Welcome to the Department of Otolaryngology

The physicians, specialists and staff of the Otolaryngology Department at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Highland Hospital are dedicated to providing you with medicine of the highest order by creating a compassionate, healing environment that focuses on state-of-the-art clinical care, research and education.
URMC Department of Otolaryngology provides services to over 40,000 patients each year and is home to board-certified physicians, fellows and residents, as well as audiologists and speech-language pathologists. Our expertise include facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, pediatric ENT, cochlear implants and hearing aids, balance disorders, inhalant allergies, sinus and snoring disorders, voice and swallowing problems, treatment for cancer of the head and neck as well as post-cancer care.
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From the Newsroom
Otolaryngology Department Welcomes Three to Faculty »
November 21, 2011
Bone-Anchored Implant Offers Solution for Some with Hearing Loss »
November 02, 2010
Former Chief of Otolaryngology, Skilled Teacher, Dies at 95 »
April 30, 2010
Publications
Review our faculties’ list of recent publications.
ENTell, the Department of Otolaryngology newsletter
Honors &
Noteworthy Events
April 2012
ENT Urgent Care
Opens!
Now patients or referring physicians may call URMC Department of Otolaryngology at (585) 758-5700 for a same-day appointment.
The acute care model used by the clinic is
designed
to
increase patient access, as well as avoid unnecessary emergency room visits and trips to urgent care facilities where subspecialty expertise is not available.
March 2012
URMC Men's Health blog:
Dr. Li-Xing Man discusses the appropriate use of antibiotics to treat Sinusitis.
February 2012

Benjamin Crane, M.D., Ph.D. pictured above with Gerald Healy , MD was awarded the Triological Clinical Scientist Development Award for his research in vestibular disorders.
January 2012
The Department of Otolaryn-gology opens new office at Highland Hospital in the Physicians Office Building (POB) at 990 South Avenue, Suite 207. Dr. Sveta Karelsky, is on staff four days a week to provide comprehensive ENT service, and consultative services for inpatients. Click here for map
January 2011
Men's Health Magazine included comments by Dr. Matthew C. Miller in a story about the after effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy used to treat oropharyngeal cancer.
July 2010
Congratulations to Dr. Timothy Doerr our Residency Program Director! Thanks to his efforts the Otolaryngology
Department’s residency program received approval from the Residency Review Committee to increase the number of residents participating in our fellowship based training program over the next five years.
July 2010
The Department, in conjunction with The Center for Navigation and Communication Sciences, has been awarded a T32 training grant by the National Institute of Health, NIDCD (National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders)
to train residents, medical students, graduate students and post-doctoral trainees in vestibular and hearing-related research.
February 2010
Dr. Matthew C. Miller performed the first transoral robotic surgery in western New York. Robotic surgeries of this type were only approved by the FDA in late December 2008, and URMC is one of the few medical centers in the country to offer this type of surgery in the treatment of head and neck cancer.







Judy Cavanaugh, NP
Keri Comerford, NP
Tarek Siala, PA