October 27, 2003
Miyamoto Elected to Institute of Medicine Membership
INDIANAPOLIS - Richard T. Miyamoto, M.D., chair of the Department of
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, has been elected a member in the
prestigious Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Miyamoto, the Arilla Spence DeVault Professor, is internationally
known for his pioneering work and research of cochlear implants and treatment
of profound deafness among adults and children. The department he leads
is one the major centers in the country to receive National Institutes
of Health funding to research pediatric cochlear implantation.
On the faculty with the IU School of Medicine since 1978, Dr. Miyamoto
was elected to NAS membership with other nominees October 1. NAS is considered
one of the highest honors that can be accorded to a U.S. medical scientist
or engineer. It recognizes members' distinguished and continuing achievements
in original research.
Miyamoto performed Indiana's first cochlear implant procedure in 1979
at the Indiana University Hospital, and in 1995, he and his team at Riley
Hospital for Children implanted a device in 16-month-old boy, the youngest
ever to receive an implant at that time. With clear evidence of the advantages
of early implantation, Miyamoto and his colleagues have recently implanted
the device in a 6-month-old congenitally deaf infant who by age 18 months
has achieved age appropriate speech and language skills. More than 850
patients have received implants at the IU Medical Center.
A 1970 graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, Miyamoto
has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since
1987. With grants in excess of $12 million, Dr. Miyamoto and his research
team are studying how cochlear implants help deaf children learn language
and speech skills.
He has received many awards and recognitions over the years, including
the IU School of Medicine's Outstanding Professor in Clinical Sciences
on 3 occasions and a commendation from the Indiana Speech Language Hearing
Association. He has been awarded an honorary doctor of engineering by
the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He was elected to the Collegium
Otorhinolaryngologicum Amitae Sacrum and is the current president of the
Indiana chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He has
been honored in Marquis' Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World,
International Directory of Distinguished Leadership, and International
Who's Who of Intellectuals (Cambridge, England).
A past president of the American Neurotology Society and the Association
for Research in Otolaryngology, Miyamoto is a member of numerous other
professional societies including the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head
and Neck Surgery, the American Otological Society, the Triological Society,
the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Pediatrics,
and the Royal Society of Medicine (England). He is director on the American
Board of Otolaryngology and serves on the Advisory Council of the National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Miyamoto also
is associate editor for Otolaryngology-Head and Neck and the Journal
of the Association for Research in Otolaryngolgy.
Dr. Miyamoto completed his residency at the IU School of Medicine. He
has an extensive classroom teaching schedule as well as clinical supervision
duties. He has been listed in America's Top Doctors, a recognized
source for finding the nation's top specialists.
The Institute of Medicine was chartered in 1970 as a component of the
National Academy of Sciences. The Institute provides a public service
by working outside the framework of government to ensure scientifically
informed analysis and independent guidance.
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For more information about cochlear implants and the IU Department
of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, go to www.iupui.edu/%7Eiuoto.
More information about the Institute of Medicine can be found at www.iom.edu.
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