New York, NY - June 14, 2016 - (Newswire.com)
Dr. Peter Costantino, Executive Director & Senior Vice President of the New York Head and Neck Institute, has joined The Expert Network, an invitation only service for distinguished professionals. Dr. Costantino has been chosen as a Distinguished Doctor™ based on peer reviews and ratings, numerous recognitions, and accomplishments achieved throughout his career.
Dr. Costantino outshines others in his field due to his extensive educational background, numerous awards and recognitions, and career longevity. He received his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois where he continued to do residencies in Otolaryngology and General Surgery. He went to complete fellowships in Cranial Base Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and in Reconstructive Surgery at the American Cancer Society. He is board certified in Otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology and also in Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Dr. Costantino has received numerous awards and honors over the course of his career, including being named a New York Super Doctor by New York Times Magazine, a Top Doctor in the New York Metro Area by Castle Connolly Medical LTD, and one of the Best Doctors in America by Better Living Magazine. He has also received the Physician’s Honor Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and the Ira Tresley Award from The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
With over 30 years dedicated to medicine, Dr. Costantino brings a wealth of knowledge to his industry, and in particular, to his area of expertise, Otolarnygology – Head & Neck Surgery. When asked about his focus in medicine, Dr. Costantino said:
"My main focus is in taking out tumors along the base of the brain behind the eye sockets. I'm really a cranial base tumor and reconstructive surgeon."
Dr. Peter Costantino is the Executive Director and Senior Vice President of the New York Head & Neck Institute and the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Service Line of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, the Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery for Lenox Hill Hospital-Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital and the North Shore-LIJ-Hofstra School of Medicine, and the Director of the New York Head & Neck Institute’s Center for Cranial Base Surgery.
As a thought-leader in his industry, Dr. Costantino is renowned for his groundbreaking research in biomaterials and tissue engineering. He has been responsible for the development of several commercially successful reconstructive implants, including hydroxyapatite cement, which has been used to reconstruct craniofacial skeleton in thousands of patients worldwide.
After more than three decades dedicated to medicine, Dr. Costantino envisions a bright future for himself, the New York Head & Neck Institute, and his patients. In the coming years, he looks forward to helping the Institute continue to grow in order to better fulfill its mission of providing unique care to patients from around the world. He noted:
"The New York Head and Neck Institute has become very well recognized and I would like to see it evolve such that it can appropriate a proper endowment in order to sustain more research and training, We’re focused heavily on training surgeons and on advanced techniques and we have some of the most unique research programs in the world. The goal is to make sure the Institute becomes a self-sustaining, well-funded entity that can be a leading institution in patient care and doctor training and research."
Dr. Costantino is a member of numerous professional societies and organizations, including the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society; American Rhinologic Society; American Society For Reconstructive Microsurgery; Fellow: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Diplomate: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Fellow: American College of Surgeons; New York Facial Plastic Surgery Society; New York Head & Neck Society; North American Skull Base Society, where he is a former Board Member; New York Laryngological Society; New York State Society of Otolaryngologists; Society of University Otolaryngologists-Head & Neck Surgeons; The Triological Society (Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society).
For more information, visit Dr. Costantino's profile on the Expert Network here: http://expertnetwork.co/members/peter-costantino/0abb135700dce8a4
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