Meet Our Doctors
Kianoush Sheykholeslami, MD, PhD, FACS, otolaryngology surgeon, is the chief of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Shey, as he is known, is triple American Board certified in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Sleep Medicine and is a pre-Board candidate in Otology and Neurotology.
Dr. Shey is a specialist in skull-based tumors, both malignant and non-malignant, and is certified as a console surgeon for transoral robotic procedures using the da Vinci® surgical system, a less invasive means of surgical tumor extraction which allows faster recovery times for patients. He also specializes in cosmetic and reconstructive facial deformities, including functional rhinoplasty, facial re-animation and the removal of facial tumors and cysts, in collaboration with clinicians at The Craniofacial and Neurosurgical Center at The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital.
Further, Dr. Shey is one of the very few doctors in the tri-state area who is a dual board-certified sleep surgeon with the capability to offer state-of-the-art minimally invasive surgeries for the treatment of those with obstructive sleep apnea, in cases where the patient has not responded to traditional treatment.
An international medical doctor from Iran, Dr. Shey served as chief of Emergency Medicine in Iran in 1993. He earned his doctorate in Neuroscience from Tokyo University in Japan in 2001, introducing new techniques in auditory and vestibular neuro- physiology. He has extensively published in peer-reviewed national and international journals in the field of ENT. He completed five years of internship and residency at Case Western Reserve University Medical Center in Ohio in 2009, serving as chief resident in 2009. Since then, Dr. Shey has completed skull base master courses in Pittsburgh, PA; a sleep medicine board certification in Illinois; and a facial plastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship in New Jersey.
He has served in various academic positions at the University of Illinois, and at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, both in New Brunswick. He is a member of various American academies’ educational committees and is actively involved in national and international clinical medicine, surgery and basic and clinical research.
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Shey, please call: 732.745.8571 or book online.
Pediatric Otolaryngologist
Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology
The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital
Diana Traquina, MD, is an otolaryngologist at The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital. She treats a wide range of ear and throat disorders, always ensuring that each patient receives the best possible care.
Dr. Traquina earned her bachelor's degree from Smith College and a medical degree from Yale University. She then completed her internship in surgery and residency in otolaryngology at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She followed this with a fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at Montefiore Medical Center.
Dr. Traquina holds a certification from the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck. She is also a member of the Society for Ears, Nose, and Throat Advances in Children, the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
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Adult and Pediatric Orolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Division of Ear, Nose and Throat and Head and Neck Surgery
Saint Peter’s University Hospital
Ruwaa Samarrai, MD, is a pediatric and adult otolaryngologist, also known as an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) physician, and a head and neck surgeon. Dr. Samarrai completed her fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Connecticut and Connecticut Children’s in Hartford, CT. She completed her residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Connecticut and earned her medical degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School through a seven-year BA/MD program, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry.
Dr. Samarrai has received several honors and awards throughout her training, including the University of Connecticut Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Residency Leadership Award for Outstanding Scholarship in 2023 and the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Leadership Grant in 2021. She has a strong research background and has published several manuscripts. She has presented her research in front of organizations such as the American Academy of Otolaryngology, the Connecticut ENT Society, and the New England Otolaryngology Society, among others. Dr. Samarrai speaks both English and Arabic.