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Dr. Emily Kay-Rivest

Academic title(s): 

Assistant Professor 

Dr. Emily Kay-Rivest
Contact Information
Email address: 
emily.kay-rivest.med [at] ssss.gouv.qc.ca
Department: 
Otolaryngology
Degree(s): 

MD, MSc 

Location: 
Jewish General Hospital
McGill University Health Centre (MUHC - Glen) - Royal Victoria Hospital
Graduate supervision: 

Currently supervising students

Group: 
Currently Recruiting
M.Sc. Students
M.Sc. Non-Thesis projects
Ph.D. Students
Research areas: 
Surgical Outcomes and Quality
Surgical Oncology
Medical Technology
Areas of interest: 

Ear pathologies (such as cholesteatoma, perforations, ossicular chain problems and otosclerosis); performing cochlear implants for hearing loss in children and adults; and operating on skull base tumours (vestibular schwannomas, meningiomas and paragangliomas) 

Biography: 

Dr. Kay-Rivest joined the otology and neurology team in 2022. Her expertise includes treating of a wide variety of ear pathologies (such as cholesteatoma, perforations, ossicular chain problems and otosclerosis); performing cochlear implants for hearing loss in children and adults; and operating on skull base tumours (vestibular schwannomas, meningiomas and paragangliomas). 

Dr. Kay-Rivest completed her medical studies and residency at McGill University, followed by a two-year fellowship in otology and neurotology at New York University. There she gained extensive experience in skull base surgery, complex cochlear implants and endoscopic ear surgery. 

Among Dr. Kay-Rivest’s interests are patients with neurofibromatosis type 2. Her research focuses on improving hearing rehabilitation (cochlear implants and auditory brainstem implants) in individuals with vestibular schwannomas and other retrocochlear pathologies. 

Selected publications: 

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