Erik Viirre
Adjunct Professor of Neurosciences at UC San Diego
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Biography
Dr. Viirre specializes in neurotology (diagnosis and outpatient treatment of vertigo, balance disorders, and tinnitus). He has been with the UCSD Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology since 1998. A member of numerous scientific boards, Dr. Viirre is also an Associate Research Professor in the UCSD Department of Cognitive Science and the Director of the Applied Cognitive Science Laboratory at the Naval Health Research Center, San Diego.
As a biomedical researcher and neurophysiologist, Dr. Viirre’s interests include investigation of the origin and management of vertigo and tinnitus, including management of vertigo with virtual reality techniques. He has carried out clinical trials on medical assessment and treatment of neurotologic disorders such as benign positional vertigo and migraine, and has been working on development of a tinnitus therapy program for patients. He also collaborates with cognitive scientists and engineers in the development of systems to assess cognitive state during human-computer interactions.
Dr. Viirre is a teacher, mentor, and advisor to medical students, post-graduate students, otolaryngology residents, and fellows, in clinical work as well as research. He attended the University of Western Ontario, where he earned his PhD in Physiology in 1987 and his MD in 1988. He did post-graduate work at the International Space University at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, followed by clinical and research work in neurotology at the London Ear Clinic in Ontario, Canada.
Medical Degree
- University of Western Ontario Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, London, Canada
Doctoral Degree
- University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Videos
Dr. Erik Virre on Tinnitus and Vertigo
Introduction to the Arthur C. Clarke For Human Imagination from Director Dr. Erik Viirre, M.D. PhD.
HOW TO ASTRONAUT with Commander Terry Virts
Losing the Nobel Prize with Brian Keating
Innovation @ The Edge: What Has Space Done for Me Lately?
Star Trek, the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE, and the Future of Medicine (part 1 of 2)
"What Is Imagination?" – An ImaginationUCSD Discussion
Dr. Erik Viirre delivers the IGE Medtech Showcase Keynote. A New Engineering Process for Medicine
TEDxDelMar Erik Viirre on The Big Picture Future - June 2nd 2010 Talk 11
Stem Cells and Space - Sanford Stem Cell Symposium
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