Curriculum Vitae

Robert N. Strominger, M.D.

About Dr. Strominger
 
Dr. Robert Strominger has been practicing medicine in Ithaca for over ten years and is proud to call Ithaca his home. In addition to his medical practice and membership on the Board of Directors of the Tompkins County Medical Society, Dr. Strominger dedicates time and medical talents to the Ithaca community through his role as a Visiting Associate Professor for the Department of Speech-Language Pathology at Ithaca College and as the Director of the Ithaca College -Cayuga ENT Voice and Swallowing Clinic.

In his spare time, Dr. Strominger enjoys spending time outdoors, particularly when he is training for triathlons. Dr. Strominger also enjoys doing volunteer work, is a Special Review Committee Member for Challenge Industries, and travels to Honduras almost yearly as a member of the Catholic Medical Association’s ENT Medical Brigade.

Primary Practice

Partner in Cayuga Ear, Nose, Throat – Head & Neck Surgery

2 Ascot Place

Ithaca, NY 14850

(O) (607) 266-00772

 

Secondary Practice

ENT Services of Auburn Medical Associates, Auburn, NY

ENT Services of Cayuga Medical Associates, Cortland, NY

 

Hospital privileges

Cayuga Medical Center

Auburn Memorial Hospital

Consulting privileges Roswell Park Cancer Institute

 

Affiliations

Visiting Associate Professor, Ithaca College, Department of Speech-Language Pathology

            Director Ithaca Voice and Swallowing Clinic

 

Tompkins County Medical Society

Vice President 2008-2009

President 2009-2010

Current Board member

 

Member Cayuga Medical Center Physician Council

 

Education and Training

 

Undergraduate: Washington University, St. Louis, MO - B.A., Biology, 1986.

Medical School: Albany Medical College, Albany, NY - M.D., with distinction in research,             1991.

Internship:  Department of General Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine,                06/91             - 06/92.

Residency: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Washington             University School of Medicine, 07/92 -06/97; Chief Resident, 07/96 - 06/97.

Fellowship: Senior Staff Fellow, National Institute of Health-National Institute of Deafness             and other Communication Disorders, Section of Voice and Speech Disorders,             08/97 - 08/98.

 

 

 Board Certification

 

National Board of Medical Examiners Parts I, II, III.

American Board of Otolaryngology - 4/10/1998

Fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy - 2003

 

 

Licensing

 

Past

District of Columbia - MD30705 - 01/08/98 - 12/31/98.

Maryland - D0053522 - 06/16/98 - 09/30/99.

 

Current

New York - 211611- 08/04/98

Society Memberships

 

American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

The Voice Foundation

 American Association of Otolaryngic Allergy

 

 

Summer 1984: Laboratory Assistant, Department of Anatomy, Albany Medical College.

Summer 1985: Laboratory Assistant, NY State Health Laboratories.  

September 1985 - May 1986: Bio 500 Research, Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine.

May 1986 - May 1987: Research Associate, Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine.

Summer 1988: NIH summer fellowship for research, Department of Anatomy, Albany Medical College.

Summer 1989: Research elective, Albany Medical College, Division of Otolaryngology.

April 1991: Thesis defense for M.D. with distinction in research. 

Thesis entitled "An experimental study of the olivocochlear bundle in the rhesus monkey (Macaca             mulatta) and in the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)".

July 1992 ‑ July 1993: Research resident, NIH Training Grant, Department of                 

Otolaryngology‑Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine. 1994 - 1995: Primary investigator, NIH-NIDCD R03 grant, Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine.

August 1997- August 1998: Basic science and clinical research fellowship, National Institute of Deafness and other communication disorders, Section of Voice and Speech Disorders

 

Professional Organizations and Society Memberships

Sigma Xi
Society for Neuroscience
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
The Voice Foundation
American Association of Otolaryngic Allergy
American Medical Association
MSSNY (Medical Society of the State of New York)

Honors and Awards

1990: Samuel Powers Research Fellowship (awarded to the medical student who best fulfills the requirements for M.D. with distinction in research).

 

1991: The John Milton Bigelow Prize (awarded to the senior student who has excelled in examinations relating to diseases of the nose and throat).

 

1992: Association for Research in Otolaryngology resident travel award.

 

1992: American Academy of Otolaryngology‑Head and Neck Surgery Foundation resident research award.

1993: Association for Research in Otolaryngology resident travel award.

 

1994: Ogura Prize for outstanding basic science research (awarded to the Washington University otolaryngology resident who has excelled in basic science research).

 

1997: Washington University outstanding medical student teacher in otolaryngology award (awarded to the chief resident who has shown dedication and excellence in teaching medical students).

 

Publications

 

Strominger, N.L., Nelson, L.R. and Strominger, R.N. (1985): Banding of rubroolivary terminations in the principal inferior olivary nucleus of the chimpanzee.  Brain Res. 343:184‑187.

 

Strominger, R.N., McGiffen, J.E. and Strominger, N.L. (1987): Morphometric and exper­imental studies of the red nucleus in the albino rat.  Anat. Rec.  219:420‑428.

 

Strominger, R.N. and Woolsey, T.A. (1987): Templates for locating the whisker area in fresh flattened mouse and rat cortex.  J. Neurosci. Meth. 22:113‑118.

 

Bernardo, K.L., McCasland, J.S., Woolsey, T.A. and Strominger, R.N. (1990): Local intra‑ and interlaminar connections in mouse barrel cortex.  J. Comp. Neur. 291:231‑255.

 

Strominger, N.L., Parnes, S.M., Silver, S.M. and Strominger, R.N. (1985):  Demonstra­tion of the origins of the olivocochlear bundle in the monkeys and great ape: A study with horseradish peroxidase.  Proc. XIIth International Anatomical Con­gress, London, A.680.

 

Strominger, R.N. and Strominger, N.L. (1986):  The morphology of the red nucleus and the origins of its spinal tract.  A study in the rat.  Neurosci. Abs. 12:1545.

 

Parnes, S.M., Strominger, N.L., Silver, S.M. and Strominger, R.N. (1986): Studies of the primate olivocochlear bundle.  Abs. 9th Midwinter Research Meeting, Assn. Res. Otolaryngology, p. 37.

 

Bernardo, K.L., McCasland, J.S., Woolsey, T.A. and Strominger, R.N. (1988): Local connections in the mouse brain cortex.  Neurosci. Abs. 14:222.

 

 

Woolsey, T.A., Christensen, J., Hunt, N., Kohn, R., Matter, J. and Strominger, R.N. (1988): Vascular patterns in mouse and rat barrel cortex.  Neurosci. Abs. 14:224.

 

Rice, F.L., Strominger, R.N., Mosconi, T.M. and Boneice, I.R. (1989): Erroneous reinnervation of rat vibrissal follicle‑sinus complexes (F SCs) after selective transection and regeneration of deep vibrissal nerves.  Neurosci. Abs. 15:1221.

 

Shapiro, A.M., Strominger, R.N., Waterman, E.T., Cacace, A.T. and Parnes, S.M. (1990): Thyroparathyroidectomy induced cochlear microphonic alterations and temporary threshold shifts in a rabbit model of hypocalcemia.  Abs. 12th Mid­winter Research Meeting, Assn. Res. Otolaryngology, p. 414.

 

Shapiro, A.M., Strominger, R.N., Arbabzadeh, H., Cacace, S.M., Parnes, S.M. and Strominger, N.L. (1990): Age related temporary threshold shifts and cochlear microphonic alterations after calcitonin infusion in a macaque monkey model.  Neurosci. Abs. 16:876.

 

Strominger, R.N., Strominger, N.L., Silver, S.M. and Parnes, S.M. (1991):  Olivoco­chlear neurons in rhesus monkey and chimpanzee.  Neurosci. Abs. 17:1213.

 

Strominger, R.N., Strominger, N.L., Silver, S.M. and Parnes, S.M. (1992): The spatial localization of olivocochlear neurons in old world monkey and great ape.  Abs. 15th Midwinter Research Meeting, Assn. Res. Otolaryngology, p. 23.

 

Strominger, R.N., Bohne, B.A. and Harding, G.W. (1993): Origin of regenerated nerve fibers in the noise‑damaged chinchilla cochlea.  Abs. 16th Midwinter Research Meeting, Assn. Res. Otolaryngology, p. 30.

 

Strominger, R.N., Muntz, H.R. and Clary, R.A. (1995): External laryngeal fractures in the pediatric patient.  Abs. Soc. Ear, Nose and Throat Adv. in Children, 2.

 

Strominger, R.N., Bohne, B.A. and Harding, G.W. (1995): Regenerated nerve fibers in the noise‑damaged chinchilla cochlea are not efferent.  Hear. Res. 92: 52-62.

 

Ambalavanar, R., Strominger, R., Bielamowicz, S., Purcell, L. and Ludlow, C. (1998): Reinnervation of the thyroarytenoid muscle by contralateral motor neurons of the nucleus ambiguus.  Society for Neuroscience.

 

Ludlow, C., Bidus, K., Purcell, L., Strominger, R. and Drayna, D. (1998): Familial occurrence of abductor spasmodic dysphonia.  5th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders.

 

Purcell, L., Evans, F., Ambalavanar, R., Strominger, S., Ludlow, C. (1998):  Isometric contractile properties of the thyroarytenoid following chronic recurrent laryngeal nerve section in the canine.  2^nd Meeting of the International Conference on Voice Physiology and Biomechanics.

 

Ludlow, C., Evans, F., Purcell, L., Strominger, R. (1998): Central and peripheral Control of early and late laryngeal adductor responses to sensory stimuli in the cat. 2^nd Meeting of the International Conference on Voice Physiology.

 

Poletto, C., Verdun, L., Strominger, R., Ludlow, C. (2004): Correspondence between laryngeal vocal fold movement and muscle activity during speech and nonspeech gestures.  J Appl Physiol 97: 858-866, 2004.

 

Strominger, R., Uldrich, D., Bretscher, E., Schooley, L. (2008):  Skin prick testing shows significant reduction in skin response after 2 years of immunotherapy.  Abs. Annual Meeting American Academy of of Otolaryngic Allergy.

 

Getzin, Strominger, Moore, Silbert (2010): Recurrent pneumomediastinum in a swimmer, poster presentation, American Medical Society of Sports Medicine, Cancunm Mexico

 

Pitti, M., Strominger, R.N., (2007) Voice Recovery Following Propane Explosion: Medical Intervention and Voice Therapy, Poster Presentation at ASHA 2007, Boston, MA.