Dr. Ronen Nazarian is the Director of Otology at the Center for Advanced Ear Surgery and an attending physician at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. He is board-certified in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and has completed fellowship training in Otology and Skull Base Surgery. Dr. Nazarian grew up and studied in Los Angeles, graduating magna cum laude at UCLA and with the highest honors from USC Keck School of Medicine. He has a diverse cultural background and speaks 4 languages fluently (English, Spanish, Farsi, and Hebrew). Dr. Nazarian’s upbringing in a family who was affected by hearing loss inspired him to pursue clinical training and research in Otolaryngology. In order to diversify and expand his surgical experience, he completed his residency training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Miami Medical Center and Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. It was here where he trained in one of the busiest ear institutes in America, seeing first-hand the daily gratification of restoring a person’s ability to hear. He then pursued an additional year of training in otology and skull base surgery at the Ear Research Foundation.