Samer Abou-Rizk, MD


Maimonides Physician

Specialties

Head & Neck Cancer, Otolaryngology - Ear, Nose & Throat/ENT

Languages

English, Arabic, French

About Me

Dr. Abou-Rizk is a highly specialized ENT surgeon. He completed his residency training at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. He then pursued two additional advanced fellowships in Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery at the University of Miami and Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. With this unique background and skillset, Dr. Abou-Rizk provides his patients with the latest, cutting-edge, minimally invasive techniques, treating a wide range of disorders including head and neck cancer as well as nose and sinus conditions. He is an active member of several academic associations including the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, the American Head and Neck Society (AHNS), the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) and the American Rhinologic Society (ARS) among others. Dr Abou-Rizk has presented his work and has been invited as a guest speaker at several national and international meetings.

Areas of Expertise

  • Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
  • Sinus and Endoscopic Skull-Base Surgery
  • Rhinology
  • Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

Conditions Treated

  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Salivary Gland Disorders
  • Salivary Gland Tumors
  • Nasal & Sinus Tumors
  • Acute/Chronic Sinusitis
  • Nasal Polyps
  • Deviated Nasal Septum
  • Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors
  • Nasal Congestion

Treatments

  • Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
  • Endoscopic Skull-Base Surgery
  • Thyroidectomy/Parathyroidectomy
  • Salivary Gland Surgery
  • Trans-Oral Robotic Surgery

Education

Medical Degree

University of Balamand

Internship

American University of Beirut Medical Center

Residency

American University of Beirut Medical Center

Fellowship

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; University of Miami

Insurance

  • Affinity Health Plan
  • CenterLight
  • Centers Plan
  • Cigna
  • ElderPlan
  • EmblemHealth
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Empire Plan (United Healthcare)
  • Fidelis
  • Hamaspik
  • HealthFirst
  • Hotel Trades
  • Local 1199
  • MagnaCare
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • MetroPlus
  • Oxford
  • RiverSpring Health Plans
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare
  • VNS Choice
  • Wellcare
  • WTC Health Program

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