Newswise — Neptune, NJ – January 8, 2016 – Jersey Shore University Medical Center recently welcomed board certified Adult and Pediatric Otolaryngologists Mursalin M. Anis, M.D., Ph.D. and Seth McAfee, M.D. Both Dr. Anis and Dr. McAfee will play vital roles in expanding the surgical team’s capabilities and treatment for patients with diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, throat (ENT), and related structures of the head and neck.

Dr. Mursalin Anis treats patients suffering from all diseases of the ear, nose and throat, with a special focus on laryngeal cancer and stenosis, voice changes, and breathing and swallowing difficulties. He completed his Laryngology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital – Harvard Medical School. He has advanced training in voice restoration surgery (phonosurgery) and treating cancer and dysplasia with maximal preservation of normal vibratory functions of the voice box. He is trained in care of the Professional Voice and performs office-based procedures on the larynx.

Dr. Anis received his medical degree and a doctorate degree in Immunology from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Anis then went on to complete his residency in Otolaryngology at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA before pursuing fellowship training.Dr. McAfee treats patients in all aspects of Otolaryngology with specialization in the medical and surgical treatment of the ear. He is fellowship trained in Neurotology from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA., and received his medical degree from the Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, OH, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.

Dr. McAfee completed his internship in general surgery and residency in Otolaryngology at the Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA, where he was awarded a grant by the Richmond Eye and Ear Foundation for his ototoxicity research. Dr. McAfee has published clinical manuscripts and contributes regularly to medical texts focused on Neurotology.

“We are proud to welcome both Dr. Anis and Dr. McAfee to Jersey Shore. Their surgical expertise in Otolaryngology compliments our surgical team’s capabilities, and enhances our health care services for patients with diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, throat,” says John F. Gibbs, M.D., FACS, Chairman of Surgery, Jersey Shore University Medical Center.

To learn more about Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery Program, please visit www.jerseyshoreuniversitymedicalcenter.com/jsumc/services/surgery/earnoseandthroatsurgery

About Jersey Shore University Medical Center:Jersey Shore University Medical Center, a member of the Meridian Health family, is a not-for-profit teaching hospital and home to K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital – the first children’s hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Jersey Shore is the regional provider of cardiac surgery, a program which has been ranked among the best in the Northeast, and is home to the only trauma center and stroke rescue center in the region. Through the hospital’s clinical research program, and its affiliation with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Jersey Shore serves as an academic center dedicated to advancing medical knowledge, training future physicians and providing the community with access to promising medical breakthroughs. For more information about Jersey Shore University Medical Center call 1-800-DOCTORS, or visit www.JerseyShoreUniversityMedicalCenter.com.