GHASSAN JOSEPH SAMARA MD.
Department:
STONY BROOK SURGICAL ASSOCIATES
Board Certification:
Otolaryngology
Hospital Affiliations:
Stony Brook University Hospital
Gender:
Male
Primary Medical Conditions Treated:
BRANCHIAL CYST
CANCER
CANCER OF THE THYROID (THYROID CANCER)
CONGENITAL DEFECTS (BIRTH DEFECTS)
EAR ACHE (OTITIS EXTERNA)
EAR ACHE (OTITIS MEDIA)
EAR INFECTION MIDDLE (OTITIS MEDIA)
ENT
FACIAL NERVE PROBLEMS
FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION
HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS
HEAD/NECK CANCER
LARYNGEAL CANCER (LARYNX CANCER)
LARYNGEAL CARCINOMA (LARYNX CANCER)
LARYNX CANCER
MELANOMA
NOSE INFLAMMATION (CHRONIC RHINITIS)
OTITIS EXTERNA
OTITIS MEDIA
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC NEOPLASMS
PARATHYROID SURGERY
PEDIATRIC NECK MASS
PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY
PEDIATRIC SINUSITIS
PEDIATRIC SLEEP APNEA
SEPTOPLASTY (NASAL AIRWAY SURGERY)
SEPTORHINOPLASTY (RHINOPLASTY)
SINUS SURGERY
SKIN CANCER
SLEEP APNEA
SNORING (SLEEP APNEA)
SNORING (SLEEP)
THROAT CANCER
THYROID CANCER
THYROID CARCINOMA (THYROID CANCER)
THYROID SURGERY
TONSILS AND ADENOIDS (ADENOIDS AND TONSILS)
TRACHEOSTOMY
VOICE DISORDERS
Education and Training
Medical School:
University of Miami
Residency:
University of California at Los Angeles (General Surgery), Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (Otolaryngolgy)
Academic
Year Appointed at Stony Brook:
1998
Academic Rank:
Assistant Professor
Insurance Plans
AETNA
AFFINITY HEALTH PLAN
AMERICHOICE
ANTHEM
APA PARTNERS
BEECH STREET
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD HMO
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD OTHER PLANS
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD PPO
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD SENIOR PLAN
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA PPO
EMPIRE PLAN
FIDELIS CARE NEW YORK
FIRST HEALTH
GHI CBP
GHI HMO
GREAT WEST HEALTHCARE
HEALTH NET
HEALTHFIRST
HEALTHNET FEDERAL SERVICES (TRICARE)
HIP
ISLAND GROUP ADMINISTRATION
MAGNACARE
MEDICAID
MEDICARE
MULTIPLAN
OXFORD FREEDOM PLAN
SUFFOLK HEALTH PLAN
UNITED HEALTHCARE
VYTRA (except SMART START)
Practice Sites
SURGERY,
37 RESEARCH WAY,
EAST SETAUKET,
NY 11733-3465.
Ph.: 631-444-4545
Fax: 631-444-4539
My Notes
This is one of 500 SBU physicians affiliated providers practicing within 18
professional entities (specialty groups) that provide quality medical
services from primary care to the most advanced specialty care for patients
of all ages. These physicians and health care professionals are committed
to excellence in service and leadership in clinical care for their
patients. They treat patients, teach tomorrow's physicians, and lead
research projects that keep them at the forefront of their specialty.
