Lloyd Loft, MD, FACS is a board-certified otolaryngologist – Ear, Nose and Throat – physician and surgeon. He is a Fellow of The American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and a Fellow of The American College of Surgeons. Prior to joining Optum, Dr. Loft was in private practice in New York City for more than 25 years. Dr. Loft graduated with honors from Columbia University in New York City and completed his medical degree at New York Medical College where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society. He completed his Otolaryngology residency at The Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital and affiliated hospitals including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and The New York Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center. In addition to his private practice, Dr. Loft has been instrumental in the training of future otolaryngologists serving as a resident instructor at The Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital and a clinical professor of otolaryngology at New York Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Dr. Loft provides high quality personalized, comprehensive Ear Nose and Throat specialty care in a modern state-of-the-art medical office. He is highly experienced in the medical and surgical management of nasal and sinus disorders and has a special interest in minimally invasive nasal and sinus surgery including balloon sinuplasty and endoscopic sinus surgery. The practice provides diagnosis and treatment for conditions including nasal congestion, sinus infections, snoring and sleep apnea, ear disorders and hearing loss, dizziness, throat and voice problems and head and neck disorders including head and neck tumors and cancer. He has been an instructor in advanced nasal and sinus surgery continuing medical education courses and has also published articles on techniques in sinus surgery in medical textbooks and otolaryngology journals.
Dr. Loft has been nominated by his fellow physicians as a Castle Connolly New York Metro Area Top Doctor since 2015 and was chosen to be included in the prestigious Marquis Who’s Who of Top Doctors in America.