About Me
From the first day I stepped into NYU Langone as a fourth-year medical student and felt the energy, I knew this was where I wanted to train. That was in 1982, and I’ve been here ever since.
I was drawn to surgery early in my career. I eventually decided on otolaryngology because I’ve always had the patience for the technical detail. I enjoy quickly identifying a problem and carrying out a plan to fix it. My particular special interest is in skull base surgery and hearing restoration, which is now done through small keyhole openings to remove benign and cancerous tumors with minimally invasive techniques. Enabling a person to hear through the use of cochlear and auditory brainstem implants is a uniquely special experience.
I value the contributions of everyone who cares for a patient, from his or her family to the surgeons, therapists, and audiologists. A child with hearing loss, for example, needs all of us to work together to achieve the best possible outcome.
I am most proud of our collaborative approach at the NYU Langone Cochlear Implant Center, one of the largest and most productive of its kind in the world.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- Meniere's disease
- ear malformation
- deafness
- middle ear tumor
- facial palsy
- external ear tumor
- partial hearing loss
- paraganglioma
- autoimmune disorder of inner ear
- facial paralysis
- acoustic neuroma
- cholesteatoma
- glomus jugulare tumor
- otosclerosis
- sensorineural hearing loss
- chronic ear infection
- ear infection
- neurofibromatosis
- fluid in middle ear
- pain in the ear
- skull base tumor
- swimmer's ear
Treatments
- auditory brainstem implant
- cochlear implant
- nerve surgery
- ear reconstruction
- minimally invasive surgery
- myringoplasty
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Hearing Loss in Adults, Facial Nerve Paralysis in Adults, Acoustic Neuroma, Neurofibromatosis, Skull Base TumorsCredentials
Positions
- Mendik Foundation Professor of Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Professor, Department of Neurosurgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Chair, Department of OtolaryngologyHead and Neck Surgery
Board Certifications
- American Board of Otolaryngology (Neurotology), 2004
- American Board of Otolaryngology - Otolaryngology, 1993
Education and Training
- Fellowship, NYU Medical Center, Neurotology, 1993
- Residency, NYU Medical Center, Otolaryngology, 1992
- Residency, NYU Medical Center, General Surgery, 1985
- MD from Temple University, 1983
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This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- Aetna HMO
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- BCBS EPO
- BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS EPO (NYU Winthrop Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (NYU Langone Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Langone Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Winthrop Employees)
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Connecticare
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GHI
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HIP
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Health Smart
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Magnacare
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Medicare
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Multiplan
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POMCO Insurance Company
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United Healthcare
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- United Healthcare Student Resources
- United Healthcare Value, Advantage and HDHP (New York University employees)
- UnitedHealthcare Choice (JP Morgan Employees)
Locations and Appointments
NYU Otolaryngology Associates
530 1st Avenue, Suite 7Q
New York, NY 10016
“Our research has led to the expanded use of cochlear and auditory brainstem implants to restore hearing.”
J. Thomas Roland Jr., MD Otologist & Neurotologist
Research My Research
Interests
cochlear implant, auditory brainstem implant, temporal bone anatomy and disease, Meniere's disease, computer applications, temporal bone education, temporal bone evaluation, skull base / acoustic tumor surgery, facial nerve surgery, NF2
Research Interests Timeline
Publications
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Nisenbaum, Eric J; Roland, J Thomas; Waltzman, Susan; Friedmann, David R
Otology & neurotology. 2020 Aug ; 41(7):e823-e828
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Cochlear Implantation Under Local Anesthesia With Conscious Sedation in the Elderly: First 100 Cases
Connors, Joseph R; Deep, Nicholas L; Huncke, T Kate; Roland, J ThomasLaryngoscope. 2020 Jul 14;
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Friedmann, David R; Tona, Kaitlyn M; Roland, J Thomas; Spitzer, Emily R; Waltzman, Susan B
Cochlear implants international. 2020 Jun 07; 1-6