Dr. Babu attended the combined undergraduate and medical school curriculum at the University of Akron and Northeastern University College of Medicine. He completed his otolaryngology residency at the Henry Ford Health System. Following residency, he completed the accredited fellowship in ear and skull base surgery at the Michigan Ear Institute. Dr. Babu is currently the President and senior partner at the Michigan Ear Institute and has a joint appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Wayne State University School of Medicine as well as the Oakland University/William Beaumont Medical School. He also serves as program director for the St. John Macomb/Oakland Otolaryngology Residency Program. Dr. Babu is a member of the Michigan Otolaryngology Society, served as Past President, and is an active board member. He is also a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), the American Neurotology Society (ANS), and the Triological Otolaryngology Society. He has been nominated to serve on the AAO-HNS Otology/Neurotology Education Committee, the AAO-HNS Hearing Committee, the AAO-HNS Equilibrium Committee, and the Otosclerosis study group. He has been the principal investigator for clinical studies involving Meniere’s disease, tinnitus, otosclerosis, cochlear implants, and other implantable hearing devices. He has authored over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles, and 15 book chapters, and is the co-editor of 3 Otology and Neurotology textbooks. He serves as a reviewer for Otology & Neurotology and Laryngoscope. Dr. Babu is board-certified in adult and pediatric Otology, Neurotology, Otolaryngology, and Skull Base Surgery.