Joshua J. Sturm, MD, PhD

Joshua J. Sturm, MD, PhD, is an attending physician at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Sturm is a neurotologist who specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of ear and skull base disorders in adults and children. His clinical interests include the surgical management of hearing loss, chronic ear disease, cochlear implants, cerebrospinal fluid leaks and skull base tumors.

After obtaining his Bachelor of Arts from Vassar College in 2011, Dr. Sturm joined the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where he earned his Doctor of Philosophy in neurobiology in 2015, followed by his Doctor of Medicine in 2017. Following this, Dr. Sturm completed his residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Columbia University Medical School in 2022. He then completed a fellowship in otology, neurotology and skull base surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2024.

Dr. Sturm’s research is focused on understanding the neural basis of auditory processing in health and disease. He has particular interests in the neural mechanisms of phantom auditory perception in tinnitus and on central auditory processing in cochlear implant users. His work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and abstracts, and has been funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Sturm is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.