Dr. Alexander Arts
Alexander Arts, M.D.
Iowa Ear Center is excited to announce that Alexander Arts, MD will be joining our practice in June 2022. His clinical focus involves all areas of adult and pediatric ear disease, including hearing loss, cochlear implants and other implantable hearing devices, chronic ear infection and cholesteatoma, balance disorders, Meniere's disease, otosclerosis and stapedectomy, and acoustic neuroma.
Dr. Arts received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University, his M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine , and an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Washington. He completed a residency in Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Washington, and a fellowship in Otology and Neurotology at the University of Virginia. He is board certified in Otolaryngology with a sub-specialty certification in Neurotology.
Prior to joining Iowa Ear Center, Dr. Arts was on the faculty in Otolaryngology at the University of Michigan for 25 years and has published over 65 scientific manuscripts and book chapters in his field. He has served as an examiner for the American Board of Otolaryngology and has spent many years on the "America's Top Doctors" and the "Best Doctors in America" lists. He is a member of the American Otological Society, the American Neurotology Society, and the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
In his spare time, Dr. Arts enjoys piloting airplanes, hiking, and backpacking.
Patient Comments
“Dr. Arts is a very special person. He is very caring and explains everything in detail so you understand. He is one of those rare doctors with a great personality. So thankful he came into our life! Very highly recommend him.”
“Dr. Arts is simply amazing. He treated my father's rare CFS leak successfully. Throughout this scary ordeal, Dr. Arts's expertise, care and compassion far surpassed our expectations and we immediately realized we were in the best of hands. We are forever grateful to Dr. Arts.”
“He has an incredible bedside manner!"
“If only all doctors were like him--caring, thorough, and mindful of patient concerns.”