Julie specializes in diseases affecting the ears, sinus, and throat and has an extensive background in allergy and immunology.  Julie works with our physicians and audiology team to provide a comprehensive approach to addressing functional diseases that affect the senses and activities of eating, drinking, speaking, breathing, swallowing, and hearing.

Professional Organizations and Societies

• American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
• American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
• American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
• American Tinnitus Association
• Ear Research Foundation
• American Association of Nurse Practitioners
• Society of Head and Neck Nurses
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars
• Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
• Sarasota Council for Advanced Practice Nurses

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor (Courtesy Faculty), College of Nursing, University of South Florida, 2015-present

Honors/Awards

Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation, University of South Florida Health Sciences Research Day, 2013

Award for Clinical Excellence, University of South Florida, Master’s Program, 2006

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, 2000

Fellowship and Grant Support

Evaluation of the Neuromonics System for chronic tinnitus. Grant support: Neuromonics, $10,400 (Sub-investigator).

Comparison of BAHA BP100 to Ponto Pro Devices. Grant support: Oticon, $15,000 (Sub-investigator).

Evaluation of totally implantable hearing aid.  Grant support: Otologics $17,000 (Sub-investigator).

Early Loading Study. Grant support: Cochlear Americas $25,000 (Sub-investigator).

Wide Implant Study. Grant support: Oticon $25,000 (Sub-investigator).

Bone anchored implant with contralateral hearing loss study. Grant support: Oticon $25,000 (Sub-investigator).

Effect of bone anchored hearing devices on tinnitus. Grant support: Oticon $10,000 (Sub-investigator).

Safety and efficacy of the Cochlear Nucleus CI422 cochlear implants in adults. Grant support: Cochlear $25,000 (Sub-investigator).

A comparison study of the hydroxyapatite-coated versus non-coasted bone anchored hearing abutments.  Grant support: Ear Research Foundation $45,000 (Sub-investigator).

A Prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, phase 2b study of OTO-104 given as a single intratympanic injection in subjects with unilateral Meniere’s Disease. Grant Support: Otonomy $50,000 (Sub-investigator).

Efficacy and safety of AM-101 in the treatment of acute peripheral tinnitus. Grant Support: Auris, $60,000 (Sub-investigator).

A randomized clinical study of safety and efficacy of the Eustachian tube balloon catheter. Grant Support: Acclarent, $136,500 (Sub-investigator).

Other Ongoing Funded Research

Evaluation of the performance of a middle ear implant in individuals with severe hearing loss, wearing a cochlear implant in one ear and the MAXUM in the other. Grant Support: Ototronix, $60,000 (Sub-investigator).

Round window and oval window reinforcement for the treatment of hyperacusis. Grant Support: Ear Research Foundation, $50,000 (Sub-investigator).

HD-MCZ-PHII-DRF062016, “Dose-ranging study of the efficacy and safety of Miconazole oil used for 7 or 14 days compared with vehicle in the treatment of otomycosis. Grant Support: Hill Dermaceuticals, $150,000 (Principal investigator).

Invited Lecturer and Presentations

1. University of South Florida Health Sciences Research Day. Tampa, FL. Feb 22, 2013. “Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program in Patients with Chronic Tinnitus.”
2. Minimally Invasive Office ENT. Sarasota FL. Mar 2, 2013. “Tinnitus.”
3. Fourth International Symposium Osseointegration-Bone Conduction Hearing. Newcastle, England. Jun 5-8, 2013. “The Effects of Bone-Anchored Hearing Devices on Tinnitus in Patients with Single-Sided Deafness.”
4. American Kurdish Medical Group Symposium. Duhok, Kurdistan. Jan 19, 2014. “The Role of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in the United States.”
5. Minimally Invasive Office ENT. Sarasota, FL. Mar 5, 2014. “Current Approaches to Tinnitus Treatment.”
6. Minimally Invasive Office ENT. Sarasota, FL. Feb 28, 2015. “Current Approaches to Tinnitus Treatment.”
7. Fifth International Symposium Osseointegration-Bone Conduction Hearing . Lake Louise, Canada. May 21, 2015. “The Effects of Bone-Anchored Hearing Devices on Tinnitus in Patients with Single-Sided Deafness: An Update.”
8. Michael E. Glasscock III, MD Symposium in Otology and Neurotology. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Nov 18, 2016. “The Relationship between Hearing Status and Cognitive Performance in the Older Adult.”
9. Minimally Invasive ENT/Open Forum. Sarasota FL. Mar 18, 2017. “Allergy in an ENT Practice.”
10. Sixth International Symposium Osseointegration-Bone Conduction Hearing. Nijmegan, Netherlands. May 20, 2017. “The Relationship between Quality of Life and Hearing Status in the Contralateral Ear of Bone Anchored Hearing System (BAHS) recipients with Single Sided Sensorineural Deafness.”

Publications:

1. Daugherty, J. The latest buzz on tinnitus. Nurse Practitioner; 2007; 32(10), 42-47. 
2. Daugherty, J., & Wazen, J. A new model for tinnitus treatment. Hearing Review, 2010; 17(2), 26-30. 
3. Silverstein, H., Wazen, J., Van Ess, M., Daugherty, J., & Alameda Y. Intratympanic gentamicin treatment of patients with Meniere’s disease with normal hearing. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; 2010; 142, 570-575.
4. Wazen, J., Daugherty, J., & Pinsky, K, Newman CW, Sandbridge S, Battista R, Ramos p, Luxford W:  Evaluation of a customized acoustic stimulus system in the treatment of chronic tinnitus. Otology & Neurotology; Jun 23 2011; 32(4): 710-6.
5. Wazen, JJ., Wycherly, B., Daugherty, J: Complications of Bone-Anchored Hearing Devices. In: Komis, M, Caversaccio M-D (eds), Implantable Bone Conduction Hearing Aids., Karger, 2011, pp63-72.
6. Kahue C, Carlson M, Daugherty J, et al: Middle Ear Implants for Rehabilitation of Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review of FDA Approved Devices. Otol Neurotol. 2014 Aug;35(7):1228-37.
7. Wazen JJ, Daugherty J, Darley S, Wycherly B: Three week loading for the Baha BI300® implant system.  American Journal of Otolaryngology. 2015 Mar-Apr; 36(2): 195-9. 
8. Wazen JJ, Babu S, Daugherty J, Metrailer A: Three week loading for the 4.5mm wide titanium implant in bone anchored hearing systems.  American Journal of Otolaryngology. 37(2).  American Journal of Otolaryngology. 2016 Mar-Apr, 37(2): 132-5.
9. Silverstein H, Ojo R, Daugherty J, Nazarian R, Wazen JJ:  Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Treatment of Hyperacusis. Otol Neurotol. 2016 Dec; 37(10): 1482-1488.

Wazen JJ, Smith J, Daugherty J: Implantable Auditory Devices: Financial Considerations and Office-Based Implantation. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2019 April: 357-361