Ricardo Cristobal, MD

Board Certifications

• Otolaryngology
• Otology & Neurotology

Fellowship

Baylor College of Medicine
Neurotology & Skull Base Surgery
Houston, TX

Residency

Medical College of Wisconsin
Otolaryngology
Milwaukee, WI

Internship

University of California Los Angeles Department of Surgery
General Surgery
Los Angeles, CA
1994

Medical School

University of Navarra School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
1993

Graduate School

University of California Los Angeles
Doctor of Philosophy in Neurobiology
Los Angeles, CA
1989

American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Fellow

“Hearing loss in children with very low birth weight: current review of epidemiology and pathophysiology.” Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition (2008): Cristobal, R., Oghalai, J. S.

“Peripetrosal arachnoid cysts.” Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery (2007): Cristobal, R., Oghalai, J. S.

“Three dimensional computed tomography angiography in imaging jugular foramen lesions.” Otology & Neurotology (2007): Cristobal, R., Metts, B., Michel, M. A., Strottmann, J. M., Meyer, G. A., Wackym, P. A.

Ricardo Cristobal, MD, PhD, specializes in neurotology on the Texas Health Care physician team. Dr. Cristobal joins Texas Health Care from the Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston where he completed a fellowship in Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery. He completed his otolaryngology residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin and a general surgery internship at the University of California Los Angeles Department of Surgery. Dr. Cristobal received his doctoral degree from the University of California Los Angeles and his medical degree from the University of Navarra School of Medicine in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. Dr. Cristobal enjoys educating patients about their diseases, engaging them in treatment and helping to direct their focus towards getting better. In his free time, Dr. Cristobal enjoys spending time with his two children, photography, bicycling and motorcycles.