
Benjamin T. Crane, M.D., Ph.D.
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Benjamin T. Crane, M.D., Ph.D.
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2365 South Clinton Avenue, Suite 200
Rochester, NY 14618
About Me
Dr. Crane is a graduate of the M.D.-Ph.D. program at University of California, Los Angeles where he got a Ph.D. studying vestibular control of eye movement in humans. He continued at UCLA for his internship and residency in otolaryngology. During residency he won awards for best resident research project and was chosen by his peers to get the resident teaching award. After completing his residency, Dr. Crane remained at UCLA as a faculty member where he continued resident teaching as well as did research supported by a fellowship from the Giannini Family Foundation. Dr. Crane completed a 2 year ACGME accredited neurotology fellowship at Johns Hopkins in June of 2009. During his time there he was awarded the American Neurotology Society fellows award.
Dr. Crane's Areas of Expertise:
• Single sided deafness
• Cochlear implants
• Acoustic Neuroma (Vestibular Schwannoma)
• Otosclerosis
• Cholesteatoma
• Vestibular disorders
• Superior canal dehiscence syndrome
• Facial nerve disorders
Professional Background
Specialty Areas
• Single sided deafness
• Cochlear implants
• Acoustic Neuroma (Vestibular Schwannoma)
• Otosclerosis
• Cholesteatoma
• Vestibular disorders
• Superior canal dehiscence syndrome
• Facial nerve disorders
Certified Specialties
Neurotology - American Board of Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology - American Board of Otolaryngology
Faculty Appointments
Professor - Department of Otolaryngology (SMD)
Professor - Department of Neuroscience (SMD) - Joint
Credentials
Residency & Fellowship
Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 2007 - 2009
Fellowship, Jules Stein Eye Institute. 2006 - 2007
Residency, Otolaryngology, Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA Medical Center. 2001 - 2006
Internship, Surgery (General Surgery), University of California at Los Angeles. 2000 - 2001
Education
MD | University of California Los Angeles. 2000
Awards
Clinician Scientist Award. 2010 - 2010
American Neurotology Society fellows award. 2008
Chair, Vestibular System Properties & Function Symposium. 2006
A.R.O. Resident Travel Award. 2006
Elected favorite chief by fellow residents. 2006
Best resident research presentation. 2005
Barany Society travel award. 2002
The Society for the Neural Control of Movement student travel award. 1998
Optical Society of America student travel award. 1997
Department of Ophthalmology National Research Training Grant. 1997 - 1998
Research
A graduate of the M.D.-Ph.D. program at the University of California, Los Angeles, Crane remained at UCLA as a faculty member, where he continued resident teaching and conducted research supported by a fellowship from the Giannini Family Foundation. He most recently was a clinical instructor at Johns Hopkins Hospital when he completed a residency program in neurotology. Dr. Crane's practice involves all aspects of otology and neurotology including treatment of hearing, balance disorders and surgery of the ear and lateral skull.
Research Lab
Patents
Methods and Systems for Treatment of Vestibular Disorders
Issue date: October 27, 2015
Patent #: 9,167,998
Country: United States
Inventors: Benjamin T Crane
Publications
Journal Articles
Rodriguez R, Crane BT
Journal of neurophysiology.. 2021 June 30 Epub 06/30/2021.
Wong SJ, Strohl-Bryan AM, Crane BT
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology.. 2021 May 10 Epub 05/10/2021.
Rodriguez R, Crane BT
Journal of neurophysiology.. 2020 April 1123 (4):1369-1379. Epub 03/04/2020.
Steenerson KK, Crane BT, Minor LB
Seminars in neurology.. 2020 February 40 (1):151-159. Epub 01/27/2020.
Rodriguez R, Crane BT
Experimental brain research.. 2019 May 237 (5):1227-1237. Epub 03/07/2019.
Lambert PA, Crane BT
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology.. 2018 April 39 (4):e294-e296. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT, Schubert MC
The Laryngoscope.. 2018 March 128 (3):713-718. Epub 05/23/2017.
Rodriguez R, Crane BT
PloS one.. 2018 13 (6):e0199097. Epub 06/14/2018.
Lin EP, Crane BT
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology.. 2017 November 38 (11):2034-2043. Epub 05/25/2017.
Crane BT
Journal of neurophysiology.. 2017 September 1118 (3):1609-1621. Epub 06/14/2017.
Miller MA, Crane BT
PloS one.. 2017 12 (2):e0171332. Epub 02/13/2017.
Crane BT
Journal of neurophysiology.. 2016 September 1116 (3):1275-85. Epub 06/22/2016.
Miller MA, Crane BT
World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery.. 2016 September 2 (3):175-180. Epub 1900 01 01.
Miller MA, Kesarwani P, Crane BT
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology.. 2016 August 37 (7):e238-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Kushner B, Allen PD, Crane BT
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology.. 2016 February 37 (2):190-5. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology.. 2016 January 37 (1):115. Epub 1900 01 01.
O'Brien BM, Meyers SP, Crane BT
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology.. 2015 July 36 (6):e110-1. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT
PloS one.. 2015 10 (8):e0135539. Epub 08/12/2015.
Miller MA, O'Leary CJ, Allen PD, Crane BT
PloS one.. 2015 10 (8):e0135335. Epub 08/17/2015.
Rosenblatt SD, Crane BT
PloS one.. 2015 10 (11):e0142109. Epub 11/04/2015.
Crane BT
Experimental brain research.. 2014 December 232 (12):3897-905. Epub 08/27/2014.
Schneider GT, Crane BT
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology.. 2014 June 35 (5):e195-8. Epub 1900 01 01.
Coniglio AJ, Crane BT
Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO.. 2014 April 15 (2):305-17. Epub 01/10/2014.
Crane BT
Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO.. 2014 February 15 (1):87-102. Epub 11/19/2013.
Coniglio AJ, Miller MC, Walter KA, Crane BT
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology.. 2013 August 34 (6):e42-4. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.. 2013 July 149 (1):175. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT
Experimental brain research.. 2013 January 224 (2):165-78. Epub 10/14/2012.
Roditi RE, Kesarwani P, Barker EM, Yeaney GA, Walter KA, Crane BT
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology.. 2012 December 33 (9):e77-8. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT
Experimental brain research.. 2012 November 223 (1):89-98. Epub 09/04/2012.
Roditi RE, Crane BT
Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO.. 2012 June 13 (3):381-401. Epub 03/09/2012.
Roditi RE, Crane BT
Experimental brain research.. 2012 June 219 (3):369-79. Epub 05/05/2012.
Crane BT
Experimental brain research.. 2012 June 219 (4):477-87. Epub 05/05/2012.
Roditi RE, Crane BT
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology.. 2012 January 33 (1):e1-2. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT
PloS one.. 2012 7 (12):e51383. Epub 12/07/2012.
Francis HW, Makary C, Halpin C, Crane BT, Merchant SN
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology.. 2011 October 32 (8):1198-204. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT, Gottschalk B, Kraut M, Aygun N, Niparko JK
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology.. 2010 October 31 (8):1215-20. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT, Carey JP, McMenomey S, Minor LB
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology.. 2010 August 31 (6):1009-10. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT, Lin FR, Minor LB, Carey JP
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology.. 2010 January 31 (1):140-6. Epub 1900 01 01.
Kahane J, Crane BT
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology.. 2009 September 30 (6):865-6. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT, Minor LB, Della Santina CC, Carey JP
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology.. 2009 August 30 (5):619-24. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT, Minor LB, Carey JP
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.. 2009 May 140 (5):771. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT, Minor LB, Carey JP
The Laryngoscope.. 2008 October 118 (10):1809-13. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT, Minor LB, Carey JP
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology.. 2008 August 29 (5):699-705. Epub 1900 01 01.
Temporal Bone Histopathology Case of the Month: Tuberculous Otitis Media
Kahane J.; and Crane BT.
Otology & Neurotology. 2008; : epublished ahead of print.
Demer JL, Clark RA, Crane BT, Tian JR, Narasimhan A, Karim S
Progress in brain research.. 2008 171 :21-8. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT, Tian J, Ishiyama A, Demer JL
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science.. 2007 December 48 (12):5512-22. Epub 1900 01 01.
Tian JR, Crane BT, Ishiyama A, Demer JL
Experimental brain research.. 2007 September 182 (2):143-55. Epub 06/05/2007.
Crane BT, Tian JR, Demer JL
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science.. 2007 May 48 (5):2076-83. Epub 1900 01 01.
Shifts in Listing's Plane Produced by Vertical Axis Rotation: Sustained Ocular Torsion Due to Semicircular Canal Stimulation
Crane BT.; Tian JR.; and Demer JL.
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2007; 5(48): 2076-2083.
Three Dimensional Kinematics of Rapid Compensatory Eye Movements in Humans with Unilateral Vestibular Deafferentation
Tian JR.; Crane BT.; and Demer JL.
Experimental Brain Research. 2007; 2(182): 143-155.
Unilateral Vestibular Deafferentation and Eye Position Misdirect the Initial Vestibulo-ocular Reflex: A Model Based Study
Crane BT.; Tian JR.; Ishiyama A.; and Demer JL.
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2007; 12(48): 5512-5522.
Crane BT, Tian J, Demer JL
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science.. 2006 April 47 (4):1426-38. Epub 1900 01 01.
Temporal Dynamics of Ocular Position Dependence of the Initial Human Vestibulo-ocular Reflex
Crane BT.; Tian JR.; and Demer JL.
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2006; 4(47): 1426-1438.
Crane BT, Tian J, Demer JL
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science.. 2005 August 46 (8):2800-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Demer JL, Crane BT, Tian JR
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.. 2005 April 1039 :15-25. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT, Tian JR, Demer JL
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.. 2005 April 1039 :26-35. Epub 1900 01 01.
Tian JR, Crane BT, Demer JL
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.. 2005 April 1039 :489-93. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT, Tian JR, Ishiyama A, Demer JL
Experimental brain research.. 2005 March 161 (4):519-26. Epub 10/19/2004.
Initiation and cancellation of the human linear vestibulo-ocular reflex after unilateral deafferentation
Crane BT.; Tian JR.; Ishiyama A.; and Demer JL.
Experimental Brain Research. 2005; 4(161): 519-526.
Human surge linear vestibulo-ocular reflex during tertiary gaze viewing
Tian JR.; Crane BT.; and Demer JL.
Annals New York Academy of Sciences. 2005; : 489-493.
Human angular vestibulo-ocular reflex initiation: Relationship to Listing's Law
Crane BT.; Tian JR.; and Demer JL.
Annals New York Academy of Sciences. 2005; : 26-35.
Human angular vestibulo-ocular reflex axis disconjugacy: Relationship to magnetic resonance imaging evidence of globe translation
Demer JL.; Crane BT.; and Tian JR.
Annals New York Academy of Sciences. 2005; : 15-25.
Kinematics of Vertical Saccades During the Yaw Vestibulo-ocular Reflex in Humans
Crane BT.; Tian JR.; and Demer JL.
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2005; 8(46): 2800-2809.
Tian JR, Crane BT, Demer JL
Experimental brain research.. 2003 August 151 (4):435-45. Epub 07/04/2003.
Crane BT, Tian J, Wiest G, Demer JL
Experimental brain research.. 2003 January 148 (2):247-55. Epub 11/20/2002.
Initiation of the human heave linear vestibulo-ocular reflex
Crane BT.; Tian JR.; Wiest G.; and Demer JL.
Experimental Brain Research. 2003; : 247-255.
Vestibular catch-up saccades augmenting the human transient heave vestibulo-ocular reflex
Tian JR.; Crane BT.; and Demer JL.
Experimental Brain Research. 2003; : 435-445.
Tian JR, Crane BT, Wiest G, Demer JL
Experimental brain research.. 2002 July 145 (2):142-9. Epub 05/28/2002.
Tian JR, Crane BT, Wiest G, Demer JL
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.. 2002 April 956 :574-8. Epub 1900 01 01.
Impaired linear vestibulo-ocular reflex initiation and vestibular catch-up saccades in older persons
Tian JR.; Crane BT.; Wiest G.; and Demer JL.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2002; : 574-578.
Effect of aging on the human initial interaural linear vestibulo-ocular reflex
Tian JR.; Crane BT.; Wiest G.; and Demer JL.
Experimental Brain Research. 2002; 2(145): 142-149.
Wiest G, Tian JR, Baloh RW, Crane BT, Demer JL
Brain : a journal of neurology.. 2001 December 124 (Pt 12):2407-16. Epub 1900 01 01.
Demera JL, Crane BT
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.. 2001 October 942 :148-61. Epub 1900 01 01.
Demer JL, Crane BT, Tian JR, Wiest G
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.. 2001 October 942 :428-45. Epub 1900 01 01.
Wiest G, Tian JR, Baloh RW, Crane BT, Demer JL
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.. 2001 October 942 :505-7. Epub 1900 01 01.
Wiest G, Demer JL, Tian J, Crane BT, Baloh RW
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry.. 2001 July 71 (1):53-7. Epub 1900 01 01.
Vestibular function in severe bilateral vestibulopathy
Wiest, G.; Demer, JL.; Tian, JR.; Crane, BT.
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. 2001; 71(1): 53-57.
Otolith function in cerebellar ataxia due to mutations in the calcium channel gene CACNA1A
Wiest G.; Tian JR.; Baloh RW.; Crane BT.; and Demer JL.
Brain. 2001; pt 12(124): 2407-2416.
Ocular compensation due to labyrinthine input during natural motion
Demer JL.; and Crane BT.
Annals of the New York Academy of. 2001; : 148-161.
New tests of vestibular function
Demer JL.; Crane BT.; Tian JR.; and Wiest G.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2001; : 428-445.
Initiation of the linear vestibulo-ocular reflex in cerebellar dysfunction
Wiest G.; Tian JR.; Baloh RW.; Crane BT.; and Demer JL.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2001; : 505-507.
Crane BT, Demer JL
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.. 2000 July 123 (1 Pt 1):22-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Tian J, Crane BT, Demer JL
Experimental brain research.. 2000 April 131 (4):448-57. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT, Tian JR, Demer JL
Experimental brain research.. 2000 February 130 (4):486-96. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT, Demer JL
Journal of neurophysiology.. 2000 January 83 (1):38-49. Epub 1900 01 01.
Effect of adaptation to telescopic spectales on the initial human horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex.
Crane, BT.; and Demer, JL.
Journal of Neurophysiology. 2000; 83: 38-49.
Asymmetry of oculomotor and perceptual vestibular processing in humans with unilateral vestibular deafferentation.
Crane, BT.; Tian, JR.; Demer, JL.
Journal of Vestibular Research. 2000; 10(6): 259-269.
Initial vestibulo-ocular reflex during transient angular and linear acceleration in human cerebellar dysfunction
Crane BT.; Tian JR.; and Demer JL.
Experimental Brain Research. 2000; : 486-496.
Effects of cerebellar and vestibular deficits on gaze and torso stability during ambulation.
Crane BT.; and Demer JL.
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2000; : 22-29.
Vestibular catch-up saccades in labyrinthine deficiency
Tian JR.; Crane BT.; and Demer JL.
Experimental Brain Research. 2000; 4(131): 448-457.
Crane BT, Tian J, Demer JL
Journal of vestibular research : equilibrium & orientation.. 2000 10 (6):259-69. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT, Demer JL
Biological cybernetics.. 1999 August 81 (2):109-18. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT, Demer JL
Experimental brain research.. 1999 July 127 (1):67-74. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT, Demer JL
Experimental brain research.. 1999 April 125 (3):335-43. Epub 1900 01 01.
Horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex and head stability in response to torso perturbations during visual search
Crane BT.; and Demer JL.
Experimental Brain Research. 1999; : 335-343.
Latency of voluntary cancellation of the human vestibulo-ocular reflex during transient yaw rotation
Crane BT.; and Demer JL.
Experimental Brain Research. 1999; : 67-74.
A linear canal-otolith interaction model to describe the human vestibulo-ocular reflex
Crane BT.; and Demer JL.
Biological Cybernetics. 1999; : 109-118.
Crane BT, Demer JL
Journal of neurophysiology.. 1998 September 80 (3):1151-66. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT, Demer JL
Experimental brain research.. 1998 September 122 (2):235-46. Epub 1900 01 01.
Demer JL, Crane BT
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.. 1998 July 119 (1):78-88. Epub 1900 01 01.
Human horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex initiation: effects of angular acceleration, linear acceleration, stimulus intensity, target distance, and unilateral deafferentation.
Crane, BT.; Demer, JL.
Journal of Neurophysiology. 1998; 80(3): 1151-1166.
Vision and vestibular adaptation
Demer JL.; and Crane BT.
Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery. 1998; : 78-88.
Gaze stabilization during dynamic posturography in normal and vestibulopathic humans
Crane BT.; and Demer JL.
Experimental Brain Research. 1998; : 235-246.
Crane BT, Demer JL
Journal of neurophysiology.. 1997 October 78 (4):2129-44. Epub 1900 01 01.
Crane BT, Viirre ES, Demer JL
Experimental brain research.. 1997 April 114 (2):304-20. Epub 1900 01 01.
Human gaze stabilization during natural activities: translation, rotation, magnification, and target distance effects.
Crane, BT.; Demer, JL.
Journal of Neurophysiology. 1997; 78(4): 2129-2144.
The human horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex during combined linear and angular acceleration
Crane B.T.; Viirre E.S.; and Demer JL.
Experimental Brain Research. 1997; 114: 304-320.
Books
Glasscock and Shambaugh Surgery of the Ear (2010)
Chapter: Surgical treatment of peripheral vestibular disease
Authors: Crane BT, Carey JP, Minor LB
Publisher: PMPH USA 2010
Glasscock and Shambaugh Surgery of the Ear (2010)
Chapter: Surgical Anatomy of the Temporal Bone and Dissection Guide
Authors: Bojrab DI, Balough BJ, Crane BT
Publisher: PMPH USA 2010
Oxford American Handbook of Geriatric Medicine (2010)
Chapter: Ears
Authors: Crane BT
Publisher: Oxford University Press 2010
Cummings Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery (2010)
Chapter: Peripheral vestibular disorders
Authors: Crane BT, Schessel DA, Nedzelski J, Minor LB
Publisher: Mosby 2010
Cummings Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery (2010)
Chapter: Central vestibular disorders
Authors: Crane BT, Eggers SD, Zee DS, Baloh RW
Publisher: Mosby 2010
Otologic Surgery (2009)
Chapter: Surgical treatment of peripheral vestibular disorders
Authors: Crane BT, Carey JP, and Minor LB
Publisher: Saunders 2009
The human vestibulo-ocular reflex: Dependence of viewing distance, translation.. (1998)
Authors: Crane, B T
Publisher: UMI Company, Ann Arbor 1998
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