Ann Plum, MD

Dr. Plum, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, joined the Department of Otolaryngology at The State University of New York Downstate Medical Center as full-time faculty and Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology in 2018. She received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine in 2011. She completed her residency in Otolaryngology at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in 2016. Her Pediatric Otolaryngology fellowship was done at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Plum currently is one of three fellowship trained Pediatric Otolaryngologists here at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, and serves as the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology at SUNY Downstate University Hospital and the Director of Service for Pediatric Otolaryngology at Kings County Health Center, as a faculty mentor for our Otolaryngology Residents at New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist for Pediatric Otolaryngology, as well as a Consultant for Pediatric Aerodigestive Disorders at Maimonides. She also oversees a weekly Pediatric Otolaryngology Resident Clinic at SUNY Downstate. In collaboration with Pediatric Gastroenterology and Pediatric Pulmonary Services, she has created and runs a multidisciplinary Aerodigestive Clinic at SUNY Downstate Medical Center for children with Airway and Swallowing Disorders. She is also actively involved in Resident and Medical Student Education.

Dr. Plum’s clinical and research interests include Airway and Swallowing disorders in children, Pediatric Voice disorders, Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Nasal disorders, Congenital Malformations of the Head and Neck, Pediatric Neck masses, Pediatric Hearing loss and Otitis Media, and the use of Simulation in Medical Education.

Education

• Undergraduate: Smith College
• Medical School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
• Internship: Upstate Medical University (Otolaryngology)
• Residency: Upstate Medical University (Otolaryngology)
• Fellowship: University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill (Pediatric Otolaryngology)

Research Interests

• Airway and Swallowing disorders in children
• Pediatric Voice disorders
• Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Nasal disorders
• Congenital Malformations of the Head and Neck
• Pediatric Neck masses
• Pediatric Hearing loss and Otitis Media
• The use of Simulation in Medical Education