Otolaryngology

Otorhinolaryngology (also called otolaryngology and otolaryngology–head and neck surgery) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with settings of the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) and related structures of the head and neck. Doctors who study in this area are called otorhinolaryngologists, otolaryngologists, ENT doctors, ENT surgeons, or head and neck surgeons. Patients seek treatment from an otorhinolaryngologist for diseases of the ear, nose, throat, base of the skull, and for the surgical administration of cancers and benign tumors of the head and neck.

Related Associations & Societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery | American Board of Otolaryngology | American Academy of Ophthalmology | European Federation of Audiology Societies | American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | American Tinnitus Association | American Osteopathic Board of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology | Italian Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Society | Gruppo Otologico