Nira A. Goldstein, MD, MPH

Professor and Program Director, Nira Goldstein joined the Department of Otolaryngology in 1998 as a full-time pediatric otolaryngologist in the division. She is a graduate of the New York University School of Medicine and the Otolaryngology Residency Program at the New York University Medical Center. Dr. Goldstein completed her fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh where she also served as the Hamburg Research Fellow. She was an instructor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine as well as staff physician at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. She received her Master of Public Health degree at SUNY Downstate in May 2010.

Dr. Goldstein serves as Vice Chair of Clinical Research in the department and Clinical Advisory Dean in the Medical School. Dr. Goldstein authored over 50 articles and 25 chapters on various topics in otolaryngology and has presented at numerous national and international conferences. Her clinical and research interests include pediatric obstructive sleep apnea, otitis media, and sinusitis.

Education

• Undergraduate: Yale University
• Advanced Degree: Yale University
• Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
• Internship: NYU Langone Health
• Residency: NYU Langone Health
• Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Research Interests

• Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea
• Otitis media