Dr. Ebenezer N. Yamoah earned his Ph.D. & MD in Neuroscience from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. Today, Dr. Yamoah is a highly respected Professor of Physiology and Cell Biology Director in the Communication Science Program at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.

Dr. Yamoah has been recognized for his many accomplishments in administration at the University of Nevada. These include recognition for his work as the Communication Science Programs (CSP) director at Reno School of Medicine.Dr. Ebenezer N. Yamoah has also served in critical roles at the national level in numerous organizations. These include his work as member and chair for the minority program at the Association of Research in Otolaryngology (ARO), as a member of the publication committee of ARO, and as a member and chair of the National Institute of Health study sections and special emphasis panels. Dr. Yamoah also served in key leadership roles to senior faculty, mentoring junior faculty.

Dr. Ebenezer N. Yamoah has delivered numerous presentations and professor lectures at events and universities worldwide. At the University College of London, London, UK, in 2018, Dr. Yamoah presented a lecture entitled “The Speed of Electromotility as Defined by Kv 7.4 Channels and the Properties of Type II Neurons in the Post-Hearing Cochlea.”

While this critical lecture is among his most lauded work, it is far from the full spectrum of groundbreaking material that Dr. Ebenezer N. Yamoah has produced. A quick visit to Dr. Yamoah’s personal website, DrEbenezerYamoah.com, reveals a wealth of insights into the science behind the successful treatment of hearing loss. Dr. Yamoah has achieved a fuller understanding of the neurological conditions underlying hearing loss, a central part of everything he has done as a researcher, as a professor, and as an administrator during his distinguished career at the Communication Science Program at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.

During his career, Dr. Ebenezer N. Yamoah has earned a number of prestigious awards, including the 1988 American Society for Cell Biology Summer Fellowship, and the 2005 – 2007 Faculty Mentorship Award 2010 Dean of School of Medicine Research Excellence Award, University of California, Davis, CA, among many more.

Dr. Yamoah has been awarded multiple current grants to support his work and that of his associates, with others still pending and funding for more than a dozen completed projects.

Today, Dr. Ebenezer N. Yamoah is proud to accept the accolades that have been heaped upon him by his peers, students, and colleagues. It is his accomplishments in science and in the classroom of which he is most proud. Dr. Yamoah’s continuing work is intended primarily to benefit those suffering from hearing loss.