Overview
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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Trachoma. His top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 6, Floor 6, Baltimore, MD 21287
6420 Rockledge Drive, Suite 4920, Bethesda, MD 20817
10803 Falls Road, Pavilion III STE 2500, Lutherville, MD 21093
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Alan E. Oshinsky, M.D.P.A.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Laryngeal CancerDr. Best isDistinguished. Learn about Laryngeal Cancer.
- Laryngeal Nerve DamageDr. Best isDistinguished. Learn about Laryngeal Nerve Damage.
- LaryngitisDr. Best isDistinguished. Learn about Laryngitis.
- Recurrent Respiratory PapillomatosisDr. Best isDistinguished. Learn about Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis.
- Spasmodic DysphoniaDr. Best isDistinguished. Learn about Spasmodic Dysphonia.
- Throat CancerDr. Best isDistinguished. Learn about Throat Cancer.
- Advanced
- Acquired TracheomalaciaDr. Best isAdvanced. Learn about Acquired Tracheomalacia.
- LaryngectomyDr. Best isAdvanced. Learn about Laryngectomy.
- Painful SwallowingDr. Best isAdvanced. Learn about Painful Swallowing.
- Palatopharyngeal IncompetenceDr. Best isAdvanced. Learn about Palatopharyngeal Incompetence.
- PerichondritisDr. Best isAdvanced. Learn about Perichondritis.
- Swallowing DifficultyDr. Best isAdvanced. Learn about Swallowing Difficulty.
- Experienced
- Autonomic NeuropathyDr. Best isExperienced. Learn about Autonomic Neuropathy.
- Chronic CoughDr. Best isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Cough.
- DFNB1Dr. Best isExperienced. Learn about DFNB1.
- Dry MouthDr. Best isExperienced. Learn about Dry Mouth.
- DysarthriaDr. Best isExperienced. Learn about Dysarthria.
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)