Dr. Richard Laurence Nass, MD, FACS

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Get to know Otolaryngologist Dr. Richard Laurence Nass, who serves patients in New York, New York. 

Dr. Nass is a board-certified otolaryngologist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of sinus disease, acute and chronic sinus infections, nasal abnormalities, sleep apnea, nasal breathing problems, poor sleep quality, snoring, facial pain, as well as all the problems of the ears, nose, and throat. He is also a sinus and nasal surgeon, so he can offer any medical or surgical treatment options for a patient’s specific situation.

At his private, state-of-the-art ENT practice in New York City, New York, Dr. Nass combines an individualized approach to one’s medical care with the latest treatments, therapy, and technology. One of his related areas of expertise is inhalant (respiratory) allergies, as they often coexist in a variety of sinus, ear, nose, and throat problems. Above all, health and comfort are his primary concerns, and he wants each patient to feel that they have an accessible resource for any concerns related to their sinuses, ears, nose, and throat.

As a Clinical Associate Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, he teaches ENT residents at the New York University School of Medicine. He is also an honorary police surgeon of the New York City Police Department, as well as an attending physician at the NYU Langone Medical Center, Lenox Hill Hospital/Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue Hospital Center, and the Manhattan VA Hospital.

A 1975 graduate of the New York University School of Medicine, Dr. Nass completed both an internship in general surgery and a residency in otolaryngology at the Bellevue Hospital Center - New York University School of Medicine. 

A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the doctor is board-certified through the American Board of Otolaryngology, a non-profit corporation that has set the mission of ensuring professional standards with certificates and memberships, as well as has offered training in the fields of head neck surgery to professionals since 1924.

Otolaryngology is the oldest medical specialty in the United States. Otolaryngologists, also known as ear, nose, and throat doctors, specialize in disorders of the head and neck, ranging from hearing loss, to cancer. 

Being among the first U.S. doctors to pursue endoscopic sinus diagnosis, treatment, and surgery, Dr. Nass studied with its innovators at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and the Medical University of Graz in Austria. Moreover, he co-directed continuing education courses in the principles and techniques of endoscopic sinus surgery, organized and co-directed international symposia on sinus disease, as well as wrote articles for medical journals. 

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