Otolaryngology - Department of Otolaryngology | Weill Cornell

OTOLARYNGOLOGY –
Head and Neck Surgery
at Weill Cornell Medical College
Otology and Neurotology
Rhinology and Sinus Disorders
Laryngology, Voice, and Dysphagia
Head and Neck Surgery
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
General Otolaryngology
SIXTH EDITION
Sean Parker
Institute for the
Voice Thrives,
Looks Forward
to Growth in a
New Home
AUGUST 2015
Message From the Chair
Dr. Michael G. Stewart
We are pleased to bring you the latest brochure from our
Department. Since our last report, we have celebrated several
significant events. A major gift to the Department has
established the Sean Parker Institute for the Voice, and the
Sean Parker Professorship in Otolaryngology for Dr. Lucian
Sulica. Along similar lines, the Weill Cornell/NewYorkPresbyterian Center for the Performing Artist – which is based
in our Department – continues to grow, and is now an official
health care provider for the Metropolitan Opera and the
Julliard School, and continues to provide and coordinate care
for many others in the large performing artist community in
New York City. We have some other major gifts in the works
and we look forward to finalizing those as well.
Our faculty continues to expand, both in size and location,
with several outstanding new recruits who are noted inside the
brochure. Almost all faculty see patients at the main campus on
Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and we also have 6 faculty who
see patients at our facility on the Upper West Side, and 3
faculty seeing patients at our Lower Manhattan practice site,
adjacent to NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital.
Subspecialty programs such as cochlear implantation and
implantable hearing devices, robotic surgery, sialendoscopy,
skull base surgery and allergy continue to grow.
Our Hospital, the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, continues
to thrive, and a beautiful new outpatient center – the David H.
Koch Center – is already under construction on our campus.
When it opens we are projected to be the busiest Department
in the Ambulatory Surgery Center there. Our unique residency
program, based at the Weill Cornell and Columbia University
Medical Centers of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and
including rotations at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, Lincoln Hospital, and the Bronx VA Hospital,
continues to attract outstanding residents. We are very proud
of our graduating chief residents, and our newly matched class
of future Otolaryngologists from Columbia, Weill Cornell,
Johns Hopkins, and Yale.
Thanks again for your interest in our Department, and we hope
you enjoy the brochure.
Sincerely,
Michael G. Stewart, MD, MPH
Professor and Chairman
Vice Dean of the Medical College
Contents
9th Annual Otolaryngology Update
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Sean Parker Institute for the Voice
Thrives, Looks Forward to Growth
in a New Home
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Advances in Pediatric Otolaryngology
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So the Show Can Go On
12
Selected Faculty Publications 2014
14
Department Faculty
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Residency Update
20
New Physician Appointments
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Weill Cornell Network Faculty
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Departmental Contact Information
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SAVE THE DATE
9th Annual Symposium
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
UPDATE IN NYC
Featuring Distinguished Local
and National Faculty
OC T O B E R 2 2 - 2 3 , 2 0 1 5
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Special Guest Faculty
This 2-day course will provide the practicing Otolaryngologist –
Head and Neck Surgeon with an update on the latest diagnostic
and therapeutic techniques, including surgical management for
the following subspecialties:
Milan Amin, MD
Associate Professor & Director
of NYU Voice Center
New York University Langone
Medical Center
• Otology and Neurotology
• Rhinology & Sinus Disorders
• Laryngology, Voice, and
Dysphagia
• Head and Neck Surgery
• Pediatric Otolaryngology
• Plastic & Reconstructive
Surgery
• General Otolaryngology
Course Co-Directors
Weill Cornell Medical
College, Department of
Otolaryngology – Head and
Neck Surgery
Michael G. Stewart, MD, MPH
Professor and Chairman
Department of Otolaryngology
– Head and Neck Surgery
Vice Dean
Weill Cornell Medical College
Samuel H. Selesnick, MD
Professor and Vice Chairman
Department of Otolaryngology
– Head and Neck Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College
Presented by
Weill Cornell Medical College
Location
NY Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
For More Information
Marie Toussaint
Credentialing Coordinator
Tel: (212) 746-2226
Fax: (212) 746-8128
email:
[email protected]
George Alexiades, MD
Victoria E. Banuchi-Crespo,
MD, MPH
Marc A. Cohen, MD
Ashutosh Kacker, MBBS
Michelle Kraskin, AuD
William I. Kuhel, MD
David I. Kutler, MD
Joshua I. Levinger, MD
Alison M. Maresh, MD
Vikash K. Modi, MD
Aaron N. Pearlman, MD
Mukesh Prasad, MD
William R. Reisacher, MD
Babak Sadoughi, MD
Anthony P. Sclafani, MD
Lucian Sulica, MD
Maria Suurna, MD
Abtin Tabaee, MD
Andrea Wang, MD
Weill Cornell Medical
College, Guest Faculty
Vijay K. Anand, MD
Chris Cuniff, MD
Jacqueline Jones, MD
Anthony N. LaBruna, MD
Richard J. Wong, MD
Chief, Head and Neck Surgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering
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Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, MD
Director of New York Otology
Otologist/Neurotologist
New York Head and Neck
Institute
Scott Rickert, MD
Assistant Professor,
Department of
Otolaryngology, Pediatrics,
and Plastic Surgery
New York University Langone
Medical Center
Fred F. Telischi, MD, MEE
Professor and Chairman
Department of Otolaryngology
Professor, Neurological Surgery
and Biomedical Engineering
University of Miami
Kathleen L. Yaremchuk, MD,
MSA
Chairman, Department of
Otolaryngology – Head and
Neck Surgery/Sleep Medicine
Vice President, Clinical
Practice Performance
Henry Ford Hospital
Columbia University
College of Physicians and
Surgeons, Guest Faculty
Department of
Otolaryngology – Head
and Neck Surgery
Lawrence Lustig, MD
Chairman, Department of
Otolaryngology – Head and
Neck Surgery
Eli Grunstein, MD
Jason A. Moche, MD
Rahmatullah W. Rahmati, MD
Weill Cornell Department of Otolaryngology
Current Office Locations
At Weill Cornell Medical College our
faculty members provide the full spectrum
of modern care for all Ear, Nose & Throat
issues, from newborns to adults. Hearing
testing and hearing aid services are also
available except in our Chappaqua office.
Our offices are all conveniently located and
easily accessible via public transportation.
Upper East Side
1305 York Avenue, 5th Floor
at 70th Street
New York, NY 10021
Upper West Side
2315 Broadway, 3rd Floor
at West 84th Street
New York, NY 10024
Lower Manhattan
156 William Street, 12th floor
New York, NY 10038
Pediatric Otolaryngology
428 East 72nd Street
Oxford Building, Suite 100
New York, NY 10021
Facial & Reconstructive Surgery
59 South Greeley Avenue, Suite 4
Chappaqua, NY 10514
Coming in July 2016:
Sean Parker Institute
for the Voice
240 East 59th Street
2nd Floor
Upper East Side, 1305 York Avenue >
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Sean Parker Institute for the Voice Thrives,
Looks Forward to Growth in a New Home
Since it opened its doors in 2013, the Sean Parker Institute for
the Voice has vigorously developed and expanded its capabilities to
meet the needs of the growing number of people seeking expert
voice care, diagnosis and treatment options. Formed with a
generous gift from new-media entrepreneur and philanthropist
Sean Parker, the Institute’s goal is to develop and provide rational,
evidence-driven care for voice disorders. In the past year, the
Parker Institute has added faculty and is poised to move into a
purpose-built clinical facility, all while building on its strong record
of clinically-relevant research and publication.
“In our informationbased economy, it’s not
an exaggeration to
speak of a voice
disorder as a true
handicap,” explains
Institute Director
Lucian Sulica, MD, a
Weill Cornell Medical
Lucian Sulica, MD
College laryngologist
nationally recognized for his expertise in
the treatment of vocal fold (or cord – the
two terms are synonymous) injury, and in
neurologic voice disorders. “Not having a
voice is a functional disability absolutely on
par with other things that people more
commonly think of as a disability,” says Dr.
Sulica, who also serves as the Sean Parker
Professor of Laryngology at Weill Cornell,
“This is true not only for performers, but
for everyone who relies on voice for a
livelihood.” Verbal communication is at the
heart of many professions – teaching, sales,
business, law, and even medicine, and
people with disordered voices find
themselves at a huge disadvantage both
professionally and socially.
laryngologist and Assistant Professor in
the Department of Otolaryngology.
Dr. Sadoughi is a distinguished graduate of
the fellowship program run by the Parker
Institute in cooperation with Dr. Andrew
Blitzer and has now returned to the
Institute to support the expansion of its
standing as an international center of
excellence in laryngology. Dr. Sadoughi
completed his medical education at the
Pierre and Marie Curie School of Medicine
of Sorbonne University in Paris, France.
He pursued postgraduate clinical training
under noted laryngeal cancer surgeons
Daniel Brasnu and Ollivier Laccourreye,
followed by a residency in otolaryngologyhead and neck surgery at the Albert
Einstein College of Medicine program in
New York. Dr. Sadoughi brings special
expertise in minimally invasive laryngeal
surgery, and in the use of lasers both in the
office and in the operating room. He has
extensive experience in conservation
laryngeal surgery, with an interest in
reconstruction and rehabilitation after
treatment for laryngeal malignancy.
“The focus of the Parker Institute on voice
and laryngeal disorders, in Weill Cornell
Medical College’s world-class academic
environment, provides a unique opportunity
to conduct clinical and research activities of
unparalleled quality,” says Dr. Sadoughi.
Expanding the Team
The Institute continues to build its team
of experts. It most recently welcomed
Babak Sadoughi, MD, as an attending
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“Contributing to the
Institute’s cutting-edge
investigations
represents a tremendous opportunity for
me to further our
understanding of vocal
physiology and design
tomorrow’s standards
of care in laryngology.”
“Contributing to the
Institute’s cutting-edge
investigations represents
a tremendous opportunity
for me to further our
understanding of vocal
physiology and design
tomorrow’s standards of
care in laryngology.”
Babak Sadoughi, MD
The Institute expects to expand further,
the growth made possible by a move into
its own space by summer 2016. The facility
will be planned to optimize the multidisciplinary care shown time and again to
be ideal for patients with voice and
laryngeal problems. With the goal of
returning patients to their careers and lives,
the Institute’s scientists, laryngologists and
speech-language pathologists will all work
together under one roof and benefit from
the team’s collective understanding of voice
issues and how to address them. Clinical
data collection will be an integral part of
the mission, and the underpinning of
further robust clinical research. At full
complement, the Institute is anticipated to
have four laryngologists, one or more voice
scientists, and three or four speech language
pathologists. Each will bring new skills and
perspective. “The goal is for the whole to be
greater than the sum of the parts. Patient
care will always be our main focus, but each
member will contribute to research, and
participate in the professional discourse
about laryngeal disorders nationally and
globally, “ says Sulica.
Dr. Babak Sadoughi
have lagged, and clinical evidence has been
slow to influence treatment. It wasn’t so
long ago, and sometimes still happens today,
that an individual with hoarseness was told
to undergo weeks, even months of voice
rest, or prescribed nonspecific medication
like anti-allergy or anti-reflux medication
instead of undergoing proper investigations.
The patient was often blamed for his or
her disorder, ascribed to “voice abuse.”
“I guarantee that if you see a sports
medicine specialist with a rotator cuff
injury, no one is going to talk about
‘shoulder abuse,’” observes Dr. Sulica.
Rather, the injury will be analyzed in
light of the patient’s anatomy, and the
demands placed on the structure by
occupational or avocational activity. The
goal at the Institute is similar: to think
critically about voice disorders in order to
put treatment on a rational basis. “Strong
evidence-based care is the future of
laryngology,” says Dr. Sulica. “The larynx
and vocal folds are highly-specialized
biological structures that mediate essential
life functions of swallowing and breathing,
and are the sound source for human
communication. They are decipherable,
treatable and curable by means of scientific
and medical principles. We do not need to
rely on special gargles to help our patients.
Data-Driven Care of the Voice
Clinical care and research continues while
the new space is being built. The focus is on
validating – or debunking – treatments for a
wide range of voice disorders. Laryngology
has evolved rapidly in the last two decades,
propelled by significant advances in both
diagnostic and surgical techniques. But
public and even professional perceptions
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But we do need better science, and better
clinical evidence.”
performers who presented for examination
over 12 months. He found that the
incidence of hemorrhage in performers
without varices was 0.78% over 36 months.
If a varix was present, that rose to 7.14%.
“While that’s still not high, it’s nine fold
higher than if a varix wasn’t present,”
observes Dr. Tang. “The simple availability
of that information allows us to counsel
patients better.” Visiting Columbia
University medical student Christen
Lennon, now an otolaryngology resident,
tackled the issue of recurrent hemorrhage.
In a study of 47 patients with hemorrhage,
the results of which were published in the
January 2014 issue of The Laryngoscope, she
found that the risk of recurrence was only
about 4% if no varix was present. If there
was a varix, that rose to 48%. “That
information clarifies the situation a great
deal,” observes Dr. Sulica. “It shows us
when to treat.” Based on these studies,
treatment, in the form of excision or
ablation of the varix, is offered to patients
who have varices. They may make their
decision based on solid information.
It is recommended for those patients with
varices who have had a hemorrhage.
As an example, the Institute recently
examined the entity of vocal fold
hemorrhage, an acute injury that results
from the physical stresses of voice use, or
“phonotrauma.” It’s not a rare reason for a
performer or other intensive voice user to
be sidelined unexpectedly, and a source of
considerable anxiety to patients. “Vocal
fold hemorrhage is a good example of the
basic gaps in our knowledge,” explains
Dr. Sulica. “Hemorrhages are thought to
result from enlarged blood vessels on the
vocal fold, called varices, which are believed
to be especially fragile.
The question of the long-term effects of
hemorrhage remains. Particularly among
performers, hemorrhage is viewed as a
catastrophe, a potential career-ender.
Yet clinical experience strongly suggests
the prognosis is not nearly so dire.
Institute researchers are currently
systematically assessing the impact of
hemorrhage after many years. “Our goal
is simply to give people – patients and
doctors – accurate information about a
given problem,” explains Dr. Sulica,
“That may seem modest, but it is actually
transforming.”
Figure Varix: Multiple varices in a 44 year old
jazz vocalist and pianist. There are several small
varices on the left vocal fold, and a large
vascular lake next to a linear varix on the right
vocal fold. This patient had a history of
recurrent hemorrhages on the right which
ceased after surgical removal of the lesions.
So how likely is a varix to result in a
hemorrhage? The data to answer that
question didn’t exist. It’s also normal for a
patient who has had a hemorrhage to ask
about the chances of having another. But
the data to answer that question didn’t
exist either.”
Dr. Sulica and his colleagues have also
examined other types of phonotraumatic
damage, including pseudocysts, lesions that
affect voice quality in a more chronic way
than hemorrhage.
Taking advantage of the Institute’s
robust clinical experience, Parker Institute
laryngology fellow Christopher Tang, MD
was able to follow the experience of 499
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to undergo surgery showed generally good
results, but revealed a potential link to
glottic insufficiency, or an inability of the
vocal folds to close robustly, a characteristic
polyps do not share. This link is now being
investigated further.
“This kind of research allows us to sit down
with the patients and have a tremendously
positive, factual, constructive conversation,”
explains Dr. Sulica. “It allows us to give
them accurate information about risk,
success and chance of recurrence, and helps
us to dispel some clinical misconceptions
and accompanying anxieties, so that
patients can understand their choices in a
rational way. Most importantly, it allows us
to show them that in the vast majority of
cases, their injuries are repairable. Decatastrophizing the injury is the first step to
a good outcome.” The focus at the Parker
Institute is on rehabilitation, and its focus
on proper and specific diagnosis using high
quality optics and stroboscopic examination,
specialists can pinpoint and treat problems,
many times in the office rather than the
operating room.
Figure Pseudocyst: A pseudocyst on the left
vocal fold of a 29 year old musical theater
performer. This patient was able to return to
performance after voice therapy alone, without
a surgical intervention.
“Pseudocysts are frequently treated like
polyps, with a uniform recommendation for
surgery, although their clinical behavior is
different,” observes Christine Estes, MM,
MA-CCC/SLP, an Institute speechlanguage pathologist and an investigator on
the project. A study of 46 patients, which
appeared in the May 2014 issue of The
Laryngoscope, revealed that two in three
patients – most of whom are performers
and thus very intensive voice users – do not
need surgery to continue in the level of
voice use their profession demands. Voice
therapy by itself appears to be sufficient. A
follow-up study of surgical outcomes in the
one-third of patients who ultimately chose
“It’s an exciting time. Laryngology abounds
with opportunities to demystify, to clarify,
to innovate,” observes Dr. Sulica. “Our goal
is to understand vocal fold injury in such a
way that treatment decisions aren’t based on
fear or rumor but fact.”
Studies mentioned in this article
Lennon CJ, Murry T, Sulica L. Vocal Fold Hemorrhage: Factors predicting recurrence. Laryngoscope
2014:124(1):227-232.
Estes C, Sulica L. Vocal Fold Pseudocyst: Results of 46 Cases Undergoing a Uniform Treatment
Algorithm. Laryngoscope 2014:124(5):1180-1186.
Estes C, Sulica L. Vocal Fold Pseudocyst: A Prospective Study of Surgical Results. Laryngoscope.
2015:125(4):913-918.
Tang C, Sulica L. Vocal Fold Varix and the Risk of Hemorrhage. In revision.
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Advances in Pediatric Otolaryngology
Minimally Invasive
Treatments, Improved
Outcomes
reconstruction. Explains Vikash K. Modi,
MD, Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology at
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Medical College, who was one of the early
adopters of this procedure, “Previously, in
children with bilateral fold paralysis,
cricoarytenoid joint fixation or posterior
glottis stenosis, the cricoid had to be
divided first anteriorly and then posteriorly
In the Department of Otolaryngology —
Head and Neck Surgery of Weill Cornell
Medical College, teams of surgeons and
other specialists are advancing the care of
pediatric patients through the development
and refinement of surgical techniques and
ground-breaking research. Work focuses on
ways to improve existing treatments for
children with complex airway disease
processes, through minimally invasive
methods and the treatments of children
and young adults with complex craniofacial
conditions.
“We’re trying to develop
new ways of solving complex
pediatric airway pathology.
We’re doing things
endoscopically, minimally
invasively, developing
procedures with less risk
to the patient and better
outcomes.”
Pediatric Endoscopic Airway
Surgery
Infants with difficulty breathing due to a
narrowed airway (subglottic stenosis)
related to premature birth, scarring from
intubation, or congenital malformation,
can now be treated with a minimally
invasive endoscopic laryngotracheal
reconstruction that enlarges the narrowed
segment of the infant’s subglotis through
the insertion of a rib graft. This novel
endoscopic technique leads to shorter
operating times, avoidance of stenting, less
scarring and quicker time to decannulation
than the traditional open, laryngotracheal
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Vikash K. Modi, MD
in order to insert a posterior rib graft
through an open approach. The endoscopic
approach allows us to precisely divide the
cricoid posteriorly and insert the graft
without dividing the anterior cricoid. This
allows for less destabilization, faster healing,
quicker decannulation and avoidance of the
suprastomal stent.”
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3
4
Figure 1: Preoperative view of posterior glottic
stenosis and cricoarytenoid joint fixation.
Figure 3: Intraoperative view after endoscopic
insertion of rib graft.
Figure 2: Intraoperative view after division of
posterior glottic stenosis and posterior cricoid
with carbon dioxide laser.
Figure 4: Postoperative view one month after
surgery.
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Analyzing the Results
or extrinsic by base of tongue mass (i.e.
enlarged lingual tonsils). Dr. Modi was
one of the first to describe an endoscopic
technique of epiglottopexy with and
without lingual tonsillectomy to treat
this condition.
Dr. Modi and colleagues at two tertiary
care medical centers reviewed their multiinstitutional experience with the endoscopic
approach, looking at 28 patients age one
to 15 years treated between 2004 and
2012. Decannulation or avoidance of a
tracheostomy was achieved in 25 out of
28 patients. “This is the largest study of
its kind undertaken with the newer
endoscopic technique,” says Dr. Modi.
“Our decannulation and tracheostomy
avoidances rate approached 90 percent. The
study confirmed that the procedure can be
safely performed with equal effectiveness
and without the increased surgical risk of
the open technique. It is an important
option to have in the management of
children with these conditions.”
Endoscopic Airway Balloon
Dilation
In the past five years endoscopic airway
balloon dilation has become popular in
treating infants and children with subglottic
stenosis. There are currently no evidencebased guidelines to help surgeons select
optimal balloon parameters: diameter,
inflation pressure, and duration of inflation.
In addition, the underlying mechanism and
the histopathologic effects of endoscopic
airway balloon dilation are poorly
understood. Dr. Modi and his team are
trying to answer these difficult questions by
investigating the use of endoscopic airway
balloon dilation in an animal model.
Treating Pediatric Obstructive
Sleep Apnea: Thinking Outside
the Box
Dr. Modi has also developed treatments
for children who have persistent obstructive
sleep apnea following tonsil and adenoid
surgery. Children are first put into a
medically induced sleep and a sleep
endoscopy is performed to identify the
area(s) of airway collapse. One area of
upper airway obstruction is retroflexion of
the epiglottis. The etiology of epiglottic
retroflexion in children is either intrinsic
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“Although we’re doing things endoscopically, minimally invasively, using cutting
edge technology, it is important to
continually evaluate new techniques to
determine safe parameters for their use.
The goal is to develop innovative
procedures to treat difficult pediatric airway
pathology with less risk to the patient and
better outcomes.” explains Dr. Modi.
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3
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Figure 3: Preoperative view during sleep
endoscopy demonstrating lingual tonsil
hypertrophy resulting in extrinsic retroflexion of
the epiglottis.
Figure 1: Preoperative view during sleep
endoscopy demonstrating intrinsic epiglottic
retroflexion.
Figure 2: Intraoperative view with epiglottopexy
sutures in place.
Figure 4: Intraoperative view with epiglottopexy
sutures tied and cut.
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Advances in Pediatric Otolaryngology
VELOPHARYNGEAL CENTER
Many patients who have undergone cleft palate surgery will suffer from
velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD), a disorder that prevents a patient
from pronouncing certain consonants because air escapes through the
nose rather than the mouth. Says Dr. Modi, who heads the elopharyngeal
Center at Weill Cornell Medical College, “30 percent of patients who
have undergone cleft palate repair have VPD. Some patients with VPD
develop this condition following adenoidectomy, or as the result of weak
palatal muscles, and sometimes this condition occurs for no reason.”
In developing a treatment plan, Dr. Modi and his partner Dr. Alison
Maresh work closely in conjunction with Yvonne Knapp, a pediatric
speech pathologist who specializes in velopharyngeal dysfunction.
Utilizing nasometrics and nasopharyngoscopy, an individualized plan
is tailored for each child. Says Dr. Modi, “The Center surgeons have
years of clinical experience in complicated VPD surgery, and can
perform a range of corrective procedures including pharyngeal flap,
sphincteroplasty, intervelar veloplasty, furlow palatoplasty, and cleft
palate surgery. Our goal is to repair a child’s VPI before the patient is five
years of age, prior to kindergarten, when this condition could impact
their self-image.” Soon after the procedure, results can be dramatic.
Dr. Modi explains, “Often following surgery, there’s immediate
improvement to their speech that continues over the ensuing months.”
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THE PEDIATRIC CRANIOFACIAL CENTER
counseling, to surgical correction, and
nonsurgical interventions. “Our treatment
goal is focused on all social, cosmetic, and
functional aspects of these disabling
conditions,” says Dr. Modi.
One in every 1000 babies born will
require specialized care for congenital
disorders such as cleft lip and palate or
craniosynostosis. Many of these disorders
involve the expertise and care of facial
plastic surgeons and pediatric
otolaryngologists working closely with
pediatric audiologists and speech
pathologists. At the Pediatric Craniofacial
Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/
Phyllis and David Komansky Center for
Children’s Health, an interdisciplinary team
with a wide range of expertise works in
concert to treat children and young adults
with these conditions and other congenital
problems. Work at the Center occurs both
in and out of the operating room, and
involves procedures and specialized care
incorporating the most advanced surgical
treatments, including the latest minimally
invasive surgical techniques. “A key focus of
the Center’s work is in utilizing methods
and procedures that will minimize the
potential for a child’s physical and
psychological suffering, as a result of an
altered appearance or limitations related to
communicating. We want to get them back
to normal activities and functioning to their
full potential as soon as possible,” says
Dr. Modi, Co-Director of the Center.
At the Center, children and their families
meet in one place where evaluations are
performed by members of the care team,
relieving the patient and family from
shuttling between specialists. Once all the
information is gathered, the team sits
together, makes recommendations and a
coordinated plan of care is presented to the
family. Recommendations are also shared
with the referring pediatrician or medical
professional and the Center staff continues
this communication throughout the child’s
treatment. “This way everyone is on the
same page, nobody falls through the cracks,”
explains Dr. Alison Maresh, another faculty
pediatric otolaryngologist.
Center Dedicated Specialists
• Pediatric Anesthesia
• Audiology
• Critical Care/Intensive Care
• Pediatric Dentistry
• Developmental Pediatrics
• Pediatric Genetics
• Neonatology
• Neurology
• Pediatric Neurosurgery
• Pediatric Ophthalmology and
Oculoplastic Surgery
• Pediatric Oral Surgery and Maxillofacial
Surgery
• Pediatric Orthodontics
• Pediatric Otolaryngology
• Physical and Occupational Therapy
• Facial Plastic Surgery
• Social Work
• Pediatric Speech Pathology
• Pediatric Sleep Medicine
Center Expertise
• Cranionsynostosis
• Cleft Lip and Palate
• Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
• Craniofacial Tumors
• Orthognathic Surgery
• Cleft Rhinoplasty
• Comprehensive Dental Care
“Our goal is to get children back to the
business of being children,” explains Dr.
Modi. The Center’s team is involved in a
patient’s care from early prenatal life into
adulthood, from in utero ultrasonography
and advanced genetic testing and
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So the Show Can Go On
The Center for the Performing Artist
Symptoms that might seem mild for most people can
be disabling and even career-ending for a world-class
performer, many of whom who live and work in the
New York Metropolitan area. As a result, demand for
The Center for the Performing Artist at NewYorkPresbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College’s specialized
expertise in performing arts medicine continues to grow
among professional vocalists, actors and actresses,
musicians, dancers and students.
the Center has grown yearly, tripling its
number of patients, and now has
contractual arrangements with the Julliard
School and the Metropolitan Opera.
“Many artists come to us for voice issues.
For privacy reasons, we can’t tell you all the
artists that we have taken care of, but it’s
an impressive list,” says Dr. Stewart.
“Patients receive comprehensive
and integrated care tailored to
their specific performance
needs all within the context of
their overall physical and
mental health and well-being.”
Patients receive comprehensive and
integrated care tailored to their specific
performance needs and levels all within
the context of their overall physical and
mental health and well-being. Says
Nancy Amigron, the Center’s Program
Coordinator, who has many years of
experience with finding the right specialist
and facilitating multidisciplinary care of
artists, “Performers from around the world,
including the U.K., France, Russia,
Switzerland and Brazil, travel to the
Center’s physicians seeking care.”
Dr. Michael G. Stewart
The Center’s multidisciplinary team of
experts, each of whom is a recognized
leader in his or her field of otolaryngology,
neurology, gastroenterology, pulmonary,
rheumatology, psychiatry – among many
specialties – is experienced in caring for and
sensitive to the unique needs of the
performer and how the very high-demand
conditions of their work makes them
vulnerable to ailments and injuries.
“Performing artists often receive
fragmented treatment,” explains Dr.
Stewart. “They go to this specialist and
that super-specialist and they get good
individual care, but each physician doesn’t
know what the other has done. Our
Center provides expertise for special
problems related to performing artists, as
well as coordinated communication
among doctors.”
Established in 2008, the Center is
administratively based within the Weill
Cornell Medical College Department of
Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery,
under the vision and direction of Dr.
Michael G. Stewart, Professor and
Chairman of the Department and
Otolaryngologist-in-Chief at NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell
Medical Center. Since opening its doors,
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While mainstream patients tend to see
their long-term health as the primary
concern, performers are often willing to
take calculated risks for the sake of their
art. “It’s like taking care of professional
athletes. They want to play,” says Lucian
Sulica, MD, a nationally recognized Weill
Cornell Medical College laryngologist and
expert in the treatment of voice disorders.
“Our goal is to figure out how to allow
them to recover safely but also get them
back on stage where they desperately want
to be and where audiences want them to be.
This is one of the most challenging aspects
of our work.”
Center Services
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Care of the Performing Voice
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Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders
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Mental Health Issues
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Musculoskeletal Injuries
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Neurological Conditions/Movement
Disorders
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Pulmonary Conditions
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Internal Medicine
In addition to treating patients, the
Center offers education programs focused
on both the care as well as preservation of
the performing artist’s health and wellbeing, which are directed toward both
performers and clinicians. Says Dr. Stewart,
“This is an area that we would like to
see grow and develop along with research
and innovation.”
Performing artists also utilize the Center
for mainstream health concerns because of
the sensitivity its physicians show toward
the performing artist’s special needs. For
example, notes Dr. Stewart, “We would
make sure that the anesthesiologist for a
vocalist’s hernia surgery is experienced in
intubating a vocalist.”
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Selected Faculty Publications 2014
Wong A, Kacker A. Incidence of unplanned
admissions after sinonasal surgery: a 6-year
review. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2014
Feb;4(2):143-6.
Dong D, Yulin Z, Stewart MG, et al.
Development of the Chinese nasal obstruction
symptom evaluation (NOSE) questionnaire.
Zhonghua er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi
(Chinese J Otorhinolaryngol HNS)
2014;49(1):20-26.
Pamnani A, Faggiani SL, Hood M, Kacker A,
Gadalla F. Uvular injury during the
perioperative period in patients undergoing
general anesthesia. Laryngoscope. 2014
Jan;124(1):196-200.
Stewart MG. Reporting levels of evidence.
Laryngoscope 2014;124(2):358
Tang S, Griffin AS, Waksal JA, Phillips CD,
Johnson CE, Communale JP, Karimi S, Powell
TL, Stieg PE, Gutin PH, Brown KD, Sheehan
M and Selesnick SH. Surveillance After
Resection of Vestibular Schwannoma:
Measurement Techniques and Predictors of
Growth. Otology & Neurotology, August 2014.
35 (7): 1271-1276.
Larrabee YC, Kacker A. Which inferior
turbinate reduction technique best decreases
nasal obstruction? Laryngoscope. 2014
Apr;124(4):814-5.
Spencer DJ, Kacker A. Does weight loss affect
the apnea/hypopnea index? Laryngoscope. 2014
Apr;124(4):816-7.
Heineman TE, Evans GR, Campagne F,
Selensick SH.IIn SilicoI Analysis of NF2 Gene
Missense Mutations in Neurofibromatosis Type
2: From Genotype to Phenotype. Accepted to
Otology & Neurotology August 19, 2014
Yang GC, Kuhel WI, Scognamiglio T.
Amyloid-rich low grade adenocarcinoma of the
parotid gland; fine needle aspiration cytology
with histologic correlations. Diagn Cytopathol.
2014 Sep;42(9):798-801.
Banuchi V, Cohen JC, Kacker A. Safety of
concurrent nasal and oropharyngeal surgery for
obstructive sleep apnea. Ann Otol Rhinol
Laryngol. 2014 Sep;123(9):619-22.
Phillips DJ, Kutler DI, Kuhel WI. Incidental
thyroid nodules in patients with primary
hyperparathyroidism. Head Neck. 2014
Dec;36(12):1763-5.
Trujillo O, Cohen J, Cohen M, Phillips CD.
Unusual Presentation of a Laryngeal Mass.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014;
140:781-782.
Kohlberg GD, Stater BJ, Kutler DI, Kuhel WI,
Cohen MA. Carotid space mass. JAMA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014
Dec;140(12):1237-8.
Kohlberg GD, Stater B, Kutler DI, Kuhel WI,
Cohen MA. Carotid Space Lymphoma.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014;
140:1237-8.
Mehra S, Heineman TE, Camissa FP, Girardi
FP, Sama A, Kutler D. Factors predictive of
voice and swallowing outcomes after anterior
approaches to the cervical spine. Journal of
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.
2014;150(2):259-65.
Oh AY, Kacker A. Do electronic cigarettes
impart a lower potential disease burden than
conventional tobacco cigarettes? Review on
E-cigarette vapor versus tobacco smoke.
Laryngoscope. 2014 Dec;124(12):2702-6.
Phillips DJ, Kutler DI, Kuhel WI. Incidental
thyroid nodules in patients with primary
hyperparathyroidism. Head Neck. 2014
Dec;36(12):1763-5.
Banuchi V, Cohen JC, Kacker A. Safety of
concurrent nasal and oropharyngeal surgery for
obstructive sleep apnea. Ann Otol Rhinol
Laryngol. 2014 Sep;123(9):619-22
Chao JW, Spector JA, Taylor EM, Otterburn
DM, Kutler DI, Caruana SM, Rohde CH.
Pectoralis major myocutaneous flap versus free
fasciocutaneous flap for reconstruction of partial
hypopharyngeal defects: what should we be
doing? J Reconstr Microsurg, Epub 2014
Nov 11.
Trujillo O, Narula N, Ginter P, Kacker A.
Bilateral thyroid nodules. JAMA Otolaryngol
Head Neck Surg. 2014 Apr;140(4):381-2.
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Kohlberg GD, Stater BJ, Kutler DI, Kuhel
WI, Cohen MA. Carotid space mass.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014
Dec; 140(12):1237-8. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.
2014.2523.
Tang S, Reisacher W. Supernumerary Nasal
Tooth in Close Proximity to a Dental Implant
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. J
Oral Maxillofacial Surg 2014, DOI 10.1016/
j.joms.2014.08.031.
Cohen LE, Finnerty BM, Golas AR, Ketner JJ,
Weinstein A, Boyko T, Rohde CH, Kutler D,
Spector JA. Perioperative Antibiotics in the
Setting of Oropharyngeal Reconstruction:
Less Is More. Ann Plast Surg. 2014 Aug 20.
[Epub ahead of print]
Sadoughi B, Fried MP, Sulica L, Blitzer A.
Hoarseness evaluation: a transatlantic survey of
laryngeal experts. Laryngoscope. 2014
Jan;124(1):221-6.
Guardiani E, Sadoughi B, Blitzer A, Sirois D.
A new treatment paradigm for trigeminal
neuralgia using botulinum toxin type A.
Laryngoscope. 2014 Feb;124(2):413-7.
Chao JW, Rohde CH, Chang MM, Kutler DI,
Friedman J, Spector JA. Oral rehabilitation
outcomes after free fibula reconstruction of the
mandible without condylar restoration.
J Craniofac Surg. 2014 Mar; 25(2): 415-7.
Guss J, Sadoughi B, Benson B, Sulica L.
Dysphonia in performers: toward a clinical
definition of laryngology of the performing
voice. J Voice. 2014 May;28(3):349-55.
Maresh A, Preciado DA, O’Connell AP, Zalzal
GH. A comparative analysis of open surgery vs
endoscopic balloon dilation for pediatric
subglottic stenosis. JAMA Otolaryngol Head
Neck Surg. 2014 Oct;140(10):901-5.
Sadoughi B, Fried MP, Sulica L, Blitzer A.
Hoarseness Evaluation: A Transatlantic Survey
of Laryngeal Experts. Laryngoscope
2014:124(1):221-226.
Visaya J, Ward RF, Modi VK. Feasibility and
Mortality of Balloon Dilation in a Live Rabbit
Model. JAMA Otolaryngol – Head Neck Surg.
Mar 2014; 140(3):215-9.
Lennon CJ, Murry T, Sulica L. Vocal Fold
Hemorrhage: Factors predicting recurrence.
Laryngoscope. 2014:124(1):227-232.
Oomen K, Modi VK. Epiglottopexy with and
without Lingual Tonsillectomy. Laryngoscope.
Apr 2014; 124(4):1019-22.
Ling B, Novakovic D, Sulica L. Cough after
Laryngeal Herpes Zoster: A New Aspect of
Post-Herpetic Sensory Disturbance. J Laryngol
Otol 2014;128(2):209-211.
Preminger, J., Montano, J, and TjØrnhØjThomsen, Adult children’s perspective on a
parent’s hearing impairment and its impact on
their relationship and communication.
International Journal of Audiology, accepted
2014.
Estes C, Sulica L. Vocal Fold Pseudocyst:
Results of 46 cases undergoing a uniform
treatment algorithm. Laryngoscope.
2014:124(5):1180-1186.
Guss J, Sadoughi B, Benson B, Sulica L.
Dysphonia in Performers: Towards a Definition
of Laryngology of the Performing Voice. J
Voice 2014;28(3):349-355.
Reisacher W, Bremberg M. Prevalence of
antigen-specific IgE on mucosal brush biopsy
of the inferior turbinates in patients with nonallergic rhinitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol
2014;4:292-297.
Sulica L. Hoarseness Misattributed to Reflux:
Sources and Patterns of Error. Ann Otol Rhinol
Laryngol 2014;123(6):442-445.
Reisacher W, Rudner S, Kotik V. Oral mucosal
immunotherapy (OMIT) using a toothpaste
delivery system for the treatment of allergic
rhinitis. Int J Pharma Compound 2014;18(4):
287-290.
Guardiani E, Sulica L. Vocal fold paralysis after
spinal anaesthesia. JAMA Otolaryngol Head
Neck Surg 2014:140(7):662-663.
Ruiz R, Achaltis S, Verma A, Born H, Kapadia
F, Fang Y, Pitman M, Sulica L, Branski R,
Amin MR. Risk factors for adult-onset
recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: A multiinstitutional investigation. Laryngoscope
2014:124(10):2338-2344.
Reisacher W. Asthma and the Otolaryngologist.
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2014;4:S70-S73.
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Selected Faculty Publications 2014
TEXTBOOKS
Tang S, Griffin AS, Waksal JA, Phillips CD,
Johnson CE, Communale JP, Karimi S, Powell
TL, Stieg PE, Gutin PH, Brown KD, Sheehan
M, Selesnick SH. Surveillance after resection of
vestibular schwannoma: measurement
techniques and predictors of growth. Otol
Neurotol 2014;35(7): 1271-6.
Montano, J. & Spitzer, J. (Eds) ( 2014). Adult
Audiologic Rehabilitation. 2nd Edition
San Diego: Plural Publications.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Harkcom WT, Ghosh AK, Sung MS, Matov A,
Brown KD, Giannakakou P, Jaffrey SR.
NAD+ and SIRT3 control microtubule
dynamics and reduce susceptibility to
antimicrotubule agents. Proc Natl Acad Sci
USA 2014;111(24):E2443-52.
Stucken EZ, Brown KD, Selesnick SH. Facial
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B eds The Facial Nerve. New York: Thieme,
2014: 146-150.
Brown KD, Selesnick SH, Tang S.
Complications of Otitis Media. In: Pensak ML,
Choo DI eds Clinical Otology. New York:
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Brown KD, Maqsood S, Huang JY, Pan Y,
Harkcom W, Li W, Sauve A, Verdin E, Jaffrey
SR. Activation of SIRT3 by the NAD+
precursor nicotinamide riboside protects from
noise-induced hearing loss. Cell Metab
2014;20(6):1059-68.
Montano, J. (2014). Defining audiologic
rehabilitation. In. J Montano & J. Spitzer. (Eds)
Adult Audiologic Rehabilitation 2nd Edition.
San Diego: Plural Publishing.
Tabaee A, Chen L, Smith TL, Hwang PH,
Schaberg MR, Raithatha R, Brown SM.
Academic rhinology: a survey of residency
programs and rhinology faculty in the United
States. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2014;
4:321-8.
Preminger, J. & Montano, J. (2014).
Incorporation communication partners into the
AR process. In. J Montano & J. Spitzer. (Eds)
Adult Audiologic Rehabilitation 2nd Edition.
San Diego: Plural Publishing.
Murry T. Spasmodic dysphonia: let’s look at
that again. J Voice 2014;28(6):694-9.
Crawley BK, Murry T, Sulica. Injection
augmentation for chronic cough. J Voice,
accepted 2014.
Guardiani E, Sadoughi B, Sulica L, Meyer TK,
Blitzer A. Laryngeal electromyography. In:
Rubin JS, Sataloff RT, Korovin GS: Diagnosis
and Treatment of Voice Disorders. Plural
Publishing, Inc. 2014:289-302.
Keesecker SE, Murry T, Sulica L. Patterns in
the evaluation of hoarseness: time to
presentation, laryngeal visualization, and
diagnostic accuracy. Laryngoscope, ePub
2014 Oct 7.
Sulica L. Voice: Anatomy, Physiology and
Clinical Evaluation. In Johnson J, Rosen C eds.,
Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, 5th
ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins, 2014:945-957.
Chen W, Woo P, Murry T. Spectral analysis of
digital kymography in normal adult vocal fold
vibration. J Voice 2014;28(3):356-61.
Guardiani E, Sadoughi B, Sulica L, Meyer TK,
Blitzer A. Laryngeal Electromyography. In:
Rubin J, Sataloff RT, Korovin G, eds.,
Diagnosis and Treatment of Voice Disorders,
4th ed., San Diego: Plural Publications Group,
Inc. 2014: 289-302.
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Academic Highlights
Department Faculty
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Residency Update
20
New Physician Appointments
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Weill Cornell Network Faculty
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Department Faculty
Michael G. Stewart, MD, MPH
Samuel Selesnick, MD
Chairman and Otolaryngologist-in-Chief
Professor of Otolaryngology and Public Health
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Vice Dean of the Medical College
Vice Chairman, Otolaryngology
Professor, Otolaryngology
(646) 962-3277
(646) 962-6673
George Alexiades, MD
Victoria Banuchi, MD, MPH
Marc Cohen, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
(Interim Appointment)
Otology
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
(646) 962-2286
(646) 962-9135
(646) 962-2032
Ashutosh Kacker, MD
William Kuhel, MD
David Kutler, MD
Professor, Clinical Otolaryngology
Associate Professor, Clinical
Otolaryngology
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology
(646) 962-5097
(646) 962-4323
(646) 962-6325
Joshua Levinger, MD
Alison Maresh, MD
Vikash Modi, MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
(646) 962-4451
(646) 962-2225
Chief, Pediatric Otolaryngology
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology
(646) 962-3017
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Joseph Montano, EdD
Aaron Pearlman, MD
Mukesh Prasad, MD
Chief of Audiology and Speech
Language Pathology
Associate Professor, Audiology in
Clinical Otolaryngology
Associate Professor, Clinical
Otolaryngology
Associate Professor, Clinical
Otolaryngology
(646) 962-3169
(646) 962-2216
William Reisacher, MD
Rita Roure, MD
Babak Sadoughi, MD
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
(646) 962-2093
(718) 579-3396
(646) 962-2226
Anthony Sclafani, MD
Lucian Sulica, MD
Maria Suurna, MD
Chief, Facial Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery
Professor, Otolaryngology
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
(646) 962-7464
(646) 962-9135
Abtin Tabaee, MD
Andrea Wang, MD
Michelle Kraskin, AuD
Asst. Professor, Otolaryngology
(Interim Appointment)
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Clinical Instructor Audiology
(646) 962-9136
(646) 962-2231
(646) 962-2231
(646) 962-2285
(646) 962-2221
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Residency Update
Combining the resources of Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia
University College of Physicians and Surgeons, the joint Otolaryngology –
Head and Neck Surgery Residency Training Program provides outstanding
opportunities in clinical care, research, and academic medicine.
2015 Resident Graduates
Gavriel Kohlberg, MD
Melanie Malone, MD
Stefan Mlot, MD
Shan Tang, MD
Recipients of the 2014-15 Teaching Awards
The Maxwell Abramson
Teaching and Service Award
William I. Kuhel, MD
The Malcolm Schvey
Clinical Teaching Award
Anil K. Lalwani, MD
The W. Shain Schley
Resident Teaching Award
Melanie Hood Malone, MD
WCMC Department of Otolaryngology/
Head and Neck Surgery
CUMC Department of Otolaryngology/
Head and Neck Surgery
OTO/HNS Program Year 5 Resident
Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Faculty and Residents from June 2015 Resident Research Day
with Selfe Visiting Professor
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Winners of the 15th Annual Residents’ Research Competition
FIRST PRIZE
SECOND PRIZE
THIRD PRIZE
Gavriel Kohlberg, MD
Melanie Malone, MD
Kenny F. Lin, MD
OTO/HNS Program
Year 5 Resident
OTO/HNS Program
Year 5 Resident
OTO/HNS Program
Year 2 Resident
Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery New Residents 2014-15
Lauren Brown
Carol Li
Jiahui Lin
Apoorva Tewari
Columbia University
College of Physicians and
Surgeons
Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine
Weill Cornell
Medical College
Yale School of Medicine
Distinguished Robert Selfe, MD Lecturer
Carol R. Bradford, MD, FACS
Charles J. Krause, MD Collegiate Professor – Otolaryngology
Chair, Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
University of Michigan Health System
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New Physician Appointments
George Alexiades, MD FACS
We are pleased to welcome George Alexiades, MD FACS, to the
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Dr.
Alexiades joins us from New York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai,
where he was an Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology in the
Department of Otolaryngology. Dr. Alexiades brings training and
expertise in the field of otology/neurotology, including hearing loss,
chronic ear infections, cochlear implants and skull base surgery. He is
serving as the Director of the Cochlear Implant Center and looks to
expand the complement of implantable auditory prosthesis offered
here as well as the ancillary services. He completed his residency
training in otolaryngology and his fellowship training in otology and
neurotology at the New York University Medical Center.
Babak Sadoughi, MD
We are pleased to welcome Babak Sadoughi, MD to the Department
of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Sadoughi is a new
addition to the Sean Parker Institute for the Voice. He joins us from
the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where he served as an
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, and Director of Laryngeal
Surgery and Voice Restoration at Beth Israel Medical Center. Dr.
Sadoughi grew up in Paris, France and graduated summa cum laude
from the Pierre and Marie Curie School of Medicine of Sorbonne
University, where he also pursued graduate studies in clinical research
methodology and epidemiology. His postgraduate training in
otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the Paris-Descartes
University placed a special emphasis on head and neck surgical
oncology and conservation surgery of the larynx. After relocating to
the United States, Dr. Sadoughi completed residency training in
otolaryngology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and
fellowship training in laryngology and neurolaryngology at the
New York Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders. Dr. Sadoughi
brings expertise in the care of laryngeal disorders, encompassing
voice medicine and surgery, the management of benign and
malignant conditions of the larynx, and airway and swallowing
rehabilitation surgery.
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Anthony P. Sclafani, MD, FACS
We are pleased to welcome Anthony P. Sclafani, MD, FACS, to the
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Sclafani
joins us from New York Eye & Ear Infirmary – Mt.Sinai, where he was a
Surgeon Director and Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at
the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai and Director of Facial Plastic
Surgery of the Mt. Sinai Health System. Dr. Sclafani brings training and
expertise in the full range of otolaryngology – head and neck surgery,
and specializes in cosmetic and reconstructive facial plastic surgery.
He completed residency training at the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
and fellowship training in facial plastic surgery at St. Louis University.
Dr. Sclafani has received numerous awards for teaching and research,
including twice being awarded the Ira Tresley Award, as well as the
Sir John Delf Gillies Award, for outstanding research by the American
Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Sclafani has
authored and edited several books, including Total Otolaryngology –
Head and Neck Surgery, Rhinoplasty – The Experts’ Reference and
Surgical Atlas of Facial Plastic Surgery. Dr. Sclafani received his
bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Columbia University followed by his
medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Abtin Tabaee, MD
We are pleased to welcome Abtin Tabaee, MD to the Department of
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Tabaee joins us from
Beth Israel-Mount Sinai, where he was Associate Professor and Director
of Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery in the Department of
Otolaryngology since 2006. As a nationally recognized leader in
rhinology, Dr. Tabaee’s clinical and academic focus is the management
of complex disorders of the paranasal sinuses and skull base. He has
published extensively in the field with an active research focus on
emerging technologies and surgical outcomes. He has also been actively
involved in research and development of post-graduate rhinology
education. Dr. Tabaee graduated magna cum laude from Duke
University and received his medical degree with honors from Cornell
University Medical College. He completed residency in Otolaryngology
– Head and Neck Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the
combined Columbia – Cornell University training program. He
subsequently completed a fellowship in Rhinology and Endoscopic Sinus
and Skull Base Surgery at Cornell under the direction of Dr. Vijay Anand.
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Weill Cornell Network Faculty
Sheila Apicella, MD
Scott Gold, MD
Corinne E. Horn, MD
Affiliate Assistant Professor of
Clinical Otolaryngology
Affiliate Assistant Professor of
Clinical Otolaryngology
Affiliate Assistant Professor of
Clinical Otolaryngology
(212) 889-8575
(212) 889-8575
(212) 889-8575
Amanda Silver-Karcigolu, MD
Lane D. Krevitt, MD
Robert L. Pincus, MD
Affiliate Assistant Professor of
Clinical Otolaryngology
Affiliate Assistant Professor of
Clinical Otolaryngology
Affiliate Assistant Professor of
Clinical Otolaryngology
(212) 889-8575
(212) 889-8575
(212) 889-8575
Neil M. Sperling, MD
Affiliate Assistant Professor of
Clinical Otolaryngology
(212) 889-8575
Robert M. Lerch, MD
Affiliate Assistant Professor of
Clinical Otolaryngology
(718) 389-8585
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Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Chairman’s Office
Michael G. Stewart, MD, MPH
(646) 962-4777
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(646) 962-7464
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Head and Neck Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College
Weill Greenberg Center
1305 York Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10021