Virginia Smith-Bronstein, MD

Specializing In

  • ENT

Otolaryngologist / Head and Neck Surgeon

Dr Virginia Smith-Bronstein is a board-certified Otolaryngologist Head and Neck surgeon. She completed her residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck surgery in 2019 at Northwestern and had been in practice for six years in Chicago before moving to the Bay Area. Dr Smith-Bronstein specializes in treating the full spectrum of otolaryngologic problems and believes that an otolaryngologist should listen carefully to each individual’s concerns in order to tailor an appropriate care plan for their needs.

Education

  • Swarthmore College – BA in Biology, minor in French, 2001-2005
  • Harvard Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology- Lab assistant, 2007-2009
  • Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California- MD, 2009-2013
  • Northwestern University Department of Otolaryngology- Intern, 2013-2014
  • Northwestern University Department of Otolaryngology- ENT resident, 2014-2018
  • Northwestern University Department of Otolaryngology- Chief ENT resident, 2018-2019

Honors

  • Deans Recognition Junior/Senior Continuum 2011-2013
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society 2011- current
  • Merk Scholar: 2013- Awarded to the Top 5 Graduating Students
  • American Hearing Research Foundation Resident Grant Winner 2015-2016

Publications

  • Rosenthal L, Smith-Bronstein V, Cervantes S, Schroeder J. A Chronic Glottic Foreign Body Diagnosed by Radiograph After 9 Months of Symptoms. Case Reports in Pediatrics Accepted March 2018.
  • Ghadersohi S, Young N, Smith-Bronstein V, Hoff S, Billings K. Management of Acute Complicated Mastoiditis at an Urban, Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospital. The Laryngoscope October 31, 2016.
  • Richter C, Young H, Richter S, Smith-Bronstein V, Stock S, Xiao X, Whitlon D. Fluvastatin Protects Cochleae from Damage from High-Level Noise. Sci Rep. 2018 Feb 14.

Committees

  • University of Chicago Advent Health Bolingbrook Hospital Credentialing Committee 1/2024-8/2025
  • Swarthmore College Alumni Admissions Interviewer 2015-2018
  • Northwestern McGaw Department of Otolaryngology Program Evaluation Committee 2015-2019
  • Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Faculty Instructor for Case Based Learning for GI and Head and Neck Systems 2015.

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