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Department of Otolaryngology - Faculty

Richard Rosenfeld

Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH

Professor and Chairman of Otolaryngology

Professor and Chairman of Otolaryngology at SUNY Downstate, editor-in-chief of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, and president American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology.  Dr. Rosenfeld graduated the Otolaryngology Residency Program at Mount Sinai Medical Center and then completed a two-year fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh with a Master’s Degree in Public Health.  He received the SENTAC Robert Ruben Award for Excellence in Pediatric Otolaryngology, AAO-HNS Distinguished Service Award (twice), and AAO-HNS Honor Award.  Dr. Rosenfeld was a guest examiner for the ABO and has chaired numerous national committees in the AAO-HNS and ASPO, including the Centralized Otolaryngology Research Effort and the AAO-HNS Guideline Development Task force.  He is the author, coauthor, or editor of 5 books and over 240 scientific publications and textbook chapters, including chapters in “Bailey” and “Cummings” on understanding data and medical literature.  Dr. Rosenfeld has given over 600 scientific presentations and is recognized as an international authority on guideline development, evidence-based medicine, and otitis media.  He serves on the Board of Directors for the AAO-HNS, ASPO, Guidelines International Network, and the Auditory-Oral School of New York.  Dr. Rosenfeld has been listed in the “Best Doctors in America” and in New York Magazine’s “Best Doctors in New York” since 1996.