About Dr. Park

Dr. Steven Y. Park is the author of a forthcoming book: Sleep Position Matters: Breathe Better, Sleep Better, and Feel Alive Again. This book describes his unique sleep-breathing paradigm which questions conventional wisdom regarding health and disease, and offers alternative explanations for many routine medical conditions such as sinusitis, migraines, depression or anxiety, cold hands and chronic fatigue.

Dr. Park practices medicine with the firm belief that the human body has a natural ability to heal itself, and promotes a comprehensive, holistic form of treatment for all of the common ear, nose and throat ailments, including obstructive sleep apnea and upper airway resistance syndrome. By taking time to know his patient’s life situations and extensive family history, he goes beyond just treating patients for routine ear, sinus or throat infections, but rather, in many cases, getting to the root cause of the condition.

He also has a profound interest in integrating complementary and alternative forms of therapy into cutting edge modern medical and surgical options.

Board certified in Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (ear, nose throat physician and surgeon), Dr. Park has been practicing in New York City since 1998. He handles all aspects of general otolaryngology with a particular interest in sleep-related breathing disorders. Affiliated with the renowned New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, he is Clinical Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at the New York Medical College. Dr. Park lectures frequently on obstructive sleep apnea to various departments and organizations, and instructs other practicing surgeons as well as residents in training on cutting edge surgical techniques.

A New York City native, he was a semifinalist in the Westinghouse National Science Talent Search while at Stuyvesant High School. After obtaining his BA with honors in biophysics from The Johns Hopkins University, he went on to receive his medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. His surgical internship was performed at Montefiore / Albert Einstein. Dr. Park stayed on at Montefiore / Albert Einstein to complete his otolaryngology training, where he was appointed administrative chief resident in his final year.

He and his wife Kathy have two boys, Jonas and Devin. He likes to bake and play piano in his spare time, and loves to using Macintosh computers.

Dr. Park specializes in:

• snoring

• sleep apnea

• upper airway resistance syndrome

• sinusitis

• sinus surgery

• nasal obstruction

• ear pain, hearing loss

• hoarseness

• throat pain

• ENT allergies

• thyroid and parotid gland surgery

• pediatric ENT

Education
MD, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, 1993

BA, The Johns Hopkins University, 1989

Otolaryngology Residency
Albert Einstein / Montefiore 1998

Surgical Internship

Albert Einstein/ Montefiore 1994

Licensure and Board Certification
Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology 1999
New York State License

Academic & Administrative Appointments
Clinical Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, New York Medical College

Hospital Appointments
NY Eye & Ear Infirmary
Beth Israel

Other Professional Positions & Major Appointments
Fellow, American Academy of Otolaryngology
- Head & Neck Surgery
Member, American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Research Interests
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome