Pediatrix ENT of Orlando

About Our Practice

At Pediatrix^® ENT of Orlando, our mission is to provide the best care to infants, children and adolescents with conditions affecting the head and neck. Pediatrix ENT of Orlando is the premier otolaryngology practice in central Florida exclusively dedicated to the care of children. Named among Best Doctors in America for more than 10 years, Dr. James Kosko, Dr. Cheryl Cotter, Dr. Eric Jaryszak and Dr. Joshua Gottschall are all fellowship-trained pediatric otolaryngologists with more than 70 years of combined surgical experience with training from Johns Hopkins, Harvard Medical School, George Washington University and the University of Florida.

The physicians at Pediatrix ENT of Orlando are all members of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, the only professional society that recognizes excellence in this field. Our physicians are also board-certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. They are fellows of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Surgeons.

At Pediatrix ENT of Orlando, we are dedicated to advancing the care of children in the central Florida area. Our clinicians are active members of the surgical department at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. They serve as pediatric otolaryngology consultants for many multidisciplinary teams, including the cleft palate and craniofacial teams, cochlear implant team and aerodigestive and swallowing disorder clinic.

Our Services

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We treat numerous conditions, including:

Ear

• Ear infections (otitis media)
• Hearing loss
• Perforated eardrum
• Deafness
• Ear lesions
• Abnormal external ear: Microtia and newborn ear malformations

Nose

• Noisy breathing
• Snoring/enlarged tonsils
• Nosebleeds (epistaxis)
• Nasal deformities
• Sinus infections (sinusitis)
• Sleep apnea
• Nasal fractures

Throat

• Snoring/enlarged tonsils
• Cleft lip/cleft palate
• Laryngopharyngeal reflux
• Sleep apnea
• Tonsil infections (tonsillitis)
• Hoarseness
• Head and neck mass/tumors
• Abnormal voice/speech
• Thyroid and parathyroid disease
• Vocal cord paralysis/subglottic stenosis

Allergy and Asthma

• Allergy skin testing to evaluate for environmental, food, drug, insect venoms and contact allergens (such as metals)
• Pulmonary function testing (lung function studies)
• Allergen immunotherapy (allergy shots)

We perform several surgeries, including:

• Ear tubes
• Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy
• Mastoidectomy
• Removal of neck masses and tumors and vascular
• Malformations
• Parotidectomy
• Septoplasty
• Sinus surgery
• Repair ear drums (tympanoplasty)
• Airway evaluation: Laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy
• Airway reconstruction: Laryngotracheoplasty
• Vocal cord surgery
• Cochlear implantation
• Removal of foreign bodies of the ears, nose, throat and airway
• Thyroid and parathyroid surgery
• Otoplasty

We also offer advanced surgical techniques in many areas, including:

• Less-painful tonsillectomy using coblation or microdebrider
• Endoscopic sinus surgery with digital guidance
• Balloon sinuplasty
• Cochlear implantation
• Airway reconstruction and management
• Head and neck tumor removal and reconstruction
• Newborn EarWell® Infant Ear Deformity Correction System for correction of newborn ear malformations