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Department of Otolaryngology - Faculty

FACULTY-NAME

Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH

Chairman of Otolaryngology, LICH; and Professor of Otolaryngology, SUNY Downstate

Dr. Rosenfeld is a graduate of the Otolaryngology Residency Program at Mount Sinai Medical Center. He completed a two-year fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Children's Hospital with a Master's Degree in Public Health. Dr. Rosenfeld has participated in the AAO-HNS Instruction Course Program for 15 consecutive years, where he teaches courses on otitis media and biostatistics. He received the SENTAC Robert Ruben Award for Excellence in Pediatric Otolaryngology (2002), AAO-HNS Distinguished Service Award (2001), and AAO-HNS Honor Award (1995). Dr. Rosenfeld was a guest examiner for the ABO and has chaired the ASPO Development Committee, ASPO Finance Committee, AAO-HNS Centralized Otolaryngology Research Effort (CORE), AAO-HNS Sinusitis Guideline Panel, AAO-HNS Acute Otitis Externa Guideline Panel, and the AAP Otitis Media with Effusion Guideline Panel. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of 5 books and over 190 scientific publications and textbook chapters, including chapters in "Bailey" and "Cummings" on understanding data and medical literature. Dr. Rosenfeld has given nearly 400 scientific presentations, and is recognized as an international authority on managing middle ear problems. His clinical and research interests include otitis media, pediatric sinusitis, and evidence-based medicine. He is editor-in-chief of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, and on the Board of Directors for the AAO-HNS and the Auditory-Oral School of Brooklyn. Dr. Rosenfeld has been listed in the "Best Doctors in America" and in New York Magazine's "Best Doctors in New York" for 12 consecutive years (since 1996).