Habib Rizk MD. MSc.
Habib Rizk MD. MSc.
Availability
Accepting New Patients
Details
Habib G. Rizk, M.D., MSc grew up in Beirut-Lebanon. He attended the French Faculty of Medicine-Saint Joseph University in Beirut Lebanon and pursued an Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery residency at Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital in Beirut followed by a one-year Otologic Medicine and Surgery Fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. Michael Teixido and a two-year Neurotology fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Dr. Rizk's interests pertain to all areas of otology and neurotology with a specific focus on medical and surgical management of vestibular disorders. He is an Associate professor in the MUSC department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, and is the Director of the Multidisciplinary Vestibular Program. Dr. Rizk is currently on the board of directors and after serving as a vice-president of the Vestibular Disorders Association, he is currently serving as president of VeDA. He is a member of the Bárány society and a fellow of the American Neurotology Society. He is also a member of the American Balance Society and of the Otology and Neurotology Education Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
For information and to schedule an appointment, please contact our Administrative Office at the phone number and email below!
Locations
MUSC Health Downtown Charleston
135 Rutledge Avenue, 2nd floor, Elevator A, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
For appointments please contact (843) 876-0112 or 843-876-1308, ext. 2 For Fax: 843-876-0360 or 843-792-0546
MUSC Health East Cooper
1600 Midtown Ave, 3rd Floor, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, United States
MUSC Health North Charleston
8992 University Blvd, Suite 200, Charleston, South Carolina, 29406, United States
Specialty
- Neurotologist (MD)
Languages
Serving patients in these languages:
- English
Telemedicine
Serving patients in these regions:
- US - South Carolina
Professional Association Membership
- American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)
- American Balance Society (ABS)
- Barany Society
Continuing Education Courses Taken
Director Charleston Vestibular Update Course which is held every two years
Percentage of Patients Treated for Vestibular Disorders
100%
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
- Neurotologic exam
- Oculomotor testing
- Posturography
- Rotary Chair
- 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
Zhang, K., Yuen, E., Rizk, H. G., Qureshi, U., Nkrumah, Y., Nguyen, S. A., Meyer, T. A., Mehta, N. K., Mcrackan, T. R., Liu, Y. F., & Lambert, P. R. (2022). Pathogenesis and Etiology of Ménière Disease: A Scoping Review of a Century of Evidence. JAMA Otolaryngology-- Head & Neck Surgery, 148 (4), 360–368.
Dornhoffer, J. R., Liu, Y. F., Zhao, E. E. E., & Rizk, H. G. (2021). Does Cognitive Dysfunction Correlate With Dizziness Severity in Meniére’s Disease Patients. Otology & Neurotology : Official Publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology , 42 (3), e323–e331.
Donaldson, L. B., Yan, F., Liu, Y. F., Nguyen, S. A., & Rizk, H. G. (2021). Does cognitive dysfunction correlate with dizziness severity in patients with vestibular migraine? American Journal of Otolaryngology, 42 (6), 103124.
Dornhoffer, J. R., Liu, Y. F., Donaldson, L., & Rizk, H. G. (2021). Factors implicated in response to treatment/prognosis of vestibular migraine. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology : Official Journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : Affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery , 278 (1), 57–66.
Rizk, H. G., Liu, Y. F., Dornhoffer, J. R., & Donaldson, L. (2021). Factors implicated in response to treatment/prognosis of vestibular migraine. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 278 (1), 57–66.
Rizk, H. G., Liu, Y. F., Dornhoffer, J. R., & Donaldson, L. (2021). Impact of caloric test asymmetry on response to treatment in vestibular migraine. The Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 135 (4), 320–326.
Rizk, H. G., & Liu, Y. F. (2021). Interviewing and Counseling the Dizzy Patient with Focus on Quality of Life. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 54 (5), 853–861.
Byun, Y. J., Levy, D. A., Nguyen, S. A., Brennan, E., & Rizk, H. G. (2021). Treatment of Vestibular Migraine: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. The Laryngoscope, 131 (1), 186–194.
Zaleski-king, A., Yuan, H., Versino, M., Teixido, M., Teggi, R., Spare, N., Rizk, H. G., Nowaczewska, M., Mandala, M., Mallampalli, M. P., Luebke, A. E., Kuhn, J. J., Kheradmand, A., Goebel, J. A., Godley, F., Djalilian, H., Crowson, M. G., Ceriani, C. E., Buskirk, J., … Abouzari, M. (2021). Care Gaps and Recommendations in Vestibular Migraine: An Expert Panel Summit. Frontiers in Neurology, 12, 812678.
Rizk, H. G., Strange, C., Atallah, S., Massingale, S., & Clendaniel, R. (2020). Coronavirus Disease 2019 Return to Work Guidance and Recommendations for Vestibular Clinicians. Ear and Hearing, 41 (4), 693–696.
Reddy, P., Yan, F., Liu, Y. F., McRackan, T. R., & Rizk, H. G. (2020). Hearing Preservation in Patients Who Undergo Labyrinthectomy and Translabyrinthine Procedures: A Case Report and Systematic Review. JAMA Otolaryngology-- Head & Neck Surgery, 146 (8), 741–747.
Rizk, H. G., Lee, J. A., Liu, Y. F., Endriukaitis, L., Isaac, J. L., & Bullington, W. M. (2020). Drug-Induced Ototoxicity: A Comprehensive Review and Reference Guide. Pharmacotherapy , 40 (12), 1265–1275.
Formeister, E. J., Krauter, R., Kirk, L., Zhu, T. R., Rizk, H. G., & Sharon, J. D. (2020). Understanding the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI): A Cross Sectional Analysis of Symptom Factors That Contribute to DHI Variance. Otology & Neurotology : Official Publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology, 41 (1), 86–93.
Lee, J. A., Liu, Y. F., Nguyen, S. A., McRackan, T. R., Meyer, T. A., & Rizk, H. G. (2020). Posterior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence: Case Series and Systematic Review. Otology & Neurotology : Official Publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology, 41 (4), 511–521.
Rizk, H. G., Liu, Y. F., Strange, C. C. C., Van Ausdal, C. H., English, R. C., McRackan, T. R., & Meyer, T. A. (2020). Predictive Value of Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials in the Diagnosis of Menière’s Disease and Vestibular Migraine. Otology & Neurotology : Official Publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology .
Byun, Y. J., Levy, D. A., Nguyen, S. A., Brennan, E., & Rizk, H. G. (2020). Treatment of Vestibular Migraine: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. The Laryngoscope.
Rizk, H. G., Macias, D., Liu, Y. F., Dornhoffer, J. R., & Donaldson, L. (2020). Pharmacotherapy failure and progression to botulinum toxin injection in vestibular migraine. The Journal of Laryngology and Otology , 134 (7), 586–591.
Rizk, H. G., Patel, J. J., Nguyen, S. A., Meyer, T. A., & Levy, D. A. (2020). Depression in Ménière's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 134 (4), 293–301.
Liu, Y. F., Locklear, T. D., Sharon, J. D., Lacroix, E., Nguyen, S. A., & Rizk, H. G. (2019). Quantification of Cognitive Dysfunction in Dizzy Patients Using the Neuropsychological Vertigo Inventory. Otology & Neurotology : Official Publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology, 40 (7), e723–e731.
Rizk, H. G., Sharon, J. D., Lee, J. A., Thomas, C., Nguyen, S. A., & Meyer, T. A. (2019). Cross-Sectional Analysis of Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients With Vestibular Disorders. Ear and Hearing.
Formeister, E. J., Rizk, H. G., Kohn, M. A., & Sharon, J. D. (2018). The Epidemiology of Vestibular Migraine: A Population-based Survey Study. Otology & Neurotology : Official Publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology , 39 (8), 1037–1044.
Rizk, H., Agrawal, Y., Barthel, S., Bennett, M. L., Doherty, J. K., Gerend, P., Gold, D. R., Morrill, D., Oas, J. G., Roberts, J. K., Woodson, E., Zapala, D. A., Bennett, A., & Shenoy, A. M. (2018). Quality Improvement in Neurology: Neurotology Quality Measurement Set. Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery : Official Journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 159 (4), 603–607.
Rizk, H., Agrawal, Y., Barthel, S., Bennett, M. L., Doherty, J. K., Gerend, P., Gold, D. R., Morrill, D., Oas, J. G., Roberts, J. K., Woodson, E., Zapala, D. A., Bennett, A., & Shenoy, A. M. (2018). Quality improvement in neurology: Neuro-otology quality measurement set. Neurology , 91 (15), 697–701.
Rizk, H. G., Hatch, J. L., Stevens, S. M., Lambert, P. R., & Meyer, T. A. (2016). Lateral Skull Base Attenuation in Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence and Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea. Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery : Official Journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery , 155 (4), 641–648.
Licensing
- Licensed by South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners, license number 35485