Frenotomy Surgeons and Practitioners

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The following surgeons and practioners are reported by mothers and lactation professionals to be adept at frenotomies for both anterior and posterior tongue tie.

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Advanced Practice Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Surgeons

This tag indicates doctors known personally or by reputation to Diana West as having expertise in assessing and treating tongue tie

Arizona

Dr. Rajeev Agarwal (pediatrician)
Desert Ridge Pediatrics
20950 N. Tatum Blvd, Suite 200
Phoenix AZ 85050
(480) 585-5200

California

Capitola

Garry Crummer, MD (Pediatrician)
Capitola Pediatrics (Pediacare)
1820 41st Ave, Suite D
Capitola, CA 95010
(831) 476-3000

Castro Valley

Shervin Yazdi, DDS  (Dentist)
20700 Lake Chabot Rd Suite 205 
Castro Valley, CA 94546   
(510) 538-2098 
dryazdi.com     

Colton

James Jesse, DDS (Dentist)
1000 East Washington Street, Ste E
Colton, CA 92324
(909) 825-0117

Encinitas

James Ochi, MD (Pediatric ENT)
Children’s ENT of SD
477 El Camino Real C303
Encinitas, CA 92024
(858) 792-4800
Ent4mykids.com

Fresno

Amy Evans, MD, FABM (Pediatrician)
Fresno MEP/Pediatrics
Fresno, CA
(559) 459-4644 

Oakland

Robert Wesman, MD (Pediatric ENT)
744 52nd St Ste 4200
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 428-3456
Speaks Spanish

Palo Altos

Melinda Moir, MD (ENT)
Brad Hinrichs, MD (ENT)
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
795 El Camino Real
Palo Altos, CA 94301
(650) 853-2952
pamf.org

Poway

Stuart N. Graham, MD (Pediatrician)
15611 Pomerado Rd.  Bldg 4000
17190 Bernardo Center Dr.  Ste B
Poway, CA
(858) 675-3100

San Diego

Anthony Magit, MD (Pediatric ENT)
Seth Pransky MD (Pediatric ENT)
Denise Lago, PA-C
Rady Children's Specialists of San Diego - Pediatric ENT
3030 Children’s Way #402
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 309-7701


James G. Murphy, MD, FAAP, FABM, IBCLC
Naval Medical Center, San Diego
34800 Bob Wilson Drive, Suite 201
San Diego, CA 92134
(619) 532-8225
Military dependents only

San Jose

Connecticut

Middletown

Cliff O'Callahan, MD (Pediatrician)
Middletown, CT
(860) 344-6300

Florida

Clermont

Dr. Ramon Ruiz, DMD, MD (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon)
265 Hatteras Ave
Clermont, FL 34711
(352) 242-5331
cforalsurgery.com
Note: Uses anesthesia after 4 months old

Ft. Pierce

Denise Punger, MD, FAAFP, IBCLC
Coquelet & Punger Family Medicine
4640 S. 25th St,
Ft. Pierce, Florida, 34981, 772-466-8884
twofloridadocs.com

Jacksonville

Dr. Daniel Wohl (ENT)
Jacksonville, FL
(904)262-7368 
ent4kids.net

Orange City

Dr. Ramon Ruiz, DMD, MD (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon)
1095 Town Center Drive
Orange City, FL 32763
(386) 775-6966
cforalsurgery.com
Note: Uses anesthesia after 4 months old

Orlando

Dr. Ramon Ruiz, DMD, MD (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon)
610 N. Mills Ave, Suite 100
Orlando, FL 32803
(407) 843-2261
cforalsurgery.com
Note: Uses anesthesia after 4 months old

Tampa Bay

Dr. Peter Orobello
(727)-329-5400
pediatric-ent.com
Note: his partners do not treat posterior tongue tie

Winter Springs

Dr. Ramon Ruiz, DMD, MD (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon)
5908 Redbug Lake Road
Winter Springs, FL 32708
(407) 696-2262
cforalsurgery.com
Note: Uses anesthesia after 4 months old

Illinois

Buffalo Grove

Fred S. Margolis, DDS (Pediatric Dentist)
195 Arlington Hts. Rd. #150
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
(847) 537-7695
kidzdr@comcast.net

Indiana

Bloomington

Paul E. Johnson, MD (ENT)
Ent Associate-Southern Indiana
2920 S McIntire Drive
Bloomington, IN 47403-422
(812) 332-2226
ent-dox.com/Pages/OurStaff/ENTSI-Staff-Johnson.html

Kentucky

Lexington

Dr. Ray Van Metre (ENT)
Kentucky Ear Nose and Throat
1720 Nicholasville Rd, Ste. 501
Lexington, KY
(859) 278-1114

Maryland

Andrew Goldstone, M.D., FACS
6565 N. Charles Street, Suite 601
Baltimore,Md. 21204
(410) 821-5151
To be seen immediately, tell the receptionist it is for a baby

Massachusetts

Needham

Dr. Rebecca Stone
15 Oak St
Needham, MA 02492-2401
(781) 444-4722

Worcester

Dr. Syed Kamill
UMASS University Campus
55 Lake Ave. North
Worcester, MA
(508) 856-4162

Michigan

Ann Arbor

Amanda Kaufman, MD (Family Practitioner)
Family Medicine Clinic at Dominos Farms
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
(734) 647-5640

Missouri

Amy Grawey, MD
20 Progress Point Parkway, Suite 108
O'Fallon MO 63368
(636) 344-3020

Nebraska

Lincoln

Kathy Leeper, MD, IBCLC, FABM
MilkWorks
5930 South 58th St, Suite W
Lincoln, NE  68516
(402) 423-6402
milkworks.org

New York

Albany

Lawrence A. Kotlow, DDS, PC (Pediatric Dentist)
340 Fuller Road
Albany, NY
(518) 489-2571
kiddsteeth.com

Mineola

Dr. Segal (Dentist)
165 North Village Avenue, Suite 12
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
(516) 208-5088 
nomcs.com

New York City

Dr. Linda Dahl (ENT)
New York, NY
(212) 920-3047
dolcenter.net

North Carolina

Raleigh

Dr. Magda Pugh (ENT)
10010 Falls of Neuse Road, Suite 12
Raleigh, North Carolina   27614
(919) 790-2255
website

Ohio

Dr. Greg Notestine, DDS
2149 North Fairfield Rd.
Beavercreak, OH 45431
937-431-9916
(800) 988-0772

Oregon

Portland

Dr. Craig Hertler (ENT)
2222 NW Lovejoy, Suite 607
Portland, OR 97210
9155 SW Barnes Road, Suite 208
Portland, OR 97225
(503) 222-3638
pdxent.com/physicians/dr-hertler.html

Pennsylvania

Camp Hill

Robert E. Wolf, MD, FACS
1857 Center Street in Camp Hill, PA.
(717) 763-7333

Philadelphia

Penny Soppas, MD, IBCLC (Pediatrician)
Drexel Hill Pediatrics
Philadelphia, PA
(610) 623-9080, ext 151

South Carolina

Columbia

Fred Garner, MD (ENT)
Carolina ENT
Columbia, SC
(803) 744-2700

Mount Pleasant

James Majeski, MD, PhD
900 Bowman Road
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
(843) 884-7991

Tennessee

Dale Tylor, MD and Anne Williford, FNP

Otolaryndology Head and Neck Surgery

Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

2200 Children’s Way

Doctor’ Office Towers, 7^th floor

Nashville, TN 37232

(615) 936-8176

Texas

Dallas

Michael J. Biavati, MD (ENT)
8325 Walnut Hill Ln, Ste 100
Dallas, TX 75231
(214) 696-8900

Plano

Michael J. Biavati, MD (ENT)
7000 W Plano Pkwy, Ste 225
Plano, TX 75093
(214) 696-8900

Vermont

Colchester

Anya S. Koutras, MD, IBCLC (Family Practitioner)
Colchester Family Practice
883 Blakely Rd
Colchester, VT 05446
(802) 847-2055

Virginia

Midlothian

Dr. Patrick J Gibbons (ENT)
Dr. Matthew A Bridges (ENT)
Commonwealth ENT Specialists, P.C.
13700 St Francis Blvd, Ste 500
Midlothian, Virginia 23114
(804) 378-7443
(804) 378-0744 (fax)

Norfolk

Dr. David Darrow (ENT)
Norfolk Virginia
(757) 668-9327

Washington

Seattle

Isabella Knox, MD, EdM (Neonatologist)
Maternity & Infant Care Clinic at UWMC
(860) 212-4391
iknox@u.washington.edu

Mary Ann O'Hara, MD, MPH, M.St, FABM
Seattle Breastfeeding Medicine
7337 35th Avenue, NE
Seattle, WA
(206) 523-9000

Australia

Canberra

Monica Hogan (Lactation Consultant)
23 Galway Place, Deakin
Canberra, ACT 2600
Tel: 0409985324
monica@breastfeedingmatters.com.au

Kogarah

Dale Hansson, RN, IBCLC
Premier Health 
Ground Floor, 4 Belgrave St
Kogarah NSW 2217
Phone: 0295818888
dale@premierhealth.com.au

Canada

Montréal

Dr. Stephanie Martimbeau (Dental Surgeon)
Longueuil
(south shore of Montréal)
(450) 463-0050

Dr. Julie Choquet
Hôpital Lasalle
Montréal
(514) 362-8000

Toronto

Jack Newman, MD
Newman Breastfeeding Clinic & Institute
in the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM)
1255 Sheppard Avenue East
Toronto, M2K 1E2
(416) 498-0002

England

Southampton

Mervyn Griffiths, MD (Pediatric Surgeon)
Room EG217D
East Wing, G Level
Southampton General Hospital
SO16 6YD
023 8079 6489

Carolyn Westcot, RGN (Nurse)
Southampton General Hospital
carolyn@westcot.demon.co.uk

Another Resource

babyfriendly.org.uk
Enter "tongue-tie" in the search engine to find practioners who perform frenotomies. Note that not all treat posterior ties, so it may be necessary to to contact them to enquire.


Israel

Tel Aviv

Dr. Botzer
052-426-2332

Michael Scheflan, MD (Plastic Surgeon)
Board certified, The American Board of Plastic Surgery
Atidim Medical Center
Tel Aviv, Israel 69710
972 03 649 9233 
scheflan@medigroup.co.il

Germany

Bühl

Elien Rouw, MD (Doctor)
Im Wasserbett 7
77815 Bühl
Germany
07223-900302
ElienRouw@t-online.de
(in private practice, so not covered by state insurances)

Bühlertal

Dr. Holger Hüttemann (Dentist)
Hauptstrasse 32
77803 Bühlertal
07223-991515
willkommen@zahnarzt-huettemann.de
termine@zahnarzt-huettemann.de
domain17761.kunden.kontent.com/104.htm

Grevenbroich

Dr. Meyer, FA (für Kinderchirurgie)
Reydter Str. 131a
41515 Grevenbroich
02181-47670

Netherlands

Utrecht

Erica D.M. Post
Kinderarts
APLS- en NLS-instructeur
Gastdocent lactatiekunde
Mesos Medisch Centrum
v. Heuvengoedhartiaan I
3527 CE Utrecht
epost@mesos.nl
030 2953776
06 43143865 (mobile)