Carol Foster, MD

Professional Titles

• Director of the Balance Laboratory, University of Colorado Hospital
• Professor

Recognitions

• Denver's Top Doctors, Otolaryngology, 5280 Magazine (2020)
  also 2018
• America's Top Physicians, Consumer's Research Council of America (2018)
• Champion of Vestibular Medicine, Vestibular Disorders Association (2014)

Research Interests

Publications

• Foster CA, Machala M. The Clinical Spectrum of Dizziness in Sleep Apnea. Otol Neurotol. 2020 Dec;41(10):1419-1422. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002824. PMID: 32740553.
• Foster, CA. Overcoming Positional Vertigo. Boulder, CO: Bull Publishing, 2019.
• Foster, CA. Overcoming Positional Vertigo. Boulder, CO: Bull Publishing, 2019.
• Foster CA. Positional vertigo: an easy fix at any age. Today’s Geriatric Medicine, Mar-Apr 2019, Vol 12 No. 2 p. 24 http://www.todaysgeriatricmedicine.com/archive/MA19p24.shtml
• Foster, CA. Overcoming Positional Vertigo. Boulder, CO: Bull Publishing, 2019.
• Foster, CA. Overcoming Positional Vertigo. Boulder, CO: Bull Publishing, in press.
• Meniere's disease Tsutomu Nakashima, Ilmari Pyykkö, Megan A. Arroll, Margaretha L. Casselbrant, Carol A. Foster, Nauman F. Manzoor, Cliff A. Megerian, Shinji Naganawa & Yi-Ho Young Nature Reviews Disease Primers 2, Article number: 16028 (2016) doi:10.1038/nrdp.2016.28 http://www.nature.com/articles/nrdp201628
• Foster CA, Pollard CK. Comparison of caloric reactivity between migraineurs and non-migraineurs. J Laryngol Otol. 2015 Oct;129(10):960-3. PubMed PMID: 26314588
• Foster CA. Optimal management of Ménière's disease. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2015;11:301-7. PubMed PMID: 25750534
• Foster CA, Breeze RE. Endolymphatic hydrops in Ménière's disease: cause, consequence, or epiphenomenon?. Otol Neurotol. 2013 Sep;34(7):1210-4. PubMed PMID: 23921917
• Foster CA, Breeze RE. The Meniere attack: an ischemia/reperfusion disorder of inner ear sensory tissues. Med Hypotheses. 2013 Dec;81(6):1108-15. PubMed PMID: 24199949
• Foster CA: Unilateral Sudden Loss of Vestibular function and Vestibular Neuritis. In: Dispenza F and De Stefano A (ed.) Vertigo: Diagnosis and Management. London:Jaypee Brothers Medical, 2013, in press.
• Rabie AN, Foster CA: Canalith-Repositioning Maneuvers. Medscape Reference, 2009, last update 2012. (online) http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/82945-overview
• Foster CA: Balance and dizziness disorders website. Marion Downs Hearing Center, 2006, last update 2012. (online) http://www.mariondowns.com/balance-and-dizziness-clinic
• Foster CA, Zaccaro K, Strong D: Canal Conversion and Re-entry: A Risk of Dix-Hallpike During Canalith Repositioning Procedures. Otology & Neurotology 2012: 33:199-203
• Foster CA, Ponnappan A, Zaccaro K, Strong D: A comparison of two home exercises for benign positional vertigo: Half somersault vs. Epley maneuver. Audiology & Neurotology EXTRA 2012;2:16-23 (DOI: 10.1159/000337947)
• Foster CA, Zaccaro K, Strong D: Canal Conversion and Re-entry: A Risk of Dix-Hallpike During Canalith Repositioning Procedures. Otology & Neurotology 2012: 33:199-203
• Canal Switch and Re-entry: A Risk of Dix Hallpike During Epley Maneuvers Carol A. Foster M. D. *, Kathleen Zaccaro M.A. **, Darcy Strong Au.D.** Otology Neurotology: Accepted pending minor revision

Professional Memberships

• American Medical Association, Member
• Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Member

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital

• Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center

Specialty Information

• Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
• Colorado Medical License, License (1994)
• California Medical License, License (1983)
• DEA, License (1983)

• Brain and Nervous System - Migraine
• Brain and Nervous System
• Symptoms and Manifestations
• Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Dizziness and Vertigo