Professor and Chair
Medical University of South Carolina
Dr. Labadie is professor, department chair, and holder of the Paul R. Lambert, MD Endowed Chair in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (O-HNS) at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) which was ranked #15 by U.S. News and World Report (2022), #6 by Doximity for O-HNS residency programs (2022), and #13 in NIH funding to O-HNS departments (2021). Prior to joining MUSC, he was a faculty member at Vanderbilt University for 20 years where he collaborated with engineering colleagues leading to decades of NIH funding on clinically translatable topics including imaged-guided otologic surgery, robotic mastoidectomy, trans-nasal assessment of middle ear status via the Eustachian tube, and post-operative imaging to improve cochlear implantation. Clinically, Dr. Labadie focuses on otology with a particular interest in cochlear implantation having personally performed over 500 implants. He has pioneered the use of intraoperative CT scanning for immediate quality assessment and post-operative mapping with large population studies showing significant improvement in audiological outcomes on thousands of cochlear implant recipients. To refine his ability to lead and work in team settings, he completed a Master of Management in Health Care from Vanderbilt University’s Owen School of Management in 2013. He did his O-HNS residency at UNC-Chapel Hill, his MD/PhD (bioengineering) at the University of Pittsburgh, and undergraduate education at the University of Notre Dame (mechanical engineering). He has authored or co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications, holds 15 patents, served on 19 doctoral committees, holds an FDA investigational device exemption (IDE) for a minimally invasive surgical approach, and is the co-author of a textbook on image-guided surgery. He is a member of The American Academy of O-HNS and a fellow of The American College of Surgeons, The American Otological Society, The American Neurotology Society, The Triological Society, and Collegium Oto–Rhino–Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum.