Physicians Assistants:

Audiologists:

Andrew Golde M.D., C.M. F.R.C.S.C. F.A.C.S.

Dr. Andrew R. Golde earned his medical degree in 1988 from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He completed an internship at the University of Ottawa, followed by training in general surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. He graduated in 1994 from the Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery residency program at the University of Toronto. Dr. Golde has served as a lecturer on the Academic Staff in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Toronto until moving to Atlanta in 1995.

Dr. Golde is a Fellow of both the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada and the American College of Surgeons, and is board certified by both the American Board of Otolaryngology and the Royal College of Surgeons. His many memberships include those in the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology and the American Medical Association.

Dr. Golde has been in private practice in Atlanta since 1995, and has established an outstanding reputation as both a physician and surgeon in the field of ear, nose and throat disorders. His goal in founding Advanced Ear, Nose & .roat Associates, P.C. is to provide optimal medical care to his patients in the face of a changing medical environment. Similarly, Dr. Golde has created .e Atlanta Nasal and Sinus Institute as a center of excellence for treatment of nasal and sinus disorders utilizing the latest and most advanced techniques available.

Dr. Golde’s scope of practice includes functional and cosmetic nasal surgery, three-dimensional computer-assisted endoscopic sinus surgery, laser surgery of the upper airway, voice restoration surgeries, medical and surgical treatment of snoring and sleep apnea, treatment of hearing loss, pediatric otolaryngology, and surgical treatment of thyroid and parathyroid gland diseases. He is also one of the few physicians in north Georgia that treats spasmodic dysphonia using BOTOX injections.

Dr. Golde is the Medical Director for the Atlanta Nasal and Sinus Institute. He has been named one of the top thyroid surgeons in the State of Georgia. He is guest lecturer at the Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine, and is a well known speaker in the medical community in Atlanta. Dr. Golde has published research articles in several professional journals, co-authored a chapter in a textbook on thoracic surgery, and presented papers at scientific meetings. He has also performed prize-winning basic science research in tissue oxygen monitoring for purposes of reconstructive surgery.

Dr. Golde is on the medical staffs of Northside Hospital, St. Joseph’s Health Center of Atlanta, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, and HealthSouth Surgery Center in Dunwoody.

Samuel Mickelson M.D., F.A.C.S., A.B.S.M.

Dr. Samuel A. Mickelson earned his Bachelor's degree with high distinction in 1978 and completed his medical degree in 1982, both at the University of Michigan. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology -Head and Neck Surgery at Henry Ford Hospital in 1987.

Following residency, he served as the Residency Training Program Director in the Department of Otolaryngology at Henry Ford Hospital from 1987 to 1996. Since 1996, he has been in Atlanta, Georgia where he is the Director of The Atlanta Snoring and Sleep Disorders Institute, Medical Director of Advanced Sleep Laboratories and physician member of Advanced Ear Nose & Throat Associates. His clinical practice focuses exclusively on the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disordered breathing.

Dr. Mickelson is Board Certified by both the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and the American Board of Sleep Medicine. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and has served as an examiner for the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Examination. He is a past chair of the Sleep Disorders Committee for the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and is an active member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Dr. Mickelson has a special interest in the non-surgical and surgical treatment of snoring and sleep apnea with experience in a variety of advanced surgical procedures such as Somnoplasty, Injection Snoreplasty, palatal implants, laser palatal surgery, tongue reduction, and tongue suspension surgery. He also has expertise in endoscopic surgery for nasal and sinus disease, ear surgery, and head and neck cancer.

His research interests have led to publications in many professional journals, and books. Dr. Mickelson has also presented numerous papers at local, state and national society meetings and has been an invited speaker at many instructional courses on the management of snoring, sleep apnea and sinusitis.

Dr. Mickelson has been named as one of the best doctors in Atlanta by the Atlanta Magazine for 2001 and as one of the best doctors in the United States by Who's Who since 1996.

Dr. Mickelson has medical staff privileges at Northside Hospital, Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (Scottish Rite), and HealthSouth Outpatient Surgery Center.

Sonza Curtis P.A.

Sonza L. Curtis P.A. joined Advanced Ear, Nose & Throat in December 2004 after over eight years of previous experience as a Physician Assistant.  She brings a well-rounded background in urgent care, primary care, and since 1998, has dedicated her career to the ear, nose, and throat specialty. 

As a Physician Assistant (P.A.), Ms Curtis is a specially trained health care professional licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision providing a broad spectrum of services at Advanced ENT. As such, she obtains comprehensive pre-operative health histories and performs physical exams, diagnoses and treats illnesses and medical conditions, orders and interprets lab and other diagnostic tests, counsels on preventive health care, and can write prescriptions in Georgia. Ms. Curtis is also trained to assist the physician in surgeries and performs minor procedures such as flexlaryngoscopies, videostroboscopies, myringotomies, FNAs and abscess incision and draining.

Ms. Curtis’ educational experience began at the University of Nebraska where she was a Biological Sciences major and earned her MPAS Medicine in 1996. There Ms. Curtis was not only a Dean’s List student but a Goodrich Scholar and an officer of the Student National Medical Association, Association of Pre-Health Students and Student Senate.  She holds certifications from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and Nursing Management of Chemotherapy.

Alan Segal M.S., F.A.A.A.

Alan I. Segal received a B.S. degree in Psychology in 1973 and a M.S. in Audiology in 1975 from the University of Pittsburgh. Following graduation, he worked as staff audiologist at West Virginia University Medical Center, Morgantown, WV. He was appointed chief liaison to hearing aid manufactures and Audiology staff advisor for hearing aid technology. Alan also instructed Otolaryngology residents in basic Audiology.

In 1977 Alan headed the Audiology program at St. Joseph's Hospital, in Parkersburg WV where he established an innovative infant hearing screening program as well as helped to establish the first Vestibular Rehabilitation program in the state.

In 1992 he joined Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton Ohio where he was instrumental in setting up a state of the art Balance Center for the diagnosis of inner ear disorders. He developed and marketed Fidelity Hearing Aid Services, a cooperative business unit between Miami Valley Hospital and Fidelity Health Care. As head of the Audiology department, Alan directed the hearing screening program for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and was advisor to the CareFlight Trauma Team for in-flight and on-scene hearing protection.

Alan has been a popular speaker for community groups on subjects including the health effects of adult onset hearing loss, what consumers should know about hearing aids, and balance problems in older adults. In 2003, he traveled to Israel where he helped establish the first ENG/Balance Test Center at the Western Galilee Hospital.

Alan joined Advanced Ear, Nose and Throat Associates in August, 2006 as senior staff Audiologist and director of the hearing aid program. Alan is a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, certified member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, member of the National Hearing Conservation Assn. and Georgia Academy of Audiology. He is currently conducting research to complete his Doctorate from Central Michigan University.