Seiji Shibata, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

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Overview

Seiji B. Shibata, MD, PhD, specializes in chronic ear disease, otosclerosis, cochlear implantation, vestibular disorders, facial nerve disorders, and skull base tumors including acoustic neuromas, meningiomas, and glomus tumors.

Dr. Shibata graduated from Kansai Medical University in Osaka Japan, where he earned both his medical doctorate and PhD. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Kansai Medical University Hospitals in Osaka Japan. Dr. Shibata then pursued further training in the United States and completed his residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and his surgical fellowship in Neurotology at the world-renowned University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Dr. Shibata has conducted cutting-edge inner ear research at both the University of Michigan and the University of Iowa. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and textbook chapters in his field. He is a board-certified member of both the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and the Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Society of Japan. Dr. Shibata is a physician-scientist who strives to offer high quality, compassionate care to patients in his clinic while pursuing scientific advancements in his laboratory.

Education and Training

  • Kansai Medical University, Japan — MD/PhD — 03/2007 — Medicine
  • University of Michigan, MI — 06/2011 — Neuroscience
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, IA — 06/2018 — Otolaryngology Residency
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, IA — 06/2020 — Neurotology fellowship

Publications

  • Facial Nerve Amyloidosis Leading to Unilateral Facial Paralysis and Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Otol Neurotol. 2025 Sep 01; 46(8):1005-1007.. View in PubMed
  • Principles of gene therapy of the inner ear. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Oct 01; 33(5):295-305.. View in PubMed
  • Human inner ear fluid imbalance detected by optical coherence tomography correlates with hearing loss. Sci Transl Med. 2025 07 23; 17(808):eadv3783.. View in PubMed
  • AAV-mediated transgene delivery targeting spiral ganglion nonsensory cells. Neuroreport. 2025 06 04; 36(9):497-503.. View in PubMed
  • Targeted spiral ganglion neuron degeneration in parvalbumin-Cre neonatal mice. Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev. 2025 Jun 12; 33(2):101440.. View in PubMed
  • Ergonomics of Various Modalities for Ear Surgery. OTO Open. 2024 Jul-Sep; 8(3):e162.. View in PubMed
  • Ulipristal (UPA) effects on rat ovaries: Unraveling follicle dynamics, ovulation inhibition, and safety implications for prolonged use. Reprod Toxicol. 2024 04; 125:108571.. View in PubMed
  • Neomycin-induced deafness in neonatal mice. J Neurosci Methods. 2023 05 01; 391:109852.. View in PubMed
  • Incidence of Postoperative CSF Leaks in Class III Obese Patients Undergoing Middle Cranial Fossa Approach for Spontaneous CSF Leak Repair. Otol Neurotol. 2023 04 01; 44(4):382-387.. View in PubMed
  • Mutation-agnostic RNA interference with engineered replacement rescues Tmc1-related hearing loss. Life Sci Alliance. 2023 03; 6(3).. View in PubMed