Temporal Bone Surgical Dissection Laboratory

Continuous education in the intricacies of temporal bone anatomy and surgical technique is extremely important in the practice of otology.  Our new State-of-the-art Temporal Bone Lab at Downstate is located in room B7-39 of the SUNY Basic Science Building. This lab features dissection stations including eight new microscopes and drills, with an additional two-headed pro-sector station and video monitors.  The lab is intended as a specialty-wide surgical education resource and will include instruments for microvascular training and soft-tissue repair. The lab is accessible 24 hours a day to the residents for opportunities for independent drilling and study.  The lab contains items of historical interest, including items from the lab of Dr. Dorothy Wolff and dissections done by Dr. Julius Lempert, the founder of modern otology and a Downstate graduate.  Funding for the lab was provided by the College of Medicine, the University President, and donations from faculty and alumni.