Otolaryngology in Florida

Services

Specialty services provided by the physicians in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery/Audiology include:

• Ear: Stapes surgery, acoustic tumor surgery, cochlear implants for profound deafness, electronystagmography, posturography, neuro-otologic skull-base surgery, otologic microsurgery, hearing-aid evaluation and sales and reshaping of prominent ears (otoplasty).
  
• Nose: Surgery for nose and sinus tumors, rhinoplasty (nose reshaping) and septoplasty, cosmetic rhinoplasty, endoscopic sinus surgery and transnasal approaches to the pituitary.
  
• Throat: Voice-disorder evaluation, including video laryngoscopy and stroboscopy; evaluation of swallowing disorders, including manofluorography; botulinum treatment for spasmodic dysphonia; surgery for larynx cancer, including transoral laser surgery (TLM) and near-total laryngectomy; voice restoration; vocal-cord implants; airway and foodway reconstructive surgery; endoscopic surgery of pharyngeal (Zenker's) diverticulum; surgery for achalasia.
  
• Head and neck: Surgical treatment of head and neck tumors, including transoral laser resection (TLM) of tumors of the oral cavity, larynx and pharynx, sinuses and skull base. Surgery of benign and malignant diseases of the salivary glands, neck lymph nodes, thyroid and parathyroid glands.


• Medical otorhinolaryngology: Medical Otorhinolaryngology services at Mayo Clinic are provided by board-certified otolaryngologists with more than 25 years of experience in general otolaryngologic practice. They are skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the ears, nose, throat and neck. Their practice comprises those patients whose complaints usually do not require surgical treatment.
  

  Medical otorhinolarygologists use the most modern methods to diagnose and treat nasal and sinus disease, taste and smell loss, ear and hearing disorders, balance dysfunction, voice and swallowing disorders, head and neck pain and regional tumors and cysts. They work closely with the medical and surgical specialists of the Mayo Clinic in helping to manage patients with complicated medical histories and those who are undergoing multidisciplinary medical evaluations.

  Medical otorhinolaryngologists perform minor office surgical tests and procedures such as biopsies, myringotomies and excision of superficial lesions when indicated. Patients with more complex surgical illnesses will be referred to the appropriate subspecialty surgeon in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology.

  Medical otorhinolaryngologists act as preceptors and introduce the practice of otolaryngology to postgraduate medical students in general medicine, family practice and surgery who rotate through the department as part of their medical education. They also work with audiologists and speech pathologists to help patients with hearing, balance, speech, voice and swallowing problems.