Dr. Dr. Peter Kasznica

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Get to know Otolaryngologist Dr. Peter Kasznica, who serves patients in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Well-versed in the field of otolaryngology, Dr. Kasznica is in practice at Midwest ENT & Allergy in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. His clinical interests include sinus, allergy, pediatrics, thyroid/parathyroid, laryngology, general and medical ENT.

Midwest ENT & Allergy opened its doors in August of 2003, bringing together doctors with the drive to create and brand the practice into a thriving specialty clinic. Currently, it is home to five physicians, three physician assistants, five audiologists, and over fifty additional employees. They offer specialty services in sinus, allergy, hearing and hearing aids, head, neck and skin cancers and pediatrics, as well as facial plastics and more.

Academically, Dr. Kasznica obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Boston University in 2000, and received his medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine in 2004. He then went on to complete his residency in otolaryngology at the University of Vermont / Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Subsequent to his education, the doctor attained board certification in otolaryngology through the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, which is 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.

Otolaryngology is the oldest medical specialty in the United States. Pediatric otolaryngologists are primarily concerned with medical and surgical treatment of ear, nose, and throat diseases in children. They generally provide the following services: diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, and throat disorders, as well as head and neck diseases.

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