WBM Top Doctors
Otolaryngology
Ear, Nose, and Throat
The official name is otolaryngology, but physicians in this spe-cialty
are usually called ear, nose and throat, or ENT doctors.
This refers to the medical or surgical treatment of the ear, nose
and throat, as well as the head and neck. “All of those structures are
interconnected,” explains Dr. Michael Parker, with Wilmington Health.
“A disease that affects one often affects the others.”
Dr. Parker’s practice deals with medical issues like hearing loss and
aids, allergies and testing, voice issues, such as hoarseness, and sinus
ailments. A new technology in the ENT field is balloon sinuplasty,
which, like angioplasty does for veins, aims to expand the openings of
the sinus, lessening the likelihood of infections.
A large number of patients come to see ENT doctors for matters
related to hearing. Hearing loss is something that can be, if not totally
prevented, certainly reduced. “It is imperative to wear ear protection
to avoid hearing loss from noise expo-sure,”
Dr. Parker says, specifically
mentioning ear buds, popular with
iPods, and handheld videogames.
“Hearing loss is something you’ll
experience 10-15 years after exposure.
So it’s important to be cautious and
aware.”
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Fellowship in
Otolaryngology
Brinson, George
Wilmington Ear Nose & Throat Assoc.
762-8754
Pittsburgh Ear Associates, 2004
Lippe, Craig
Carolina Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic
799-0110
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
2006
Metz, Philip
New Hanover County Health
Department
763-4424
Roswell Park Hospital, Derbyshire Royal
Infirmary, 1976, 1980
Miller, Jon
Atlantic Orthopedics
763-2361
Methodist Hospital, 1990
Moore, Jr., Richard
Wilmington Orthopaedic Group
763-7344
Duke University Medical Center, 1997
Putnam, Ryan
Atlantic Orthopedics
763-2361
Washington University, 2009
Rineer, Craig
Wilmington Orthopaedic Group
763-7344
Duke University Medical Center, 2009
Rodger, R. Mark
Atlantic Orthopedics
763-2361
University of Toronto, 1991
Rose, D. Todd
Atlantic Orthopedics
763-2361
Spine Institute of Arizona, 2010
Scully, Kevin
Atlantic Orthopedics
763-2361
Washington Adventist Hosp., 1984
Steele, G. Daxton
Wilmington Orthopaedic Group
763-7344
OrthoCarolina, 2010