Dr. Nael Shoman

Clinical Profile

Dr. Shoman is a fellowship trained specialist in Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery. His clinical interests include pediatric and adult complex ear surgery, hearing loss, balance disorders, cochlear implants and other implantable auditory devices, facial nerve paralysis, and skull base surgery. He is a member of the Halifax Cochlear Implant Program and the Maritime Lateral Skull Base Clinic.

Education

• Fellowship in Otology/Neurotology, University of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
• Residency Training in Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia
• Doctor of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

Employment/Administrative Positions

• Active Surgical Staff - Division of Otolaryngology, Dalhousie University - Victoria General Site, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (2017-present)
• Member of the Canadian Infant Hearing Task Force (CIHTF)(2014-present)
• Director of Research, University of Saskatchewan (2015-2017)
• Director, Saskatchewan Cochelar Implant Program, University of Saskatchewan (2013-2017)
• Director, Saskatchewan Pediatric Auditory Rehabilitation Center (SPARC), University of Saskatchewan (2013-2017)

Research Interests

Dr. Shoman's research interests include middle ear physiology and hearing rehabilitation, innovative management of chronic ear disease, cochlear implants and other implantable auditory devices, facial nerve paralysis, and skull base surgery. He is a member of the Halifax Cochlear Implant Program and the Maritime Lateral Skull Base Clinic.

Selected Publications

• Davidson M, Haupt TS, Morris DP, Shoman NM, Walling SA, Hebb ALO. Point mutations underlying NF1 and NF2 and increased risk of malignancy. Ann Otolaryngol Rhinol 7(1); 1232-1236. 2020 Feb; 7(1): 1232-1236
• Shoman NM. Clinical and audiometric outcomes of palisade cartilage myringoplasty under local anesthetic in an office setting. Am J Otolaryngol. 2019 Jul-Aug; 40(4): 482-486
• Hebb ALO, Erjavec N, Morris DP, Mulroy L, Bance M, Shoman NM, Walling S. Quality of life related to symptomatic outcomes in patients with vestibular schwannomas: A Canadian Centre perspective. Am J Otolaryngol. 2019 Mar-Apr; 40(2): 236-246
• Shoman, NF. Pilot study assessing the feasibility and clinical outcomes of office-based ossiculoplasty. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2019 Jan; 128(1): 50-55
• Shoman NF, Samy RN, Pensak ML. Contemporary Neuroradiographic Assessment of the Cochleo-Carotid Partition. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2016; 78(4): 193-8.
• Shoman NM, Samy RN, Pensak ML. Radiographic assessment and surgical implications of arcuate eminence pneumatization. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2016; 78(1): 9-15.
  

Education Interests

Dr. Shoman has a strong interest in all levels of undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. He is a co-supervisor of the Dalhousie Advanced Otology-Neurotology Fellowship. He is currently the Dalhousie Otolaryngology Undergraduate Director and a member of the Dalhousie Surgery Undergraduate Education Committee (SUEC). He is the recipient of the 2020 Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Staff Teaching Award.