Robert S. Hong, M.D., Ph.D.
Adult & Pediatric Neurotologist in Farmington Hills
Dr. Hong is board-certified in adult and pediatric Neurotology, Otology, Otolaryngology, and Skull Base Surgery. He specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of ear and skull base disorders in both adults and children. His clinical interests include ear infections, hearing loss, dizziness, facial weakness, cochlear implants, and acoustic neuromas. Dr. Hong is also certified in robotic-assisted cochlear implantation.
Dr. Hong received his undergraduate degree at Harvard University and medical degree from the University of California at Irvine. He completed his otolaryngology residency at the University of Iowa. While at Iowa, he obtained a Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing Sciences for his groundbreaking work toward improving the understanding of speech in noise by cochlear implant recipients. He has also completed research fellowships sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the Doris Duke Foundation. Following residency, he completed an accredited fellowship in ear and skull base surgery at Michigan Ear Institute. Dr. Hong is currently a senior partner and Director of Research at Michigan Ear Institute and has a joint appointment as Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Wayne State University School of Medicine.
Dr. Hong is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), American Neurotology Society (ANS), and Michigan Otolaryngological Society. He has been elected into multiple renowned senior societies, including the American Otological Society (AOS), Triological Society, and Otosclerosis Study Group. He is Past President of the Michigan Otolaryngological Society and Past Chairman of the American Neurotology Society Social Media Committee. He serves or has served on multiple national committees, including the AAO-HNS Committee for Implantable Hearing Devices, AAO-HNS Committee for Medical Devices & Drugs, AAO-HNS Media & Public Relations Committee, the AOS Nominating Committee, the ANS Fellowship Committee, and the ANS Subcommittee for Digital Media.
He has been the principal investigator for numerous clinical studies, including those involving Meniere’s disease, tinnitus, otosclerosis, cochlear implants and other implantable hearing devices. He is an Assistant Editor for Otology & Neurotology and a Section Editor for Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery. He has authored over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. He received the prestigious “With Distinction” award for his Triological Society candidate thesis. He is Co-director of the temporal bone dissection course at Michigan Ear Institute and Assistant Surgical Director of the Simulation and Education Center at Henry Ford Providence Park Hospital.
Dr. Hong serves as Chief Medical Director for the Robert H. Mathog Lions Hearing Centers, Lions Foundation of Michigan– a charitable organization dedicated to providing hearing-related services to individuals and communities through screening, diagnosis, treatment, education and research, regardless of ability to pay. He is the Faculty Advisor to the Cass Clinic- Lions Hearing Clinic, a free clinic run by Wayne State University medical students that serves the hearing needs of the homeless in downtown Detroit. He is also a past Chairman of the Lions Hearing Center of Michigan and a past Director of the Lions Hearing Clinic at Michigan Ear Institute.