Linda S. Chow

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Linda

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Chow

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Joshua J. Sturm

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Joshua

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Sturm

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1184146359

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18339

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<p>Joshua J. Sturm, MD, PhD, is an attending physician at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Sturm is a neurotologist who specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of ear and skull base disorders in adults and children. His clinical interests include the surgical management of hearing loss, chronic ear disease, cochlear implants, cerebrospinal fluid leaks and skull base tumors.</p><p>After obtaining his Bachelor of Arts from Vassar College in 2011, Dr. Sturm joined the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where he earned his Doctor of Philosophy in neurobiology in 2015, followed by his Doctor of Medicine in 2017. Following this, Dr. Sturm completed his residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Columbia University Medical School in 2022. He then completed a fellowship in otology, neurotology and skull base surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2024.</p><p>Dr. Sturm&rsquo;s research is focused on understanding the neural basis of auditory processing in health and disease. He has particular interests in the neural mechanisms of phantom auditory perception in tinnitus and on central auditory processing in cochlear implant users. His work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and abstracts, and has been funded by the National Institutes of Health.</p><p>Dr. Sturm is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.</p>

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Helena Levyn

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Helena

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Levyn

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1689346066

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18341

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<p>Helena Levyn, MD, is an attending physician and the head of the inpatient consult service at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Levyn&rsquo;s clinical focus centers on all aspects of head and neck cancer surgery, including cancers and masses of the oral cavity, larynx, pharynx and neck, as well as tumors of the parotid, thyroid and parathyroid glands.</p><p>Dr. Levyn earned her Doctor of Medicine at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 2014 and completed an internship focused on otorhinolaryngology and plastic and reconstructive surgery at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center the same year. Following this, she completed her residency in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery at Tel Aviv University, Meir Medical Center, in 2021. Dr. Levyn then moved to the United States to continue her medical training, completing a clinical fellowship in head and neck surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2022, followed by a two-year research fellowship in head and neck surgery at the same institution.</p><p>Dr. Levyn&rsquo;s lab research is focused on the role of the microbiome in HPV-associated throat cancer, using next-generation sequencing to investigate its correlation with treatment outcomes and disease progression. Her clinical research interests center on thyroid cancer, early-stage lesion treatment, skull base surgery outcomes and tumors of the salivary glands. Her work has been shared through numerous peer-reviewed publications and through many national and international presentations and posters. She is a reviewer for <em>Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery</em> and <em>The Laryngoscope</em>.</p><p>Dr. Levyn is board certified by the Israeli Ministry of Health in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. She is a member of the American Head and Neck Society.</p>

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Tripti K. Brar

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Tripti

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Brar

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18342

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<p>Tripti K. Brar, MBBS, is an attending physician at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Pediatric Otolaryngology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Brar specializes in all aspects of pediatric otolaryngology with a particular interest in the diagnosis and management of pediatric sleep apnea and pediatric hearing loss, including cochlear implants.</p><p>After earning her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University, in New Delhi, India, in 2006, Dr. Brar completed her otolaryngology residency at Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University in 2010. She then came to the United States to continue her medical training, completing a head and neck surgery observership at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2013 and a visiting physician program in otology and neurotology at the House Research Institute the same year. Following this, Dr. Brar practiced otolaryngology and then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in otolaryngology at the Mayo Clinic in 2023, followed by the completion of a pediatric otolaryngology fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine in 2024.</p><p>Dr. Brar&rsquo;s research focus has been on understanding the genetic and epigenetic basis of otolaryngological disorders, particularly in the upper airway. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and she has shared her work through many national and international presentations and posters. She is also a reviewer for several scientific journals, including the <em>International Journal of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Otolaryngology&ndash;Head and Neck Surgery</em> and <em>Laryngoscope</em>, among others.</p><p>Dr. Brar is a member of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the American Rhinologic Society and the Association of Otolaryngologists in India. At several national-level meetings, Dr. Brar&rsquo;s research has been selected and presented in the &lsquo;top-rated abstracts&rsquo; in the basic science section, and she continues to work to further her research with a focus on pediatric otolaryngology.</p>

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Richard S. Litman

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Richard

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Litman

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1770564502

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574

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Melin Tan-Geller

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Melin

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Tan-Geller

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1548318017

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<p>Voice and Swallowing Disorders.</p>

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<p><strong>Peer Reviewed Articles</strong></p>
<p>Du E, <strong>Tan M</strong>.&nbsp; Successful CO2 laser ablation of true vocal fold microaneurysm in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.&nbsp; Accepted for publication Otolaryngol Head Neck surg. September 2013, In Press.</p>
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<p>Loftus P, <strong>Tan M</strong>.&nbsp; Orbital Apex Syndrome as the initial presentation of metastatic breast cancer.&nbsp; Journal of Case Reports in Medicine Vol 2&nbsp; March&nbsp; 2013.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>O TM, Scheuermann-Poley C, <strong>Tan M, </strong>Waner M. The distribution, clinical characteristics, and surgical treatment of lip infantile hemangiomas.&nbsp; JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery 2013 Jul 1;15(4):292-304.</p>
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<p>Pitman M,Lebowitz A, Iacob C, <strong>Tan M</strong>.&nbsp; The efficacy of Potassium-Titanyl-Phosphate Laser on Reinke&rsquo;s Edema.&nbsp; Laryngoscope. 2012 Dec;122(12):2786-92.</p>
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<p>Virbalas J, Palma G, <strong>Tan M</strong>.&nbsp; Addressing Obstacles to Communication in Children with Cri-du-Chat Syndrome.&nbsp; J Voice 2012 Nov;26(6):821.</p>
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<p class="details1"><strong>Tan M,</strong> Prufer N, Chinosornvatana N, Park R, Woo P.&nbsp; Application of Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgical (NOTES) instrumentation to the Endolarynx: A feasibility study in an animal model.&nbsp; Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2012 Jul;121(7):435-41.</p>
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<p>Altman KW, Kinoshita Y, <strong>Tan M</strong>, Burstein D, Radosevich JA.&nbsp; Western Blot Confirmation of the H+/K+-ATPase Proton Pump in the human Larynx and Submandibular Gland.&nbsp; Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Nov;145(5):783-8.</p>
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<p><strong>Tan M,</strong> Bassiri-Tehrani M, Woo P.&nbsp; "Allograft (Alloderm) and autograft (temporalis fascia) implantation for glottic insufficiency: A novel approach.&nbsp; J Voice. 2011 Sep;25(5):619-25.</p>
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<p><strong>Tan M</strong>, Pitman M.&nbsp; A Case of Bilateral Vocal Fold Bridges, Bilateral Sulci and a Polyp.&nbsp; J Voice. 2011 Jul;25(4):484-6.</p>
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<p><strong>Tan M,</strong> Woo P.&nbsp; Injection laryngoplasty with micronized dermis: a ten year experience with 381 injections in 344 patients.&nbsp; Laryngoscope. 2010 Dec;120(12):2460-6.</p>
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<p>O TM, <strong>Tan M</strong>, Tarango M, Fink L, Mihm M, Ma Y, Waner M.&nbsp; Differential Expression of the SKI Oncogene in Hemangiomas.&nbsp; Otolaryngol Head Neck surg. 2009 Aug;141(2):213-8.</p>
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<p>&ldquo;Clinical Laryngology&rdquo; Marvin Fried and <strong>Melin Tan</strong> Eds.&nbsp; Theime.&nbsp; In Press to be released Spring 2014</p>
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<p><strong>Tan M</strong>, Fried M.&nbsp; &ldquo;Reinke&rsquo;s Edema&rdquo; The Sataloff&rsquo;s Comprehensive Textbook of Otolaryngology.&nbsp; M Benninger ed.&nbsp; Jaypee Medical Publishers.&nbsp; Scheduled for press 2014.</p>
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<p>Altman KW, <strong>Tan M</strong>.&nbsp; &ldquo;Vocal Fold Polyps and Cysts. &ldquo;&nbsp; Laryngeal Examination.&nbsp; Katherine A Kendal and Rebecca J Leonard Eds.&nbsp; Theime 2010.</p>
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<p><strong>Tan M</strong> and Altman KW. "Airway and respiratory complications: Vocal Fold Paralysis," Common Problems in Rehabilitation Medicine: Spinal Cord Injury, TN Bryce, ed., Buschbacher Series 2009.</p>
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<p>Honrado, C, Labruna A, Kwak E, <strong>Tan, M</strong>.&nbsp; Facial Plastic Surgery in Asian Patients.&nbsp; Emedicine.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic%20680.htm">http://www.emedicine.com/… 680.htm</a>.&nbsp; August 2007</p>

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Alan S. Berkower

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Alan

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Berkower

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<p>My area of expertiseis general otolaryngology, with special interest in sinus surgery and head and neck surgery. I trained as a molecular geneticist at AECOM, and previosuly engaged in research in viral gene expression in erythroleukemia cells. I am an Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology at New York Medical College, where I teach medical students and surgical residents at the Montefiore North Division campus.</p>

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Christina J. Yang

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Christina

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Yang

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<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: black;">Dr. Yang treats common pediatric otolaryngology problems including otitis media, obstructive sleep apnea, and tonsillitis. She underwent specialized fellowship training in the diagnosis and treatment of airway and swallowing disorders and also has a special interest in tracheostomy care and education.</span></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: black;"><span>Clinical fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology: Cincinnati Children&rsquo;s Hospital Medical Center</span></span></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: black;">R<span>esidency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: Tulane University School of Medicine&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: black;">Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Honors Program in Medical Education (HPME))</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;">Dr. Yang has been on faculty at Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Montefiore Medical Center / the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore since 2015, focusing her efforts on quality improvement and multidisciplinary care for complex children including neonates and those with airway and swallowing issues. She is active in national societies including the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) and the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO).</span></div>
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Dr. Yang&rsquo;s clinical interests include airway and swallowing disorders in children, endoscopic and open airway reconstruction and tracheotomy.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p>Christina J. Yang, MD, is Director, Pediatric Dysphagia Program; Associate Director, Pediatric Otolaryngology Quality Assurance and Assistant Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Yang&rsquo;s clinical interests include airway and swallowing disorders in children, endoscopic and open airway reconstruction and tracheotomy.</p><p>A graduate of Northwestern University, Dr. Yang received her Bachelor of Arts in 2004, and continued at the institution&rsquo;s Feinberg School of Medicine, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2008. She began her postdoctoral education at Tulane University School of Medicine, completing her residency in otolaryngology&ndash;head and neck surgery in 2013. She then pursued a fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at Cincinnati Children&rsquo;s Hospital Medical Center, completing it in 2015.</p><p>Dr. Yang&rsquo;s research focuses on the application of healthcare simulation to medical education, patient safety, quality improvement and implementation science. Her work has been published in a number of journals and book chapters, and presented internationally. She is also a reviewer for the <em>International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, The Laryngoscope and the Journal of Otology</em>.</p><p>Dr. Yang is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and a member of numerous professional societies, including the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology and the American Academy of Otolaryngology&ndash;Head and Neck Surgery.</p>

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Alanna M. Windsor

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Alanna

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Windsor

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Richard V. Smith

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<p>Dr. Smith, an otolaryngologist (ear, nose and throat, or ENT, doctor) and head and neck surgeon, is actively involved in numerous research projects studying cancers of the head and neck. His research focuses is on identifying genetic and biologic aspects of such cancers that correlate with a patient&rsquo;s prognosis. His goal is to help determine the optimal treatment for an individual patient, to maximize their chance of cure and minimize treatment-related side effects. In addition, his clinical investigation has focused on developing new techniques in transoral surgery, a less invasive form of surgery through which the surgeon gains access through the mouth. At the same time, he seeks to assess the quality of life benefits for such treatments.</p>
<p>Dr. Smith&rsquo;s service to professional medical societies includes serving as president of the New York Head and Neck Society and president of the New York Laryngological Society.</p>

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<p>Dr. Smith's areas of expertise include Head and Neck Cancer Surgery, Robotic Head and Neck Surgery, Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery, Salivary Gland Surgery, Minimally Invasive Head and Neck Surgery. His research focus is on identifying genetic and biologic aspects of head and neck cancer which correlate with a patient’s prognosis, the goal of which is to help determine the optimal treatment for an individual patient to maximize their chance of cure and minimize treatment related side effects.</p>

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Dr. Smith&rsquo;s clinical focus is on head and neck surgery, including transoral robotic and laser surgery for throat and larynx cancer, salivary gland, thyroid and parathyroid surgery.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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Dr. Smith's research focuses on genetic changes (and how these affect treatment), quality of life issues in head and neck cancer and surgical education and simulation.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p><u>Complications in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery</u>, 2^nd Edition, eds. Eisele D, Smith RV. Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2008.</p>
<p><u>The Larynx</u>, eds. Fried MP, Ferlito A, Rinaldo A, Smith RV. Plural, San Diego. 2009.</p>

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<p>Richard V. Smith, MD, FACS, is Chair, Otorhinolaryngology-Head &amp; Neck Surgery, Professor, Otorhinolaryngology-Head &amp; Neck Surgery, Professor, Surgery and Professor, Pathology at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Smith&rsquo;s clinical focus is on head and neck surgery, including transoral robotic and laser surgery for throat and larynx cancer, salivary gland, thyroid and parathyroid surgery.</p><p>After obtaining his Bachelor of Arts in 1984 at Middlebury College, Dr. Smith received his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1990. He completed an internship in surgery in 1991, followed by a residency in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Georgetown University Hospital, completed in 1995.</p><p>Dr. Smith's research focuses on genetic changes (and how these affect treatment), quality of life issues in head and neck cancer and surgical education and simulation. He is actively involved in numerous research projects studying cancers of the head and neck. His research focuses on identifying genetic and biological aspects of such cancers that correlate with a patient&rsquo;s prognosis. His goal is to help determine the optimal treatment for an individual patient, to maximize their chance of cure and minimize treatment-related side effects. In addition, his clinical investigation has focused on developing new techniques in transoral surgery, a less invasive form of surgery through which the surgeon gains access through the mouth. At the same time, he seeks to assess the quality of life benefits for such treatments. His work has been published in numerous journals, books, and reviews, and presented internationally at lectures and meetings.</p><p>Dr. Smith is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and a member of many organizations, including the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the American College of Surgeons and the American Head and Neck Society. He also served as president of the New York Head and Neck Society and president of the New York Laryngological Society. He is also focused on Continuing Professional Development and was the Education Coordinator for the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery from 2015-2019.</p><p>From 2009 to 2022, Dr. Smith has been listed as one of New York's Best Doctors in New York Magazine, and from 2010 to 2022 he has been listed on New York Times Magazine's list of Super Doctors. He received the Children's Humanitarian Award from the Children's Tumor Foundation in 2007, has received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in 2010 and 2020, a Presidential Citation from the American Head and Neck Society in 2011 and the Academic Achievement Award from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2015. In 2021 the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery honored Dr. Smith with their Board of Governors&rsquo; Practitioner Excellence Award, which recognizes an otolaryngologist that others wish to emulate and who is sought out by other physicians because of their personal and effective care.</p>

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