Dr. Joseph Park completed his medical training at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences as a Seven-Year BA/MD Scholar. He then completed his otolaryngology– head and neck surgery training at the George Washington University and a fellowship in laryngology at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital. Dr. Park specializes in the management of hoarseness including professional voice users, airway disorders, swallowing disorders, laryngopharyngeal reflux, laryngeal dystonia and other benign and cancerous vocal cord lesions. He is also interested in the treatment of head and neck cancer, thyroid/parathyroid disease, salivary gland stones and disorders and allergy/sinus disease. In his spare time, Dr. Park enjoys skiing, scuba diving, cycling and listening to music. Dr. Park is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. His top areas of expertise are Laryngitis, Perichondritis, Laryngeal Nerve Damage, and Vocal Cord Dysfunction.

Kevin Motz is fellowship-trained in laryngology and sleep medicine. His clinical practice focuses on the management of airway and voice disorders, with a particular emphasis on the management of laryngotracheal stenosis and idiopathic subglottic stenosis. Additionally, Dr. Motz sees patients with obstructive sleep apnea who are intolerant of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), offering surgical and nonsurgical approaches to care. His research interests include investigating immunologic mechanisms promoting fibrosis in laryngotracheal stenosis. Specifically, he is focused on determining how innate and adaptive immune cells influence fibroblast activation, function and, ultimately, wound healing in the larynx and trachea. In addition, Dr. Motz is exploring identifying unique physiologic biomarkers in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, which may predict a successful response to non-CPAP therapies. Dr. Motz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. His top areas of expertise are Subglottic Stenosis, Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Gastrostomy, and Laryngectomy.

Dr. Beningfield graduated from the University Of Florida College Of Engineering in Gainesville, Florida. After practicing engineering for eight years, he attended the University Of Kansas School Of Medicine before completing his General Surgery internship and Otolaryngology residency at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Beningfield spent four years in active duty as an otolaryngologist for the United States Air Force and was previously on the faculty of the University of South Florida. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Beningfield is involved in all aspects of general adult and pediatric otolaryngology with a special interest in thyroid and parathyroid disease as well as management of obstructive sleep apnea. When not caring for patients, he spends his free time playing guitar and flying his antique aircraft. Dr. Beningfield is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. His top areas of expertise are Swimmer's Ear, Otitis, Infant Hearing Loss, and Tonsil Stones.

Dr. Hamburger received his medical degree cum laude from the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine. He trained in internal medicine at the University of Rochester before his general surgery internship at the University of Maryland, where he also completed his Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery residency and was an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology from 1999–2007. Dr. Hamburger is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. He is currently the Chairman of the Division of Otolaryngology at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. Dr. Hamburger specializes in medical and surgical care of pediatric and adult ear, nose, and throat disorders including sinusitis, voice disorders and sleep apnea. He also has a special interest in the treatment of head and neck neoplasms including cancer and thyroid nodules. When not caring for patients, Dr. Hamburger enjoys skiing, working out, photography, playing video games, and spending time with his family. Dr. Hamburger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. His top areas of expertise are Trachoma, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Infant Hearing Loss.

Dr. Buchalter is a graduate of Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. He completed three years of a General Surgery residency and four years as an ear, nose, and throat resident at SUNY/Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy. Dr. Buchalter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. His top areas of expertise are Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Ozena, Palatal Myoclonus, and Infant Hearing Loss.

Laryngologist Simon Best specializes in voice and airway disorders, including the comprehensive care of professional voice-users and performers. He treats patients diagnosed with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP), vocal cord paralysis, laryngeal cancer, precancerous vocal cord dysplasia, benign laryngeal lesions (polyps, cysts, nodules), and laryngeal and tracheal stenosis. He has expertise in the operative management of vocal cord disorders, including Blue Light laser surgery and office-based management of vocal cord papilloma, dysplasia and vocal cord paralysis. Dr. Best earned a medical degree from the Yale School of Medicine and completed residency training in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He undertook fellowship training in laryngology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Best has a particular clinical and research interest in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis and sees patients from across the country for specialized care for this disorder. He offers operative and office-based laser for papilloma, utilizing the Blue Light laser, which allows for precise excision of papilloma while preserving underlying vocal function. Dr. Best is also a pioneer in the adjuvant use of bevacizumab for RRP, helping many patients break the cycle of repeated surgeries. The Best Laboratory studies RRP and the development of novel immunotherapies to target the underlying viral infection. This research is conducted in collaboration with the head and neck cancer and cervical cancer research groups at Johns Hopkins, which also study human papillomavirus-related diseases. In addition, Johns Hopkins is a site for ongoing clinical trials in DNA immunotherapy, the goal of which is to eliminate the causative viral infection that leads to RRP. Dr. Best is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. His top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy.

Lee Akst, M.D., specializes in treating the larynx (voicebox), in particular the treatment of voice and swallowing disorders. He is a leading laryngologist in office-based procedures such as vocal fold injection augmentation, pulsed KTP laser treatment, and laryngeal botox injection. In the operating room, Dr. Akst specializes in phonosurgery for the treatment of vocal cord disease, with emphasis on voice restoration and improvement. A strong focus of his practice involves the use of pulsed angiolytic lasers, which allow for subspecialized care of laryngeal papillomas, laryngeal dysplasia, and early vocal cord cancers while preserving the quality and strength of the voice. Dr. Akst is a national leader in the field of laryngology and serves in leadership roles for the American Laryngological Association, the American Broncho-Esophagological Association, and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He lectures extensively on the treatment of laryngeal disease, teaching other physicians how to care for patients with voice and swallowing concerns. His research interests include the development of robotic laryngeal surgery, the study of voice and swallowing complaints in the elderly, and the advancement of pulsed lasers for the treatment of laryngeal diseases with a focus on leukoplakia. This provider is registered with the Florida Department of Health to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida. Dr. Akst is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. His top areas of expertise are Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngitis, Perichondritis, Endoscopy, and Laryngectomy.

Alexander Hillel specializes in the medical and surgical management of patients who have scar tissue blocking their larynx and/or trachea, a condition called laryngotracheal stenosis. This condition occurs in patients who have had prolonged intubation, an autoimmune disease or a rare disease called idiopathic subglottic stenosis. He also treats patients with voice and throat problems, including spasmodic dysphonia and swallowing difficulty. After he earned his medical degree from the Tulane University School of Medicine, Dr. Hillel completed his residency in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a fellowship in laryngology and airway surgery at the Emory Voice Center. Dr. Hillel directs a laboratory that seeks to better understand why scar forms in the larynx and trachea. In an effort to improve treatment, he and his team investigate the relationship between the immune system, bacteria and other antigens and scar formation in the airway. He has led a number of clinical trials to improve treatment for subglottic stenosis, including the first interventional study for idiopathic subglottic stenosis. Researchers in Dr. Hillel’s lab are also testing drugs that may halt the progression of, or reverse, scar formation, and they have engineered a drug-eluting stent that is being tested to translate to patients with subglottic stenosis. He holds sponsored grants to conduct his research from the National Institutes of Health, surgical foundations and the medical device industry. In addition to clinical and research work, Dr. Hillel has a leadership role within the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, serving as the vice director of education. Dr. Hillel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. His top areas of expertise are Spasmodic Dysphonia, Subglottic Stenosis, Perichondritis, Laryngectomy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Solowski received her medical degree from MCP-Hahnemann University (now Drexel University College of Medicine) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and did her residency training in the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University in St. Louis. She then completed a laryngology fellowship at Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Georgia. She sees both pediatric and adult patients with diseases of the thyroid/parathyroid glands, sinonasal diseases, head and neck cancers, and other general Otolaryngologic disorders. She treats skin cancers and performs MOHs surgery reconstructions. Dr. Solowski also specializes in treatment and care of recreational and professional voice users, to include singers, teachers, sales personnel as well as those with swallowing difficulties and reflux disorders. Dr. Solowski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. Her top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Otitis, and Patulous Eustachian Tube.

Elizabeth Guardiani is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Guardiani is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. Her top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Thyroidectomy, and Laryngectomy. Dr. Guardiani is currently accepting new patients.

Brian Driscoll is an Otolaryngologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Driscoll is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Tinnitus, Jones Syndrome, and Myringotomy.

Grace Snow is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Snow is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. Her top areas of expertise are Spasmodic Dysphonia, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Laryngitis, and Laryngectomy. Dr. Snow is currently accepting new patients.

Hosai Todd-Hesham is an Otolaryngologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Todd-Hesham is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. Her top areas of expertise are Empyema, Familial Deafness, Sinusitis, Allergic Rhinitis, and Laryngectomy. Dr. Todd-Hesham is currently accepting new patients.

Nicholas Mehta is an Otolaryngologist in Olney, Maryland. Dr. Mehta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. His top areas of expertise are Hearing Loss, Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder, Infant Hearing Loss, and Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Dr. Mehta is currently accepting new patients.

Sunny Haft is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Haft is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. His top areas of expertise are Laryngitis, Infant Hearing Loss, Palatopharyngeal Incompetence, Tissue Biopsy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Haft is currently accepting new patients.

Steven Shimoura is an Otolaryngologist in Olney, Maryland. Dr. Shimoura is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. His top areas of expertise are Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome, DFNB1, and Infant Hearing Loss.

Kealan Hobelmann is an Otolaryngologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Hobelmann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. His top areas of expertise are Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Hearing Loss, Infant Hearing Loss, and Vertigo. Dr. Hobelmann is currently accepting new patients.

Cynthia Chrosniak is an Otolaryngologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Chrosniak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. Her top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Hearing Loss. Dr. Chrosniak is currently accepting new patients.

Jeffrey Wolf is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Wolf is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. His top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Cancer, Throat Cancer, Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands, Thyroidectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Wolf is currently accepting new patients.

Rodney Taylor is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Taylor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Laryngeal Nerve Damage. His top areas of expertise are Teratocarcinosarcoma, Olfactory Neuroblastoma, Sinus Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Tissue Biopsy.