Dr. Eric A. Gantwerker
Overview
Dr. Gantwerker sees all ranges of pediatric ENT conditions but has special interest in complex pediatric patients with aerodigestive/airway problems including stridor, laryngomalacia, subglottic stenosis, tracheomalacia, tracheo-esophageal fistulas, and laryngeal clefts. He performs a wide range of ENT surgeries including more complex airway surgeries including laryngotracheoplasty, supraglottoplasty, cricoid split, laryngeal cleft repairs, and others. He also has special interest in pediatric patients with persistent sleep apnea after adenotonsillectomy and perform complex sleep surgery including lingual tonsillectomy, tongue base reduction, epiglottopexy, and lateral expansion pharyngoplasty. Also see routine pediatric otolaryngology patients including otitis media, sleep apnea/sleep-disordered breathing, neck masses, dysphagia, neck infections, and others.
He also has a special interest in education and holds a Master of Medical Science (MMSc) in Medical Education with a special focus on educational technology, educational research, and game-based learning from Harvard Medical School and a Master of Science in Physiology and Biophysics from Georgetown University. He has a special interest in faculty development and has been a speaker or faculty member at hundreds of local, national, and international courses and conferences.
He is recognized as an expert on the implementation of educational technologies and gaming with a foundation in educational theory for health professions education. He was honored to be inducted as an Associate Member of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Academy of Master Surgeon Educators and as an Associate Fellow of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE).
Dr. Gantwerker is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Hearing Loss. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Adenoids, Familial Deafness, Laryngomalacia, Myringotomy, and Adenoidectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 13 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
430 Lakeville Road, 1st Floor, New Hyde Park, NY 11040
222 Middle Country Road, Suite 106, Smithtown, NY 11787
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Gantwerker has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- AdenoidectomyDr. Gantwerker isAdvanced. Learn about Adenoidectomy.
- Enlarged AdenoidsDr. Gantwerker isAdvanced. Learn about Enlarged Adenoids.
- Familial DeafnessDr. Gantwerker isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Deafness.
- Hearing LossDr. Gantwerker isAdvanced. Learn about Hearing Loss.
- Infant Hearing LossDr. Gantwerker isAdvanced. Learn about Infant Hearing Loss.
- Laryngeal CleftDr. Gantwerker isAdvanced. Learn about Laryngeal Cleft.
- Experienced
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Gantwerker isExperienced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- Acquired TracheomalaciaDr. Gantwerker isExperienced. Learn about Acquired Tracheomalacia.
- Autosomal Cleft PalateDr. Gantwerker isExperienced. Learn about Autosomal Cleft Palate.
- Branchial Cleft CystDr. Gantwerker isExperienced. Learn about Branchial Cleft Cyst.
- Choanal AtresiaDr. Gantwerker isExperienced. Learn about Choanal Atresia.
- Cleft TongueDr. Gantwerker isExperienced. Learn about Cleft Tongue.