Dr. Mark Shikowitz: Otolaryngologist

Dr. Mark Shikowitz works as Otolaryngologist with Northwell Health System, a role he has upheld since 1986. Dr. Shikowitz undertakes several complex and highly specialized procedures including sinus surgery, head and neck surgery, pituitary tumor surgery, balloon sinuplasty, endoscopic skull-based surgery, and facial cosmetic surgery.

Dr. Shikowitz completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at Syracuse University. He then moved to the Dominican Republic where he studied for his Medical Degree at the University of Dominicus. Dr. Shikowitz earned his Master’s in Business Administration from George Washington University, before embarking on a General Surgery residency at Maimonides Medical Center in New York, and an ENT residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. This was followed by a three-year fellowship in viral papilloma research with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a board-certification in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.

Dr. Shikowitz is Vice Chairman of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital. He is also Director of The Zucker Sinus Center of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Dr. Shikowitz is a Professor of Otolaryngology at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He is also an active speaker, traveling bi-annually to lecture on sinus surgery at Bristol University in England and has appeared on stage in Australia, Asia, Russia, and across Europe.

Dr. Shikowitz is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Medical Association, the New York Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Otolaryngology, the Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children, the Long Island Society of Otolaryngology of Head and Neck Surgery, the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, and the American Broncho-Esophagological Association.

He was the first and only physician in the Long Island area to provide hypoglossal nerve stimulator implant surgery for sleep apnea. Dr. Shikowitz currently holds a patent regarding anti-viral papilloma therapy and is the author of "Speech and swallowing rehabilitation following devastating caustic ingestion: techniques and indicators for success".

Dr. Shikowitz travels on two medical mission trips annually to the Dominican Republic, Africa, Myanmar, India, and other countries. During his time on missions, Dr. Shikowitz helps to educate other physicians, as well as perform surgeries on patients who are not physically or financially able to access the treatment they require. His continued commitment and dedication to those less fortunate has led to citations from the New York Dominican Medical and Dental Society for his mission work in the Dominican Republic.