The Microtia and Atresia Clinic at Vanderbilt

The Microtia and Atresia Clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is a center of excellence for Microtia and Atresia treatment. We are also an international destination for patients seeking personalized advanced care for hearing loss. We offer monthly appointments for families wanting to learn more about Microtia and Atresia and the options that are currently offered through the medical center and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital.

  • Custom 3D Omnipore ear surgery
  • Before and after CAM
  • Canalplasty and Medpor surgery (CAM)
  • Congenital Otoplasty reconstruction augmented with rib cartilage
  • Post-traumatic Otoplasty reconstruction augmented with rib cartilage
  • Prosthetic ear
  • Medpor surgery: before and after
  • Medpor surgery: before and after
  • Significant hemifacial microsomia; 1st transpose lobule & close off remnant ear canal, 2nd left Medpor ear with right otoplasty
  • OmniPore surgery: before and after
  • Medpor surgery: before and after
  • Before and after preformed ear mold
  • Primary right single sided microtia and atresia with prominent left ear
  • Medpor ear: before and 9 months post op result

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The Microtia and Atresia Clinic was developed by Dr. Ron Eavey after years of dedication to research on Microtia and soft tissue repair for the outer ear. Meet our staff!

The clinic offers all options to patients with microtia and atresia, including rib graft surgery and reconstructive otoplasty, Medpor and OmniPore surgery, preformed ear molds, canalplasty/atresia repair (including CAM), ear prosthesis, Baha/BAHS implantation surgery and hearing loss education, and, available through partner programs at VUMC, craniofacial surgery and mandibular jaw repair. Surgeries for children will take place at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center prides itself on being able to offer state of the art equipment and technology for a variety of surgical techniques and options. Our medical center offers in-house 3D printing for complex surgical cases that help customize the placement and projection of custom made frameworks needed for facial plastic surgery including hemifacial microsomia, Treacher-Collins Syndrome or Goldenhar Syndome. We offer 3D printed PPE implants that are customized for each patient using the data found in the CT scan of the shape of their opposite ear. We also have a new state-of-the-art fast speed (386 slice), a very low-radiation dose, Siemens Force CT scanner at our Children’s Hospital Radiology department, offering the safest in scanning technology for children. 

The Microtia and Atresia Clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center hosts multiple events each year for families who have children and adults with Microtia and Atresia, including a summer Annual Microtia and Atresia conference and annual Ear Community picnic. Both of these events are FREE to families.

To make an appointment, e-mail us at MicrotiaAtresiaClinic@VUMC.org or call 615-343-6166.