John Niparko

Dr. John Niparko (1955 – April 25, 2016) was an American surgeon-scientist who specialized in cochlear implants, and edited, and wrote several chapters of, the book Cochlear Implants: Principles & Practices.

At the time of his death at age 61, Niparko was the chair of the USC Keck School of Medicine's Caruso Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. Before he moved to USC in 2013, he was the George T. Nager Professor and director of the Division of Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery at Johns Hopkins University.