Board-Certified
Head & Neck Surgery, Otology – Neurotology
Career Highlights
Dr. Voelker’s clinical interests include chronic ear disease, otosclerosis, cochlear implantation (adult and pediatric), vestibular disorders, skull base tumors including acoustic neuromas, meningiomas, and glomus tumors. Her research interests include studying inner ear structure and function, and how that knowledge translates into treatments for patients with hearing and balance problems.
Dr. Voelker has authored numerous research publications and textbook chapters in her field. She is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and the American Neurotologic Society. Dr. Voelker is committed to offering high quality, compassionate care to patients in her clinic, while pursuing scientific advancements in the field.
Dr. Voelker graduated with Honors from Brown University and earned her medical degree from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. As a Rhodes Scholar she earned her PhD from the University of Oxford in developmental neurobiology. She completed her residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the Washington University (Barnes-Jewish Hospital) in St. Louis and her fellowship at the world-renowned House Ear Institute and Clinic.
Specialties
Otology
- Chronic ear disorders
- Chronic ear surgery
- Chronic otitis media
- Cochlear implants
- Meniere’s disease
- Otosclerosis
- Hearing loss
- Vestibular disorders
Neurotology & Skull Base Surgery
- Skull base surgery
- Acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannomas)
- Cholesteatoma
Affiliations, Education & Research
Professional Society Memberships/Honors
- American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
- American Neurotology Society
- Association for Research in Otolaryngology
Education
- ScB (with Honors), Neuroscience, Brown University
- MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
- PhD (Rhodes Scholar), University of Oxford
- Residency Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University (Barnes-Jewish Hospital)
- Fellowship Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery, House Clinic in Los Angeles
Research
- Inner ear structure and function
- Translational treatment for hearing and balance pathologies