Travis Layne Shiba, MD
(he/him) - Otolaryngology
About
Dr. Travis Shiba is an Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon at UCLA who practices in Santa Clarita and Santa Monica and is a Supervising Consulting Surgeon Specialist in the Division of Head and Neck Surgery at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. He is board certified in Otolaryngology.
Dr. Shiba received his Medical Degree from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He attended medical school on a Distinguished Alumni Scholarship and graduated at the top of his class with Alpha Omega Alpha distinction. He completed Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency training at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and continued at UCLA for fellowship training in laryngology, where he focused on voice, airway reconstruction and swallowing disorders. He also has a special interest in the treatment of the sinuses (including chronic sinusitis, loss of smell, and nasal polyps), nasal obstruction (disorders of the septum and turbinates), salivary glands (parotid, submandibular), thyroid tumors, and parathyroid glands. He received his undergraduate degree from UCLA, graduating Summa Cum Laude.
In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Shiba is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is a member of the American Association of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, American Rhinologic Society, American Medical Association, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, and Phi Beta Kappa.
Professional Memberships:
American Association of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)
American Rhinologic Society (ARS)
American Medical Association (AMA)
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society
Phi Beta Kappa (PBK)
- Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
- Consulting Surgeon Specialist, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Olive View - UCLA Medical Center
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Fellowship
Residency
Degree
Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2024
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2021
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2020
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Locations
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Medical Services
Areas of Focus
Research
Publications
Book Chapters:
- Frederick JW, Shiba TL, Chhetri DC. Glottic Web. Textbook of Laryngology. Nupur Nerurkar and Amitabha Roychoudhury, Editors. 2017.
- Heineman TH, Shiba TL, St. John M. Genetics of Thyroid Cancer. Disorders of The Thyroid and Parathyroid Gland. Shaha AR and Shah JP, Editors. 2017. In Press
- Shiba TL, Chhetri DC. Oropharyngeal Dysphagia. Textbook of Dysphagia. Chhetri DC and Dewan K, Editors. 2018. In Press
Lectures and Presentations:
- Shiba TL, Webber E, Cetrulo CL, Mackinnon, S. Genetic Engineering of Microsurgical Free Flaps. Presented at Washington University Clinical and Translational Research Symposium, October 2008
- Shiba TL, Hardy J, Long J. Development of a tissue engineered vocal fold cover replacement from rabbit adipose derived stem cells. Presented at American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, Sept 2014
- Shiba TL, Chhetri DC. Pre -phonatory Posture Dynamics and Phonation Onset in Humans. Presented at the American Laryngologic Association Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings, April 2015
- Shiba TL, Long JL. Tissue Engineered Vocal Fold Cover Layer. Presented at American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, Sept 2015
- Shiba TL, Long JL. Tissue Engineered Vocal Fold Implantation in Rabbits. Presented at Paul H Ward Scientific Session, June 2016
Peer Reviewed Manuscripts and Publications:
- Saha SK, Pietras EM, He JQ, Kang JR, Liu SY, Oganesyan G, Shahangian A, Zarnegar B, Shiba TL, Wang Y, Cheng G. Regulation of antiviral responses by a direct and specific interaction between TRAF3 and Cardif. EMBO J. 2006 Jul 26;25(14):3257-63. PMID16858409
- Cetrulo CL Jr, Shiba T, Friel MT, Davis B, Buntic RF, Buncke GM, Brooks D. Management of exposed total knee prostheses with microvascular tissue transfer. Microsurgery. 2008; 28 (8): 617-22 PMID18844228
- Zarnegar BJ, Wang Y, Mahoney DJ, Dempsey PW, Cheung HH, He J, Shiba T, Yang X, Yeh WC, Mak TW, Korneluk RG, Cheng G. Noncanonical NF-kappaB activation requires coordinated assembly of a regulatory complex of CIAP1, CIAP2, TRAF2 and TRAF3 and the kinase NIK. Nat Immunol. 2008 Dec; 9(12): 1371-8. PMID18997784
- Razani B, Zarnegar B, Ytterberg AJ, Shiba T, Dempsey P, Ware CF, Loo JA, Cheng G. Negative Feedback in Non-canonical NF-kB Signaling Modulates NIK Stability Through IKKα-mediated Phosphorylation. Sci Signal. 2010 May 25;3(123):ra41. PMID20501937
- Leto Barone AA, Zhou ZY, Hughes, Park R, Schulman RM, Lee S, Vidar EN, Shiba TL, Weber EL, Cetrulo CL Jr. Lentiviral transduction of face and limb flaps: implications for immunomodulation of vascularized composite allografts. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Feb;129(2):391-400 PMID222286422
- Howard NS, Shiba TL, Pesce JE , Chhetri DK. Photodocumentation of the Development of Type I Posterior Glottic Stenosis after Intubation Injury. Case Rep Surg. 2015 PMID25705540
- Shiba TL, Hardy J, Long J. Laryngeal Tissue Engineering using Rabbit Adipose Derived Stem Cells in Fibrin: A pre-clinical model. Jour Oto Advances. 2015
- Shiba TL, Chhetri DC. Dynamics of Phonatory Posture at Phonation Onset. Laryngoscope. 2015 Dec 21. PMID26690882
- Shiba TL, Hardy J, Luegmair G, Zhang Z, Long JL. Tissue-Engineered Vocal Fold Mucosa Implantation in Rabbits. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. 2016 Apr;154(4):678-88. PMID26690882
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- L.A. Care
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2024
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2021
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2020
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2019
- UCLA Head and Neck Surgery Chief Resident of the Year, Teaching Award 2016
- UCLA Paul H Ward Society Scientific Session 2016
- UCLA HNS Chairman’s Award for Most Outstanding Resident 2014
- AAO-HNSF Orlando Outstanding Poster Award 2014
- AAO-HNS Core Grant in Laryngology. $10,000 2014
- Washington University SOM Distinguished Alumni Scholar / Dr. Jerome J. Gilden 2007-2011
- Robert Carter Medical School Prize for excellence in the medical curriculum 2010
- Medical Center Alumni Scholarship Fund Prize for excellence 2009
- Dean’s Fellowship Summer Research Fund 2008
- Dr. Charles A. Preuss Medical Award 2007