HOWARD N. BARROW, MD, FACS
Howard N. Barrow, MD FACS has been practicing Otolaryngology (ENT) in the community since 1992, caring for patients in his offices in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres, as well as having maintained active staff privileges at all of the hospital systems, countywide. Dr. Barrow attended Columbia University, majoring in Biology, and graduated Summa Cum Laude. He went to medical school at Cornell University Medical College, where he ranked amongst the top three students of his graduating class. Otolaryngology residency was completed at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, after which he chose to relocate to Lee County to practice and raise his family. He has participated in research and published several papers and wrote chapters in medical texts.
Dr. Barrow chose to leave the academic centers in New York in order to apply his training, serving patients within the community in a private practice setting.
He has been with Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialists of Florida, the longest tenured ENT practice in Lee County, since moving to the area in 1992. He evaluates both adult and pediatric patients with a wide variety of disorders of the ear, nose and throat, and treats them both medically and surgically as necessary. This encompasses nasal and sinus problems, ear disease, and throat issues. He also has extensive experience dealing with cancer of the head and neck, having trained with attending surgeons and fellows at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan. Dr. Barrow continues to maintain his training and experience with up to date, state of the art, treatment modalities of the nose and sinuses. These techniques involve less invasive, in-office treatments that formally would have only been performed in a hospital setting. Dr. Barrow loves living in Southwest Florida, experiencing and participating in its substantial growth through the years. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, travelling, skiing, and playing golf, tennis, and racquetball. Dr. Barrow is currently accepting new patients at his two office locations in Cape Coral and Fort Myers.
Dr. Barrow received his BA in Biology from Columbia College in New York, and went on to earn his Doctor of Medicine from Cornell University Medical College in New York.
St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center of New York was the site of Dr. Barrow’s General Surgery Internship and Residency. His Otorhinolaryngology residency was completed at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital in New York.
Academic honors:
Phi Beta Kappa (Columbia College)
Summa cum Laude (Columbia College)
Alpha Omega Alpha (Cornell Medical School)
John Metcalf Polk Award (Among the top three of Medical School graduating class)
Dr. Barrow has been in private practice since 1992.
Board Certifications:
Diplomate American Board of Otolaryngology
Fellow American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Board Certified and a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons
Memberships & Affiliations:
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Member Florida Medical Association, Former multi-year delegate
Member Lee County Medical Society, Former Board of Governors member
Member American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
