Our Physicians

Dr. Eric A. Birken

Dr. Eric Birken is board certified in the specialty of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery and is one of the founding partners of Lakeside ENT & Allergy. He graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1968 and the Otolaryngology Residency Program at the Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York City in 1974. In addition, he was a Research Fellow in Head and Neck Surgery at Mt. Sinai Medical Center. Before moving to this area in 1976, he served as Chief of Otolaryngology at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio.

Dr. Birken is the past president of the Ontario County Medical Society and is their present Secretary-Treasurer. He is the past president of the medical staff at Clifton Springs Hospital, current president of the Clifton Springs Profession Organization, and a current member of the Board of Trustees of the Clifton Springs Hospital. In addition, he is the former Chairman of the Department of Surgery at F. F. Thompson Hospital and Associate Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology at University of Rochester and a adjunct faculty member of Rochester Institute of Technology in the Physician Assistants program.He is the recipient of the Academy of Otolaryngology Distinguished Achievement Award.

Education
Bachelor of Science: 6 year medical surgical program at Boston University
Doctor of Medicine: Boston University School of Medicine
Internship and 1st year General Surgery: Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City Residency: Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York City
Fellowship: Otolaryngology Research; Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York City

Board Certification
American Board of Otolaryngology
American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy

Professional Memberships
College of Surgeons (fellow)
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Fellow)
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Head and Neck Surgery (Fellow) American Society for Head and Neck Surgery (Fellow)
American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (Fellow)
American Sleep Disorders Association
Ontario County Medical Society (Secretary-Treasurer)
Rochester Academy of Medicine
Medical Society of the State of New York
American Medical Association

Research
Published approximately 20 articles on various topics in otolaryngology and national publications
Co-author of a chapter in the “Textbook of Thyroid Diseases”

Dr. Srinivas R. Kaza

Dr. Srinivas R. Kaza is board certified in the field of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery. He grew up in Delaware and graduated as the Valedictorian of Dover High School in 1988. He was accepted into the accelerated Honors Program in Medical Education at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. He completed his undergraduate education in 1991 and graduated from Northwestern University Medical School in 1995. Dr. Kaza then completed a residency in Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery at the Penn State Geisinger Medical Center in 2000. He was in private practice for 3 years in Delaware before relocating to the Finger Lakes region in 2004 and joining Lakeside ENT & Allergy.   Dr. Kaza is married with two children. His wife, Lesley A. James MD, is a Family Medicine physician.

Dr. Kaza specializes in the medical and surgical management of head and neck diseases . His special areas of interest are rhinology, diseases of the sinuses and endoscopic sinus surgery, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, otolaryngic allergy, pediatric otolaryngology, snoring and sleep disorders, diseases of the salivary glands, and head & neck oncology, head and neck imaging technology, health information technology in medicine, and medical education. He is an adjunct clinical faculty member of the Rochester Institute of Technology Physician Assistant Program and the former Chairman of the Department of Surgery at F. F. Thompson Hospital.

Education
Bachelor of Science: Northwestern University Honors Program in Medical Education and BA Psychology, Evanston, IL 1988-1991
Medical School: Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 1991-1995
Residency in Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery: Penn State Geisinger Medical Center 1995-2000

Board Certification
Diplomat, American Board of Otolaryngology 2002

Professional Memberships
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Fellow)
American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy

American Rhinologic Society

American College of Surgeons (Candidate)
American Medical Association (Member)
American Association of Sleep Medicine
Monroe County Medical Society
MSSNY

Research
Authored or co-authored over 15 presentations and publications at national and regional meetings on various topics in the field of otolaryngology.

 

Dr. Jay Yates

Dr. Jay Yates is board certified in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. He was born and raised in Oregon and later relocated to Oklahoma. In 1989 he earned his Bachelors of Science in Biology and Chemistry from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK. He graduated from Saint Louis University School of Medicine in1993, and then completed his residency in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Penn State Geisinger Health System in 1998. He went into private practice at the Susquehanna Health Care System in Williamsport, PA until relocating to the Fingerlakes area in 2001. He is married with three children. His wife, Heidi Piper M.D, is a native of Victor, NY. She is a vitrea-retinal surgeon who practices at the Eye Care Center in Canandaigua, NY.

Dr. Yates specializes in diseases of the head and neck with experience in pediatric and adult otology, endoscopic sinus surgery, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, head and neck oncology, otolaryngic allergy, snoring and sleep disorders, and facial plastic surgery. He is an adjunct clinical faculty member of the Rochester Institute of Technology Physician Assistant Program and a member of numerous local, region and national medical societies.

Education
Bachelors of Science: Oral Roberts University 1985-1989
Doctor of Medicine: Saint Louis University School of Medicine 1989-1993
Internship in General Surgery: Penn State Geisinger Health System 1993-1994
Residency: Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Penn State Geisinger Health System 1994-1998

Professional Memberships
American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery
Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advancements in Children (SENTAC)
American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
Christian Medical and Dental Association
Medical Society of the State of New York
Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology
Ontario County Medical Society
Canandaigua Medical Society

Research
Authored or Co-authored 15 articles on various otolaryngic topics.

 

Dr. Roger Sequeira

Dr. Roger Sequeira is board certified in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.  He grew up in Huntington Beach, California.  He graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelors of Science in Psychobiology in 1995.  He earned a Masters of Science in Physiology and Biophysics from Georgetown in 1998.  He graduated from Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2003 and completed his residency in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Indiana University in 2008.  He relocated to the area in 2008 with his wife, Deborah Desa, D.D.S, an orthodontist in Batavia.

Dr. Sequeira specializes in diseases of the head and neck with particular interests in otology, endoscopic sinus surgery, head and neck oncology, endocrine surgery, snoring and sleep surgery, otolaryngic allergy and facial plastic surgery.

Education
Bachelors of Science: University of Southern California, 1991-1995
Masters of Science: Georgetown University, 1997-1998
Doctorate of Medicine: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1998-2003
Residency: Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University, 2003-2008

Professional Memberships
American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
American Medical Association

Research
Authored or Co-authored 6 articles in various topics in otolaryngology.