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Dr. Donald Charles Lanza, MD

Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Accepting new patients
40 years of experience
Sinus And Nasal Institute Of Florida Pa 550 94th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33702
(727) 573-0074

Overview
Location
Expertise
Insurance

Brief Intro

Donald C Lanza, MD, MS is a board certified ears, nose, and throat physician who is internationally recognized as a subspecialist called a %u201CRhinologist & Skull Base Surgeon%u201D. Dr. Lanza sub-specializes in managing difficult health challenges affecting the nose, sinuses, orbits and the skull base. He is an innovator of minimally invasive surgical techniques and has introduced or aided in the development of nearly a dozen surgical techniques. Dr. Lanza has more than 20 years experience with refractory sinusitis and complicated frontal and sphenoid sinus disease. Dr. Lanza was quoted by both the NY Times and the Wall Street Journal for his expert opinion on treatment of sinus diseases. He and one of his patients were the subject of a Tampa Tribune news article regarding curative minimally invasive surgery for a rare sinus cancer. Related to his success as a surgeon, Donald C. Lanza, MD has been listed in %u201CBest Doctors in America%u201D continually since 1994 and in %u201CTop Doctors in America for Cancer%u201D since 2006. In 2011 he was acknowledged by Castle & Connelly as being ranked nationally among the top 1% within his specialty according to his peers. His work on sinusitis has been referenced by the Food & Drug Administration. Dr. Lanza has over 125 publications with nearly 100 in the peer-reviewed literature. Additionally, he was awarded as the %u201COtolaryngology Teacher of the Year%u201D by the residents in 1998 at the University of Pennsylvania and again at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 2004. In 2009, he received the %u201CDistinguished Service Award%u201D from the AAO-HNS to acknowledge his commitment to that organization. Dr. Lanza served on the Board of Directors for St. Anthony%u2019s Hospital Foundation and is currently the division head of otolaryngology for St. Anthony%u2019s Hospital (2010-2014).

Education Background

RESIDENCY

Albany Medical Center

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Suny Downstate Medical Center College Of Medicine - 1985

Languages Spoken

Russian
Spanish
English

Location & Hours

Sinus And Nasal Institute Of Florida Pa
550 94th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33702
Mon:8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Tue:8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Wed:8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Thu:8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Fri:8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Sat:Closed
Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Conditions Addressed

Laryngeal Cancer
Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Acute Sinusitis
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Deviated Nasal Septum
Otitis Media
Chronic Sinusitis
Allergic Rhinitis

Procedures Performed

Rhinoplasty
Sinus Surgery

Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

UnitedHealthcare
AARP
Liberty Dental
Florida Blue: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
Aetna
Cigna
Molina Healthcare
Medica
Blue Cross Blue Shield
CarePlus Health Plans (Florida Medicare)
EmblemHealth
Golden Rule
Medicare
STLDentalPlan| LLC
Humana

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Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 71
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Neurology & Neurosurgery 94
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 120
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 120
Diabetes & Endocrinology 62
Children's Hospital 16
Urology 119
Psychiatry 65
Geriatrics 94
Rehabilitation 70
Obsterics & Gynecology 13
Ophthalmology 2
Ear, Nose & Throat 10
Rheumatology 1
Long Term Care 23
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 36