Michael Setzen, MD, is currently in private practice in Great Neck, New York. He is a clinical associate professor of otolaryngology at New York University School of Medicine and adjunct clinical assistant professor of otolaryngology at Weill Cornell University College of Medicine. He is section chief of rhinology at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York. He is a past president of the American Rhinologic Society (2011-2012) and past chairman of the Board of Governors of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2000-2001). He is recipient of the Board of Governors Practitioner Excellence Award of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Setzen has been listed yearly in New York Magazines Best Doctors for twelve of the past fourteen years and Castle Connolly's "America's Top Doctors" for the past fifteen years. He has given more than 250 scientific lectures throughout the United States and worldwide and is author or coauthor of numerous papers (seventy-five in peer reviewed journals) and book chapters. He is presently on the editorial boards of International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology, the American Journal of Otolaryngology, and the Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal. Dr. Setzen's areas of significant academic interest include medical and surgical management of nasal and sinus disease including endoscopic sinus surgery, rhinoplasty, snoring and sleep apnea surgery, reflux, sinus headache, and appropriate CPT coding and advocacy related issues in otolaryngology.
