Otitis Media: State of the art concepts and treatment

Diego Preciado, MD, PhD, FAAP, is Associate Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics, and Integrative Systems Biology at George Washington University and Fellowship Program Director in the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology at the Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC. Dr. Preciado graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, in 1997. After a residency in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the School, he joined the Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology at the Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH. In 2006 he was awarded his PhD in Otolaryngology from the University of Minnesota Graduate School and in the same year he joined the Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC. In 2009 Dr. Preciado was awarded the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Honor Award in recognition of volunteer contributions to the Academy, of which he is a Fellow. Dr. Preciado is a reviewer for several leading journals and has published more than 40 articles in peer-reviewed publications.

Part I. Introduction.- 1. Introduction: Otitis Media Concepts, Facts, and Fallacies; Part II. Concepts and Diagnosis.- 2. Epidemiology of Otitis Media: What Have We Learned in the New Century Global Health Disparities.- 3. Impact of Genetic Background in Otitis Media Predisposition.- 4. Risk Factors for Recurrent Acute Otitis Media and Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion in Childhood.- 5. Microbiology, Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Antibiotic Treatment.- 6. Abnormal Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Otitis Media.- 7. Basic Science Concepts in Otitis Media Pathophysiology and Immunity: Role of Mucins and Inflammation.- 8. Diagnosis of Otitis Media.- Part III. Treatments.- 9. Treatment: Impact of Vaccination and Progress in Vaccine Development.- 10. Antibiotics for Otitis Media: To Treat or Not to Treat.- 11. Tympanostomy Tube Placement for Management of Otitis Media.- 12. Management of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media.- 13. Otitis Media Complications.- 14. Management of Otitis Mediain Children Receiving Cochlear Implants.

"This is a concise, easy-to-read book on otitis media concepts and treatment, with literature support. ... The audience includes all involved in research into otitis media and its management. It is clearly valuable for otolaryngology residents." (Jennifer Best, Doody's Book Reviews, October, 2015)