Herbert Silverstein Otology/Neurotology Research Award 

ANS/AAO-HNS Otology/Neurotology Research Award
First presented: 2000
Funding provided by: Dr. Herbert Silverstein, ANS, & AAO-HNS

Congratulations Dr. Adam Xiao! 

Adam Xiao, MD, PhD is a fourth-year resident physician in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at UCLA. He completed his undergraduate studies at Johns Hopkins University and received his MD-PhD in physiology and radiation biology from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport. He plans on pursuing an academic career as a surgeon-scientist in neurotology. His current research interests include studying the molecular drivers of new tissue formation following cochlear implantation and the pathogenesis of Meniere’s disease. In his free time, he enjoys being a girl dad and spending time with his wife and three daughters. 

CORE Funding Opportunity Announcements

The ANS/AAO-HNSF Herbert Silverstein Otology and Neurotology Research Award will be available in 2026!
$25,000 ($12,500 per year), two years. One available. 

All applicants must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) online.  The LOI includes the title of the project, the principal investigator, and an abstract of the work. See the proposal CENTRAL website (https://proposalcentral.altum.com) to begin the LOI process.

(FYI, The ANS does not have member numbers, please disregard. If it’s required, just put 001

Click here for the eligibility checklist
If you have additional questions, please email [email protected] for assistance.

Award Information

  • The purpose of this award, which is jointly sponsored by the AAO-HNS Foundation and the ANS, is to support a clinical or translational research project focused on diseases, disorders, or conditions of the peripheral or central auditory and/or vestibular system among new full-time academic surgeons. The award is intended as a preliminary step in clinical investigator career development and is expected to facilitate the recipient's preparation of a more comprehensive individualized research plan suitable for submission to the National Institutes of Health or comparable funding agency.
  • $25,000, non-renewable, one to two years to complete project.
  • Please visit the CORE grant home page for additional information.

Previous Recipients

Lawrence R. Lustig, MD Johns Hopkins University 7/99
David R. Friedland, MD Johns Hopkins University 7/00-6/02
Rose Mary Stocks, MD University of Tennessee 7/02-6/04
Clifford R. Hume, MD, PhD University of Washington 7/03-6/05
Alan G. Micco, MD Northwestern University 7/04-6/06
Romaine Johnson, MD Children's Hospital Cincinnati 7/05-6/07
Joseph P. Roche, MD University of North Carolina 7/08-6/10
Alan Cheng, MD Stanford University 7/10-6/12
Yuri Agrawal, MD Johns Hopkins University 7/10-6/12
Nathan Schularick, MD The University of Iowa 7/12-6/14
Dylan Chan, MD, PhD University of California, San Francisco 7/14-6/16
David H. Jung, MD, PhD Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School 7/16-6/18
Elliot D. Kozin, MD Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School 7/18-6/20
 NO AWARD    7/20-6/22
Lindsay Scott Moore, MD  Stanford University 7/22-6/24
Adam Xiao, MD, PhD University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) 7/24-6/26