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  • Surgery, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
  • Accepting new patients
  • 45 years of experience
  • Ent And Allergy Associates Poughkeepsie 21 Reade Pl Ste 3200, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
  • (845) 471-4086

Brief Intro

Dr. Hector Rodriguez earned his medical degree at University Autonomous of Guadalajara, and served his residency at SUNY Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals, Buffalo, New York. He went on to complete a Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He served as the Director of Rhinology at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Rodriguez specializes in treatment of snoring and sleep apnea, sinus surgery, laser surgery and nasal physiological function studies in patients with sinonasal pathology. He is entering private practice after completing an impressive 22-year tenure in Academic Medicine at Columbia University. Dr. Rodriguez has had vast experience, having treated over 120,000 patients and is an expert in the field of Rhinology and Snoring. He was the first to introduce Endoscopic Sinus surgery and LASER surgery for snoring at Columbia University. Dr. Rodriguez has pioneered innovative treatments utilizing Radiofrequency ablation in patients with chronic rhinitis. Currently he utilizes advanced surgical techniques in the treatment of patients with sinusitis including Balloon Sinuplasty combined with "Fusion" navigational Systems.

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Education Background

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Guadalajara Auton Univ

Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara Facultad De Medicina - 1980

Languages Spoken

  • Spanish
  • Korean

Location & Hours

  • ENT & Allergy Associates
  • 21 Reade Pl Ste 3200, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
  • Mon:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Tue:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Wed:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Thu:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Fri:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Sat:8:15 am - 12:00 pm
    Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

  • Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
  • Surgery

Conditions Addressed

  • Labyrinthitis
  • Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
  • Chronic Sinusitis
  • Acute Pharyngitis
  • Deviated Nasal Septum
  • Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Hearing Loss
  • Allergic Rhinitis
  • Otitis Media
  • Laryngeal Cancer
  • Acute Sinusitis
  • Acute Otitis Externa
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Procedures Performed

  • Inner Ear Tests
  • Hearing Evaluation
  • Sleep and EEG Testing
  • Sleep and EEG Testing
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Tonsillectomy or Adenoidectomy
  • Sinus Surgery
  • Tonsillectomy or Adenoidectomy
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Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • Elderplan
  • CDPHP
  • HealthFirst (NY)
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Aetna
  • EmblemHealth
  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
  • Driscoll Health Plan
  • Tricare
  • Cenpatico
  • Optum Health
  • Oscar Health Insurance
  • CHAMPVA
  • Fidelis Care (NY)
  • MVP Health Care
  • Molina Healthcare
  • AmeriGroup
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
  • 1199SEIU
  • Wellcare
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  • Children's Hospital 22
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