Dr. Erik Waldman

Biography

Erik Waldman attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for medical school and completed his residency in Otolaryngology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He took a gap year to volunteer in medical missions, performing surgeries on patients with limited access to healthcare in Nepal, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Dr. Waldman completed a fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Children’s Hospital Boston. He has worked extensively as the Clinical Director of Cochlear Implants and as the Student Clerkship Director in the Department of Otolaryngology at Columbia University Medical Center. He currently serves as the Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital and is a diplomat of the American Board of Otolaryngology and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His clinical interests include Pediatric Otolaryngology, hearing loss, snoring, ear infections, and aerodigestive issues in children. Dr. Waldman emphasizes the importance of supporting and communicating with families to alleviate their concerns regarding surgical procedures for their children, drawing on personal experience as a parent.

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