Dr. John M. Dobrowski, MD, FACS

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Get to know Otolaryngologist and Sleep Medicine Specialist Dr. John M. Dobrowski, who serves patients in Boston, Massachusetts. 

Dr. Dobrowski has been actively involved in the sleep medicine and otolaryngology fields for more than 35 years of experience. He specializes in sleep medicine, sleep disorders, snoring, and sleep apnea. 

At present, he serves as Associate Director of Sleep Medicine and Surgery Division and Director of Adult Sleep Medicine and Surgery at Massachusetts Eye and Ear. Located in Boston, Massachusetts Eye and Ear is a specialty hospital that focuses on ophthalmology, otolaryngology, and related medicine and research.

Among his many professional roles, Dr. Dobrowski serves as Instructor in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School. What’s more, he is the founder and former Director of Parma Community Sleep Center. 

After earning his Medical Degree from the St. Louis University School of Medicine, he went on to complete his transitional internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, followed by his residency in otolaryngology at the same educational venue. 

Thereafter, he became board-certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology, a non-profit corporation that has set the mission of ensuring professional standards with certificates and memberships, and has offered training in the fields of head neck surgery to professionals since 1924. Additionally, he became board-certified in sleep medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine, a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

In order to remain up to date in his field, the doctor is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. Moreover, he is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. 

Treating mainly adult sleep patients, Dr. Dobrowski’ clinical interests include sleep medicine, comprehensive otolaryngology, and diseases of the sinuses and inner ear. He has authored several textbook chapters on topics such as autism, continuous positive airway pressure therapy for sleep apnea, and hypoglossal nerve stimulator implantations in children with down syndrome and sleep apnea.

Otolaryngology is the oldest medical specialty in the United States. Otolaryngologists, also known as Ear, Nose & Throat doctors, specialize in disorders of the head and neck ranging from hearing loss to cancer. 

Sleep medicine is a medical specialty or subspecialty devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of sleep disturbances and disorders. A sleep medicine specialist is a medical doctor who has completed additional education and training in the field of sleep medicine. They often work in sleep centers, also called sleep clinics and sleep labs.

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