Paul Robert Kileny PhD

Paul Kileny, PhD, is a Professor of Otolaryngology-Head-and-Neck Surgery, and Academic Program Director at the University of Michigan. He joined the faculty of the University of Michigan Medical School in 1985. Prof. Kileny has authored over 150 journal articles and book chapters, and has lectured extensively nationally and internationally. He has been the recipient of NIH grants for studies involving various aspects of cochlear implants including the investigation of new cochlear prosthesis alternatives, factors affecting performance with a cochlear implant, and clinical neurophysiology applications in patients with cochlear implants. He is one of the first audiologists in the US credentialed as a Board-Certified Specialist in Intraoperative Monitoring. He is the recipient of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Certificate of Honor (2001), the American Academy of Audiology Career Award in Hearing (2002) , the Presidential Citation of the American Otological Society (2006), and The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s highest award, Honors of the Association