Jay Rubenstein, MD, PhD

Jay Rubinstein, M.D., Ph.D. is a surgeon at UW Medicine's Head and Neck Surgery Center. He is also director of the UW's Bloedel Hearing Research Center and a UW professor of Head and Neck Surgery and Bioengineering.

Dr. Rubinstein notes enormous strides in recent years, to not just rehabilitate lost hearing and balance, but often to enhance function that has only partly deteriorated. He finds it deeply rewarding to partner with patients in this process.

Dr. Rubinstein earned his M.D. and Ph.D. at the UW. His clinical interests include tumors of the lateral skull base and nerve disorders. Dr. Rubinstein is past president of the American Auditory Society and president of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. He has published over 110 peer reviewed articles. His laboratory is collaborating in the development of a vestibular implant.