Yoon-Hee Cha, M.D.

A Short Biography:

Dr. Yoon-Hee Cha, recipient of the MdDS Balance Disorder Foundation's 2008 Early Career Distinguished Investigator Award, will move forward with her research into Mal de Debarquement Syndrome (MdDS) with further support provided by the Foundation. Trained in Neurotology, Dr. Cha is a researcher in the Department of Neurology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where she provides clinical care and undertakes clinical and translational science investigations. In her research studies, Dr. Cha will collaborate with other specialists in brain function, neuroplasticity, vestibular rehabilitation, and neuroimaging to examine possible etiologies as well as improved diagnostic tests and treatments for MdDS.

Work Titles
CTSI Member, CTSI
UCLA Associate Adjunct Professor, Neurology
Education:
Degrees:
M.D., Mayo Medical School, 1997 - 2001
B.S.
Fellowship:
2005 - 2007 UCLA School of Medicine
Internship:
2001 - 2002 Brigham & Women's Hospital
Residency:
2002 - 2005 UC San Francisco School of Medicine
Certifications:
Certifications:
2007 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Contact Information:

Email Address:

yhcha@mednet.ucla.edu

Work Email Address:

yhcha@mednet.ucla.edu


Detailed Biography:

Dr. Cha is a neurologist specializing in dizziness and balance. Her research uses functional brain imaging like PET and fMRI to study differences in brain activity and structure in patients who have chronic misperceptions of motion. Her main interests are in a disorder called mal de debarquement syndrome, in which patients who have been passively moved like on a boat or plane continue to have perceptions of self-motion even when they disembark. Her research ties in neuromodulation techniques to build new therapeutic programs for patients with motion disorders.

Publications:

A selected list of publications:

Cha Yoon-Hee   Migraine a risk factor for SSNHL Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache, 2013; 33(2): 77-9.
Cha Yoon-Hee, Cui Yongyan, Baloh Robert W   Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for mal de debarquement syndrome Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology, 2013; 34(1): 175-9.
Cha Yoon-Hee, Cui Yongyan   Rocking dizziness and headache: A two-way street Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache, 2013; .
Cha Yoon-Hee   Less common neuro-otologic disorders Continuum (Minneapolis, Minn.), 2012; 18(5 Neuro-otology): 1142-57.
Cha Yoon-Hee, Chakrapani Shruthi, Craig Alexis, Baloh Robert W   Metabolic and functional connectivity changes in mal de debarquement syndrome PloS one, 2012; 7(11): e49560.
Cha Yoon-Hee   Migraine-associated vertigo: diagnosis and treatment Seminars in neurology, 2010; 30(2): 167-74.
Cha Yoon-Hee   Mal de debarquement Seminars in neurology, 2009; 29(5): 520-7.
Lee Hane, Jen Joanna C, Cha Yoon-Hee, Nelson Stanley F, Baloh Robert W   Phenotypic and genetic analysis of a large family with migraine-associated vertigo Headache, 2009; 48(10): 1460-7.
Cha Yoon-Hee, Brodsky Jae, Ishiyama Gail, Sabatti Chiara, Baloh Robert W   Clinical features and associated syndromes of mal de debarquement Journal of neurology, 2008; 255(7): 1038-44.
Cha Yoon-Hee, Kane Michael J, Baloh Robert W   Familial clustering of migraine, episodic vertigo, and Ménière's disease Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology, 2008; 29(1): 93-6.
Lee Hane, Sininger Lauren, Jen Joanna C, Cha Yoon-Hee, Baloh Robert W, Nelson Stanley F   Association of progesterone receptor with migraine-associated vertigo Neurogenetics, 2007; 8(3): 195-200.
Cha Yoon-Hee, Baloh Robert W   Migraine associated vertigo Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea), 2007; 3(3): 121-6.
Cha Yoon-Hee, Chi John H, Barbaro Nicholas M   Spontaneous spinal subdural hematoma associated with low-molecular-weight heparin. Case report Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, 2005; 2(5): 612-3.

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