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Gady Har-El, MD, is the chief of head and neck surgery and oncology at Northwell Health's Lenox Hill Hospital. He performs head and neck surgery for tumors of the thyroid, parathyroid, neck, mouth and larynx. He also specializes in skull base surgery for tumors of the nose, sinuses, eye socket and pituitary gland.During his more than 30 years as a surgeon, Dr. Har-El has helped develop innovations in larynx reconstruction and minimally invasive procedures, including transnasal endoscopic surgery-performed through the nose-for skull base tumors.At the age of 19, Dr. Har-El sustained a serious injury that required a hospital stay. "I was a relatively healthy kid, but this experience showed me a side of medicine that went beyond a routine doctor visit," he says. After active military service, he attended medical school at Ben-Gurion University, then completed an otolaryngology residency at The State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn. He received his fellowship training in head and neck surgery and skull base surgery at Long Island College Hospital.At Lenox Hill Hospital, Dr. Har-El runs a tumor board, where he collaborates with other surgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, imaging specialists and pathologists to create highly tailored treatment plans. "Each patient's care is discussed and agreed upon by all tumor board participants," he says.As an adjunct professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Dr. Har-El is committed to training otolaryngology and head and neck surgery residents. He is also professor of otolaryngology and neurosurgery at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.Dr. Har-El has been a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for more than 20 years and is the former president of the American Laryngological Association, American Broncho-Esophagological Association, New York Head & Neck Society and New York Laryngological Society. He has published more than 250 journal articles and book chapters on head and neck and skull base tumors, and regularly presents at national and international meetings.One of the most valued parts of his job is ensuring every person he treats receives personalized care. "I examine them and talk to them about their condition, in addition to performing surgery and providing ongoing care," he says. "Every time I meet with a patient, I'm inspired."

The Little Baby Face Foundation ( LBFF ) transforms the lives of children born with facial deformities through corrective surgery. World-class surgeons and medical providers at the finest facilities in NYC volunteer their time to provide the best corrective surgery and medical care to children and their families who are in financial need worldwide. We arrange travel to and from New York City for children to undergo needed corrective surgical procedures at no expense to the patient or their families. Since our founding by Dr. Thomas Romo, III in 2002, more than 125 children born with facial deformities have had their lives transformed with help from the LBFF. These children, generally to the age of 21, come from communities across the country including: Athens, Alabama ; Lochbuie, Colorado ; Astoria, New York, Greer, South Carolina, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Kanilua Kona, Hawaii and many other communities. In addition, the Little Baby Face Foundation has served children and their families from around the globe including: Mongolia, Peru, Iraq, Nigeria, Ecuador, Moldova, Phillipines and many other countries. The Foundation also provides medical information about facial deformities to families and healthcare providers and supports related research. Alii!!! That means Hello in Palauan!! I really just want to say that I am very blessed for your foundation for helping my son Yoichi. He has improved so much after the surgery... People have been calling me asking information about the foundation and the work you do and asking how everything went and how I was taken care of... And every time they ask I am so excited to tell them about everything, even the doctors from the hospital are just so amazed at what happened and they have been asking information too about everything... I cannot express how much Dr. Romo and Dr. Sabry as well as Diane, Michelle and the Errico family for your warm love and care and kind hospitality and so much more its overwhelming... It brings tears to my eyes when I tell people the story of how you all made an impact in my son's life and mine as well... THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Yoichi is going to start eating next month that's when he'll turn six months, I am so excited to start feeding and its all thanks to all of you and your Foundation, I thank you so much...