Michael Pitman, MD
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Michael J. Pitman MD is the Director of the Division of Laryngology and the Director of The Voice and Swallowing Institute in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. Dr. Pitman provides comprehensive care in all aspects of Laryngology including such disorders as laryngotracheal stenosis, vocal fold paralysis, swallowing disorders, spasmodic dysphonia, laryngopharyngeal reflux, chronic cough, vocal fold polyps, nodules and cysts and care of the professional voice.
Dr. Pitman received his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine where he graduated as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. During his tenure there, Dr. Pitman was the recipient of a research grant from the American Academy of Otolaryngology.
Following his residency, Dr. Pitman completed a fellowship in Laryngology and Care of the Professional Voice at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center under the direction Dr. Robert Ossoff. Dr. Pitman has received numerous honors in his career. He has also published and presented nationally in the field of Otolaryngology.
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| Curriculum Vitae |
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New York Eye and Ear Infirmary |
| EDUCATION |
Sept 1989-May 1993 B.S. Architecture June 1993-Jan 1994 Post-graduate
Pre-Medical Studies Aug 1994- June 1998 M.D. |
| POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING |
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July 1998-June 1999 Intern, General Surgery
July 1999-June
2003 Resident, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery July 2003-June
2004 Dr. Robert Ossoff Laryngology Fellow
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| HOSPITAL AFFILIATION |
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New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
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| APPOINTMENTS |
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Associate Professor
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| LICENSURE |
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July 1999 New York
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| SOCIETIES |
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2004-present American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery - Fellow
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| COMMITTEES |
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2005-present Operating Room Committee – New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
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| HONORS |
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1989-1991 University of Michigan Honors Program – College of Literature, Science and Arts 1993 Golden Key National Honor Society 1998 Albert Einstein College of Medicine
International Health Fellowship 1998 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society 2001 American Academy of Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery 2001 American Academy of Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery 2003 American Academy of Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery 2003 Resident Teaching Award in
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2003 J Swift Hanley MD Memorial Award for
Excellence in Research 2007 Research Poster Award – 2nd Place: Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Recovery Evaluation using Transoral Bipolar Electromyography (ToL EMG): A rat model. Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting 2007-2012 Peer Election to "Best Doctors in America" 2008 Research Poster Award – 1st Place: Evaluation of Functional Recovery of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Using Transoral Laryngeal Bipolar Electromyography (ToL EMG): A rat model. Triologic Association Annual Meeting 2011 John Kearney Rodgers Physician of the Year – New York Eye and Ear Infirmary 2013 Peer Election to New York Times “SuperDocs” |
| PUBLICATIONS |
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| SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS, PANELS AND LECTURES |
1996 Medicaid in the Pediatric Population:
Managed Care vs. Fee-for-Service 2003Fluorescence – The use of light to
diagnose thyroid nodules 2004Intralesional Cidofovir for Adult
Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis 2005Layngology-Beyond LPR Spasmodic Dysphonia – Alternative Therapy Spasmodic Dysphonia – Treatment Update 2006Motor Unit Decomposition of Laryngeal Muscles In Spasmodic Dysphonia Extraesophageal Reflux - Case Studies 2007 Parkinson’s Disease – Laryngologic Manifestation and Treatment Optimal Treatment of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Section Spasmodic Dysphonia – Vector Laryngeal EMG Alternative Uses of Botox in the Head and Neck Office Lasers in Laryngology – What are they and when should they be used Endoscopic Cricopharyngeal Myotomy
Unsedated Office-based Laser Laryngeal Surgery
2008RLN Anastomosis Technical Consideration How to manage severed RLN or unanticipated VF paralysis Hoarseness after thyroid surgery: managing patients’ expectations and
treatment
Laryngeal Case Panel Suspension Phonomicrosurgery - Tools and Exposure Tips Vocal Fold Lesions 2009 Spasmodic Dysphonia – A Laryngologist’s Perspective Spasmodic Dysphonia Benign Lesions – Polyps, Nodules, Cysts and Sulci Videostroboscopy Laryngeal Anatomy and Physiology Muscle Tension Dysphonia Vocal Fold Immobility Laryngopharyngeal Reflux The Cost of Treating Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis Evaluation and Management of Zenker’s Diverticulum and Cricopharyngeal Dysfunction Your Instrument – The Larynx Singer’s Dysphonia – Etiology, Treatment and Team Management 2010 Electromyographic and Histologic Evolution of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve From Transection and Anastomosis to Mature Reinnervation Quantity and 3 Dimensional Position of the Recurrent and Superior Laryngeal Nerve Lower Motor Nuclei – A rat model Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Dysphagia A Rat Model of Recurrent Laryngeal Injury – An Update Challenges and Opportunities in the Management of
the Dysphagic Geriatric Patient 2011Recurrent Laryngeal Injury - A Rat Model Optimal Management of the injured Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve CO2 and KTP Lasers Transnasal esophagoscopy Surgical management of dysphagia Zenker’s Diverticulum – Treatment with CO2 Laser A Cost Analysis of True Vocal Fold Paralysis Secondary to
Thyroidectomy A Multi-Institutional Analysis of Tracheotomy Complications Dysphagia Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury – The present and future Optimal Management of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury – The present
and future The Otolaryngologist’s Role in Aspiration: A Practical Review
Miniseminar Reducing Tracheotomy Complications: Influence of Techniques
Miniseminar Voice and Swallowing Dysfunction After Surgery – Decreasing
Morbidity and Mortality 2012Vanderbilt Otolaryngology Symposium The Surgical Management of Dysphagia Temporalis Fascia Transplant for Vocal Fold Scar/Sulcus Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Transection and Anastomosis: Rat Complications of Microlaryngeal Phonosurgery Dysphonia and Dysphagia – It is not just LPR Misdiagnosis of Aging Laryngopharyngeal Reflux – Laryngologist’s Perspective Modern Management of Vocal Fold Paralysis Secondary to Surgery Dysphagia – A laryngologist’s perspective 2013 Moderator - Dysphagia Scientific Session |
| MONOGRAPHS |
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2007 Pitman MJ, Schaefer SD: Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer of the Glottis and Subglottis. Am Acad Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, Washington DC, 2007.
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| CHAPTERS |
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2001 Pitman, MJ, Williams, J: Merkel Cell Carcinoma. In: Emedicine at www.emedicine.com 2006 Pitman MJ, Pearson JM, Williams, J: Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Skin: M Abraham Kuriakose ed. In: Emedicine at www.emedicine.com 2007 Pitman MJ, Ossoff RH. Airway Stenosis: Diagnosis and Management. In: Merati A, Bielamowicz S, eds. Textbook of Laryngology. 1st ed. San Diego, CA: Plural; 2006 351-376 2007 Pitman MJ, Blixinkas D, Baredes S: Spasmodic Dysphonia. In: Emedicine at www.emedicine.com 2009 Pitman MJ, Kamat AR, Bliznikas D, Baredes S. Spasmodic Dysphonia. In: eMedicine from WebMD
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| POPULAR PRESENTATIONS AND ENGAGEMENTS |
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2011 Doctor Radio: Nutrition & Exercise with Samantha Heller 2011 Doctor Radio: Nutrition & Exercise with Samantha Heller 2011 Huffington Post 2012 Doctor Radio: Nutrition & Exercise with Samantha Heller
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| RESEARCH INTERESTS |
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| RESEARCH GRANTS |
2001Thyroid Fluorescence – The use of light to diagnose thyroid nodules 2007-2009Neuromotor Modeling of Adductor Spasmodic 2008 Laryngeal Fracture Fixation with Sonic Weld Technology 2009A Rat Model of Recurrent laryngeal Nerve Injury: RLN Motoneurons Sponsor: Triological Society Career Development Grant, Role: Primary Investigator 2012Electrical Stimulation for Spasmodic Dysphonia
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| DIRECTORSHIP, CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION COURSES |
2007 New Technology in Laryngology-The spectrum of Office Based Procedures
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| POSTER PRESENTATIONS |
1997The Influence of Medicaid Managed Care on Sub-specialty Referrals. 2007Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Recovery Evaluation using Transoral Bipolar 2008 Evaluation of Functional Recovery of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve 2009Motoneuron Firing Characteristics in Adduction Spasmodic Dysphonia, Roark R, Pitman MJ, Thomas JM, Ahmed OI, 32nd Midwinter Research Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore, MD The Atypical and Disparate Presentations fo Laryngeal Sarcoidosis, Mayerhoff R, Pitman MJ, Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ A Case of Bilateral Vocal Fold Mucosal Bridges, Bilateral Trans-Vocal Fold Type 3 Sulci and an Intracordal Polyp, Tan M, Pitman MJ, Voice Foundation, Philadelphia, PA 2010Variable Esophagram Post-Endoscopic Cricopharyngeal Myotomy 2011 Evaluation of Dysphonic Patients by General Otolaryngologists Management of Dysphonic Among General Otolaryngologists 2012Effect and Safety of the 532nm Pulsed KTP Laser in the Treatment of
Reinke’s Edema Photoangiolytic Laser Treatment of Recurrent Respiratory 2013 Endoscopic Management of Severe Supraglottic and Posterior Diffuse Glottic Hyperkeratosis Unresponsive to Treatment Temporalis Fascia Transplant for vocal Fold Scar and Sulcus |
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