Services

Overview

Physicians in the Otolaryngology faculty practice specialize in the treatment of disorders of the ear, nose, mouth, throat, neck, and face. Expertise is available in the following areas:

• Snoring and obstructive sleep apnea

  The latest surgical treatment for snoring—ultrasonic volumetric tissue reduction—and surgical treatments for sleep apnea.

• Hearing, facial nerve, and balance disorders

  Treatment of hearing loss (with bone-conduction and bone-anchored hearing aids and cochlear implants), tinnitus, balance disorders, and Meniere's disease.

• Audiology

  Hearing evaluations for patients of all ages, and treatments such as hearing aids and cochlear implants.

• Voice care and speech and swallowing therapy

  Prevention of vocal disorders and management of vocal nodules, polyps, hoarseness, sinus infections, allergies, pitch and resonance disorders, and chronic laryngitis.

• Nasal and sinus surgery

  Treatment of all inflammatory and infectious diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses, such as sinusitis, as well as benign and malignant nasal and sinus tumors.

• Facial plastic and cosmetic surgery

  Including rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, face lifts, brow lifts, plastic surgery of the chin, liposuction, and facial implants.

• Head and neck cancer

  Surgical treatment of laryngeal cancer, salivary gland tumors, and Zenker's diverticulum.

• Thyroid and parathyroid surgery

  Treatment of thyroid cancer, benign thyroid nodules, and hyperparathyroidism, using minimally invasive surgical approaches when possible.

• Head and neck reconstructive surgery

  Specializing in the use of skin, muscle, and bone tissue flaps to restore defects caused by cancer surgery, trauma, or congenital defects.

• Maxillofacial prosthodontics

  Including prostheses designed to restore speech and chewing abilities and minimize cosmetic defects in patients who have undergone cancer surgery.

• Cranial base surgery

  Treatment of tumors, vascular lesions, and trauma at the base of the brain.

• Oral and maxillofacial surgery

  Treatment of congenital, acquired, or traumatic problems of the oral cavity, jaws, and associated structures, such as cleft lip and palate, facial fractures, dental and craniofacial implants, and arthroscopic surgery of the temporomandibular joint.