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Benjamin Rafii, MD, is board-certified with the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery with special expertise in the treatment of voice, airway, throat, and swallowing disorders, and thyroid and parathyroid surgery. He treats patients at Beach Cities ENTS in Torrance, California.

Dr. Rafii began his education in his hometown of Los Angeles at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where he graduated magna cum laude with honors, receiving a Bachelor of Science in molecular, cell, and developmental biology. He then moved to the Bay Area for medical school, where he completed his medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine. He continued his education in New York City, where he completed an internship and residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at New York University School of Medicine before finally returning to Los Angeles for a highly coveted fellowship in laryngology and care of the professional voice at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Voice Center for Medicine and the Arts. 

Dr. Rafii has extensive experience in treating elite singers, actors, and other vocal professionals. He uses advanced techniques and state-of-the-art technology to treat a wide range of conditions affecting the voice, throat, and airway. He is an expert in providing awake, in-office vocal cord procedures, including vocal cord injections, biopsies, and laser therapy.

Dr. Rafii’s fellowship-honed experience in preserving the nerves of the voice box, in combination with his training under many of the best thyroid surgeons in New York City, also give him a unique skill set in the surgical treatment of patients with benign and malignant diseases of the thyroid and parathyroid glands, using delicate vocal cord nerve-sparing techniques. 

Dr. Rafii believes strongly in the principle of delivering thoughtful, detailed, and compassionate medical care that is individualized to the unique needs of each patient. He also values the principle of life-long learning, and holds a volunteer faculty position at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center where he teaches and supervises surgical residents on a monthly basis. He is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology and a post-graduate fellow with the American Laryngological Association. 

In his spare time, Dr. Rafii loves to play tennis, soccer, and beach volleyball, dabbles in martial arts, and practices yoga regularly. He is passionate about music and has played classical piano since the age of 6, and has recently begun to explore jazz piano. Dr. Rafii is also an avid traveler and loves the outdoors. 

Dr. Rafii is trilingual in English, Spanish, and Farsi and offers specialized, patient-focused care for men and women of the South Bay and neighboring areas. He welcomes new and existing patients to Beach Cities ENTS.

Maher Sesi, MD, is a board-certified otolaryngologist and a valuable part of the team at Beach Cities ENTS in Torrance, California. Dr. Sesi has more than 25 years of experience as an ear, nose, and throat doctor, specializing in the care of children of all ages as well as adults. 

Dr. Sesi began his formal education at Wayne State University in Detroit, where he completed a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with high distinction. He received his Medical Doctorate from Wayne State University of Medicine in Detroit and completed an internship in General Surgery at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights and William Beaumont Hospital in Michigan. In 1990, he completed his Otolaryngology residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. 

Dr. Sesi is board-certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He is a passionate provider who excels in pediatric ENT solutions that include tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, ear tube placement, treatment of neck masses, and tongue tie procedures. He offers diagnosis and comprehensive treatment for ear infections, throat infections, adenoid and tonsil conditions, and sinus conditions in children and adults.

Dr. Sesi is married and lives in the South Bay area with his beautiful wife Krista. He has a son and a daughter, and while they were young, he was actively involved in their school and extracurricular activities. Now that they have grown, he enjoys traveling with them. His outside interests include international and domestic traveling, working out at the gym, martial arts, snorkeling, going to the beach, cooking, and wine tasting.

Dr. Sesi is an experienced, knowledgeable provider of quality, individualized pediatric and adult ENT care with an emphasis on education and compassionate service. He speaks multiple languages, including English, Spanish, and Aramaic. Dr. Sesi welcomes South Bay residents and those from neighboring areas to Beach Cities ENTS.

Ashley Dao, MD, is a board-certified otolaryngologist and a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Dao is a valuable part of the team of ear, nose, and throat specialists at Beach Cities ENTS in Torrance, California.

Dr. Dao completed her Bachelor of Science in biomedical science from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. She received her medical education at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and completed her otolaryngology residency at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Since graduating in 2018, she has excelled at providing exceptional care to men, women, and children in the South Bay.

Dr. Dao has expertise is in treating a wide range of conditions including sleep apnea, snoring, sinus infections, nasal congestion, and head and neck cancer. She offers minimally invasive, in-office procedures for treating sudden hearing loss and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders.

As the resident expert in treating sleep surgery, Dr. Dao has specialized training in using the Inspire® hypoglossal nerve stimulator implant to treat obstructive sleep apnea. This is a new and innovative breakthrough treatment option even when CPAP has failed.

In her spare time, Dr. Dao spends as much as time as she can outdoors. She enjoys camping, biking, taking care of her many plants, and would like to try surfing. She also loves to travel, both domestically and abroad.

Dr. Dao is passionate about connecting with her patients and providing compassionate, patient-focused care for men, women, and children of all ages. She welcomes new and existing patients to Beach Cities ENTS.

Raja Sawhney MD MFA FACS, is a fellowship trained Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon. He is dual board certified in both Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery as well as Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery. Prior to becoming a physician, Dr. Sawhney obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (BFA) in Scientific Illustration and Painting and Drawing and then pursued his Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Medical and Biological Illustration both from the University of Michigan. After working as a medical artist, he returned to school to get his medical degree (MD) at Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan. He then completed his residency training in Otolaryngology (ENT) at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit Michigan. He obtained specialized training in Facial Plastic Surgery, in Dallas / Fort Worth under the guidance of Dr. Yadro Ducic MD FRCS(C), FACS.

After completing his training, Dr. Sawhney worked as an Associate Professor in Otolaryngology at the University of Florida, where he was the Director of Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery. He started the microvascular surgical program in the department and co-directed the Head and Neck microvascular fellowship along with Dr. Peter Dziegielewski, MD FRCS.

Dr. Sawhney has always enjoyed teaching. Beyond helping to train residents and fellows at the University of Florida, where he continues to be adjunct faculty, he is also teaching faculty for the AOCMF, an International Organization dedicated to training surgeons in trauma care. Dr. Sawhney has taught numerous international courses in facial trauma, including reconstruction of the orbit and soft tissue of the face as well as reconstruction after ballistic injuries. He has 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals and multiple text book chapters. He is also an expert when it comes to reconstruction after facial nerve paralysis, Mohs surgical excision and nasal deformity and breathing. 

Dr. Nadia Caballero of Advanced Sinus and Allergy Center in Park Ridge, Illinois, is a highly trained board-certified Otolaryngologist who sub-specializes in Rhinology, the surgical and medical management of diseases affecting the nose, sinuses, skull base and upper airway. She is one of only 13 other fellowship-trained Rhinologists in the state of Illinois and is the sole native Spanish-speaking sinus specialist in the Chicagoland area. Dr. Caballero is also a fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the American Academy of Surgeons, the American Rhinologic Society and the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy.

Dr. Caballero was born and raised in Cuba. She has lived in Chicago since age 18. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Northeastern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She then attended the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, an honor only bestowed upon a small percentage of each graduating medical school class. She was also awarded The Lederer Foundation Scholarship and the Mary Roberts Scott Memorial Prize for demonstrating leadership and academic excellence during both the basic and clinical science years.

Dr. Caballero completed a five-year residency in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at Loyola University Medical Center. After her residency, Dr. Caballero completed a one-year fellowship in Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery at the Sinus and Nasal Institute of Florida under the guidance of Dr. Donald Lanza, one of the founding fathers of the field. During her fellowship, she mastered advanced Rhinologic surgical techniques and performed hundreds of complicated nasal, sinus and skull base surgical procedures in both children and adults.

During her training, she conducted multiple research projects and published several papers focusing on allergic rhinitis, cerebrospinal fluid leaks, complications associated with the transpterygoid approach to the lateral skull base and the use of Proton Beam Radiation for the management of Esthesioneuroblastoma. She has presented her research at regional and national meetings including the Chicago Otolaryngologic Society, the American Rhinologic Society, and the North American Skull Base Society. She was a contributing author to the International Consensus on Allergy and Rhinology: Rhinosinusitis (ICAR:RS), one of the landmark publications in the management of Chronic Rhinosinusitis.

In addition to providing tertiary-level care for patients in Park Ridge, Dr. Caballero is an attending physician at the University of Chicago Hospitals, where she helps train the next generations of Otolaryngologists.

Rosemary B. Desloge, MD, FACS, a board-certified Otolaryngology-Head and Neck surgeon located in New York City, is best known as the ear, nose, and throat specialist for performers. She’s an expert at diagnosing and treating all throat and voice disorders and works one-on-one with each patient to provide individualized, compassionate care in her Manhattan office.

Dr. Desloge completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, and earned her medical degree from the University of Miami in Miami, Florida. She trained in General Surgery at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, and Internal Medicine at New York University in New York City., Dr. Desloge then completed her Otolaryngology-Head and Neck surgical residency at Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital with rotations at the most prestigious facilities in New York City, including Weill Cornell Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Lenox Hill Hospital.

Dr. Desloge has a passion for the performing arts so she furthered her training with a fellowship in Laryngology and Professional Voice at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts. Her fellowship training and her love of the performing arts has provided her with a keen understanding of how treatments and medications impact voice and vocal performance.  Dr. Desloge works with many specialists in and out of her office to provide performers and voice professionals with the best possible care.

Dr. Desloge is well-respected in her field and maintains professional memberships in the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the American Medical Association and she is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. She was the first woman inducted into the New York Laryngological Society which was formed in 1873. Dr. Desloge has been repeatedly featured as a top otolaryngologist in the Guide to America’s Top Physicians, selected by her peers as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor and named one of Billboard Magazine’s top throat doctors.

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David J. Malis, MD, FACS, FAAP, is a skilled otolaryngologist on the team at Family ENT & Audiology. He provides collaborative and innovative care to patients of all ages throughout Melbourne, Florida. 

After receiving his undergraduate training from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Dr. Malis earned his medical doctorate from The Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He then entered active duty in the U.S. Army and received his residency training in Otolaryngology at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas; this was followed by Fellowship training in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Children’s Hospital & Health Center in San Diego, California. 

Dr. Malis served over 15 years on active duty in the U.S. Army, culminating in his last duty assignment as Chief, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Service at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Throughout his military career, Dr. Malis had the honor of providing medical care to active duty service members and their families, from infants to military retirees. Dr. Malis is proud to have been able to serve and provide for the Otolaryngological needs of the entire military “family” and of all branches of military service. 

Dr. Malis is Board Certified in Otolaryngology and is a Fellow of both the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Additionally, he is an active member of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO), the Society of Ear, Nose, Throat Advances in Children (SENTAC), and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (AAOHNS). 

As Brevard and Indian River County’s only Fellowship-trained Pediatric Otolaryngologist, Dr. Malis is here to meet all of your family’s ear, nose, and throat needs...“from 2 to 102.”

Matthew Bowen, MD, FAAOA, is an otolaryngologist at West Shore ENT & Allergy. Dr. Bowen treats patients of all ages at West Shore ENT & Allergy’s offices in Norton Shores and Grand Haven, Michigan, where he specializes in complex and challenging conditions of the ear, nose, and throat.

Dr. Bowen is a Yooper, born and raised in Michigan’s picturesque Upper Peninsula. He received his medical degree from Loyola University in Chicago and then completed a residency in otolaryngology from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. He returned home to Michigan in 2013 to begin practicing medicine.

Dr. Bowen is a fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy. He lectures frequently at national medical conferences and meetings and has been involved in a number of research studies related to problems of the head and neck. His extensive medical research findings have been published in leading medical journals and textbooks.

Although Dr. Bowen is trained in all aspects of ear, nose, and throat medicine, his special interests include ear surgery, rhinoplasty, salivary gland surgery, and in-office sinus procedures.

Matthew Bowen, MD, FAAOA, is an otolaryngologist at West Shore ENT & Allergy. Dr. Bowen treats patients of all ages at West Shore ENT & Allergy’s offices in Norton Shores and Grand Haven, Michigan, where he specializes in complex and challenging conditions of the ear, nose, and throat.

Dr. Bowen is a Yooper, born and raised in Michigan’s picturesque Upper Peninsula. He received his medical degree from Loyola University in Chicago and then completed a residency in otolaryngology from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. He returned home to Michigan in 2013 to begin practicing medicine.

Dr. Bowen is a fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy. He lectures frequently at national medical conferences and meetings and has been involved in a number of research studies related to problems of the head and neck. His extensive medical research findings have been published in leading medical journals and textbooks.

Although Dr. Bowen is trained in all aspects of ear, nose, and throat medicine, his special interests include ear surgery, rhinoplasty, salivary gland surgery, and in-office sinus procedures.

Matthew Bowen, MD, FAAOA, is an otolaryngologist at West Shore ENT & Allergy. Dr. Bowen treats patients of all ages at West Shore ENT & Allergy’s offices in Norton Shores and Grand Haven, Michigan, where he specializes in complex and challenging conditions of the ear, nose, and throat.

Dr. Bowen is a Yooper, born and raised in Michigan’s picturesque Upper Peninsula. He received his medical degree from Loyola University in Chicago and then completed a residency in otolaryngology from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. He returned home to Michigan in 2013 to begin practicing medicine.

Dr. Bowen is a fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy. He lectures frequently at national medical conferences and meetings and has been involved in a number of research studies related to problems of the head and neck. His extensive medical research findings have been published in leading medical journals and textbooks.

Although Dr. Bowen is trained in all aspects of ear, nose, and throat medicine, his special interests include ear surgery, rhinoplasty, salivary gland surgery, and in-office sinus procedures.

Paul Henri Lee Joseph Belanger, DO, is a board-certified osteopathic doctor at West Shore ENT & Allergy. Dr. Belanger specializes in otolaryngology at West Shore ENT & Allergy’s offices in Grand Haven, Muskegon, and Fremont, Michigan, where he diagnoses and treats ear, nose, and throat disorders and injuries for patients of all ages.

Dr. Belanger earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from California State University in Long Beach. He received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri. He completed his internship and residency in osteopathic medicine at POH Regional Medical Center (formerly Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital) in Pontiac, Michigan.

Dr. Belanger is board certified in otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, and facial plastic surgery. He provides the highest level of ear, nose, and throat treatment to his patients. He has special interests in ear surgery, bone-anchored hearing aids, allergies, sinus disorders, voice evaluation, rhinoplasty, skin cancer, facial plastic reconstructive surgery, and thyroid surgery. His research findings have been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Chemotherapy and Cellular Microbiology.

Paul Henri Lee Joseph Belanger, DO, is a board-certified osteopathic doctor at West Shore ENT & Allergy. Dr. Belanger specializes in otolaryngology at West Shore ENT & Allergy’s offices in Grand Haven, Muskegon, and Fremont, Michigan, where he diagnoses and treats ear, nose, and throat disorders and injuries for patients of all ages.

Dr. Belanger earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from California State University in Long Beach. He received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri. He completed his internship and residency in osteopathic medicine at POH Regional Medical Center (formerly Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital) in Pontiac, Michigan.

Dr. Belanger is board certified in otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, and facial plastic surgery. He provides the highest level of ear, nose, and throat treatment to his patients. He has special interests in ear surgery, bone-anchored hearing aids, allergies, sinus disorders, voice evaluation, rhinoplasty, skin cancer, facial plastic reconstructive surgery, and thyroid surgery. His research findings have been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Chemotherapy and Cellular Microbiology.

West Michigan native Craig R. Hoekzema, MD, is an ear, nose, and throat specialist at West Shore ENT & Allergy. Dr. Hoekzema provides general ear, nose, and throat diagnosis and treatment to patients of all ages at West Shore ENT & Allergy’s medical offices in Norton Shores, Grand Haven, and Ludington, Michigan.

Dr. Hoekzema graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He then earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and remained there to complete his residency in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.

Dr. Hoekzema’s special medical interests include ear surgery, bone-anchored hearing aids, rhinoplasty, facial plastic reconstructive surgery, allergies, and voice surgery. His extensive research findings have been published in several peer-reviewed medical publications, including the Journal of the American Medical Association: Facial Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Hoekzema also has special interest in pediatric ENT. In fact, he focused on this field during his training program at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

To keep up with the latest advancements in his medical specialty, Dr. Hoekzema maintains active membership in the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He holds medical licenses in Michigan and Wisconsin and is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.