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Terence Imbery

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Chicago
DepartmentSurgery-Otolaryngology-Head and Neck
AddressChicago IL 60637
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    Terence “Ted” Imbery, MD, is an otolaryngologist who specializes in otology and neurotology, the specialty of ear and hearing disorders. Dr. Imbery is passionate about treating adults and children with a wide array of ear problems. His clinical expertise includes cochlear implantation, skull base surgery (vestibular schwannoma), aural atresia and management of chronic ear disease (cholesteatoma). He also expanded his experience with additional coursework in advanced cochlear implantation techniques and radiosurgery for treatment of skull base tumors.

    In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Imbery is invested in the education of medical students and residents, taking the opportunity to teach and guide them through their career. Dr. Imbery is also an active researcher with particular interests in noise induced hearing loss, outcomes after cochlear implantation and single sided hearing loss. His medical findings have been presented at national and local meetings and published in respected peer-reviewed journals, such as Otology & Neurotology and Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, on topics spanning chronic ear disease in children with cleft palate, hearing outcomes in aural atresia repair and the safety of operative microscopes.

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    College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VABS05/2008Neuroscience
    Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VAMD05/2012Medicine
    SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NYReisdency06/2017Otolaryngology
    University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VAFellowship06/2019Otology/Neurotology

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    1. Dimitroyannis R, Oliver E, Leung R, Nordgren R, Imbery TE. Sentiment Analysis of Cochlear Implants in the r/Cochlear Implants Subreddit. OTO Open. 2025 Jul-Sep; 9(3):e70165. PMID: 40978802; PMCID: PMC12447347.
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    2. Stewart E, Gomez C, Imbery TE, Michaelides E, Sevier J. Perilymphatic Fistula and Vestibular Dysfunction Requiring Cochlear Implant Programming Intervention: A Case Study. Ear Nose Throat J. 2025 Jul 25; 1455613251359173. PMID: 40709671.
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    3. Khan FI, Vazquez SG, Vannier AGL, Dongre R, Ahmed OG, Imbery TE, Vrabec JT. Surgical and Conservative Management in Otitic Barotrauma: A Retrospective Cohort Study. OTO Open. 2025 Jul-Sep; 9(3):e70146. PMID: 40698071; PMCID: PMC12281462.
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    4. Havlik M, Oliver E, Rama N, Sevier JD, Imbery TE. Adult Aural Rehabilitation: Patient Feedback Regarding a Collaborative Approach for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists on a Hospital-Based Cochlear Implant Team. Otol Neurotol. 2025 Dec 01; 46(10):e464-e470. PMID: 40570310.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    5. Fenton D, Dimitroyannis R, Nordgren R, Asfour N, Sevier J, Imbery T. The Association of Modified 5-Item Frailty Index on Perioperative Cochlear Implant Speech Perception. Otol Neurotol. 2025 Feb 01; 46(2):140-147. PMID: 39792977.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    6. Demirjian NL, Grande D, Imbery TE, Muelleman T, Walsh EM, Wick CC, Dewyer NA. Temporal Bone Gunshot Wounds: A Multi-institutional Retrospective Study. Otol Neurotol. 2025 Jan 01; 46(1):104-111. PMID: 39511737.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    7. Cole G, Imbery T, Blair EA, Kleinjan ML, Wang P, Cipriani NA. Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma with Sebaceous Differentiation and MYB::NFIB Fusion Arising in the External Auditory Canal. Head Neck Pathol. 2024 Sep 23; 18(1):85. PMID: 39312083; PMCID: PMC11420396.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. Rama N, Auger S, Imbery TE. Trends in Procedural Management of Meniere's Disease: Analysis of a National Insurance Claims Database. OTO Open. 2024 Apr-Jun; 8(2):e152. PMID: 38831960; PMCID: PMC11145946.
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    9. Thodupunoori S, Cho S, Seper E, Imbery TE, Sevier JD. Bilateral, Sequential Sudden Hearing Loss in a Patient With Multiple COVID-19 Infections and Potential Implications on Subsequent Cochlear Implant Performance. Ear Nose Throat J. 2024 Jun; 103(1_suppl):130S-133S. PMID: 38488157.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    10. Wagner EL, Im JS, Sala S, Nakahata MI, Imbery TE, Li S, Chen D, Nimchuk K, Noy Y, Archer DW, Xu W, Hashisaki G, Avraham KB, Oakes PW, Shin JB. Repair of noise-induced damage to stereocilia F-actin cores is facilitated by XIRP2 and its novel mechanosensor domain. Elife. 2023 06 09; 12. PMID: 37294664; PMCID: PMC10259482.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    11. Hawkley LC, Zhang A, Wroblewski KE, Imbery TE, McClintock MK, Pinto JM. Can Digital Communication Protect Against Depression for Older Adults With Hearing and Vision Impairment During COVID-19? J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2023 04 01; 78(4):629-638. PMID: 36512652; PMCID: PMC10066739.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    12. Imbery TA, Malone CJ, Alhaddad AS, Goolsby SR, Janus C, Baechle MA, Carrico CK. Investigating correlations between the PAT and three hand-skill exercises to performance in preclinical laboratory courses. J Dent Educ. 2023 Jul; 87(7):1008-1015. PMID: 36999546.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. Imbery TA, Bergeron SY, Boyle J. Radiant Exitance of Old, New, and Damaged LED Light Curing Units. Oper Dent. 2022 Nov 01; 47(6):693-700. PMID: 36251570.
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    14. Nguyen DD, Judd RT, Imbery TE, Gluth MB. Frequency-Specific Analysis of Hearing Outcomes Associated with Ossiculoplasty Versus Stapedotomy. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2021 Sep; 130(9):1010-1015. PMID: 33511847.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    15. Judd RT, Imbery TE, Gluth MB. The Utility of Numeric Grading Scales of Middle Ear Risk in Predicting Ossiculoplasty Hearing Outcomes. Otol Neurotol. 2020 12; 41(10):1369-1378. PMID: 33492798.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    16. Imbery TE, Gray L, Champaloux E, Kesser BW. Long-term Audiometric Outcomes After Atresiaplasty for Congenital Aural Atresia. Otol Neurotol. 2020 03; 41(3):371-378. PMID: 31821263.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    17. Imbery TE, Kesser BW. Abnormal Enhancement of the Internal Auditory Canal and Petrous Apex: Possible Implication of Polysorbate 80 and Immunoglobulin-related Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis. Otol Neurotol. 2019 09; 40(8):e852-e853. PMID: 31356491.
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    18. Imbery TE, Maldonado M, Mukherjee S, Kesser BW. Relationship Between Middle Ear Volume and Long-term Audiological Outcomes in Congenital Aural Atresia Repair. Otol Neurotol. 2019 07; 40(6):782-788. PMID: 31135676.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    19. Imbery TE, Nicholas BD, Goyal P. Analyzing Medicare payments to otologists. Ear Nose Throat J. 2018 Jul; 97(7):208-212. PMID: 30036434.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    20. Imbery TE, Sobin LB, Commesso E, Koester L, Tatum SA, Huang D, Wang D, Nicholas BD. Long-Term Otologic and Audiometric Outcomes in Patients with Cleft Palate. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 10; 157(4):676-682. PMID: 28653563.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. Imbery TE, Tampio AJ, Nicholas BD. Thermal Variations of Operative Microscopes in Otology. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 07; 157(1):113-116. PMID: 28195746.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    22. Indeyeva YA, Diaz A, Imbrey T, Gao G, Coelho DH. Tinnitus management with percutaneous osseointegrated auditory implants for unilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Am J Otolaryngol. 2015 Nov-Dec; 36(6):810-3. PMID: 26545477.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    23. Su J, Haner CV, Imbery TE, Brooks JM, Morhardt DR, Gorse K, Guido W, Fox MA. Reelin is required for class-specific retinogeniculate targeting. J Neurosci. 2011 Jan 12; 31(2):575-86. PMID: 21228166; PMCID: PMC3257181.
      Citations: 38     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    24. Imbery TE, Irdmusa MS, Speidell AP, Streer MS, Griffin JD. The effects of Cirazoline, an alpha-1 adrenoreceptor agonist, on the firing rates of thermally classified anterior hypothalamic neurons in rat brain slices. Brain Res. 2008 Feb 08; 1193:93-101. PMID: 18184607; PMCID: PMC2268753.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
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