Celebrating 60 years as the Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists in
Western New York (1953-2013).
Buffalo Otolaryngology Group is made up of a team of professionals dedicated to providing the best quality healthcare in a responsive and caring environment. Our otolaryngologists are all Board certified with years of experience in the profession. They work in concert with nurses and office staff who work hard to understand your health issues quickly and apply the appropriate treatment to get you back to your optimal health.
Irwin A. Ginsberg, M.D. (August 2, 1921 - November 5, 2006 )
Dr. Ginsberg, founder of The Buffalo Otolaryngology Group became board certified in otolaryngology on April 24, 1953. He pioneered cochlear implantation in Western New York, was one of the originators of the stapes prosthesis used presently for stapedectomies, and authored and co-authored numerous publications. He was a member of several professional societies and had been honored by several of these societies. Dr. Ginsberg's most recent accomplishment was the invention of the "Earigator", a machine used nationally for the painless removal of cerumen. Dr. Ginsberg had an international reputation as an ear surgeon.
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 Steven H. Buck, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Buck obtained his medical degree from Bowman Gray Medical School of Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, North Carolina in 1973. After completion of his residency and internship, he became board certified in adult and pediatric otolaryngology-head and neck surgery on October 22, 1978.
He is a member of several professional societies and is very active in the American College of Surgeons, the Medical Society of the State of New York, American Rhinologic Society and the President of the New York State Society of Otolaryngology. He is the Past President of the NYS Society of Otolaryngology and Past-President of the Buffalo Otolaryngological Society. He is a clinical assistant professor of otolaryngology at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Buck practices all aspects of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery and the treatment of sleep disorders.
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 Stephen R. Sobie, M.D.
Dr. Sobie graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1982. He then completed residencies in general surgery and in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. Dr. Sobie then did a one year fellowship at the Medical College of Pennsylvania between 1987 and 1988. He became board certified in adult and pediatric otolaryngology on October 9, 1987. Dr. Sobie is a member of several professional societies and is a clinical instructor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He practices all aspects of general ear, nose and throat surgery, facial plastic surgery, and the treatment of sleep disorders.
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 Keun Y. Lee, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Lee received his medical degree from Catholic Medical College in Seoul, Korea. He completed his residency and internship in New York State before becoming board certified in adult and pediatric otolaryngology -head and neck surgery on October 20, 1979. From 1979 to 1989, Dr. Lee was a full time academic faculty member in the Department of Otolaryngology at the State University of New York at Buffalo. During that time, he was actively involved with the teaching of medical students and resident physicians and served on numerous university and departmental committees. Dr. Lee is a member of several professional societies including both the American Society of Head and Neck Surgery and Society of Head and Neck Surgeons and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.. He has been involved in numerous scientific presentations and exhibits and has several publications and contributions in textbooks to his credit. Dr. Lee practices all aspects of otolaryngology, with an emphasis on the treatment of tumors of the head and neck and the treatment of diseases of the thyroid gland.
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 Gustavo Diaz-Reyes, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Diaz-Reyes received his medical degree from the University of Valle in Cali, Colombia in his birthplace of South America in 1990. Following completion of his Otolaryngology training, he held the position of Professor in the Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery Department of Otorrhinolaryngology at the University Hospital of Valle in Colombia. His desire for further training brought him to the U.S. in 1996. He completed an Oncologic Head & Neck surgical fellowship at the Sisters of Charity Hospital, a fellowship in Microvascular Head & Neck Reconstruction in Indianapolis, Indiana and a Residency in Otolaryngology which took place at the State University of NY at Buffalo and was completed at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Diaz-Reyes has taken part in several research projects relating to Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery. He is Board Certified in all aspects of Pediatric & Adult Otolaryngology and has years of experience and advanced training and practices all aspects of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery; including facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. He is a member of many professional societies, including the American Head & Neck Society and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Our Physician Assistants have been specially trained by Board Certified and Fellowship-trained Physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of all ear, nose & throat issues. A Physician Assistant (P.A.) is a licensed and highly skilled health care professional trained to provide patient evaluation, education and health care services. The Physician Assistants at Buffalo Otolaryngology Group work hand-in hand with our physicians in order to provide quality care.. And in most cases are able to accommodate same-day appointments.
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Sonalee M. Patel RPA-C
Amy Albert RPA-C
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Christina Pagano, RPA-C
Scott W. McLaughlin, RPA-C
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