Head & Neck Surgery Center } The New York Otolaryngology Group

Amanda Silver, MD

Dr. Silver graduated cum laude with honors in Neuroscience from Williams College, and earned her medical degree from the Stritch School of Medicine – Loyola University Chicago. She completed her otolaryngology training at the Harvard Medical School’s Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

She is an active member of a number of professional organizations, including the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the American Board of Otolaryngology and the American College of Surgeons. In addition, she is currently serving as a consultant to the Women in Otolaryngology (WIO) Section of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and has been selected to serve on the Board of Governors Socioeconomic and Grassroots Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Dr. Silver has authored many peer-reviewed articles in the field of otolaryngology, including articles published in Laryngoscope, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Archives of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and JAMA, and she has presented at numerous regional and national meetings, including the Annual Academy Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology. At Harvard, she was the recipient of the Jeffrey P. Harris Award for excellence in research.

Dr. Silver’s clinical interests include thyroid and parathyroid surgery, minimally invasive endoscopic sinus surgery, treatment of sinus disorders, diseases and surgery of the ear as well as pediatric otolaryngology. She is fluent in French and proficient in Spanish.

We firmly believe that the addition of Dr. Amanda Silver Karcioglu to NYOG will help our group continue to deliver the highest level of care to our patients. Dr. Silver is now accepting new patients and can be contacted through the office at 212-889-8575.

Michael Burnett, MD

Dr. Burnett trained at the New York University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center/Penn State College of Medicine and another in Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Burnett recently completed a fellowship for Head and Neck Oncologic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Dr. Burnett is a member of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Board of Internal Medicine, and the American Medical Association.

An accomplished medical writer, Dr. Burnett co-authored the chapters titled “Evaluation of Neck Masses” and “Small Nasal Defects” in Textbook of Primary Care Medicine and Management of Facial Cutaneous Defects. He was also guest editor of an issue of Facial Plastic Surgery; he also contributed an article titled “Outcomes Research in Facial Plastic Surgery” to that issue.

As a medical student (confirm) at NYU, Dr. Burnett launched NYU School of Medicine’s African Medical Textbook Project, which aimed to provide African medical schools and libraries with new and used science textbooks. During the four years that he directed the program, more than 14,000 much-needed textbooks were sent to medical institutions in Liberia, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. The ongoing program is now a joint venture of the NYU School of Medicine, U.S. State Department, textbook publishers, and corporate philanthropists. In 1992, Dr. Burnett won the NYU President’s Award for Volunteerism and Community Service. Two years later he was awarded the Alex Rosen Award for Excellence in Medicine and Humanities.

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Robert L. Pincus, MD, FACS

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Doctor Robert Pincus is a founder of the New York Sinus Center and one of Manhattan’s most highly regarded, board-certified otolaryngologists.

Dr. Pincus earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School. He completed his training at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital and Mount Sinai Medical Center.

In addition to his private practice work, Dr. Pincus is an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at New York Medical College and a Lecturer at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Earlier in his career, Dr. Pincus was Vice Chairman at New York Medical College, Director of the Department of Otolaryngology at New York’s Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, and Director of the Head and Neck Service at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. He has extensive teaching experience.

Dr. Pincus is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The American Rhinological Society, and the American Society for Head and Neck Surgery, as well as a Diplomate with the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. He is currently an active member in numerous professional associations, including the American Broncho-esophagologic Association; Physicians for Social Responsibility; Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children; and Association of Physicians in AIDS Medicine.

Dr. Pincus has authored more than 40 articles and book chapters in the field of otolaryngology and shared his insights in presentations before dozens of prestigious professional organizations and medical staffs. He has frequently been recognized as one of metro New York’s leading otolaryngologists and sinus specialists by New York magazine, Castle Connelly Medical LTD, and Super Doctors.

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