Dr. Fayez F. Chahfe, MD, FRCS, FACS, FICS, FACPS

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Get to know Otolaryngologist Dr. Fayez F. Chahfe, who serves patients in New York.

Dr. Chahfe is a highly-regarded otolaryngologist specializing in head and neck cancer. He is one of very few physicians who perform minimally invasive thyroid and parathyroid surgery, as well as who diagnose and treat swallowing disorders. 

Serving as the Founder of The Chahfe Center in Utica, New York, he treats diseases of the ears, nose and throat in children and adults.

The mission of The Chahfe Center is “to provide an uncompromised quality of leading edge medical and surgical care, with state-of-the-art procedures to our patients in a compassionate, professional, friendly environment.”

Back in 1985, Dr. Chahfe graduated with his medical degree from the University of Sherbrooke Medical School in Canada. He then performed his residency in otolaryngology – head and neck surgery at McGill University in 1990, his fellowship in maxillofacial trauma at the University of Montreal in 1990, and his fellowship within the Department of Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery at Anderson Cancer Center in Houston in 1991.

With years of experience in his field, the doctor is board-certified through the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ABOHNS). The ABOHNS serves the public by assuring that diplomates meet the standards of training, knowledge, and professionalism through initial and continuing certification.

In his current practice, Dr. Chahfe is on active staff & serves as the Chief of Surgery at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica (1994 – present), and is a Clinical Professor of Surgery at the New England School of Medicine (2007 – present). 

Maintaining fellowship status, he is a Fellow of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS), a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), a Fellow of the International College of Surgeons (FICS), a Fellow of the College of Physicians and Surgeons (FACPS), a Fellow of the American Society of Rhinology, and a Fellow of the American Sleep Apnea Society. He is also a member of the Medical Society of the State of New York and the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.

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. 

An authority in his field, Dr. Chahfe is well-known in his community for his dedication to his patients and his commitment to children and families with special needs. He has been featured on the cover of “M.D. News”, and headlined for his “intense energy and passion”, awarded “Physician of Excellence” in 2007, featured Otolaryngologist on “Ask the Expert”, Central New York’s digital guide, as well as featured on “Good Morning America” on WUTR “Ask the Expert” in 2008.

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