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Samuel Ostrower, MD

Chief, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery Program, Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

Pediatric ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat), Pediatric Otolaryngology
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Memorial Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology

1131 North 35th Avenue
Suite 300
Hollywood, FL 33021

Phone: 954-265-1616

Fax: 954-265-1615

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Memorial Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology

3377 South State Road 7
Suite 100
Wellington, FL 33449

Phone: 561-341-7000

Fax: 954-265-1615

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Memorial Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology

5830 Coral Ridge Drive
Suite 140
Coral Springs, FL 33076

Phone: 954-265-1616

Fax: 954-265-1615

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About Me

Chief, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery Program, Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
 
Dr. Samuel Ostrower is board-certified in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery with subspecialty fellowship training in pediatric otolaryngology. He completed his bachelor’s degree in biology at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, where he graduated cum laude. Subsequently, he received his MD from Texas Tech University School of Medicine where he earned membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.

Dr. Ostrower completed his otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residency at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. He was chosen to be Chief Resident in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery for the Albert Einstein residency program, and was subsequently awarded with the resident teaching award in his final year of residency. He then completed a one-year fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at Children’s Hospital Boston-Harvard Medical School. Following a clinical appointment at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, he moved to South Florida to develop a comprehensive pediatric otolaryngology program at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, where he oversees Joe DiMaggio Children’s Pediatric Cochlear Implant Center.

Dr. Ostrower’s clinical interests include particular expertise in hearing loss, cochlear implantation, minimally invasive pediatric airway surgery and advanced approaches to tonsillectomy.

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English

Areas of Focus

  • Cochlear implants
  • General pediatric otolaryngology
  • Pediatric airway disorders
  • Pediatric ear disorders

Education

Fellowships

  • Childrens Hospital-Boston, 2009, Pediatric Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Residency

  • Albert Einstein/Montefiore College of Medicine, 2008, Pediatric Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Internships

  • Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 2004, Surgery

Medical Education

  • Texas Tech University School Of Medicine, 2003

Certifications

  • American Board of Otolaryngology-Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Awards, Achievements, and More

Publications

Reviews, Chapters, Books

  • Response to “Hearing Assessment in Infants, Children, and Adolescents: Recommendations Beyond Neonatal Screening. Pediatrics. 152:3. 2023.” October 2023.
  • Minimally invasive airway surgery for airway stenosis. Bluestone CD et al. Pediatric Otolaryngology, 5th edition. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders. 2014.
  • “Hoarseness,” Textbook of Pediatric Care, First Edition, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2009
  • “Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery,” First Aid for the Surgery Clerkship, Second Edition, 2009

Professional Organizations

  • Specialty Fellow American Academy of Pediatrics
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 
  • Associate Fellow, American College of Surgeons
  • American Medical Association
  • Alpha Omega Alpha

Presentations

  • Southern Pediatric Otolaryngology Education Group National Meeting. West Palm Beach, FL. “Single Sided Deafness - Update”, 2025.
  • American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.  Orlando FL. “Tympanostomy Tubes: Guidelines for Placement and How to Manage the Draining Ear”, 2024.
  • American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.  Orlando FL. Otoscopy Workshop Faculty, 2024.
  • American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.  Washington DC. Otoscopy Workshop Faculty, 2023.
  • Pediatric Associates Committee on Education National Meeting. Online. “Congenital CMV Related Hearing Loss - Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Management”, 2023.
  • Southern Pediatric Otolaryngology Education Group National Meeting. West Palm Beach, FL. “Pediatric Cochlear Implants for Single Sided Deafness”, 2023.
  • Southern Pediatric Otolaryngology Education Group National Meeting. West Palm Beach, FL. “Difficult Case in Complicated Rhinosinusitis.”, 2023.
  • American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.  Anaheim, CA. Otoscopy Workshop Faculty, 2022.
  • Florida Senate Appropriations Committee.  Talahassee, FL.  Invited Testimony in Support of SB292 Mandating Neonatal CMV Screening for Infants who Refer the Newborn Hearing Screen, 2022.
  • Boston Children’s Hospital and Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Combined Virtual Conference. Virtual. “Congenital CMV Related Hearing Loss – Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Management”, 2021.
  • Facebook Live Virtual Conference. Virtual. “Hearing Loss in Infants and Children – What New Parents Should Know”, 2021.
  • Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. Hollywood, FL. “Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder”, 2021.
  • Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Pediatric Residency Education Series.  Hollywood, FL.  “Pediatric SNHL – Genetics, CMV and More”, 2021.
  • Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Pediatric Town Hall Webinar.  Hollywood, FL.  “Early Identification of Hearing Loss – CMV, Cochlear Implants and Beyond”, 2020.
  • Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Pediatric Grand Rounds.  Hollywood, FL.  “Diagnosis and management of congenital CMV”, 2020.
  • Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital OR Nursing In-service.  Hollywood, FL. “Best Practices in Pediatric Tracheostomy Care”, 2019.
  • Southern Pediatric Otolaryngology Study Group. West Palm Beach, FL. “Endoscopic Anterior – Posterior Cricoid Split in an Infant with Severe Subglottic Stenosis”, 2018.
  • Global Tracheostomy Collaborative Webinar.  International Audience.     “Developing a Successful Tracheostomy Education Program”, 2017.
  • Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Pediatric Grand Rounds. Hollywood, FL.  “Early Identification of Hearing Loss in Infants and Children – the Role of Cochlear Implants”, 2017. 
  • Southern Pediatric Otolaryngology Study Group. West Palm Beach, FL. “Development of a Hospital Based Tracheostomy Quality Improvement Program”, 2016.
  • 3rd International Tracheostomy Symposium. Baltimore, MD. Panelist.  “Moving the Needle in Tracheostomy Care in Diverse Health Systems”, 2016.

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