Kenneth M. Grundfast, MD, FACS
Professor and Chairman,
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
E-mail: Kenneth.Grundfast@bmc.org

Telephone:
- Clinical (patient care)   617-638-8124
- Academic    617-638-7933
Fax:   617-414-4953

Clinical Interests:
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Childhood Ear Infections / Otitis Media
Cholesteatoma
Hereditary Deafness
Palliative Medicine
Medical Ethics

Disorders in which Dr. Grundfast has special expertise:

• Cholesteatoma
• Ostosclerosis
• Wegener’s granulomatosis– otologic manifestations
• Laryngomalacia
• Pediatric Stridor

Academic Appointments:
Chairman Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
1999- Present

Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
1999- Present

Professor of Pediatrics
2001 – Present

Assistant Dean, Office of Student Affairs
Boston University School of Medicine
2007 - Present

Clinical Staff Appointments:
Chair, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
1999- Present

Clinical Instructor, Department of Community Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, D.C.
1972 – 1974

Clinical Professor of Surgery
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland
1987

Clinical Staff Privileges
Clinical Center
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
1989-1995

Consultant with full clinical/surgical privileges
Veterans Administration Hospital
Washington, D.C.
1994 – 1999

Full Surgical Privileges
Montgomery Surgery Center
Rockville, MD
1994 – 1996

Clinical Scholar
Center for Clinical Bioethics
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, D.C.
1997 – 1999

Associate Director for Medical and Surgical Specialties
Georgetown University Medical Center Satellite Offices
Washington, D.C.
1997 - 1999

Education
Fellowship –Community Health and Social Medicine
H. Jack Geiger, M.D., Chief of Service
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA 1970 – 1971

Residency
First Year Residency in General Surgery
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Department of Surgery
Washington, D.C.
1973 – 1974

Residency
Residency in Otolaryngology
Boston University and Hospital and
Affiliated Hospitals Training Program
Boston, MA
1974 - 1977

Fellowship
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Department of Otolaryngology
1977 - 1978

Internship
Tufts New England Medical Center
Boston, MA
1969 – 1970

Medical School
State University of New York
Upstate Medical Center
Syracuse, NY
1965- 1969

Bachelor of Arts
Johns Hopkins University (Major – Liberal Arts)
Baltimore, MD
1961 - 1965

Board Certification
American Board of Otolaryngology
1977 - Present