Dr. Ben Cilento: One Vocation Away From Changing for the Better
Release Date: 04/26/2024
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info_outlineDr. Ben Cilento, sometimes known by his nickname “The Snoring Doctor,” is a board certified sinus and snoring specialist, plastic surgeon, researcher, and wellness physician. He graduated at the top of his class with distinction in immunologic research from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. He did his residency at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he studied under world class mentors in rhinology, head and neck surgery and facial plastic surgery.
After completing a residency and fellowship, Dr. Cilento spent nearly a decade treating our military men and women and teaching residents in the US Navy’s ENT program as a sinus doctor. He was a professor at both the Eastern Virginia Medical School and the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. During this time, he was in charge of surgical research for Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and focused on outcomes research, patient satisfaction, and quality of life. Seeking a specialized practice setting, Dr Ben left a group practice in North Houston to pursue his own practice, Texas Sinus & Snoring, where he focuses on state of the art patient care with a personal touch.
In this episode of the One Away Show, Dr. Ben looks back at the circumstances, events, and educational experiences that led him to a career in medicine and pieces together how these factors coalesced to change his life for the better.
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