Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University
Chief, Jewish General Hospital, Otology and Neurotology
Specializing in Hearing and Balance Disorders
Dr. Jamie Rappaport is a fellowship-trained otologist and neurotologist, and serves as Head of Otology/Neurotology at the Sir Mortimer B. Davis–Jewish General Hospital. He is also an Associate Professor at McGill University, where he directs the department’s Fellowship Committee and has previously served as Assistant Program Director for the Otolaryngology residency program.
Dr. Rappaport completed his medical degree at McGill University, followed by internship training at Mount Sinai Hospital (University of Toronto), residency in Otolaryngology at Dalhousie University, and fellowship training in Otology/Neurotology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (Harvard Medical School).
His clinical and research interests focus on hearing and balance disorders, including otosclerosis, tympanic membrane perforations, cholesteatoma, tinnitus, Meniere’s disease, sudden sensorineural hearing loss, acoustic neuromas, and facial nerve disorders. He also provides medicolegal expertise in occupational hearing loss and noise-induced damage for CNESST cases.
Actively involved in medical education and assessment, Dr. Rappaport is an examiner for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and co-organizes the department’s annual Ethics and Communication Skills OSCE. He lectures regularly and has received the McGill Otolaryngology “Best Teacher Award,” as voted by ENT residents.
Dr. Rappaport is a Course Coordinator for the annual McGill Otolaryngology Update held in Mont-Tremblant and serves as a consulting otolaryngologist for the Ungava region of Nunavik in Northern Quebec. He is a member of the McGill Auditory Sciences Laboratory and has received research funding from several organizations including the American Hearing Research Foundation.
A dedicated community leader, Dr. Rappaport has been an Ambassador for the Ride to Conquer Cancer for over a decade and was recognized as a fundraising “Hall-of-Famer” in 2018 for his role as Captain of the Spin Doctors cycling team.
