Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, MBA, DipABLM

Richard Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, MBA is a Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat) at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, in Brooklyn, New York.  He served for 13 years as Department Chair and Residency Program Director.  He has received five Distinguished Service Awards from the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), was recognized by AAO-HNS as a Legend in Otolaryngology in their Hall of Distinction.  Since 2000, he has been listed annually as one of America’s Best Doctors by Castle Connolly.

He is recognized by Expertscape.com as the number one global expert in tympanostomy tubes (middle-ear ventilation) and the second global expert in otitis media. Dr. Rosenfeld has published over 350 articles and chapters and has delivered more than 1,000 scientific presentations in four languages. He is regarded as an authority in guideline methodology, lifestyle medicine, evidence-based medicine, plant-forward nutrition, and childhood middle ear problems. His scholarly work includes peer-reviewed articles published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, The New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Reviews, and Frontiers in Nutrition.

Dr. Rosenfeld has served as the past editor-in-chief for the Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Journal and spent ten years on the Board of Directors for the AAO-HNS. He is a Past President of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, the Founder and Inaugural President of the International Society for Otitis Media, and the Founder and Past Chair of the Guideline International Network’s North American Community.

Education

• Undergraduate: Hamilton College
• Advanced Degree: University of Pittsburgh, MPH
• Advanced Degree: SUNY Oswego, MBA
• Medical School: University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
• Internship: Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY, NY; 1984-1986 (Surgery)
• Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY, NY; 1986-1989 (Otolaryngology)
• Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 1989-1991 (Pediatric Otolaryngology)

Research Interests

• Systematic review
• epidemiology
• pediatric otolaryngology
• lifestyle medicine

Link to Dr. Rosenfeld’s publications

Link to Dr. Rosenfeld’s Best Doctor history

Recent Peer-Review Articles, since 2020

1. Messner AH, Walsh J, Rosenfeld RM, et al. Clinical consensus statement: ankyloglossia in children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020; 162:597-611.
2. Tunkel DE, Anne S, Payne PC, Rosenfeld RM, et al. Clinical practice guidelines: nosebleed (epistaxis). Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020; 162(Suppl 1):S1-S38.
3. Boruk M, Dabo AJ, Nath S…Rosenfeld RM. Elevated levels of calpain 14 in nasal tissue of chronic rhinosinusitis. ERJ Open Research 2020; 6:00137-2020 [https://doi.org/10/1183/23120541.00137-2020].
4. Wiercioch W, Akl EA, Santesso N…and the PANELVIEW Working Group (Rosenfeld RM, member). Assessing the process and outcome of the development of practice guidelines and recommendations: PANELVIEW instrument development. CMAJ 2020; 192: doi: 10.1503/cmaj.200193.
5. Boruk M, Railwah C, Lora A…Rosenfeld R, et al. Elevated S100A9 expression in chronic rhinosinusitis coincides with elevated MMP production and proliferation in vitro. Sci Reports 2020; Oct 1;10(1):16350. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-73480-8.
6. Timashpolsky A, Schild SD, Ballard DP, Leventer SP, Rosenfeld RM, Plum AW. Management of type 1 laryngeal clefts: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021; 164:489-500.
7. Anne S, Mims JW, Tunkel DE, Rosenfeld RM, et al. Clinical practice guidelines: opioid prescribing for analgesia after common otolaryngology operations. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021; 164(Suppl 2): S1-S42.
8. Schild SD, Timashpolsky A, Ballard DP, Horne S, Rosenfeld RM. Surgical management of sialorrhea: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021; 65:507-18.
9. Schild SD, Rosenfeld RM. Otolaryngologists’ attitudes towards inoffice pediatric tympanostomy tube placement without general anesthesia. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2022; 13:101-7.
10. Gurgel RK, Briggs S, Dhepywasuwan N, Rosenfeld RM. Quality improvement in otolaryngology – age-related hearing loss (ARHL) measures. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021; 165:765-74.
11. Baldassari CM, Lam DJ, Ishman SL…Rosenfeld RM. Expert consensus statement: pediatric drug-induced sleep endoscopy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021; 165:578-91.
12. Ho Sandra, Patel P, Ballard, Rosenfeld RM, Chandrasekhar S. Systematic review and meta-analysis of endoscopic vs. microscopic stapes surgery for stapes fixation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021; 165:626-35.
13. Michel JJ, Schwartz SR, Dawson DE…Rosenfeld RM, et al. Quality improvement in otolaryngology – developing registry-enabled quality measures from guidelines for cerumen impaction and allergic rhinitis using a transparent and systematic process. Otolaryngol Head Neck Sug 2022; 166:13-22.
14. Rosenfeld RM, Tunkel DE, Schwartz S, et al. Clinical practice guideline: tympanostomy tubes in children (update). Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022(Suppl 1): 166:S1-S55.
15. Rosenfeld RM, Keppel KL, Vaughn WK, Monjur TM. Plain language summary: tympanostomy (ear) tubes in children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022; 166:207-16.
16. Boruk M, Railwah C, Wu D…Rosenfeld RM, et al. Cytokine plasma patterns in chronic rhinosinusitis patients on oral corticosteroid treatment. Respiratory Research; Submitted.
17. Rosenfeld RM, Kelly JH, Sannidhi DV, et al. American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) expert consensus statement: dietary interventions to treat type 2 diabetes in adults with a goal of remission. Amer J Lifestyle Med 2022; 16:342-62.
18. Moniri AB, Lino J, Aziz L, Rosenfeld RM. Autoinflation compared to ventilation tubes for treating chronic otitis media with effusion, Acta Oto Laryngologica 2022; doi: 10.1080/00016489.2
19. Rosenfeld RM. Physician attitudes on the status, value, and future of board certification in lifestyle medicine. Am J Lifestyle Med 2022; DOI: 10.1177/15598276221131524.
20. Alrassi J, Islam A, Rosenfeld RM. The nasogenital reflex: imprudence of the past as a lesson for a wiser future. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023; 168:1596-8.
21. Rosenfeld RM, Juszczak HM, Wong MA. Scoping review of the association of plant-based diet quality with health outcomes. Frontiers Nutr 2023; 10 Aug 2023; doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1211535.
22. Alrassi J, Adams D, Rosenfeld RM. The pedagogical legacy of Dr. Chevalier Jackson: an archival visit. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023; doi: 10.1002/ohn.563.
23. Voigt A, Mooney SA, Minkowitz M, Weedon J, Plum AW, Rosenfeld RM, Goldstein NA. Outcomes of in-office versus operating room insertion of tympanostomy tubes in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2023; 175: doi: 10.1016/j.iijporl.2023.111772.
24. Graf A, Mehl A, De Costa A, Rosenfeld RM, Abu-Ghanem S. Assessment of swallowing function in healthy adults while using high-flow nasal cannula. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023; Under revision.
25. Graf EA, Gulati R, Bellido S, Sundaram K, Rosenfeld RM. Current practices: antibiotic use following placement of nasal packing. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023; Submitted.
26. Lippman D, Stump M, Veazey E…Rosenfeld RM, et al. Foundations of lifestyle medicine and its evolution. Mayo Clinic Proceedings; In press.

Recent Reviews, Commentaries, and Letters, since 2020

1. Tunkel DE, Anne S, Payne, Ishman SL, Rosenfeld RM, et al. Clinical practice guideline: nosebleed (epistaxis) executive summary. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020; 162:8-25.
2. Rosenfeld RM (letter). Unprocessed red meat and processed meat consumption. Ann Intern Med 2020; 172:636-7.
3. Rosenfeld RM. Tympanostomy tube controversies and issues: state of the art review. ENT Journal 2020; 99(1 Suppl):15S-21S.
4. Cramer J, Barnett ML, Anne S, Bateman BT, Rosenfeld RM, Tunkel DE, Brenner MJ. Non-opioid analgesia as first-line therapy after otolaryngology operations: primer on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS). Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021; 164:712-9.
5. Anne S, Mims JW, Tunkel DE, Rosenfeld RM, et al. Clinical practice guideline: opioid prescribing for analgesia after common otolaryngology operations: executive summary. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021; 164:687-703.
6. Zakay D, Zakay MJ, Rosenfeld RM. Choices in deaf education and cochlear implantation: suggesting a more inclusive approach. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2021; 140doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110419. Epub 2020 Oct 1.
7. Alrassi J, Cochran J, Rosenfeld RM. Tonsil riots and vccine hesitancy: a 100-year legacy of medical mistrust. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022; 166:1144-6.
8. Juszczak H, Rosenfeld RM. Lifestyle medicine and otolaryngology: embracing the future. OTO Open 2021; https://doi.org/10.1177/2473974X211059091.
9. Rosenfeld RM, Tunkel DE, Schwartz SE. Office insertion of tympanostomy tubes and the role of automated insertion devices. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022; 166:219-23.
10. Rosenfeld RM, Tunkel DE, Schwartz M, et al. Executive summary of clinical practice guideline on tympanostomy tubes in children (update). Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022; 166:189-206.
11. Juszczak H, Rosenfeld RM. Diet and health in otolaryngology. Otolaryngol Clin NA 2022; 55:909-27.