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Eli Grunstein, MD

Pediatric Otolaryngology
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Specialties
Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Pediatric Otolaryngology, morespecialties

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ColumbiaDoctors - Midtown

51 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10019
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Insurances Accepted


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  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
  • PPO
  • POS
  • EPO
  • NY Signature
  • Student Health
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Special Needs
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO
  • HMO
  • Great West (National)
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Select Care (Exchange)
  • Vytra
  • EPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
  • PPO
  • POS
  • ConnectiCare
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • PPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
  • EPO
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Leaf (Exchange)
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Local 1199
  • MagnaCare
  • Traditional Medicare
  • Railroad
  • Multiplan
  • HMO
  • Essential Plan
  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Special Needs
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Empire Plan
  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Oxford Liberty
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • SelectHealth
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Special Needs
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • World Trade Center Health Plan

About Eli Grunstein, MD


Eli Grunstein, M.D. is the John and De Graaf Woodman Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Assistant Attending physician at NewYork-Presbyterian/ Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital. He specializes in general Pediatric Otolaryngology, with specific clinical interest in pediatric throat and airway diseases, hyper nasality, and pediatric sinonasal diseases.

Dr. Grunstein received his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery residency training at Columbia University Medical Center and The Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, then a fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle, Washington.

Dr. Grunstein is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery and is Board Certified in Otolaryngology. He is author or co-author of a number of journal articles and textbook chapters. His current research project is focused on novel ways to prevent intubation related laryngeal injury.

Board Certifications

  • Otolaryngology

Specialties & Expertise

  • Airway Disorder
  • Airway Management
  • Airway Reconstruction
  • Chronic Ear Infection
  • Cleft Lip/Palate Surgery
  • Ear Tubes
  • Hearing Loss
  • Larynx Surgery
  • Pediatric Neck Mass
  • Sinus Disease
  • Sinus Infection
  • Sinus Surgery
  • Sleep Apnea
  • Sleep Apnea Surgery
  • Sleep Disorders In Children
  • Speech Disorder
  • Throat and Voice Problems
  • Tonsil and Adenoid Problems
  • Tonsillectomy
  • Tracheal Stenosis
  • Voice & Vocal Cord Surgery
  • Voice and Vocal Cord Disorders

EDUCATION

  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle, WA
  • Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
  • Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical C

LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS

  • John and DeGraaf Woodman Associate Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at CUMC
  • Chief, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
  • John and De Graaf Woodman Endowed Chair

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

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