An otolaryngologist is a doctor trained in the medical and surgical treatment of the ear, nose, throat and structures related to the head and neck. The treatment of diseases of the ear, nose, nasal passages, sinuses, larynx, oral cavity, upper pharynx, and structures in the face and neck (such as neck masses, thyroid, salivary glands) is within the scope of the Department of Otolaryngology.
An otolaryngologist may work with doctors in other medical and surgical specialties. Neurosurgeons in the treatment of skull base diseases, plastic surgeons in the treatment of cosmetic and traumatic deformities, ophthalmologists in the treatment of structural abnormalities around the eyes, dermatologists in the treatment of skin cancer, oncologists in the treatment of head and neck cancer, in the treatment of infectious, congenital, traumatic and malignant diseases and disorders in the general child and the general population. They share common areas with pediatricians and family physicians in their treatment.
