L. Grier Arthur III
L. Grier Arthur III, MD, FACS
Chair, Department of Surgery; Surgeon-in-Chief, The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital
After nearly 16 years of clinical practice in pediatric surgery, Dr. Arthur’s goals are to grow and develop pediatric surgery at The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital and to develop the Department of Surgery at Saint Peter’s University Hospital into a well-rounded tertiary referral center that competes with any surgical department in the region.
Kianoush Sheykholeslami
Kianoush Sheykholeslami, MD, PhD, FACS (Dr. Shey)
Chief of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) and Head and Neck Surgery
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. 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.