Michael J. Ruckenstein, MD, MSc, FACS

Otorhinolaryngology
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Sees patients age 18 and up
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About me

  • Vice Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology
  • Director, Implantable Hearing Devices Program
  • Director, Neurotology Fellowship
  • Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

My education and training

  • Medical School: McGill University
  • Residency: Queen Elizabeth Hospital
  • Residency: Hospital for Sick Children
  • Fellowship: UC San Diego Medical Center

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Spoken languages

English
English
עברית
Hebrew
Français
French

Reviews

Average Rating

874 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
he knows his field
Anonymous
May 2026
two very successful stapedectomy surgeries
Anonymous
May 2026
he is helpful
Anonymous
May 2026
inspires confidence in his abilities

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Ruckenstein is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

JP Staab, MJ Ruckenstein An Epidemiologic and Pharmacologic Dissection of Migraine, Anxiety, and Dizziness , XXV Annual Meeting of the Barany Society, Kyoto Japan: 2008

M.J. Ruckenstein Who Is Performing Stapedectomy Surgery? Implications for Residency and Fellowship Training , Annual Eastern Section Meeting of the Triological Society, Philadelphia, PA: 2008

C.A. Banks, M.J. Ruckenstein Rapid, Inexpensive, and Effective Treatment for Refractory Otitis Externa , Annual Meeting of the Eastern Section of the Triological Society, Philadelphia PA : 2008

Ruckenstein MJ, Staab JP Chronic Subjective Dizziness , Otolaryngol Clin NA, 42(1): 2009,71-77

Ruckenstein MJ, Staab JP Who is performing stapedectomy - implications for residency training , Laryngoscope, 118(7): 2008,1224-1227

W.M. Abuzeid, M.J. Ruckenstein Spirochetes in otology: Are we testing for the right pathogens? , Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 138: 2008,107-109

L.R. Javia, M.J. Ruckenstein Hearing: Cochlear and Brainstem Implants , Encyclopedia of Life Sciences: 2007,1-10

J.P. Staab, M. J. Ruckenstein Expanding the Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Dizziness , Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 133: 2007,170-176

Shepard NT, Clendaniel R, Ruckenstein MJ Balance and Dizziness , Brain Injury Medicine: 2007,491-510

Javia LR, Ruckenstein MJ Ossiculoplasty , Otolarngol Clin NA, 39(6): 2006,1177-1189