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Brandon Wickens

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Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)SurgeryMcMaster University

Research

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6 publications.

01

Comprehensive metrics for evaluating surgical microscope use during tympanostomy tube placement

Wickens B, Shamsil A, Husein M, Nguyen LHP, Doyle PC, Parnes LS, Agrawal SK, Ladak HM

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery20212 citationsFirst author
02

Blinded randomized controlled study of a web‐based otoscopy simulator in undergraduate medical education

Stepniak C, Wickens B, Husein M, Paradis J, Ladak HM, Fung K, Agrawal SK

The Laryngoscope201721 citations
03

Audiometric findings with voluntary tensor tympani contraction

Wickens B, Floyd D, Bance M

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery201713 citationsFirst authorOpen Access
04

Middle ear ventilation status postoperatively after translabyrinthine resection of vestibular schwannoma with mastoid obliteration and Eustachian tube occlusion: is the Eustachian tube enough to ventilate the middle ear without the mastoid air cell system?

Belyea J, Wickens B, Bance M

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery20163 citations
05

Face and content validity of a novel, web-based otoscopy simulator for medical education

Wickens B, Lewis J, Morris DP, Husein M, Ladak HM, Agrawal SK

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery201526 citationsFirst author
06

Intraoperative ice pack application for uvulopalatoplasty pain reduction: A randomized controlled trial

Rotenberg BW, Wickens B, Parnes J

The Laryngoscope201326 citations
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