, Tan G, Romano R, Wo L, Migliaccio AA, Macdougall HG, Della Santina CC,
“A small inexpensive motor for head impulse testing of vestibular function,” #184, ARO 2009

Yakushin SB, Tarasenko Y, Raphan T, Suzuki JI, Della Santina CC, Minor LB, Cohen B, “ Modification of the torsional cervico-ocular reflex (COR) by canal-plugging,” #963, ARO 2009

Fridman G, Melvin TN, Davidovics NS, Della Santina CC, “Linearity of the 3-D vestibulo-ocular reflex response to electrical stimulation delivered by a multichannel vestibular prosthesis to the semicircular canals,” BMES 2008

Cohen B, Yakushin SB, Suzuki J-I, Della Santina CC, Minor LB, and Raphan T, “Frequency characteristics of the cervico-ocular reflex (COR) in normal and canal-plugged monkeys,” Soc for Neurosci Ann Mtg 2008

Minor LB, Carey JP, Cullen KE, Della Santina CC, Lasker DM, Sadeghi SSG, “Interactions of basic research and clinical investigation in the vestibular system,” Basic & Clinical Aspects of Vertigo & Dizziness, Kloster Seeon, Germany 2008

Cohen B, Xiang Y, Yakushin SB, Kunin M, Raphan T, Suzuki JI, Minor LB, Della Santina CC, "Effect of canal plugging on gait and head movements in monkeys during quadrupedal locomotion," Basic & Clinical Aspects of Vertigo & Dizziness, Kloster Seeon, Germany 2008

Yakushin SB, Raphan T, Suzuki JI, Della Santina CC, Minor LB, Cohen B, "The cervico-ocular reflex in normal and canal-plugged monkeys," Basic & Clinical Aspects of Vertigo & Dizziness, Kloster Seeon, Germany 2008

Minor LB, Carey JP, Cullen KE, Della Santina CC, Lasker DM, Sadeghi S, "Interactions of Basic Research and Clinical Investigation in the Vestibular System," Vestibular System in Health & Disease, Germany 2008

Della Santina CC, Hayden RP, Migliaccio AA, Melvin TM, Fridman YG, "The Johns Hopkins Multichannel Vestibular Prosthesis – Restoring semicircular canal sensation in chinchillas after bilateral gentamicin ototoxic injury," XXV Barany Society Congress, Kyoto 2008

Cohen B, Xiang Y, Yakushin SB, Kunin M, Raphan T, Minor L, Della Santina CC, “The role of canal afference in gait and gaze stabilization in monkey during quadrupedal locomotion: Effects of canal-plugging,” XXV Barany Socitey Congress, Kyoto 2008

Migliaccio AA, Meierhoffer R, Della Santina CC, Reeves R, "3D Angular vestibulo-ocular reflex of C57BL6 and Ts65Dn mice," Abstr 791, Assoc for Research in Otolaryngology Ann Mtg, Phoenix 2008

Schubert M, Shelhamer M and Della Santina CC, "VOR adaptation to active head impulses," Abstr 793, Assoc for Research in Otolaryngology Ann Mtg, Phoenix 2008

Tang S, Melvin TN, Della Santina CC, "Effects of vestibular implantation on hearing in chinchillas," Abstr 78, Assoc for Research in Otolaryngology Ann Mtg, Phoenix 2008

Hayden RP, Mori S, Della Santina CC, "An electroanatomical/neuromorphic model to guide electrode design for a multichannel vestibular prosthesis," Abstr 792, Assoc for Research in Otolaryngology Ann Mtg, Phoenix 2008

Melvin TN, Migliaccio AA, Della Santina CC, "Effects of cochlear implantation on vestibular function," Abstr 244, Assoc for Research in Otolaryngology Ann Mtg, Phoenix 2008

Migliaccio AA, Della Santina CC, Carey JP, “Vergence-mediated modulation of the human vestibulo-ocular reflex during galvanic stimulation,” Abstr 795, Assoc for Research in Otolaryngology Ann Mtg, Phoenix 2008

Della Santina CC, Hayden R, Migliaccio AA, Melvin T, "Restoring semicircular canal sensation using the Johns Hopkins Multichannel Vestibular Prosthesis," Proc Biomed. Engineering Soc Ann Mtg, Sept 2007

Xiang Y, Yakushin SB, Kunin M, Raphan T, Minor LB, Della Santina CC, Cohen B, “Changes in quadrupedal locomotion and head stabilization in space after canal-plugging in monkey,” Soc for Neurosci. Ann. Mtg, San Diego 2007

Soledad Boleas M, Della Santina CC, Minor LB, Carey LP, "Longitudinal results with intratympanic dexamethasone in the treatment of Meniere’s disease," American Neurotol. Soc Ann. Mtg, San Diego, 2007

Hayden RP, Mori S, Frey E, Della Santina CC, "An anatomically precise finite element model predicts current flow in labyrinths implanted with a multi-channel vestibular prosthesis," Abstract #941, Assoc for Research in Otolaryngology Ann Mtg, Denver 2007

Hayden RP and Della Santina CC, "Paired linear accelerometers emulate gyros to reduce power consumption and size for an implantable multi-channel vestibular prosthesis,"
Abstract #942, Assoc for Research in Otolaryngology Ann Mtg, Denver 2007

Migliaccio AA and Della Santina CC, "Videooculography system for 3D angular eye position measurement in the mouse," Abstract #943, Assoc for Research in Otolaryngology Ann Mtg, Denver 2007

Migliaccio AA, Minor LB and Della Santina CC, "The 3-Dimensional angular vestibulo-ocular reflex evoked by high-acceleration rotations in normal chinchilla is conjugate, nonlinear and isotropic," Abstract #944, Assoc for Research in Otolaryngology Ann Mtg, Denver 2007

Schubert M, Shelhamer M and Della Santina CC, "Incremental adjustment of velocity error signal enhances VOR adaptation," Abstract #974, Assoc for Research in Otolaryngology Ann Mtg, Denver 2007

Campbell CA, Della Santina CC, Smith NB, Carey JP, Minor LB, Smith RJH (2006) "Is Ménière’s disease associated with polymorphisms in KCNE1 or KCNE3 in the United States?" American Society of Human Genetics Ann. Mtg., New Orleans Oct 2005

Della Santina CC, Migliaccio AA, Patel AH, Carey JP, Park HJ, Anderson ICW, Minor L (2006) “A Multichannel Implantable Prosthesis for Restoration of 3D Vestibular Function,” Abstract 9, Assoc for Research in Otolaryngology Ann Mtg 2006

Allak A, Della Santina CC, Schubert MC (2005) “Dynamic visual acuity in canal planes as a test of isolated semicircular canal dysfunction,” Society for Neuroscience Annual Mtg, Washington DC Nov 2005

Della Santina CC, Migliaccio AA, Patel AH (2005) “A Multichannel Implantable Prosthesis for Restoration of 3D Vestibular Function,” Proceedings of the Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Mtg, Sept 29, 2005

Della Santina CC, Migliaccio AA, Park HJ, Anderson IW, Jiradejvong P, Minor LB and Carey JP, “3D Vestibuloocular reflex, afferent responses and crista histology in chinchillas after unilateral intratympanic gentamicin,” Abstract 813, Assoc for Research in Otolaryngology Ann Mtg 2005

Stewart CM, Della Santina CC, Migliaccio AA, Minor LB, Carey JP, “Intratympanic gentamicin in human subjects: A lesion intermediate between canal plugging and surgical destruction,” Abstract 1391, Assoc for Research in Otolaryngology Ann Mtg 2005

Migliaccio AA, Schubert M, Carey JP, Della Santina CC, Minor LB, Clendaniel R, “The axis of eye rotation during the vestibuloocular reflex can obey a half angle rule,” Abstract 736, Assoc for Research in Otolaryngology Ann Mtg 2005

Della Santina CC, Migliaccio AA, Park HJ, Jiradejvong P, Minor LB and Carey JP, “Vestibulo-ocular reflex of chinchilla after unilateral intratympanic gentamicin,” Abstract 411.6, Society for Neuroscience Ann Mtg 2004

Campbell CA, Della Santina CC, Avenarius MR, Carey JP, Minor LB, Smith NB, Van Camp G, Smith RJH, “Genetic analysis of Meniere’s disease,” 5th Molecular Biology of Hearing and Deafness 2004

Della Santina CC, Migliaccio AA and Minor LB, “Vestibulo-ocular reflex of chinchilla during head rotation and functional vestibular electrical stimulation,” Barany Society 2004 Congress, Paris

Della Santina CC, Potyagaylo V Migliaccio AA, Minor LB and Carey JP, “Orientation of human vestibular labyrinth semicircular canals,” Clinical and Basic Oculomotor Research (Satellite Mtg of the Barany 2004 Congress), Siena, July 2004

Migliaccio AA, Della Santina CC, Carey JP and Zee DS, “The human angular torsional vestibulo-ocular reflex: effects of eye position and head rotation plane.” Barany Society 2004 Congress, Paris

Della Santina CC, Potyagaylo V Migliaccio AA, Minor LB and Carey JP, “Orientations of human vestibular labyrinth semicircular canals,” Abstract 272, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryng. Ann Mtg 2004

Potyagaylo V, Della Santina CC, Minor LB and Carey JP “Superior canal dehiscence is not due to cephalic displacement of the labyrinth,” Assoc. for Research in Otolaryng. Ann Mtg 2004

Della Santina CC, Migliaccio AA, Carey JP and Minor LB, “Vestibulo-ocular reflex of chinchilla during high frequency head rotation and electrical stimuli,” Abst 13759, Soc for Neurosci Ann Mtg 2003

Della Santina CC, Migliaccio AA and Minor LB, “Vestibulo-ocular reflex of chinchilla during head rotation and functional vestibular electrical stimulation,” NIH Neural Prosthesis Program Workshop 2003

Rubinstein JT & Della Santina CC, “Development of a biophysical model for a vestibular prosthesis,” Biomedical Engineering Society2003 Annual Meeting, Nashville

Della Santina CC, Hullar TE, Carey JP, Migliaccio AA and Minor LB, “Comparison of vestibular nerve afferent and eye movement responses to galvanic and rotational stimuli,” American Otological Society Annual Meeting 2003, Nashville

Migliaccio AA, Della Santina CC, Carey JP, Francis HW, Lustig LR, Niparko JK, Minor LB, “Function of the vestibulo-ocular reflex before and after cochlear implantation,” Cochlear Implants in Children 2003, Washington DC.

Della Santina CC, Lewis ER, “The spatial distribution of nodes of Ranvier and ‘units’ recorded using microelectrodes in the eighth nerve,” Assoc for Research in Otolaryng. 2002 Annual Mtg, St. Pete’s Beach

Della Santina CC, Cremer PD, Carey JP, Minor LB , “Increased gain, shortened latency and improved 3D alignment – evidence for preprogramming of the vestibular ocular reflex during self-generated head movements by human subjects with unilateral vestibular hypofunction,” Washington University Vestibular Function Conf. 2000, St. Louis

Carey JP, Haslwanter TP, Della Santina CC, Peng CGY, Minor LB, “Preservation of semicircular canal function in gentamicin treatment of Meniere’s disease,” Society for Neuroscience 2000 Annual Meeting, Washington DC

Cremer PD, Minor LB, Carey JP, Della Santina CC, “Vibration-induced nystagmus in superior canal dehiscence syndrome,” Society for Neuroscience 2000 Annual Meeting, Washington DC

Della Santina CC, Cremer PD, Carey JP, Minor LB, “Preprogramming augments the VOR during voluntary head movements - Implications for choosing a test of vestibular function,” Maryland Soc. of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery 2000 Annual Research Meeting, Baltimore

Della Santina CC, P. D. Cremer, Carey JP, Minor LB “Shortened latency and improved alignment imply preprogrammed mechanisms contribute to VOR during active head rotation after unilateral labyrinthectomy,” Assoc for Research in Otolaryngology 2000 Annual Meeting, St. Pete’s Beach

Carey JP, T. Haslwanter, Della Santina CC, Minor LB “3D VOR shows preserved canal function after intratympanic gentamicin for Meniere's Disease,” Assoc for Research in Otolaryngology 2000 Annual Meeting, St. Pete’s Beach

Cremer PD, Carey JP, Della Santina CC, Minor LB, “Superior canal dehiscence syndrome: characteristics of sound- and pressure-induced nystagmus,” ARO 2000 Annual Meeting, St. Pete’s Beach

Della Santina CC, Carey JP, P. D. Cremer, Minor LB “Comparison of passive head impulses and sinusoidal vestibular autorotation as measures of human vestibulo-ocular reflex function,” Society for Neuroscience 1999 Annual Meeting, Miami Beach

Cremer PD, Carey JP, Della Santina CC, Minor LB, “Three dimensional examination of sound- and pressure-induced nystagmus in patients with superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome: axis of nystagmus is parallel to the anatomic axis of the affected canal,” Society for Neuroscience 1999 Annual Meeting, Miami Beach

Della Santina CC, Kovacs GTA, Lewis ER, “Modeling and measuring the distribution of nodes of Ranvier and units in bullfrog eighth nerve aids in microelectrode design,” Society for Neuroscience 1995 Annual Meeting 21(1):398, San Diego CA

Della Santina CC, Storment CW, Lewis ER and Kovacs GTA, “Chronic multicellular recording from eighth cranial nerve using silicon regeneration microelectrodes,” Society for Neuroscience 1993 Annual Meeting 19(1):887, Washington, DC

Della Santina CC, Lewis ER and Kovacs GTA, “Neural interfaces for auditory physiology research,” NIH Neural Prostheses 1992 Workshop, Bethesda

Hatzakis M, Della Santina CC, Maluf N and Kovacs GTA “Automated system for evaluation of stimulation and recording electrodes,” NIH Neural Prostheses 1992 Workshop, Bethesda

Grattarola M, Kovacs GTA, Martinoia S, Belczynski C, Cambiaso A, Storment C, Tedesco M and Della Santina CC, "In Vitro Networks of Neurons: Technological and Cytometric Aspects," Medical and
Biological Engineering & Computing, Vol. 29 Supplement, July 1991, p.664

Della Santina CC, DeAngelis GC, and Lehman S, “Exploring neuromotor control of the forearm reaction to perturbation,” IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 1989 Annual Intl Conf, Seattle

Published Book Chapters

Carey JP and Della Santina CC, “Vestibular Physiology,” in Cummings Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, 5th Edn (Editor P. W. Flint), Elsevier. (in press 2009)

Della Santina CC and Lustig LR and “Implantable Hearing Devices,” in Cummings Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, 5th Edn (Editor P.W. Flint). Elsevier. (in press 2009)

Della Santina CC, “Evaluation of vestibular function prior to cochlear implantation,” in Cochlear Implants, 2nd edition (Editor, J. K. Niparko). Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. 2009.

Della Santina CC, Carey JP, Minor LB, “The Vestibular System,” in Essential Otolaryngology, 9th Edn (Editor KJ Lee). McGraw-Hill. 2008.

Della Santina CC, Carpenter R, Niparko JK, “Cochlear Implants and Implantable Hearing Devices,” in Clinical Otology, 3rd Edn (Editors G. Hughes & M. Pensak). Thieme. 2007.

Carey JP and Della Santina CC, “Vestibular Physiology,” in Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, 4th Edn (Editor C.W. Cummings), Mosby. 2005.

Della Santina CC and Lustig LR and “Implantable Hearing Aids,” in Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, 4th Edn (Editor C.W. Cummings). Mosby. 2005.

Awarded and Published Patents

Della Santina CC, Lie TS, Chiang B, “Systems and methods for testing vestibular and oculomotor function,” International Patent Application No. PCT/US2009/40486, filed April 14, 2009; claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/124,122, filed April 14, 2008

Della Santina CC, Faltys MA “Dual cochlear/vestibular stimulator with control signals derived from motion and speech signals,” United States Patent 7,225,028 (awarded May 29, 2007; published 12/1/2005 derivative of provisional patent filed 5/28/04).

Migliaccio AA, Della Santina CC, MacDougall HG “Method and apparatus for three-dimensional video oculography,” United States Patent 7,465,050 (awarded Dec 16, 2008; submitted 2/1/2005, derivative of U.S. provisional patent 60/541,590); PCT#WO 2005/077259 A1.

Reviews

Della Santina CC, "Working knowledge: Restoring balance with a bionic ear," Scientific American (April 2010)

Film and Video

"The Incredible Human Machine [contributor to hearing and vestibular segment]," director Elizabeth Kanter, National Geographic Channel, first aired October 21, 2007.