CHARLES PAUL KIMMELMAN, M.D., F.A.C.S.
BOARD CERTIFIED OTOLARYNGOLOGIST
NEW YORK CITY EAR, NOSE, THROAT SURGEON

For over two decades, internationally renowned board certified Otolaryngologist (Ear, Nose, Throat Surgeon) Dr. Charles Paul Kimmelman has been in private practice in New York City.  He is best known for his innovative techniques in the treatment of Snoring, Sleep Apnea, and Smell and Taste Disorders. Dr. Kimmelman is a pioneer in the patented Pillar Procedure®, the first FDA-cleared implantable treatment for sleep apnea and snoring, and has performed over one thousand Pillar Procedures to date.

After receiving his M.D. with honors from Temple University School of Medicine, Dr. Kimmelman completed post-graduate medical training at the University of Pennsylvania and earned a masters degree in business administration from New York University Stern School of Business.

He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Otolaryngology, the Triological Society, and the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. As a leading practitioner of endoscopic sinus surgery, hearing and balance problems, throat diseases, head and neck surgery, smell and taste disorders, Dr. Kimmelman currently serves as Chief of Smell and Taste Disorders at the world class Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital-Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. He is a Clinical Associate Professor at Cornell University Weill Medical College. While he was on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, he was a charter member of the first Smell and Taste Research Center funded by the National Institutes of Health.  He has also served as Departmental Chairman at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and New York Medical College, in New York.

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Dr. Kimmelman has been honored by the American Academy of Otolaryngology for his extensive educational and cutting edge research contributions to the field. He has been chosen as one of New York’s “Best Doctors” by New York Magazine as well as the prestigious Castle Connolly Medical “America’s Top Doctors,” “Best Doctors in America,” and “Best Doctor in Otolaryngology”. He has been featured in numerous magazines, newspapers and websites including The New York Times, New York Post, Washington Post, Prevention, Cooking Light, Forbes.com, and has beenseen on CBS News, WABC News, WB11, Fox News Channel and many others.
His nationally acclaimed book, Disorders of Taste and Smell, was published by the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Foundation,now in its 3rd edition. The book covers the anatomy, physiology and embryology of the smell and taste systems and evaluation and treatment strategies. He has published more than one hundred papers and articles in peer reviewed medical journals, and has presented his research in as many medical conferences and academic institutions all over the U.S. 

Dr. Kimmelman has been in private practice in New York City for over two decades and treats patients from all over the world who seek out his special expertise in Snoring and Sleep Apnea and the Pillar Procedure.  He is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and currently resides in New York City with his family.

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