David R Friedmann, MD, MSc is an Associate Professor at NYU School of Medicine. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Rochester and earned his Medical Degree from New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Friedmann completed residency training in otolaryngology – head & neck surgery and then a fellowship in neurotology and skull base surgery at NYU, one of the largest cochlear implant programs in the country and a center for skull base tumors. At NYU, Dr. Friedmann performs ear surgery on children and adults including cochlear implants, stapes surgery, cholesteatoma and tympanoplasty. His research interests include cochlear implant outcomes in patients with residual hearing, single-sided deafness and music perception. He also performs and studies outcomes with auditory brainstem implants.