Phelps Hospital, Northwell Health Names a New Medical Director

Phelps Hospital, Northwell Health is pleased to appoint Dr. Cameron Budenz of Croton on Hudson as medical director of the Phelps Audiology and Cochlear Implant Center. Dr. Budenz, who joined the hospital’s medical team in 2014, will also continue to serve as medical director of the Phelps Balance Center.

Board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Budenz cares for children and adults with ear and skull base disorders. She has expertise in the treatment and management of acute and chronic ear disease, hearing loss, imbalance and dizziness, facial nerve disorders and lateral skull base tumors.

“Dr. Budenz is one of the most intelligent, pleasant, thorough, dependable and good-hearted physicians I have ever had the privilege to collaborate with in our center,” said Paula Dinu, director of Speech and Audiology at Phelps Hospital, Northwell Health. “Our staff are beyond thrilled to have such a strong medical leader who has the heart and compassion needed to ensure the best patient care with continuity across all involved disciplines to yield excellent patient outcomes.”

Dr. Budenz received her medical education at the University of Michigan Medical School. She then went on to complete her surgical internship and otolaryngology residency at New York University, which included work at NYU Langone Medical Center, Bellevue Hospital, Lenox Hill Hospital and Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital.

“I am thrilled to continue to be a part of the Phelps Balance Program and to also now serve as the medical director of the Phelps Audiology and Cochlear Implant Center,” said Dr. Budenz. “These programs capitalize on the expertise of audiologists, speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists and physical therapists at Phelps, working together as a team to provide premier care to the people of the Hudson Valley for their hearing and balance concerns. Our team looks forward to continuing to build upon the comprehensive balance, audiology and cochlear implant services that we offer at Phelps.”

While at the Kresge Hearing Research Institute at the University of Michigan, Dr. Budenz studied the use of gene therapy to promote auditory neuron survival and regeneration in the deafened inner ear. She has a particular interest in cochlear implantation, otosclerosis, chronic ear disease and cholesteatoma, vestibular schwannomas and vestibular disorders.

“We are excited to have Dr. Budenz lead our Audiology and Cochlear Implant Center,” said Phelps Executive Director Eileen Egan, RN, Esq. “She has been invaluable to Phelps over the past several years, both as a physician and medical director. She possesses the ideal qualities to direct our center, with the expertise and compassion that complement our high degree of skill and integrity at Phelps Hospital, Northwell Health.”

In addition to her role at Phelps, Dr. Budenz is an associate physician with ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP.

Phelps Hospital Northwell Health is at 701 North Broadway in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. and can be reached by calling (914) 366-3000 or visiting www.phelps.northwell.edu. Follow @PhelpsHospitalNorthwell on Facebook, @Phelps-Hospital-Northwell on LinkedIn and @PhelpsHospital on Twitter and Instagram for the latest news and updates.

About Phelps Hospital

Phelps Hospital, part of Northwell Health, is a full-service 238-bed acute care community hospital in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. With more than 1,700 employees and 1,100 medical staff members representing 60 medical specialties, Phelps offers one of the broadest ranges of community hospital services in Westchester County. Caring for the community is at the heart of what Phelps does. Patients benefit from distinguished physicians, many of whom are pioneers in their field, offering the most advanced procedures using the latest technology. Phelps Hospital is supported by Northwell Health Physician Partners, a primary and specialty care medical group, with practices located on the hospital campus and in the surrounding communities. For more information, visit www.phelps.northwell.edu.

About Northwell Health

Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 23 hospitals, 830 outpatient facilities and more than 16,600 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 76,000 employees – 18,900 nurses and 4,800 employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.