Richard Benjamin Speaker, MBBCh
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
- Phone: 314-454-6162
Specialties
- Pediatric otolaryngology
- Otitis media, tonsillitis and rhinosinusitis
- Hearing loss in children
- Cochlear implantation
- Sleep apnea, airway abnormalities, and aerodigestive disorders
- Congenital conditions and neoplastic lesions of the head and neck
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Education
Undergraduate: BS, University of California, Davis (2004)
Medical Degree: University College Dublin, School of Medicine (2010)
Residency: Otolaryngology – Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland (2021)
Fellowship: Pediatric otolaryngology, Washington University in St. Louis (2023)
Locations
Dr. Speaker sees patients at:
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- Physical Address: 1 Childrens Place, 3rd Floor, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Phone: 314-454-6162
- Fax: 314-454-2174
St. Louis Children’s Specialty Care Center
- Physical Address: 13001 North Outer 40 Road, Town and Country, MO, USA
- Phone: 314-454-6162
Research Interests
Dr. Speaker’s research interests include cochlear implant outcomes and vestibular physiology.
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Leadership Roles & Honors
- The Registrar’s Medal for Best Oral Presentation, Royal Academy of Medicine Ireland, 2019
- Top Score, National Clinical FRCS Mock Exam, RCSI, 2018
- Best Dissection, National Temporal Bone Surgery Course, RCSI, 2018
- Best Poster Presentation, Irish Otolaryngology Society Meeting, 2018