Peter G. Michaelson, MD, FACS, Joins Stony Brook Medicine Community Medical Group’s Suffolk ENT

Commack, NY, August 13, 2025- PeterG.Michaelson, MD, FACS, has joined Stony Brook Medicine Community Medical Group with his newly established practice, Suffolk ENT. This expands access to expert ear, nose and throat (ENT) care in Commack, Nesconsetand nearby communities. Dr. Michaelson brings more than 20 years of ENT experience in both private practice and hospital settings in Dayton, Ohio, along with a distinguished 33-year career in the U.S. military.

Dr. Michaelson's comprehensive ENT practice includes all facets of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, with a special focus on rhinology and sinus procedures. A nationally recognized expert in balloon sinuplasty, Dr. Michaelson also serves as a national instructor for this minimally invasive, office-based technique.

"We are excited to welcome Dr. Michaelson to our otolaryngology team at Stony Brook Medicine," said Huseyin Isildak, MD, FACS, Division Chief of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery at Stony Brook Medicine. "His expertise in general otolaryngology, with a special focus on sinus disease, will be a tremendous asset to our division and to the Department of Surgery. His advanced skillsin office-based sinus procedures, including balloon sinuplasty, offer our patients convenient and high-quality care. We look forward to the positive impact he will make."

After growing up on Long Island and meeting his wife here, Dr. Michaelson is proud to return home to serve the community that moldedhim.He earned his undergraduate degree from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and initially served as a physicist before entering medical school at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. There, he graduated with the Top Medical Student Award. He completed his Otolaryngology residency at San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC) in San Antonio, Texas. He waslater assigned to Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, where he served as Chief of Head and Neck Surgery from 2008 to 2016.

"After serving over 20 years as a private practice, military, and hospital-based ENT physician, I feel deeply grateful for the opportunity to return home and care for the community where I grew up,which helped shape me into the physician and surgeon that I am," said Dr. Michaelson. "As anear,nose and throat specialist, I am grateful for the chance to help others breathe easier, to improve my patients' quality of life,and give back in a meaningful way to the place I've always called home."

In addition to his medical accomplishments, Dr. Michaelson retired from the United States Air Force Air National Guard in March 2024 as a Colonel and Senior Flight Surgeon. His 33 years of honorable service-including 16 years on active duty, more than a decade in the Air Guard, and over 100 flying combat hours-were recognized with numerous decorations and accolades, including the Meritorious Service Medal, the Combat Air Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal with combat deployment device, amongmany others.

An avid outdoorsman, Dr. Michaelson values time spent with his family and is deeply committed to bringing his extensive clinical and surgical experience to Stony Brook Medicine's patients.

About Stony Brook Medicine:

Stony Brook Medicine integrates and elevates all ofStony Brook University's health-related initiatives: education, researchand patient care. It includes five Health Sciences schools - Renaissance School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, School of Health Professions, School of Nursing and School of Social Welfare - as well as Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital, Stony Brook Children's Hospital and more than 200 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County. To learn more, visitstonybrookmedicine.edu.

About Stony Brook Medicine Community Medical Group:

Stony Brook Medicine Community Medical Group, an arm of Stony Brook Medicine, includes more than 45 community practices with more than 50 locations across Long Island, from Farmingdale to Greenport. We offer exceptional care in 24 specialtiesand arecommitted to enhancing medical care coordination in the community. To learn more, visit sbcommunitymedical.org.

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