Steven Alexander is a Pediatrics provider in Astoria, New York. Dr. Alexander is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. His top areas of expertise are Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, Infant Hearing Loss, and Tinnitus.

About Andrea Vambutas MD, FACSDr. Andrea Vambutas is the Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital. She is also Director for the Center of Hearing & Balance at the New York Head & Neck Institute. She is also the Medical Director of the Apelian Cochlear Implant Program and Professor of Otolaryngology & Molecular Medicine. She was instrumental in developing the Apelian Cochlear Implant Center, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2011. The center cares for infants and adults. The cochlear implant team is comprised of surgeons, audiologists, speech pathologists, social workers, sign language interpreters and deaf educators who provide all aspects of evaluation prior to, and rehabilitation following cochlear implantation. The center has been the recipient of many complicated otologic cases, and difficult clinical problems.Dr. Vambutas is a clinician-scientist that studies immune responses and their effect on hearing.There are three unique forms of hearing loss that may be amenable to medical therapy for recovery of natural hearing: Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease, Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Meniere s Disease. Timely treatment with steroids results in hearing recovery in about 60% of cases. Unfortunately, that response is lost over time with repetitive treatment. For those that fail to respond to corticosteroids, there are no alternate treatments. Deteriorating hearing is rehabilitated with hearing aids or cochlear implants. Despite how beneficial these devices are, they do not select for what we want to hear, unlike our brains that do it naturally and seamlessly.Her research interests are in the restoration of natural hearing in these steroid resistant patients.To this end, her laboratory has identified the critical role of an inflammatory protein, interleukin-1 (IL-1), in this disease. Her research group is running a NIH-sponsored phase I open-label clinical trial to determine if blockade of IL-1 can prevent further hearing loss in these steroid-resistant individuals (www.clinicaltrials.gov NCT01267994). Her laboratory is also trying to better understand the molecular mechanisms behind these diseases, specifically in distinguishing steroid sensitive and resistant hearing loss which would identify new biologic markers of disease.Awards and Recognition:Castle Connolley, Best DoctorsBest Doctors in AmericaOutstanding Teacher Awards, North Shore-LIJ Health System & Montefiore Medical CenterService Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology HNSProfessional Affiliations:Diplomat: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck SurgeryFellow: American College of SurgeonsFellow, American Neurotology SocietyElected Member: New York Otologic SocietyElected Member: Henry Kunkel SocietyElected Member: American Association of Immunologists. Dr. Vambutas is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. Her top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Meniere Disease, and Cholesteatoma.

Zhenqing Wu is an Otolaryngologist in Flushing, New York. Dr. Wu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. His top areas of expertise are Trachoma, Laryngitis, Enlarged Adenoids, and Ruptured Eardrum.

Chun-lun Li is an Otolaryngologist in Flushing, New York. Dr. Li is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Deafness, Tinnitus, Ruptured Eardrum, and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.

Jason Wasserman is a Pediatrics provider in Flushing, New York. Dr. Wasserman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. His top areas of expertise are Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Palatal Myoclonus, Ozena, and Infant Hearing Loss.

Nelson Alcaraz is a Pediatrics provider in Jackson Heights, New York. Dr. Alcaraz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. His top areas of expertise are Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, Infant Hearing Loss, and Swallowing Difficulty.

Maura Cosetti is an Otolaryngologist in New York, New York. Dr. Cosetti is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. Her top areas of expertise are Hearing Loss, Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Stapedectomy, and Mastoidectomy.

Clara Stringer-Auld is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Stringer-Auld is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. Her top areas of expertise are Mastoiditis, Neuroretinitis, Protein Deficiency, and Malnutrition.

Glenn Turett is an Infectious Disease provider in Flushing, New York. Dr. Turett is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. His top areas of expertise are Myelitis, AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome, HIV/AIDS, and AIDS Dementia Complex.

James Yoon is an Infectious Disease provider in Flushing, New York. Dr. Yoon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. His top areas of expertise are Myelitis, HIV/AIDS, AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome, and Osteomyelitis.

Jerry Huo is an Otolaryngologist in Flushing, New York. Dr. Huo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. His top areas of expertise are Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome, Infant Hearing Loss, and DFNB1.

Steve Kim is an Otolaryngologist in Flushing, New York. Dr. Kim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. His top areas of expertise are DFNB1, Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, and Trachoma. Dr. Kim is currently accepting new patients.

Kamran Sadrazodi is a Pediatrics provider in Fresh Meadows, New York. Dr. Sadrazodi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Nonallergic Rhinopathy, Palatal Myoclonus, and Ozena.

Roni Keller is a Pediatrics provider in Flushing, New York. Dr. Keller is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. Her top areas of expertise are Jones Syndrome, Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, and Palatal Myoclonus.

Michael Alleva is a Pediatrics provider in Forest Hills, New York. Dr. Alleva is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. His top areas of expertise are Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, Infant Hearing Loss, and Tinnitus.

Shu Zhang is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Elmhurst, New York. Dr. Zhang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. His top areas of expertise are Vertigo, Chronic Cough, Cellulitis, and Mastoiditis.

Pourrat Monahemi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Monahemi has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. His top areas of expertise are Heart Murmurs, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Gastrostomy.

Vinodkumar Velayudhan is a Radiologist and an Otolaryngologist in Astoria, New York. Dr. Velayudhan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. His top areas of expertise are Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome, PEHO Syndrome, Mohr-Tranebjaerg Syndrome, Thrombectomy, and Laminectomy.

Peyman Younesi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Jamaica, New York. Dr. Younesi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. His top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Younesi is currently accepting new patients.

Andres Lopez is an Otolaryngologist in Astoria, New York. Dr. Lopez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mastoiditis. His top areas of expertise are Palatal Myoclonus, Ozena, Nonallergic Rhinopathy, and Nasal Polyps.