GALVESTON, Texas – Wasyl Szeremeta, M.D. has joined the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas – Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston as professor of otolaryngology – head and neck surgery.
A cum laude graduate of Harvard University, he received his M.D. in 1989 from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He subsequently completed his internship in general surgery at the Medical Center of Delaware in Christiana, and his residency in otolaryngology at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit.
In 1996, Dr. Szeremeta completed his fellowship training in pediatric otolaryngology at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He then joined the faculty at Temple University, where he remained until 2010. Prior to coming to UTMB, Dr. Szeremeta was a member of the Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, N.Y.
In addition to his clinical education, Dr. Szeremeta earned an MBA in healthcare management, plus an M.S. in healthcare finance, from Temple University’s Fox School of Business in 2002.
Dr. Szeremeta’s research interests include molecular biology of chronic sinusitis and adenoiditis; the effect of adenotonsillectomy on voice and vocal production; pain control in pediatric otolaryngologic procedures; predictors of obstructive sleep apnea in the pediatric population; immune modulators in otitis media; and measures of otolaryngology resident education and evaluation.
Dr. Szeremeta is a longtime activist of the Ukrainian National Association, having served three terms on the General Assembly as a member of the Auditing Committee, before he resigned in order to accept a position on the board of directors of the Ukrainian National Foundation. He is a member of UNA Branch 247 of Wilmington, Del.