Sydney C. Butts, MD, FACS

About Sydney Butts, MD, FACS

Dr. Butts brings more than two decades of clinical, academic, and leadership experience to ENTA. Widely respected throughout the specialty, she has served in numerous leadership roles at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, including Chief of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Throughout her distinguished career, she has been recognized for her contributions to patient care, resident education, surgical innovation, and leadership within the field of otolaryngology.

Dr. Butts earned her medical degree, cum laude, from Yale University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center and subsequently completed a fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

An accomplished educator, researcher, and mentor, Dr. Butts has received numerous honors throughout her career, including the SUNY Downstate GME Teacher of the Year Award, the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Honor Award, and the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health Leadership Award. She has also been recognized repeatedly for her commitment to resident education, leadership, and community service.