Alexander Edward Stewart, MD
I speak: English
My gender: Male
Where I practice
- Emergency service
- Urgent care services
- After-hours services
- Pharmacy services
- No emergency services
- No urgent care services
- No after-hours services
- No pharmacy services
About me
Hello, and welcome to my Web page. Thank you for taking the time to get to know me better. I very much appreciate the opportunity and privilege of taking part in your or your family member’s healthcare. It is always my sincere hope that I can make a positive difference in someone else’s health and quality of life.
Biography
After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1991, I attended medical school at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. I completed a General Surgery internship at Bethesda Naval Hospital and then served as a Naval Flight Surgeon for Marine Corps F/A-18 jet squadrons based out of Southern California. I completed my residency at the Naval Medical Center San Diego (1999-2004) and then served as a general otolaryngologist in Charleston, South Carolina. My rhinology fellowship was with Dr. Winston Vaughan, founder of the California Sinus Centers and Stanford Sinus Center. I continued my service as the first fellowship-trained rhinologist in the Navy until retiring as a Captain and joining Kaiser Permanente in 2017.
About my practice
As a rhinology subspecialist, my area of expertise includes the endoscopic surgical management of complex and challenging conditions in and around the nose and sinuses. This includes: chronic sinusitis with or without polyps, including fungal disease, aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease, and cystic fibrosis; recurrent sinus infections; recurrent sinus barotrauma related to flying and/or diving; and benign and malignant tumors. I care for many patients that have failed extensive medical therapy and multiple surgeries. I can work collaboratively with my neurosurgery colleagues to perform endoscopic skull base surgery, which includes repair of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks and meningoencephaloceles, and removal of benign and malignant tumors of the brain and skull base. I also work with ophthalmology to perform endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) for excessive tearing and endoscopic orbital decompression for thyroid eye disease. In addition to my surgical duties, I perform an array of clinic-based procedures, including balloon dilation of the sinuses, polyp removal, turbinate reduction, and removal of skin cancers involving cosmetic and functionally sensitive areas of the face with same-day reconstruction.
How I thrive
I have been blessed with more than I deserve and have an amazing wife and five children that mean everything to me. I thrive by spending as much time as possible with my family. I am passionate about soccer and enjoy cooking and the outdoors.
My office
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My provider type
Physicians and SurgeonsMedical groups, plans, and locations
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
- Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
- HMO
- Medi-Cal Managed Care
- Point-of-Service Plan (POS)
- Senior Advantage
Contact information
- Appointments/information
- 1-833-574-2273 (toll free)
- California Relay Service
- 711 (TTY for the hearing/speech impaired)
- Pharmacy information/refills by phone
- 1-877-842-9584 (toll free)
My training, certifications and licensing
Medical school
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences F Edward Herbert School of MedicineBoard certification
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surger
American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck SurMedical training
Fellowship
Rhinology and Sinus Surgery
California Sinus CentersInternship
General Surgery
National Naval Medical CenterResidency
Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Naval Regional Medical CenterJoined Permanente Medical Group
2017Active license information
License number
A108619License type
Physician and SurgeonLicense issuing state
CALIFORNIANational Provider Identifier (NPI)
1093788226Cultural Competency Training (CCT)
CompletedMy hospitals
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