Dr. Douglas D. Backous
Overview
Douglas Backous, MD, is a board-certified neurotologist specializing in treating conditions of the ear and skull base. For more than 22 years, Dr. Backous has provided leading edge treatments for patients with hearing loss, deafness, chronic ear infections, cholesteatoma acoustic neuromas and facial nerve disorders. His professional passion is ensuring access to care for patients who choose to hear with cochlear implants, brainstem implants, Baha and other hearing devices. He treats adults and children. His medical research interests focus on implantable hearing device program efficiency for improved patient access and program viability. Dr. Backous is a member of the Proliance Surgeons Board of Directors. He is also the program director for the Seattle Advanced Otology Fellowship at Puget Sound ENT. Both Doug (’84) and his wife, Julie (’86), are alumni of Seattle Pacific University, where he previously served as Board Chair. They have three adult children.
Dr. Backous is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ruptured Eardrum. His top areas of expertise are Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Cholesteatoma, and Infant Hearing Loss.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 15 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
21911 76th Ave W, Suite 211, Edmonds, WA 98026
104 27th Avenue SE, Puyallup, WA 98374
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Backous isDistinguished. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- CholesteatomaDr. Backous isDistinguished. Learn about Cholesteatoma.
- Infant Hearing LossDr. Backous isDistinguished. Learn about Infant Hearing Loss.
- SchwannomaDr. Backous isDistinguished. Learn about Schwannoma.
- Advanced
- DFNB1Dr. Backous isAdvanced. Learn about DFNB1.
- Familial DeafnessDr. Backous isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Deafness.
- Hearing LossDr. Backous isAdvanced. Learn about Hearing Loss.
- Jones SyndromeDr. Backous isAdvanced. Learn about Jones Syndrome.
- OtitisDr. Backous isAdvanced. Learn about Otitis.
- Ruptured EardrumDr. Backous isAdvanced. Learn about Ruptured Eardrum.
- Experienced
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. Backous isExperienced. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.
- Deafness Hypogonadism SyndromeDr. Backous isExperienced. Learn about Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome.
- Ear CancerDr. Backous isExperienced. Learn about Ear Cancer.
- Familial OtosclerosisDr. Backous isExperienced. Learn about Familial Otosclerosis.
- Malignant Otitis ExternaDr. Backous isExperienced. Learn about Malignant Otitis Externa.
- MastoiditisDr. Backous isExperienced. Learn about Mastoiditis.