House Ear Clinic, Inc.
2100 W. Third Street
Los Angeles, CA 90057
Telephone: 213-483-9930
Fax: 213-484-5900
Statement about the Center
The House Ear Clinic has been dedicated to the comprehensive care of acoustic neuroma patients for 50 years.
Our physicians, through their clinical and research efforts, continue to advance the goals of facial nerve and
hearing preservation. We manage more than 500 patients annually and have the largest experience in the world.
Our doctors provide expert counseling and care using microsurgical (middle fossa, retrosigmoid and translabyrinthine)
and radiosurgical techniques when treatment becomes necessary.
Derald E. Brackmann, M.D.
Medical School: University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 1962
Internship: Illinois Central Hospital, Chicago, IL 1962-1963
Residency: OB-GYN, Illinois Research Hospital, Chicago, IL,1963-1964
U.S. Air Force, 1964-1966
Otolaryngology, LAC/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1966-1970
Fellowship: House Ear Institute and Clinic, Los Angeles, CA, 1970-1971
Board Certification: Otolaryngology / Neurotology
Antonio De la Cruz, M.D.
Medical School: Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, 1967
Internship: University of Costa Rica Affiliated Hospitals, 1967
Residency: University of Miami Hospitals, Miami, FL, 1970-1973
Fellowship: Otology, Neurotology, Skull Base, House Ear Institute and Clinic, Los Angeles, CA, 1974
Research Associate, Physiological Acoustics Laboratory, Dept. of Otolaryngology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 1969
Board Certification: Otolaryngology
M. Jennifer Derebery, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Medical School: University of Texas, Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 1979
Internship: General Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, OR, 1979-1980
Residency: Otolaryngology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Dept. of Otolaryngology, Portland, OR, 1980-1984
Fellowship: Clinical Allergy, American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, Kansas City, MO. 1985
Board Certification: Otolaryngology
Jose Natalio Fayad, M.D.
Medical School: University Paul Sabatier, School of Medicine-Purpan, Toulouse, France, 1977-1984
Internship: General Surgery, St. Luke's - Roosevelt Medical Center, New York, NY, 1991-1992
Residency: Otolaryngology, University Hospital Purpan, Toulouse, France, 1984-1988
Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY, 1993-1997
Fellowship: Research, House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 1988-1991
Research in Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, St. Luke's - Roosevelt Medical Center, New York, NY, 1992-1993
Otology / Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery, House Ear Clinic, Los Angeles, CA, 1997-1999
Board Certification: Otolaryngology / Neurotology
Rick A. Friedman, M.D. Ph.D.
Medical School: University of California, San Diego, CA, 1988
Internship: Dept. of Surgery, UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, CA, 1988-1989
Residency: Division of Otolaryngology, UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, CA, 1989-1994
Fellowship: Clinical, House Ear Clinic, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, 1995
Board Certification: Otolaryngology
John W. House, M.D.
Medical School: University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 1967
Internship: Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1967-1968
Residency: Ears, Nose & Throat, Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1968-1969
General Surgery, Glendale Adventist Hospital, Glendale, CA, 1971-1972
Ears, Nose & Throat, Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1972-1974
Fellowship: House Ear Clinic and Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 1974
Board Certification: Otolaryngology / Neurotology
William M. Luxford, M.D.
Medical School: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1975
Internship: Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1975-1976
Residency: Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA, 1976-1977
ENT, LAC/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1977-1980
Fellowship: Otology, House Ear Clinic and Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 1980-1981
Board Certification: Otolaryngology
Marc S. Schwartz, M.D.
Medical School: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 1991
Internship: Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1991-1992
Residency: Neurological Surgery, Brigham and Women's and Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1992-1996
Chief, Neurological Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1996
Chief, Neurological Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1997
Fellowship: Skull Base Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, 1997-1998
Leksell Gamma Knife Certification Program, University of Pittsburgh, PA, 2003
Board Certification: Neurosurgery
William H. Slattery, III, M.D.
Medical School: University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 1988
Internship: General Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1988-1989
Residency: Otolaryngology, Dept. of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1989-1993
Fellowship: Otology & Neurotology, House Ear Clinic and Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 1993-1994
Board Certification: Otolaryngology / Neurotology
