I don't know if this is appropriate to do in this forum, but I have a surgeon I'd like to recommend. We had a terrific ENT for my son's 4 surgeries, including reconstruction of his eardrum and a prosthetic titanium replacement for his 'hearing bones'. She is very knowlegeable, experienced in many surgical procedures, and GREAT with kids. Her name is Dale Tylor. I haven't talked with her since she left San Diego to go to Vanderbilt, but I found a profile of her and am including the link. If you happen to look her up, tell her that Cayton (our son's name) is doing great and hearing almost perfectly. And thank you, thank you, thank you Dr. Tylor!  http://www.vanderbiltchildrens.org/interior.php?mid=5266&did=7973

if you like, you can read about my son's adventures in C-land at my blog:
http://www.thepaperdime.com/cholesteatoma-journey/