Maria Machala MS, NP
Maria Machala MS, NP
Availability
Accepting New Patients
Details
I am a nurse practitioner and have specialized in otology/neurotology since 2015. I have a special interest in treating vestibular disorders including Meniere's disease, vestibular migraine, BPPV, and more.
Locations
University of Colorado: Department of Otolaryngology
12631 E 17th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
UCHealth Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic - Cherry Creek
100 Cook St suite 304, Denver, CO 80206, USA
Specialty
- Advanced Practice Nurse
Languages
Serving patients in these languages:
- English
Telemedicine
Serving patients in these regions:
- US - Colorado
Percentage of Patients Treated for Vestibular Disorders
50% - 74%
Procedures and Tools
- Audiometry
- Bedside Head Impulse Test
- Comprehensive Clinical Vestibular Exam
- Dix Hallpike
- Electrocochelography
- Epley chair
- Functional mobility and gait assessment
- Infrared lenses or Frenzel goggles
- Neurologic exam
- Neurotologic exam
- Oculomotor testing
- Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (VEMP)
- Video Head Impulse Test (VHIT)
- Videonystagmography (VNG)
Diagnoses Qualified to Manage
- BPPV
- Other peripheral vestibular disorders
- Central vestibular disorders
Multidisciplinary
- I work in, or have access to, a multidisciplinary team of vestibular specialists
Publications
1. Cass, SP, Machala, MC, Abrose, EC. Medical Management of Meniere's Disease. In: Babu, S, Schutt, CA, Bojrab, BI, eds. Diagnosis and Treatment of Vestibular Disorders. Springer Cham; 2019: 189-198.
2. Foster CA, Machala M. The Clinical Spectrum of Dizziness in Sleep Apnea. Otol Neurotol. 2020;41(10):1419-1422. doi:10.1097/MAO0000000000002824
Licensing
- Licensed by Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, license number APN.0991758-NP