CURRICULUM VITAE
Alexander A. Romashko MD
Alexander A. Romashko MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Otolaryngology
Department of Otolaryngology
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
09/1987 - 06/1992 Bachelor of Science - Materials Science and Engineering (with Departmental Honors), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL |
07/1996 - 06/2000 Doctor of Medicine (with Honors - Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society), University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI |
09/01/2021 - 05/05/2023 Certificate in Bioethics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
07/01/2000 - 06/30/2001 Surgery Intern, General Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL |
07/01/2001 - 06/30/2004 Resident Physician, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL |
07/01/2004 - 06/30/2005 Chief Resident, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
01/01/2017 - Present Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
09/01/2019 - Present Staff Physician, Surgery, Otolaryngology, Zablocki VA Hospital, Milwaukee, WI |
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
06/2006 - 07/2014 President and Owner, Alexander A. Romashko, M.D., S.C.; solo practitioner otolaryngology practice, Waukesha, WI |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
09/2014 - Present Active staff physician, Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI |
2015 - Present Active staff physician, Surgery, Surgicenter of Greater Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI |
01/2016 - Present Active staff physician, Surgery, Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls, WI |
01/2016 - Present Active staff physician, Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital, West Bend, WI, West Bend, WI |
09/01/2019 - Present Active Staff Physician, Surgery, Otolaryngology, Zablocki VA Hospital, Milwaukee, WI |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
06/2006 | 06/2026 | |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
1999 - Present Alpha Omega Alpha - election to medical honor society, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI |
2003 First Place - Peter Girgis Research Symposium: "Protein phosphatase-2A maintains focal adhesion complexes in keratinocytes and the loss of this regulation in squamous cell carcinomas", Loyola University - Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Maywood, IL |
2003 Third Place - Lederer-Pierce Research Competition: "Protein phosphatase-2A maintains focal adhesion complexes in keratinocytes and the loss of this regulation in squamous cell carcinomas", Chicago Laryngological and Otological Society, Chicago, IL |
2004 Second Place - Peter Girgis Research Symposium: "Routine histopathology in endoscopic sinus surgery - is it necessary?", Loyola University - Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Maywood, IL |
2005 Third Place - Peter Girgis Research Symposium: "Liver function screening in patients presenting with squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck", Loyola University - Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Maywood, IL |
2006 Recognition Award - Physician Peer Satisfaction high score, Waukesha-Elmbrook Healthcare, S.C., Waukesha, WI |
2007 Recognition Award - Physician Peer Satisfaction high score, Waukesha-Elmbrook Healthcare, S.C., Waukesha, WI |
2012 - 2018 Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), Vitals.com |
2012 - 2018 Patients’ Choice Award (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018), Vitals.com |
2014 - 2018 On-Time Doctor Award (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), Vitals.com |
2015 - 2016 Perfect Score - 100% Overall Provider Rating - CG-CAHPS patient satisfaction metric, Froedtert/MCW Community Physicians, New Berlin and Waukesha, WI |
2016 - 2018 Compassionate Doctor Award - 5 year honoree (2016, 2017, 2018), Vitals.com |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
04/01/2019 - Present American Academy Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (Member) |
01/19/2022 - Present American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (Member) |
12/02/2022 - Present American Rhinologic Society (Member) |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
10/01/2004 - 09/30/2007 Committee member, Research Liaison and Development, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery |
10/01/2023 - 09/30/2025 Member, Practice Management Education Committee, AAO-HNS |
INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Local |
"Blunt Laryngeal Trauma", Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 04/2002 |
"Radiation Therapy in Carcinoma of the Head and Neck", Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 01/2003 |
"Rejuvenation of the Aging Forehead", Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 03/2004 |
"Auricular Injury and Reconstruction", Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 02/2005 |
"The Dizzy Patient - An Otolaryngologic Approach", Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, 10/2005 |
"The Dizzy Patient - an Otolaryngologic Approach", Resident Education Conference, "The Dizzy Patient - an Otolaryngologic Approach", 12/2005 |
"Pediatric Hearing Loss", Resident Education Conference, Waukesha Family Medicine Residency Program, Waukesha, WI, 03/2006 |
"Hearing Loss in the Elderly", Resident Education Conference, St. Luke's Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency Program, 04/2006 |
"E.N.T. Emergencies", Resident Teaching Conference, St. Joseph Hospital Transitional Year Residency Program, Milwaukee, WI, 08/2006 |
"Tonsillitis and Abscesses", Resident Education Conference, Waukesha Family Medicine Residency Program, Waukesha, WI, 08/2006 |
"Sinusitis - Diagnosis and Treatment", Resident Education Conference, Waukesha Family Medicine Residency Program, Waukesha, WI, 01/2007 |
"Hearing Loss in the Elderly", Resident Education Conference, Waukesha Family Medicine Residency Program, Waukesha, WI, 10/2007 |
"Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea", Resident Education Conference, Waukesha Family Medicine Residency Program, Waukesha, WI, 2007 - 2011 |
"The Dizzy Patient - An Otolaryngologic Approach", All Staff Conference, Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha, WI, 01/2008 |
"Hearing Loss in the Elderly", All Staff Conference, Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha, WI, 03/2008 |
Regional |
"ENT for the DDS" - six (6) 50 minute lectures on otolaryngologic topics pertinent to practicing doctors of dentistry, Dental Forum of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, 04/2008 |
National |
Romashko AA, Stankiewicz J, "Routine histopathology in endoscopic sinus surgery - is it necessary?", AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting, New York, NY, 09/2004 |
Romashko A, Rhee J, Pawar S (moderator), “Difficult Nasal Airway - Panel”, MCW Best Evidence ENT 2018, Kohler, Wisconsin, 08/09/2018 |
“Consensus Statement - Septoplasty”, MCW Best Evidence ENT 2018, Kohler, Wisconsin, 08/09/2018 |
Romashko A, Long C, Poetker D (moderator), Shay S, Southwood J, “Sinonasal Inflammatory Disease - Panel”, MCW Best Evidence ENT 2018, Kohler, Wisconsin, 08/12/2018 |
Romashko A, Friedland D (moderator), Martin T, Harris, M, "Eustachian Tube Dysfunction - Panel", MCW Best Evidence ENT 2019, Kohler, Wisconsin, 08/08/2019 |
COMMITTEE SERVICE: |
Hospital |
09/01/2021 - Present Medical Advisory Committee, Froedtert Surgery Center |
MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Resident and Fellow Education |
09/01/2014 - 12/31/2016 Clinical Instructor - surgical instruction of MCW otolaryngology residents (as Froedtert/MCW Community Physicans staff member); 5-15 hours per week of direct resident teaching |
01/2017 - Present Assistant Professor - surgical and didactic instruction of MCW otolaryngology residents (surgical instruction, mock oral boards examination, educational conference participation), medical students (clinical otolaryngology) |
04/03/2017 Mock Oral Board Exam - Otolaryngology; Complicated Chronic Sinusitis |
10/30/2017 Mock Oral Board Exam - Otolaryngology; Facial Nerve Paralysis |
12/27/2017 Core Curriculum lecture - Otolaryngology. "College Bowl Quiz - Allergy and Immunology" |
04/09/2018 Mock Oral Board Exam - Central and Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
10/22/2019 Core Curriculum lecture - Otolaryngology; "Billing and Coding" |
02/18/2020 Mock Oral Board Exam - Otolaryngology; “Complications of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery” |
02/16/2021 Core Curriculum lecture - Otolaryngology; “Billing and Coding”, Update for 2021” |
04/01/2021 - Present Interactive Lecture - CT Anatomy of The Temporal Bone (given every 4 months) |
04/01/2021 - Present Interactive Lecture - Anatomy and Pathologies of the Ear (given every 4 months) |
EXTRAMURAL TEACHING: |
Resident and Fellow Education |
03/2006 - 04/2011 Waukesha Family Medicine Residency Program, Lecturer - various otolaryngologic topics of relevance to Family Medicine residents |
07/01/2023 - Present Froedtert/MCW Menomonee Falls Family Practice, Teaching FP residents in oto clinic |
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES: |
01/2006 "Hearing Loss - Meeting the Challenge Head-On"; talk at senior citizen lecture series, West Wood Health Club, Waukesha, WI |
02/2006 "The Surgical Treatment of Sleep Apnea"; talk at community lecture series, Aurora Women's Pavilion, West Allis, WI |
10/2015 "Sinusitis"; talk at public lecture series, Froedtert/MCW Community Physicians Moorland Reserve Health Center, New Berlin, WI |
08/01/2022 - Present MCW Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured |
MEDIA APPEARANCES: |
07/31/2006 "The Ears Have It", by Kawanza Brown, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - "Pulse" section |
08/02/2006 "Ear Infections in Children", Fox 6 Morning News - Health Segment |
ORAL RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS: |
04/2005 Romashko AA, Bier-Laning C, "Liver function screening in patients presenting with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck"; presented at Chicago Laryngological and Otological Society
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Routine histopathology in uncomplicated sinus surgery: is it necessary? (Romashko AA, Stankiewicz JA) Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2005 Mar;132(3):407-12; discussion 413 |
2. Protein phosphatase-2A maintains focal adhesion complexes in keratinocytes and the loss of this regulation in squamous cell carcinomas. (Romashko AA, Young MR) Clin Exp Metastasis 2004;21(4):371-9 |
