Dr. Brian Worden
Early Life and Education
Dr. Brian Worden  |
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 Brian Worden |
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| Birth date | June 16, 1977, Modesto, California, United States Of America |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Physician, Founder of Alleviate Integrative Therapies Tinnitus Specialist |
| Years active | Present |
| Home town | Modesto, California, United States Of America |
Brian Francis Worden was born on June, 16 1977 in Modesto, California to parents of Scottish and American descent. His father, Royce Worden, worked in various fields including banking, sales, and commercial real estate. His mother, Jennifer Worden, was a registered nurse who grew up in Glasgow, Scotland. When young, Dr. Worden spent his childhood years in Northern California, Chicago Illinois, and Upstate New York.
Dr. Worden attended public schools near Sacramento, California from the age of seven until graduating from high school. He was identified as a gifted student and received several awards as a young student for his scholastic achievement. In high school he participated in competitive football, swimming, and water polo. Dr. Worden was one of only twelve students from his relatively rural high school to be accepted to a four year university.
For his undergraduate studies, he attended the University of California, San Diego where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Cell Biology with summa cum laude honors upon graduation in 1999. During his time as an undergraduate, he served as a teaching assistant for several science courses, competed in intramural athletics, and volunteered at a local hospital.
Dr. Worden then attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco. He took a leave of absence between his third and fourth years of medical school to accept a prestigious research fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, allowing him to spend a year performing translational research in upper aerodigestive cancer biology with Dr. Carter Van Waes’ laboratory at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda Maryland. At this time, Dr. Van Waes was the acting Clinical Director of the National Institute of Deafness and other Communication Disorders at the NIH. Dr. Worden’s research work concerning the molecular pathway governing the influence of Hepatocyte Growth Factor on tumor angiogenesis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma was subsequently published in the journal Cancer Research. In 2004, Dr. Worden graduated from UCSF medical school and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.
Dr. Worden then completed a five year residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Stanford Hospitals and Clinics in Palo Alto, California. While at Stanford, Dr. Worden trained under some of the most renowned otolaryngologists in the world including Drs. Robert Jackler, Richard Goode, and Peter Hwang. While at Stanford, Dr. Worden published additional research papers on subjects ranging from sinonasal tumors to pediatric vestibular disorders.
Career
After finishing his clinical training, Dr. Worden moved to the Los Angeles area to accept a clinical position as an otolaryngologist with Kaiser Permanente at their Woodland Hills Medical Center. Dr Worden reported choosing this particular position because it afforded him the opportunity to practice a broad scope of head and neck surgery without the conflicts of interest often found in private practices. Dr. Worden developed particular expertise in treating thyroid disease, sinonasal pathology, and tinnitus.
During his years in clinical practice in KWH Medical Center, Dr. Worden became increasingly aware of the need for improved management strategies for tinnitus. It was during these years that he began, in his spare time, to develop his own treatment protocol for tinnitus based on his review of the research literature and his own clinical experience.
In 2020, Dr Worden founded Alleviate Integrative Therapies with the goal of creating an online tinnitus treatment program that would bring effective evidence-based tinnitus treatment to anyone with an internet connection. The website www.AlleviateTinnitusTherapy.com soon followed allowing subscribers to access a multifaceted tinnitus treatment program incorporating elements of tinnitus retraining therapy, mindfulness based cognitive therapy, sound therapy, and beneficial lifestyle changes. The program has become very well-respected among otolaryngologists and audiologists.
Publications
Erickson V, Worden B. “Penetrating Neck Trauma”. Practical Guide to the Care of the Surgical Patient. Ed. Tom C. Nguyen, Oscar J. Abilez. Elsevier Publishers, Philadelphia, 2008
Erickson V, Worden B. “Epistaxis Management”. Practical Guide to the Care of the Surgical Patient. Ed. Tom C. Nguyen, Oscar J. Abilez. Elsevier Publishers, Philadelphia, 2008
Erickson V, Worden B. “Tracheostomy Management”. Practical Guide to the Care of the Surgical Patient. Ed. Tom C. Nguyen, Oscar J. Abilez. Elsevier Publishers, Philadelphia, 2008
McMahon D, Erickson V, Worden B. “Maxillofacial Trauma”. Practical Guide to the Care of the Surgical Patient. Ed. Tom C. Nguyen, Oscar J. Abilez. Elsevier Publishers, Philadelphia, 2008
McMahon D, Erickson V, Worden B. “Nasal Fractures”. Practical Guide to the Care of the Surgical Patient. Ed. Tom C. Nguyen, Oscar J. Abilez. Elsevier Publishers, Philadelphia, 2008
Erickson V, Worden B, McMahon D. “Mandible Fractures”. Practical Guide to the Care of the Surgical Patient. Ed. Tom C. Nguyen, Oscar J. Abilez. Elsevier Publishers, Philadelphia, 2008
Worden B, Yang X, Lee T, Bagain L, Yeh N, Cohen J, Van Waes C, Chen Z. Hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor differentially regulates expression of proangiogenic factors through Egr-1 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Cancer Research 2005;65:7071-7080
Worden BF, Blevins NH. Pediatric vestibulopathy and pseudovestibulopathy: Differential diagnosis and management. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007;15:304-309
Worden B, Getz A, Hwang P. Pathology Quiz: Glomangiopericytoma (sinonasal-type hemangiopericytoma. Archives of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery 2009;135(5):520-522
Worden BF, Barrera J, Most SP. Adult xanthogranuloma causing nasal obstruction. Archives of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery 2010;136(5):509-512
Awards and Recognition
2002- Howard Hughes Medical Institute- National Institutes of Health Research Scholars Program 2004- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 2007- Stanford Otolaryngology Resident Research Award
Personal Life
Dr. Worden is married and has two children. He is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys, traveling, hiking, cycling, and spending time with his family
Philanthropy
Dr. Worden has volunteered his clinical services to the Los Angeles homeless population at the Venice Family Clinic. He also is a financial supporter of several local and international charitable organizations