Our Mission
To build the knowledge and skills of local ENT physicians to enhance healthcare delivery to our region and provide outreach to enhance the ear, nose and throat health of our community.
We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing research, education, outreach and improving access to care for individuals with diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, throat, head, and neck. Our overarching goal is to support efforts aimed at treating and curing these conditions through innovation, collaboration, and compassionate care.
By raising and distributing philanthropic funds, we help foster exciting collaborations among scientists, researchers, community members and physicians. With your support, we can continue to build an innovative model of medicine that advances treatment and enhances the quality of care for those in need.
Whether a patient is dealing with hearing loss, head and neck cancer, difficulty swallowing, severe allergies, sinus disorders, or balance issues, physicians and scientists in the midstate are leading the way in research, education, outreach and treatment.
The special senses of hearing, balance, taste, and smell play a critical role in quality of life, yet only a handful of medical research centers in the United States focus on these areas. The dedicated physicians, scientists of Central Pennsylvania are committed to advancing treatments—and ultimately finding cures—for conditions affecting the ears, nose, throat, head, and neck.
Meet the Team
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David Goldenberg, MD, FACS
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Richard Ferraro, MD
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J.P. Gniady, MD, FACS
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Anson Flake
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John McGinn, MD, FACS
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Karen Rizzo, MD, FACS
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Dr. David Goldenberg is a head and neck surgical oncologist. He was educated at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. He completed a residency in otolaryngology – head and neck surgery at the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, Israel, and then went on to do a three-year fellowship in head and neck surgery and oncology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Currently professor and chair of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine, Dr. Goldenberg combines a busy surgical practice with teaching and research. His clinical practice includes head and neck cancers, thyroid cancers and parathyroid disease, and radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules. His clinical research focus is on outcomes and etiology of the rise in incidence of thyroid cancer and his basic research lab and basic research focuses on thyroid cancer genomics in familial nonmedullary thyroid cancer as well as radiation induced thyroid cancer.
Dr. Goldenberg is an accomplished and prolific author of over 260 journal articles, 40 book chapters, and seven books in the field of head and neck and thyroid oncology and surgery. His latest book, "Head & Neck Endocrine Surgery - A Comprehensive Textbook, Surgical, and Video Atlas (Thieme 2021) is the most comprehensive textbook to date on the subject of thyroid and parathyroid surgery.
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Dr. Richard Ferraro is Board Certified in Otolaryngology by the American Academy of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery. He is also a Fellow in the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy.
Dr. Ferraro has been a resident of Pennsylvania his entire life, growing up in Western Pennsylvania and moving to Central Pennsylvania in 1995. He has been the senior physician at Carlisle Ear, Nose and Throat Associates since 2004.
Dr. Ferraro completed his undergraduate educations at Case Western Reserve University then completed his master’s degree at Georgetown University. He earned his Medical Doctorate from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and his Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Residency at the Penn State MS Hershey Medical Center. Dr. Ferraro established Carlisle Ear, Nose and Throat Associates in Carlisle in 2004 and he continues to practicing as the managing physician.
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Dr. J.P. Gniady, is a laryngeal surgeon. Educated at Louisiana State University School of Medicine, he completed a residency in otolaryngology – head and neck surgery at Temple University Hospital and a fellowship in laryngeal surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Currently, he is chief of the Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, practice site medical director and assistant professor of otolaryngology – head and neck surgery at Penn State College of Medicine.
Dr. Gniady’s specialties and areas of interest include voice, airway and swallowing disorders, phonomicrosurgery and office-based laryngeal surgery.
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Mr. Anson Flake is the founder and CEO of TEAM Aurelius, a venture focused on health and human performance. He previously co-founded a sports medicine and healthcare manufacturing company, HydroWorx International, Inc. in 1993, serving as Chief Executive Officer from 1997 through 2016, when HydroWorx was acquired by a private equity firm. Mr. Flake received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Washburn University School of Law. He teaches entrepreneurship at Trinity High School (Camp Hill, Pa.) and is a founding board member of Harrisburg University’s Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
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Dr. John McGinn is a general otolaryngologist, with particular interest and expertise in rhinology. After achieving his Bachelor of Science degree at Penn State University at University Park, PA, he pursued his medical school education at the Penn State College of Medicine. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at Eastern Virginia Graduate Medical School in Norfolk, VA, and initially entered private practice in the Pittsburgh area for 2 years. Dr. McGinn transitioned back to the academic setting and has been on staff at Penn State Health Milton Hershey Medical Center since 2003. Currently a Professor in Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, he also serves as Vice Chair of the Department, as well as Residency Program Director, which allows for the combination of his patient care and educational interests. He serves on several regional and national surgical committees, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. McGinn's clinical practice focuses on rhinology and laryngology, but he cares for the breadth of general otolaryngologic illnesses. He strives to integrate technology into his practice, including image guidance for complex sinus surgery and sinonasal tumor resection, balloon dilation techniques in chronic rhinosinusitis, digital videostroboscopy, and lasers. -
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Dr. Karen Rizzo is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Villanova University in 1981. She went to Temple University Medical school finishing in 1985 and completed her Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia in 1990. She is board certified in her specialty.
While at Villanova she was a four year starter on the Women’s Basketball team, co-captain her senior year, and was the second 1,000 point female scorer in school’s history . She inducted into the Villanova Sports Hall of Fame and the Big Five Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990. She was inducted into the Northeast Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. She was the recipient of the Villanova University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Alumni Medallion in 2008.
Dr. Rizzo remains very active in organized medicine. She was President of the Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery from 2001-2003, Division Chief Otolaryngology at Lancaster General Hospital from 2007-08, President of the Lancaster County Medical Society from 2008-2010, Vice Chair of the Pennsylvania Medical Society Board of Trustees from 2009-2011, President of the Pennsylvania Medical Society from 2015-2016, Current Chair of the Women’s Physician Section of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, and Current Governor for the American Academy of Otolaryngology Board of Governors. She is a past member of the Pennsylvania Speech, Language, and Audiology Board as well. She has appeared several times on the Pennsylvania Newsmakers Show discussing relevant medical topics. She has participated in several Task Forces for the State Medical Society.