Michael J. Pitman MD is the Lawrence Savetsky Professor of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center, where he is the Chief of the Division of Laryngology and the Director of The Center For Voice And Swallowing.
Dr. Pitman is an internationally recognized expert in voice restoration, conservation and care of the professional voice as well as in the care of swallowing and airway disorders. Dr. Pitman is also a biomedical developer and NIH funded clinician scientist. He has numerous publications, grants, and patents for pioneering research in the field of Laryngology. His contributions have significantly impacted the care provided to laryngology patients. Dr. Pitman lectures extensively both nationally and internationally, and he has been voted by his peers as one of the “Best Doctors in America”, New York Magazine “Top Doctors” and New York Times “SuperDocs”. He has served as President of the New York Laryngological Society, Secretary and President of the American Broncho-Esophagological Society, and Chair of the Airway and Swallowing Committee for the American Academy of Otolaryngology.
Dr. Pitman’s areas of clinical expertise includes care for the professional voice and illnesses such as vocal fold paralysis, early laryngeal cancer, cricopharyngeal dysfunction, spasmodic dysphonia, laryngopharyngeal reflux, chronic cough, laryngotracheal stenosis, vocal fold polyps, nodules and cysts. Dr. Pitman is also known for the treatment of many of these disorders with minimally invasive, in-office procedures without the need for general anesthesia.
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 otolaryngology residency at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and was a fellow in Laryngology and Care of the Professional Voice at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
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