Academic Appointments
Current Administrative Positions
- Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
- Chief, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
- John and De Graaf Woodman Endowed Chair
This provider accepts new patients
Appointment Phone Number: (212) 305-8933
This provider sees pediatric patients
Eli Grunstein, M.D. is the John and De Graaf Woodman Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Assistant Attending physician at NewYork-Presbyterian/ Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital. He specializes in general Pediatric Otolaryngology, with specific clinical interest in pediatric throat and airway diseases, hyper nasality, and pediatric sinonasal diseases.
Dr. Grunstein received his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery residency training at Columbia University Medical Center and The Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, then a fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle, Washington.
Dr. Grunstein is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery and is Board Certified in Otolaryngology. He is author or co-author of a number of journal articles and textbook chapters. His current research project is focused on novel ways to prevent intubation related laryngeal injury.
Board Certifications
- Otolaryngology
Areas of Expertise
- Pediatric Otolaryngology
- Sinus Disease
- Larynx Surgery
- Airway Reconstruction
- Airway Management
- Sinus Surgery
- Sleep Apnea
- Tracheal Stenosis
- Sleep Disorders In Children
- Sleep Apnea Surgery
- Hearing Loss
- Ear Tubes
- Cleft Lip/Palate Surgery
- Sinus Infection
- Airway Disorder
- Throat and Voice Problems
- Pediatric Neck Mass
- Voice and Vocal Cord Disorders
- Tonsillectomy
- Chronic Ear Infection
- Voice and Vocal Cord Surgery
- Tonsil and Adenoid Problems
- Speech Disorder
Education and Training
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
- Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Fellowship: Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle, WA
Locations
ColumbiaDoctors Midtown
51 West 51st Street
Suite: 385
New York, NY 10019- Phone:
- (212) 326-8475
- For new and current patient appointments, call:
- (212) 305-8933
- Fax:
- (212) 326-8585
NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
3959 Broadway
Floor: 5, Room: 501N (Central)
New York, NY 10032- Phone:
- (212) 305-5973
- For new and current patient appointments, call:
- (212) 305-8933
- Fax:
- (212) 305-6142
Practices and Centers
- ColumbiaDoctors Midtown
Provider Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
- Komansky Center for Children's Health
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
Insurance Programs
Please contact the provider's office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.
- Aetna [EPO, HMO, Medicare Managed Care, NY Signature, NYP Employee Plan, POS, PPO, Signature Administrators, Student Health]
- Affinity [Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care]
- Amida Care [Special Needs Plan]
- Cigna [EPO, Great West, HMO, POS, PPO]
- Emblem/GHI [Medicare Managed Care, PPO]
- Emblem/HIP [ConnectiCare, EPO, Essential Plan, HMO, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, POS, PPO, Select Care (Exchange), Vytra]
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield [EPO, Medicare Managed Care, PPO]
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus [Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care]
- Fidelis Care [Child/Family Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
- Healthfirst [Child/Family Health Plus, Leaf (Exchange), Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
- Local 1199 [Local 1199]
- MagnaCare [MagnaCare]
- Multiplan [Multiplan]
- MVP Health Care [Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan, HMO, Medicaid Managed Care]
- Oxford Health Plans [Freedom, Liberty, Medicare Managed Care]
- UnitedHealthcare [Columbia University Employee Plan, Compass (Exchange), HMO, Medicaid (Community Plan), Medicare Managed Care, POS, PPO]
- VNSNY CHOICE [Medicare Managed Care, SelectHealth, Special Needs Plan]
- WellCare [Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
NIH Grants
A PROSPECTIVE, SINGLE-ARM, MULTICENTER STUDY TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE PLACEMENT USING THE TULA IONTOPHORESIS AND TUBE DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR CHILDREN IN AN OFFICE SETTING (P&S Industry Clinical Trial)
Feb 28 2018 - Feb 28 2023
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF VALGANCICLOVIR FOR ASYMPTOMATIC CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTED HEARING IMPAIRED INFANTS (VALEAR TRIAL) (Federal Gov)
Jul 6 2017 - Jun 30 2022