Dr. Michael Seicshnaydre

Dr. Greg Meekin

 

 

We would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to our practice and services.  Our Doctors are Dr. Michael Seicshnaydre and Dr. Greg Meekin.  Both of our physicians are Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and Fellows of the American College of Surgeons.  In addition Dr. Seicshnaydre is a fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy.  Our facilities include the ability to treat all aspects of the Ear Nose and Throat including infections and tumors of the head and neck using state-of-the-art techniques and equipment such as endoscopic sinus surgery with CAT scan and computer assisted technology, microscopic ear and skull base surgery, audiometric testing with full hearing aid service when medically necessary, on-site experienced allergy evaluation, testing and immunotherapy.  Our staff continually attends courses in the latest advances in diagnosis and treatment to provide you with the most up-to-date health care available. 

At The Center for Head & Neck Medicine & Surgery, every staff member has been trained as a professional to ensure you receive the best possible quality care.  We take pride in our capability to serve you and we look forward to a mutually satisfactory relationship. 

 

Michael Alan Seicshnaydre, M.D., F.A.C.S, F.A.A.O.A                      

    

 LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

 
States Licensed:     Mississippi -  November, 1992 to present
                             Louisiana License -  July 1988 to present
 
Board Certified: American Board of Otolaryngology - 5/3/94
Fellowship: American College of Surgeons - October, 1996
American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy - 9/22/94
 
EDUCATION HISTORY
 
Residency: Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
                 The Medical College of Virginia -
                 Virginia Commonwealth University
                 Richmond, Virginia 1989-1993
 
Internship: The Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
                 Department of General Surgery
                 Santa Barbara, California 1988-1989
 
Medical School: Louisiana State University Medical Center
                 New Orleans, Louisiana 1984-1988
 
College:   Louisiana State University
                 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
                 B.S. in Biochemistry 1979-1983
 
High School: St. John High School
                 Gulfport, Mississippi
 
 
 
 
 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
 
     Clinical Instructor - Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Bio Communication, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
 
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
 
     Diplomat-American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
     Fellow-American College of Surgeons
     Fellow-American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
     American Medical Association
     National Association of Physicians for the Environment-Charter      member
     Triologic Society - Associate member
     Mississippi State Medical Association
     Mississippi Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Association
     Louisiana-Mississippi Ophthalmological & Otolaryngological   
 
HONOR SOCIETIES
 
     Alpha Epsilon Delta - Awarded 1982
 
SCHOLARSHIPS, HONORS AND GRANTS
 
     Cancer Education Council, 1991
     American Cancer Society - Research Grant, 1984
 
PAPERS PRESENTED
 
Seicshnaydre, M.A., Jackson, A.: Emergency Laryngectomy, Virginia Society Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Arlington, VA,  April, 1990.
 
Seicshnaydre, M.A., Johnson, M., Hasentab, S., Williams, G.H.: Cochlear Implants in Children: The Reliability of Preoperative Computed Tomography, American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, September, 1991 (Poster presentation).
 
Johnson, M.H., Hasentab, S., Seicshnaydre, M.A., Williams, G.H.: Computed Tomography of Post Meningitic Deafness: Observations and Predictive Value in Pediatric Cochlear Implant Patients. Radiologic Society North America, April, 1992. Certificate of Merit, American Society of Neuroradiologist, June 1992, American Society of Head and neck Radiology, 1992.
 
Seicshnaydre,M.A.,Frable,M.A.: Kawasaki'sDisease: Early presentation  to the Otolaryngologist. Poster 
presentation to the American Academy of  Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual  Meeting, September, 1992. 
    
Seicshnaydre, M.A., Sismanis, A., Hughes, G.B.: An Update of  Reparative Granuloma: A Survey of the American Otological Society and American Neurotological Society. Presented to the
Annual Meeting of the American Otological Society, April, 1992.
 
          
PUBLICATIONS
 
Seicshnaydre, M.A., Johnson, M.H., Hasentab, S., Williams, G.H.: 
Cochlear Implants in Children: The Reality of Preoperative Computed Tomography.  
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 107:410-417, 1992.
    
Seicshnaydre, M.A., Frable, M.A.S.: Kawasaki's Disease: Early     
Presentation to the Otolaryngologists. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck  Surgery,
108:344347, 1993.
 
Seicshnaydre, M.A., Sismanis, A., Hughes, G.B.: An Update of Reparative Granuloma: A
Survey of the American Otological Society and American Neurotological Society. American
Journal of Otology. 15(2): 155-160, 1994.
 
Seicshnaydre, M.A., Frable, M.A.S.: Kawasaki's Disease: Early Presentation to the
Otolaryngologists. "Yearbook of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery", (2)OT 174, 1994.
 
Johnson, M.H., Hasentab, M.S., Seicshnaydre, M.A., Williams, G.H.:     
Computed Tomography of Post Meningitic Deafness: Observations and Predictive
Value in Pediatric Cochlear Implant Patients. American Journal of Neuroradiology,
16:103-109, 1995. 
 
BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH
 
Familial clustering of cancer in patients with Leukemia or Lymphoma, Department of Genetics and Geriatrics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA. Conducted with Henry Rothschild, M.D., Ph.D, May, 1985 - August, 1985.
 
The Distribution of an oncogene polymorphism in normal and high risk populations. Department of Genetics and Geriatrics, Louisiana      State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA. Conducted with Craig Cohen,Ph.D., May, 1984 - August, 1984.
 
 HOSPITAL/SURGICAL CENTER AFFILIATIONS
 
     Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
     Gulf South Outpatient Center
     Gulf Coast Medical Center
     Garden Park Hospital
     Gulfport Outpatient Surgical Center
     Hancock Medical Center
    
 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
 
     Gulfport Rotary Club
     Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce
     Memorial Hospital at Gulfport Speakers Bureau
     St. John's Catholic Church - Eucharistic Minister
     CCD Instructor
     Gulfport Yacht Club
 
 INTERESTS
 
     Dr. Seicshnaydre is a novelist and has a keen interest in personal energy management. Click the
     link below to learn personal energy management and tips.
     Sailing, Golf
     Exercise and fitness
     Landscaping, Gardening
     Writing
     Outdoor sports (camping, backpacking)
     Personal development
    
PREPARED SPEAKING TOPICS
 
     Ear, Nose and Throat Allergies
     Allergies and Your Home
     Environmental Induced Illness
     Swimmer’s Ear
     Sinus Surgery Update
     Music and the Mind

     Many more

 

  

Dr. Greg Meekin, M.D., FACS

Dr. Greg Meekin is a 1988 graduate of Georgetown Medical School where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Dr. Meekin entered residency at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA on July 1988 where he trained in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and received specialized training in Neurological Surgery with an emphasis on Otology and Skull Base surgery.

Dr. Meekin completed his residency in July 1993 and entered the Air Force where he was stationed at Keesler Air Force Base. During his military career he completed advanced training as a Diving Medical Officer and Navy Diver at the Navy Diving and Salvage Training Center, Panama City, FL, Flight Medicine at the United States Air Force Aerospace Medical Institute, Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas and Airborne paratrooper training at Fort Benning.

Dr. Meekin is Board Certified in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is also a diving instructor with the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI). 

Dr. Meekin is a Reserve Officer with the Gulfport Police Department and serves as Medical Officer for the Tactical Team (SWAT).

He will be providing care in the areas of the Ear, Nose and Throat, Head and Neck surgery and diving medicine with special emphasis in Ear and Sinus disease.
 

About Gregory Kent Meekin, M.D., FACS

Past Positions:

Chief of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery;Keesler AFB, Biloxi MS

Diving Medical Officer                                                                                                                                                                         Division of Hyperbaric Medicine                                                                                                                                                          Naval Operational Medical Institute                                                                                                                                          Pensacola Naval Air Station

Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Bethesda, MD
 

Member, Diving Control Board
Caribbean Marine Research Center
West Palm Beach, FL 33407

Medical-Legal Consultant in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
United States Air Force Surgeon Generals Office

EDUCATION:
Undergraduate:  Indiana University
BA Chemistry, Minor: Biology
May 1984

Honors:
Graduate Magna Cum Laude
Phi Beta Kappa April 1983
Phi ETA Sigma Freshman Honor Society
Alpha Epsilon Delta Honorary Pre-Medical Society
USAF Pre-Health, Health Professions Scholarship
Cadet Group Commander USAF ROTC
Distinguished Graduate USAF ROTC

Medical Degree: Georgetown University
M.D., May 1988

Honors:
Graduate Magna Cum Laude

Elected Alpha Omega Alpha, Feb 1987
Vice-President of AOA

Recipient of 1988 Georgetown Clinical Society Award

USAF Health Professions Scholarship

POST-GRADUATE SURGICAL TRAINING:
(Residencies at The University of Virginia):

Surgical Internship: June 1988 to June 1989

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery/Neurological Surgery
July 1989 to June 1990

Neurological Surgery
July 1990 to June 1991

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery/Neurological Surgery
July 1991 to June 1992

Chief Resident- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
July 1992 to June 1993

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:

Aerospace Medicine Primary Course USAF

ACLS Provider Certification

ATLS  Provider Certification

Naval Diving Medical Officer

Hyperbaric Chamber Operator

Certified Naval Diver

Airborne Parachutist

National Association Underwater Instructors (NAUI)  Diving Instructor
New Techniques: Minimally Invasive Otologic Surgery
Sarasota Memorial Hospital  Feb 2000

BOARD CERTIFICATION:

National Board of Medical Examiners,July 1989

American Board of Otolaryngology, May 1994

MEDICAL LICENSURE:

Commonwealth of Virginia, Medicine and Surgery

State of Mississippi, Medicine and Surgery

BOARDS/COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS:

Co-Director, Keesler Medical Center Head and Neck Tumor Board  1994-1998

Keesler Medical Center Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee  1996-2001

Keesler Medical Center Cancer Activities Committee  1994-2001

Drug Utilization and Review Committee  1996-2001

Chair: Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Program 2000
Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons

SOCIETIES:

Fellow American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 1994- present
 
Society of Military Otolaryngologists Head and Neck Surgeons 1993- present
               
Christian Society of Otolaryngology 1993- present
               
Fellow American College of Surgeons   1997- present
 
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society 1998- present
 
Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons   1993- present
 
National Association of Underwater Instructers (NAUI)
 
Divers Alert Network (DAN) Consultant
 
 

PUBLICATIONS:

1.The Prognostic Value and Pathophysiological Significance of the Rim Sign on Cholescintigraphy:  Meekin, Ziessman, Klappenbach:  Journal of Nuclear Medicine 1987

2.The Treatment of Malignant Disease of the Paranasal Sinuses Transcranially:  Sagher, Meekin, Reibel, Newman, Jane:  Controversies in Skull Base Surgery, Osama Al-Mefty

3.Intraoperative use of Methylene Blue to localize Parathyroid Adenoma - How I Do It. Laryngoscope, 108: May 1998

PRESENTATIONS:

1.En Bloc Resection of the Pterygo-Maxillary Fossa:  Meekin, Newman, Persing, Cantrell:1991,  Virginia Society of Neurological Surgeons

2.Is it Snot or Not?  An Endoscopic Approach to CSF Leaks: Meekin, G.K., C. W. Gross, J. A. Jane:  1993, Virginia Society of Neurological Surgeons

3.Functional and Cosmetic Considerations in Fibrous Dysplasia of the Maxilla: Becker, Giles, C. W. Gross, Meekin:  1993, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

4.Intraoperative Use of Methylene Blue to Localize Parathyroid Adenoma:  Southern Section of the Triological Society, Jan 1997

5.Extended Osteoplastic Frontal Sinus Craniotomy for Resection of Intracranial Epidermoid Tumors 9th Annual Meeting of North American Skull Base Society - 1998

6.Bilateral Branchial Cleft Fistulas, Clinical and Surgical Management:  Freeman, Meekin:Society of Air Force Clinical  Surgeons 1997

7.Fourth Branchial Cleft Fistula Presenting as Recurrent Thyoiditis in a Child:  Russi, Meekin: Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons 1998

8.Rhinosinusitis and Allergic Rhinitis: Invited Speaker to Southeastern Association of Physician Assistants, 1999, Beau Rivage Resort, Biloxi, MS

9.Treatment of Medullary Thyroid Cancer in MEN IIA:   Moore, Meekin;  Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons 2001

10.Chronic Sinusitis:  Invited Speaker, Southeastern Association of Physician Assistants and Nurse Practicioners  2001

POSTERS:

Intranasal Glioma in a Neonate Presenting as Acute Respiratory Distress:  Becker, Meekin, Giles, Gross, Academy of ORL-HNS 1993

Surgical Correction of Metopic Synostosis: Shaffrey, Persing, Meekin, JaneAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons 1991

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
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