Dr. Foyt’s Professional Accomplishments

Society Memberships

  • Medical Society of the County of Albany
  • American Neurotologic Society, Fellow 2003
  • Vestibular Disorders Association

Activities

  • Credentialing Committee, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY 2005-present
  • Information Technology Committee, Albany Medical Center, Albany New York 2006-present
  • Temporal Bone Dissection – Albany Medical Center Residency Program (annual)
  • Medical benefits appeal consultant, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, 1990- to date
  • Peer review consultant, MLS, 2008-present
  • Hearing Loss Subcommittee, American Academy Otolaryngology 2003-2005
  • Implantable Hearing Device Subcommittee, American Academy Otolaryngology, 2005-present
  • Board of Directors, Children’s Hearing Foundation

Clinical Trials/Research Experience

  • Intraoperative vital staining of keratin in middle ear surgery, 1/2006 – 1/2007, Albany Medical Center, Principal author: David Foyt, M.D.
  • Round window approach to Vibrant® Soundbridge implantation, Med El corp. Western Institutional Review Board, 2008
  • Hum Test for conductive hearing loss, Albany Medical Center, Principal author: David Foyt, M.D., 2008
  • Intracochlear harvest of stem cells for culture, Albany Medical Center, Principal author: David Foyt, M.D. 2008
  • Round window approach to Vibrant® Soundbridge implantation, FDA clinical device trial, 2007

Select Publications

Carfrae M, Foyt D, Canal wall down approach for difficult cochlear implantation. Journal Otology and Audiology, 2009

Carfrae M, Foyt D, Canal wall down approach for difficult cochlear implantation. Journal Otology and Audiology, 2009

Perkins N, Foyt D, Predictive value of the hum test for hearing loss.  Archives Otolaryngology, 2008

Carfraey M, Foyt D, Auricular Ossification Causing Ear Canal Stenosis. Ear Nose and Throat Journal, 2008;87(3);148-9

Foyt D, Parnes S, Platt M, Osteoradionecrosis of the external auditory canal, Ear Nose and Throat Journal, 2008

Abraham R, Foyt D, Complications and outcomes of the bone anchored hearing aid. Review of 150 consecutive cases.

Foyt D, Carfrae M, Hanson-Armao J, Simultaneous use of SoundBridge® implantable middle ear hearig device and traditional amplification. Arch Otol 2007

Foyt D, Steiniger E, Electrode bridge technique for cochlear and Soundbridge implantation. Laryngoscope. 2007 Aug;117(8):1395-6.

Foyt D, Rappaport R, Carfrae M; Fibromuscular dysplasia causing pulsatile tinnitus. Oto HNS 2006;134:701-702

Foyt D, Carfrae M, Minimal access surgery for the Symphonix/Med-El Vibrant Soundbridge middle ear hearing implant. Otol Neurotol 2006;27:167-171

Foyt D., Carfrae M, Slattery III W, Underlay tympanoplasty with laser tissue welding. Ear Nose and Throat Journal 2006;85(4):247-250

Foyt D, Implantable Hearing Devices, Select Practical Review, American Academy Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Continuing Education Publication. Select 2004;12(4):1-4

Foyt D., Brackmann DE., Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea Through a Congenitally Patent Fallopian Canal. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000;126:540-542

Presentations

“Round window Soundbridgeplasty FDA Clinical Trial Report.” Foyt D, Rende S, Innsbruck, Austria, 9/2/09.

“Pneumoencephalocele as a complication of cochlear implantation.”Foyt D, Depans C, Poster, 12th International Symposium on Cochlear Implantation in Children, Seattle, Washington, 6/2009

Pleomorphic adenoma of the external auditory canal.” Lee S, Ameera A, Foyt D, Poster, American Academy Otolaryngology, 2008

Diagnosis and treatment of dizziness.” Foyt D, New York State Association of Family Practice CME course, Lake Placid New York, 2008

International Conference on Implanted Hearing Technology. Foyt D, Presenter and Round Table Moderator, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2008

“Acute epidural hematoma as complication of Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA).” Perkins N, Foyt D,Poster, International Cochlear Implant Conference, San Diego, CA, 2008.

International Conference on Implanted Hearing Technology (Wolfstein Symposium). Foyt D, Steiniger E,Wurtzburgh, Germany, 2007.

Shrenik S, Pleomorphic Adenoma of the External Auditory Canal. Lee SL, Ali A, Foyt D, Poster Eastern Sectional Meeting Trialogic, 2008.

“Subdural Hematoma Complication of the Bone Anchored Hearing Aid.” Perkins N, Foyt D, International Conference for Cochlear Implantation, San Diego, CA, 2008.

“Minimal Access Surgery for the Vibrant Med-El.” Foyt D, Rende S, Steiniger E, Hanson-Armao J, International Cochlear Implant Congress, Vienna, Austria, July 15, 2006.

Rende S. Foyt D, Steiniger E, Leichter J, Combined Use of Vibrant Med-El and Traditional Amplification as a Bridge to Cochlear Implantation, Oral Presentation, International Cochlear Implant Congress, Vienna, Austria, July 15, 2006