25 Years of Experience
Who is Dr. Oghalai, Otologist & Neurotologist in Los Angeles, CA?
Dr. John Oghalai, MD is an Otologist & Neurotologist, who primarily practices in Los Angeles, CA with 2 additional practice locations. He has been practicing for over 25 years and is board certified. Dr. Oghalai completed his residency at Baylor Coll Of Med, Otolaryngology; Baylor Coll Of Med, General Surgery. Dr. Oghalai is fluent in English, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Oghalai’s practice accepts Medicare, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Oghalai’s office at (323) 442-5581.
What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Oghalai?
Dr. John Oghalai, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Otologist & Neurotologist known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions and procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Oghalai empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Acoustic Neuroma/Schwannoma, Cochlear Implants, Hearing Disorders/Tinnitus, Neurotology, Skull Base Surgery, and comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Los Angeles, CA community, Dr. Oghalai is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.
Where did Dr. Oghalai go to medical school and complete their residency?
Residency: Baylor Coll Of Med, Otolaryngology; Baylor Coll Of Med, General Surgery | Baylor College Of Med
Medical School: University of Wi Med Sch, Madison Wi
Is Dr. Oghalai board certified as an Otologist & Neurotologist?
Yes, Dr. John Oghalai, MD is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology
What languages does Dr. Oghalai speak?
Dr. Oghalai and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
English
What conditions does an Otologist & Neurotologist like Dr. Oghalai typically treat?
As an Otologist & Neurotologist, Dr. Oghalai diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Oghalai. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly. Learn more about our claims-based healthcare methodology here.
Also known as:
- Benign Cranial Nerve Tumor
- Benign Tumor
- Peripheral Nerve Disorder
- Non-cancerous cranial nerve growth
- Benign cranial nerve neoplasm
ICD-10 Codes:
- D333: Benign neoplasm of cranial nerves
Also known as:
- Sensorineural Hearing Loss
- Hearing Disorder and Deafness
- Nonsyndromic hearing loss
- Nerve Deafness
- Inner Ear Hearing Loss
- SNHL
- Permanent Hearing Loss
ICD-10 Codes:
- H903: Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral
Also known as:
- Growth of unknown type in aortic body or paraganglia
- Endocrine Disease
- Aortic body tumor of uncertain nature
- Paraganglia growth of undetermined type
ICD-10 Codes:
- D447: Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aortic body and other paraganglia
Also known as:
- Dizziness
- Dizziness and Vertigo
- Lightheadedness
- Giddiness
- Vertigo
ICD-10 Codes:
- R42: Dizziness and giddiness
Also known as:
- Sense Organ Surgery Aftercare
- After Surgery
- Eye surgery aftercare
- Ear surgery aftercare
- Sensory organ recovery
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z48810: Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organs
Also known as:
- Blocked Earwax
- Ear Disorder
- Impacted earwax
- Earwax impaction
- Excess earwax
ICD-10 Codes:
- H6123: Impacted cerumen, bilateral
What procedures does an Otologist & Neurotologist like Dr. Oghalai typically perform?
As an Otologist & Neurotologist, Dr. Oghalai performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Oghalai. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly. Learn more about our claims-based healthcare methodology here.
Also known as:
- Mastoid Cavity Cleaning
- Mastoidectomy Debridement
- Ear Canal Cleaning (Post-Surgery)
- Mastoid Cleaning
CPT Codes:
- 69220: Debridement, mastoidectomy cavity, simple (eg, routine cleaning)
Also known as:
- Impacted Ear Wax Removal (One Ear)
- Cerumen Impaction Removal
- Ear Wax Extraction with Tools
- Professional Ear Cleaning
CPT Codes:
- 69210: Removal impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral
Also known as:
- Binocular Microscopy Exam
- Microscopic Examination
- Stereomicroscopy
- Diagnostic Microscopy
CPT Codes:
- 92504: Binocular microscopy (separate diagnostic procedure)
Does Dr. Oghalai accept my insurance?
Dr. Oghalai accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (323) 442-5581 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Oghalai accept in Los Angeles, CA?
Dr. Oghalai in Los Angeles, CA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
Top Insurances
All Other Third Party
Blue Shield of California
Centene Corporation
City of Los Angeles
CVS Health (formerly Aetna)
Managed Care of America
OptumRx Administered Payer
Other Health Care Provider
State of California
UnitedHealth Group
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Where is Dr. Oghalai's office located?
Dr. John Oghalai's Primary Practice
1450 San Pablo St Ste 5100
Los Angeles, CA 90033
(323) 442-5581
Recognitions
Publications
Auditory cortex activation to tural speech
, 2014
Nonverbal cognitive development in children with cochlear implants
, 2014
Mechanisms of Hearing Loss after Blast Injury to the Ear
, 2013
Cochlear implant electrode misplacement: Incidence, evaluation, and magement
, 2013
An Allelic Series of Mice Reveals a Role
, 2013
In vivo vibrometry inside the apex of the mouse cochlea using spectral domain optical coherence
, 2013
Cochlear implant considerations in children with additiol disabilities.
, 2013
Cognitive Outcomes and Familial Stress After Cochlear Implantation
, 2012
Is It Valid to Calculate the 3-Kilohertz Threshold by Averaging 2 and 4 Kilohertz?
, 2012
Head Bobber: An Insertiol Mutation Causes Inner Ear Defects, Hyperactive Circling, and Deafness
, 2012
Wnt sigling induces proliferation of sensory precursors in the posttal mouse cochlea
, 2012
Are mastoid pressure dressings necessary after otologic surgery to prevent postoperative hematomas?
, 2012
Methodology for Assessment of Structural Vibrations by Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography
, 2012
Measuring the vibratiol response of the mouse ear using coherently interleaved optical coherence
, 2012
Imaging high-frequency periodic motion in the mouse ear with coherently interleaved optical
, 2011
Biophysical Mechanisms Underlying Outer Hair Cell Loss Associated with a Shortened Tectorial
, 2011
The Developmental Trajectory of Brain-Scalp Distance from Birth through Childhood
, 2011
Quantitative imaging of cochlear soft tissues in wild-type
, 2011
Middle ear volume as an adjunct measure in congenital aural atresia
, 2011
Structural and Mechanical Alysis of Tectorial Membrane Tecta Mutants
, 2011
Comprehensive Diagnostic Battery for Evaluating Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Children
, 2011
Stimulus Frequency Otoacoustic Emissions in Wild-Type and TECTA Mice
, 2011
Can Radiologic Imaging Replace Second-Look Procedures for Cholesteatoma?
, 2011
Towards an etiologic diagnosis: assessing the patient with hearing loss.
, 2011
Three-Dimensiol Imaging of the Mouse Organ of Corti Cytoarchitecture for Mechanical Modeling
, 2011
Imaging of the intact mouse cochlea by spectral domain optical coherence tomography
, 2011
Biophysical Mechanisms Underlying Hearing Loss Associated with a Shortened Tectorial Membrane
, 2011
Neuroimaging with near-infrared spectroscopy demonstrates speech
, 2010
In Response to Advanced Pediatric Mastoiditis With and Without Intracranial Complications
, 2010
Deficient forward transduction
, 2010
Characteristics of Malfunctioning Channels in Pediatric Cochlear Implants
, 2010
Calcium imaging of inner ear hair cells within the cochlear epithelium of mice using two
, 2010
Auditory Performance After Cochlear Implantation in Late Septuagerians and Octogerians
, 2009
Atoh1-Lineal Neurons Are Required for Hearing
, 2009
Advanced Pediatric Mastoiditis With and Without Intracranial Complications
, 2009
Intra-operative monitoring of cochlear function during cochlear implantation.
, 2009
Imaging living hair cells within the cochlear epithelium of mice using two-photon microscopy
, 2009
Neurocognitive functioning of a child with partial trisomy 6 and monosomy 21
, 2009
MEMBRANE COMPOSITION TUNES THE OUTER HAIR CELL MOTOR
, 2009
Hearing loss in children with very low birth weight
, 2008
Hearing loss in children with very low birth weight
, 2008
Perilymph Osmolality Modulates Cochlear Function
, 2008
Functiol prestin transduction of immature outer hair cells from normal and prestin-null mice
, 2008
Infrequency of two deletion mutations at the DFNB1 locus in patients and controls.
, 2008
Chronic pachymeningitis and bilateral facial paralysis secondary to rel osteodystrophy
, 2008
Tuning of the outer hair cell motor by membrane cholesterol
, 2007
Helper-dependent adenovirus-mediated gene transfer into the adult mouse cochlea
, 2007
Altered traveling wave propagation
, 2007
Peripetrosal arachnoid cysts.
, 2007
Cognition in children with sensorineural hearing loss: Etiologic considerations
, 2007
Intelligence, parental depression
, 2007
Surgical approaches to the hypoglossal cal
, 2007
Laser-induced collagen remodeling and deposition within the basilar membrane of the mouse cochlea
, 2007
Invasive cerebrospil fluid cysts and cephaloceles of the petrous apex
, 2006
D sequence alysis of GJB2, encoding connexin 26
, 2006
Circumferential petrosectomy for petrous apicitis and cranial base osteomyelitis
, 2006
Dyslipidemia and auditory function
, 2006
Photometric recording of transmembrane potential in outer hair cells
, 2006
Tbx1 haploinsufficiency is linked to behavioral disorders in mice and humans
, 2006
Adult spontaneous CSF otorrhea: Correlation with radiographic empty sella
, 2006
Familial. unilateral cochlear nerve aplasia
, 2006
Skull base chondrosarcoma origiting from the petroclival junction
, 2005
High frequency of the IVS2-2A > G D sequence variation in SLC26A5
, 2005
Predicting the effect of post-implant cochlear fibrosis on residual hearing
, 2005
Repair of iatrogenic temporal lobe encephalocele after cal wall down mastoidectomy
, 2005
Magement of superior cal dehiscence syndrome with extensive skull-base deficiency
, 2005
Chlorpromazine inhibits cochlear function in guinea pigs
, 2004
The cochlear amplifier: augmentation of the traveling wave within the inner ear.
, 2004
Combition of aberrant interl carotid artery and persistent stapedial artery
, 2004
Transjugular craniotomy for the magement of jugular foramen tumors with intracranial extension
, 2004
Chronic pachymeningitis presenting as asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss
, 2004
The fate of the tumor remnt after less-than-complete acoustic neuroma resection
, 2004
Laser irradiation of the guinea pig basilar membrane
, 2004
Atomy of the combined retrolabyrinthine-middle fossa craniotomy.
, 2003
Is it worthwhile to attempt hearing preservation in larger acoustic neuromas?
, 2003
The effect of age on acoustic neuroma surgery outcomes
, 2003
Aspiration of a dental appliance in a patient with Alzheimer disease
, 2002
Limitations to mobilizing the intrapetrous carotid artery.
, 2002
Untitled
, 2002
Risk-benefit alysis of using the middle fossa approach for acoustic neuromas with > 10 mm
, 2002
Neotal hearing loss in the indigent
, 2002
Subcutaneous nodular amyloidosis: A case report and review of the literature
, 2001
Unrecognized benign paroxysmal positiol vertigo in elderly patients
, 2000
Voltage- and tension-dependent lipid mobility in the outer hair cell plasma membrane
, 2000
Harvesting human hair cells
, 2000
Structural basis of outer hair cell motility or where's the motor?
, 2000
Voltage- and drug-dependent outer hair cell plasma membrane fluidity
, 2000
Transverse and lateral mobility in outer hair cell lateral wall membranes
, 1999
Aggressive cervical lymphoma presenting as airway obstruction
, 1999
Ionic currents and electromotility in inner ear hair cells from humans
, 1998
Fluorescence-imaged microdeformation of the outer hair cell lateral wall
, 1998
Lack of mutations in the biotin-binding region of the pyruvate carboxylase
, 1997
Imaging quiz case 2 - Soft tissue fibrosis
, 1996
A NEURAL-NETWORK-BASED SPIKE DISCRIMITOR
, 1994
What is Dr. Oghalai's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Oghalai's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1629075635.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Oghalai?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Oghalai
What is Dr. John Oghalai's specialty?
Dr. Oghalai is a Otologist & Neurotologist near Los Angeles, CA.
What does an Otologist & Neurotologist do?
An otolaryngologist specializing in otology and neurotology treats diseases of the ear and temporal bone, including hearing and balance disorders. Their advanced training focuses on the study of embryology, anatomy, physiology, and the underlying causes of ear-related conditions.
Is this Dr. John Oghalai affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?
No, Oghalai is not affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital, but is affiliated with the following hospitals: Keck Hospital of USC, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals
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Is John Oghalai accepting new patients in Los Angeles, CA?
Yes, Dr. John Oghalai is accepting new patients at this time.
Does Dr. John Oghalai offer online booking?
Please contact Dr. Oghalai's office at (323) 442-5581 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.
How can I make an appointment with John Oghalai?
Please contact Dr. Oghalai's office at (323) 442-5581 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.
Which board certifications does Dr. John Oghalai have?
Dr. John Oghalai is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology.
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