Overview
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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swimmer's Ear. His top areas of expertise are Swimmer's Ear, Otitis, Infant Hearing Loss, and Tonsil Stones.
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Locations
11085 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 101, Suite 101, Columbia, MD 21044
205 Center Street, Suite 100, Mount Airy, MD 21771
802 Landmark Drive, Suite 119, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Centers For Advanced Ent Care LLC
Cynthia Chrosniak is an Otolaryngologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Chrosniak is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swimmer's Ear. Her top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Hearing Loss. Dr. Chrosniak is currently accepting new patients.
Chevy Chase ENT Associates
Dr. Leslie F. Hao is an otolaryngologist affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital. She practices out of Chevy Chase ENT Associates in Chevy Chase, Md. Dr. Hao earned her medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, where she served as the William Randolph Heart Research Fellow of the Deafness Research Foundation. She earned the Alfred Steiner Research Prize and the Harold Lamport Award for her medical student research. Dr. Hao completed a residency in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where she was awarded the VA Gold Pin for outstanding patient care. Dr. Hao is a fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology. Dr. Hao was named a Top Doctor in the Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Washington-Baltimore areas by Castle Connolly in 2012. She has also been named a Top Doctor by U.S. News & World Report, as well as Consumers’ Checkbook magazine. Dr. Hao is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swimmer's Ear. Her top areas of expertise are TMJ Disorders, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Jones Syndrome, and Trachoma.
Centers For Advanced Ent Care LLC
Nicholas Mehta is an Otolaryngologist in Olney, Maryland. Dr. Mehta is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swimmer's Ear. 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.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- DFNB1Dr. Beningfield isAdvanced. Learn about DFNB1.
- Infant Hearing LossDr. Beningfield isAdvanced. Learn about Infant Hearing Loss.
- Jones SyndromeDr. Beningfield isAdvanced. Learn about Jones Syndrome.
- OtitisDr. Beningfield isAdvanced. Learn about Otitis.
- SinusitisDr. Beningfield isAdvanced. Learn about Sinusitis.
- Swimmer's EarDr. Beningfield isAdvanced. Learn about Swimmer's Ear.
- Experienced
- Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary GlandsDr. Beningfield isExperienced. Learn about Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands.
- Allergic RhinitisDr. Beningfield isExperienced. Learn about Allergic Rhinitis.
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional VertigoDr. Beningfield isExperienced. Learn about Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.
- Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP)Dr. Beningfield isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP).
- Deafness Hypogonadism SyndromeDr. Beningfield isExperienced. Learn about Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome.
- EmpyemaDr. Beningfield isExperienced. Learn about Empyema.