Memberships in Professional Societies
Dr. Basura is an experienced neurotologist, educator, and funded surgeon-scientist. He is a leader in global otolaryngology outreach and has worked to develop sustainable educational and clinical initiatives in underserved nations. He is the current Chair of the Humanitarian Committee for the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Along with Drs. Johan Fagan and Tashneem Harris in Capetown, South Africa, Dr. Basura helped launch the first otology fellowship in Africa and continues to work closely with the fellows through online education and biannual trips to South Africa. In addition to his clinical and research roles, Dr. Basura will lead global otolaryngology efforts for the University of Pittsburgh Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, including oversight of our international educational programs and ongoing work in South Africa, Mozambique, and Peru.
Dr. Basura is a member of the Society for Neuroscience, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, North American Skull Base Society, American Neurotologic Society, American Otological Society, and the South African Otolaryngology Society.
Clinical Interests:
• Skull base tumors (genetics/presentation); head/neck neuroendocrine lesions.
• Peri-auricular and auricular cutaneous malignancy presentation/management
• Single-sided deafness management (cochlear implantation/bone anchored aids)
• Central percepts and neural basis for somatic tinnitus
• Cochlear implantation, chronic ear surgery, facial nerve, and vestibular disorders
• Disorders of the temporal bone including temporal lobe encephalocele, superior semi-circular canal dehiscence syndrome, petrous apex pathology
• Chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma, tympanic membrane, and middle ear ossicular chain disorders (intact canal wall and canal wall down mastoidectomy, ossicular chain reconstruction, stapedectomy)
• Lateral skull-base tumors requiring complex surgical approaches (e.g., trans-labyrinthine, middle cranial fossa and retro-sigmoid approaches)
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; University of Michigan, Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; University of Michigan, Fellowship in Otology-Neurotology/Skull Base Surgery
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship; Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
- University of North Carolina Hospitals; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
- University of North Carolina Hospitals; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Internship/Preliminary General Surgery
- Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship/Research Associate
- Johns Hopkins University; Carey School of Business; Part-Time Flex Online Program, MBA (Health Care Management Innovation and Technology, Entrepreneurship Innovation and Technology, and Public and Private Sector Leadership sub-emphases), 2021-Present
- University of Washington, MD
- Wayne State University School of Medicine, PhD in Anatomy and Cell Biology/Neuroscience
- The College of Idaho, BS in Zoology and BA in Psychology
Education & Training
Animal
• Role of multi-sensory integration and neuro modulation in primary auditory cortex (A1) neuron plasticity following single-sided-deafness and noise-induced tinnitus.
• Neurotransmitter receptor expression in A1 in noise-induced tinnitus and following single-sided deafness (e.g., radio-ligand binding).
• Development of animal models of single-sided deafness to mimic the human condition (e.g., diphtheria toxin receptor model)
Human
• Human translational studies using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to investigate central auditory pathways in unilateral sudden hearing loss and tinnitus.
• Adaptations of fNIRS probes to the external ear canal to increase brain neuroimaging surveillance capacity.
• Human studies are conducted in conjunction with ongoing basic science listed above to better characterize central auditory plasticity and potential objectify measurable neural correlates of tinnitus.
• Developing data base for patient prevalence and outcomes in single-sided deafness
• Classifying genetics and prevalence of head and neck neuroendocrine tumors
• Clinical presentation and management of peri-auricular and temporal bone cutaneous malignancies
• Pediatric hearing loss in peri-urban communities of Kumasi, Ghana
• Developing objectified metrics to gauge clinical and surgical skills acquisition in medical trainees in Kumasi, Ghana (Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital; KATH-UM partnership)
• Had Developed otology fellowship in Alexandria, Egypt for African physicians to obtain dedicated one-year surgical training in otology prior to returning to their home Country (fellowship cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)
• Help to develop and initiate the first dedicated otology surgical fellowship on Africa at the University of Cape Town (UCT) South Africa. MedEl sponsored one-year otology fellowship. Serving as an adjunctive instructor giving weekly virtual/on-line zoom lectures to residents and fellows and two site visits to UCT per year (3/2022-present).
• Launched the African Otological Society (www.afotos.org) November 2023.
Subjective and Somatic Tinnitus: Using Functional Near-Infrared-Spectroscopy to Identify Objective Correlates in Auditory and Non-Auditory Cortices; National Institutes of Health 1R01 DC021746-01; NIDCD; University of Pittsburgh PI: Basura, Gregory; MD, PhD; Funded 9/1/2024-6/30/2029