Philomena Behar, MD
Philomena Behar, MD
- More than 20 years experience in pediatric otolaryngology
- Cared for over 40,000 pediatric patients and their families
- Clinical Associate Professor, SUNY Buffalo, Department of Otolaryngology
- Published over 20 articles in international journals and books
- Trained over 30 residents and Fellows in Pediatric ENT
- Mentored over 10 PA and Nurse Practitioner students from Daemen and D”Youville over last 5 years
- Board Certified in Otolaryngology in 1998 and Pediatric ENT Fellowship training completed in 1999
- Selected as UB Otolaryngology Instructor of the year in 2019 and 2016
- Selected for Top Women Physicians in Castle Connelly 2019 and Top Doctors multiple years
- Supports Events for Kids with Food Allergies
Dr. Behar was born and raised in Buffalo. She graduated, magna cum laude, from SUNY Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1992. She completed her Otolaryngology residency in Buffalo in 1997 and then completed a 2 year pediatric otolaryngology fellowship at Egleston Children’s Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Immediately following her fellowship, she began her pediatric ENT career in Memphis, TN at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital. In 2001, she returned to Buffalo and joined PENTA.
Dr. Behar is board certified and a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery and the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology. Over the past 20 years, she has trained many otolaryngology residents and fellows, and was selected by the UB otolaryngology residents as the Clinical Instructor of the Year in 2019 and in 2016. She is also actively involved in training physician assistant students from Daemen College and nurse practitioner students from D’Youville.
Dr. Behar has been selected as a Castle Connelly 2019 Top Women Physician and has been listed in Top Doctors for multiple years. Additionally, Dr. Behar is active in clinical research and has presented her research at national meetings and published many papers in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Behar’s research has won the annual UB otolaryngology resident research award in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019.
When not at work, she enjoys spending time with her husband and 2 children. Dr. Behar enjoys cooking and reading. She has a particular interest in cooking for people with food allergies or dietary restrictions and is an avid supporter of Kids with Food Allergies (KFA) and Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE). She also likes to run outdoors and work in her garden.
Dr. Behar’s
Peer-Reviewed Journals
- Undersea Biomedical Research Author and Subject Cumulative Index for Volumes 1-10 (1974-1983). Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc. Bethesda, MD 1988.
Assisted in preparation of the Journal’s 10 year index. - Behar, PM, Arena S, Marrangoni AG: Recurrent Fibrovascular Polyp of the Esophagus. Am J Otolaryngol. 16 (3):209-212, 1995.
- Behar PM, Williams A, Donaldson D, Wax MK, Balos L: Systemic Amyloidosis. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 123(10):1136-1138, 1997.
- Behar PM, Myers LL, Wax MK: Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor of the Greater Auricular Nerve. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 124:109-112, 1998.
- Wax MK, Behar PM: Skull Base Reconstruction. Current Opinion in Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 5:259-262, 1997.
Assisted in manuscript preparation - Wax MK, Myers LL, Behar PM, Nabi N: Positron Emission Tomography in Parathyroid Hyperplasia. Head Neck. 19(8)709-710, 1997.
Assisted in manuscript preparation - Behar PM, Dolan R, Marrangoni AG, Daster R, Nayak N: Fibrovascular Lipoma of the Cerebellopontine Angle Mimicking Trigeminal Neuralgia. ENT Journal. 77:58-60, 1998.
- Belmont M, Behar PM, Wax MK: Atypical Presentations of Actinomycosis. Head Neck 21(3):264-286, 1999.
Assisted in manuscript preparation - Behar PM, Albritton F*, Muller S, Todd NW: Multicentic Infantile Myofibromatosis. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 45(3):249-254, 1998.
- Behar PM, Todd NW: Resuscitation of the Newborn with a Compromised Airway. Clinics in Perinatology. 26(3): 717-732, 1999.
- Behar PM, Todd NW: Gender and Observer Agreement About Papilloma. Int J Ped Otorhinolaryngol. Oct 25, 50(2) 125-31, 1999.
- Behar PM, Muller S, Todd NW: Rosai Dorfman Disease. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 125 (12) 1399, 1401, 2000.
- Behar PM, Todd NW: Paranasal Sinus Development and Choanal Atresia. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 126 (2) 155-157, 2000.
- Monroy A*, Behar PM, Brodsky L: Revision Adenoidectomy: A Retrospective Study. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 72, 565-570, 2008.
Study concept, design, manuscript preparation - Stamataki S*, Behar PM, Brodsky L,: Surgical Management of Drooling: Clinical and Caregiver Satisfaction Outcomes. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 72, 1801-1805, 2008.
Study concept, design, manuscript preparation - Stamataki S*, Behar PM, Brodsky L: Extramedullary Hematopoesis of the Maxillary Sinus. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol., Extra 4, (1), 32-35, 2009.
Assisted in manuscript preparation - Monroy A*, Behar PM, Nagy M, Poje C, Pizzuto M, Brodsky L: Head and Neck Dog Bites in Children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 140, 354-357, 2009.
Study concept, design, manuscript preparation - Faria J*, Behar P: Medical and Surgical Management of Congenital Laryngomalacia: A Case-control Study. Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery. ; 151(5): 845-851, 2014.
Study concept, design, manuscript preparation - Johnson N*, Faria J*, Behar P: “A Comparison of Bipolar Electrocautery and Chemical Cautery for Control of Pediatric Recurrent Anterior Epistaxis.” Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surg. 153 (5) 851-856, 2015.
Study concept, design, manuscript preparation - Hay C*, Kozielski R, Behar P: Unilateral Tonsil Mass: Lymphangiomatous Polyp. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 143(3) 309-310, March 2017.
Concept and manuscript preparation - Szymanowki, A*, Behar, P: Immature Cervical Teratoma Causing Airway Obstruction in a Premature Infant. Accepted for publication September 2019, ENT Journal.
Concept and manuscript preparation - Brown, C*, Behar, P: Factors affecting Persistent Tympanic Membrane Perforation after Tympanostomy Tube Removal and Paper Patch Myringoplasty in Children. Accepted for publication November 2019. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
Study concept, design, data analysis, manuscript preparation
Book Chapter
Behar PM, Todd NW: Management of the Draining Pressure Equalization Tube. Myles Pensak, ed. Book Chapter in: Controversy in Otolaryngology. 196-202, 2001
Abstracts
- Belmont M*, Behar PM, Wax MK: Actinomycosis of the Head and Neck. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 117:198, 1997.
- Behar PM, Todd NW, Muller S: Sinus Histiocytosis with Massive Lymphadenopathy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 119:185, 1998.
- Behar PM, Monroy A*, Heard C, Nagy M, Poje CP, Pizzuto MP, Brodsky L: Tongue Lip Fusion and Pierre Robin Sequence. Otolaryngology Head Neck Surg. Vol. 135, No 2S, p 264. Aug. 2006.
Media Presentation
- Dog bites, Summer time and Children: Interviewed by Parenting magazine. Interview published in Parenting Magazine, 2009
* Signifies mentoring of resident or fellow in training
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