Dr. Matthew L. Finerman is board-certified in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. He is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery as well as the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy. Other professional society memberships include American Medical Association, California Medical Association, Los Angeles County Medical Association and Los Angeles Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
Dr. Finerman received his bachelor's degree with honors in Bacteriology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1973. After obtaining his M.D. degree from Loyola in Chicago, he returned to UCLA for his training in surgery followed by residency in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. There he received nationally recognized training for all areas of the ear, nose and throat with particular emphasis on medical and surgical treatment of tumors of the head and neck, including the thyroid, parathyroid and parotid glands. Dr. Finerman has a particular interest and expertise in allergy of the ear, nose and throat. He provides medical management -- including allergy testing -- as well as computer-guided endoscopic sinus surgery. This interest also gives Dr. Finerman medical as well as surgical options to correct problems with snoring and sleep apnea in adults and children as well as voice and swallowing disorders.
Dr. Finerman is an Associate Clinical Professor at UCLA. A frequent lecturer in his field, he has received teaching awards including the distinction of "Clinical Professor of the Year" from the UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery as well as listing in Who's Who. He has been President of the Los Angeles Society of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery and served as Chief of Otolaryngology at both Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and California Medical Center.
