DAVID SCHESSEL MD.

Department:
STONY BROOK SURGICAL ASSOCIATES

Board Certification:
American Board of Otolaryngology; Neurotology
American Board of Otolaryngology

Clinical Practice Began:
1992

Gender:
Male

Language(s) (other than English):
Spanish

Primary Medical Conditions Treated:

ACOUSTIC NEUROMA
CHOLESTEATOMA, MIDDLE EAR
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS
DIZZINESS
EAR INFECTION MIDDLE (OTITIS MEDIA)
HEARING LOSS (DEAFNESS)
MENIERE'S DISEASE
NEUROTOLOGY
OTOLOGY
OTOSCLEROSIS
SKULL BASE SURGERY
VERTIGO (VESTIBULAR DISORDERS)

Education and Training

Medical School:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Residency:
Montefiore Hospital Medical Center

Fellowship:
Otolaryngology, Jacobi Medical Center
Neurotology, University of Toronto

Academic

Year Appointed at Stony Brook:
2007

Honors, Awards and Grants:
Selected for inclusion in Guide to America's Top Physicians (2007)published by the Consumers' Research Council of America; "Top Doctors" selection of Washingtonian Magazine (2005); Service Medal ("for outstanding performance of services"), Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC (2000)

Academic Rank:
Assistant Professor

Teaching Activity:
Otolaryngology & Neurotology

Insurance Plans

AETNA
AFFINITY HEALTH PLAN
AMERICHOICE
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
FIDELIS CARE NEW YORK
GHI CBP
GHI HMO
GREAT WEST HEALTHCARE
HEALTH NET
HEALTHFIRST
HEALTHNET FEDERAL SERVICES (TRICARE)
HIP
ISLAND GROUP ADMINISTRATION
MAGNACARE
MEDICAID
MEDICARE
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

Fax: 631-444-4539

My Notes

My practice at Stony Brook will focus on pediatric and adult neurotology/otology; diagnosis and treatment of ear and skull base problems, including dizziness, vertigo, hearing loss; cochlear implants; skull base surgery; diagnosis and treatment of acoustic neuromas, Meniere's disease, otosclerosis, ear infections and cholesteatoma.