Dr. Sukys is a native of Southern California – he was raised in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles prior to moving to La Cañada Flintridge for Junior High and High School. He graduated from La Cañada High School in 2008.
He then attended Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA for undergraduate studies, where he graduated in 2012 with Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa distinctions. In 2017, he graduated from Boston University School of Medicine with Cum Laude and Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honors.
Dr. Sukys went on to complete his Head & Neck Surgery Residency training at Yale University School of Medicine/Yale New Haven Hospital from 2017 to 2022. Dr. Sukys is thrilled to be returning home to southern California after spending the past 15 years on the east coast.
He now lives in the greater Pasadena area with his wife and two children. In his spare time, he enjoys family time, exercise, Dodger baseball, golf, podcasts and reading.
Education
- Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
Doctor of Medicine - Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
Bachelor of Arts
Residency
- Yale University School of Medicine/Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT
Department of Surgery - Division of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
Licensure & Certification
- Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 2023
- State of California Medical License, 2022
- State of California X-Ray Supervisor and Operator, 2024
Specialty – Otolaryngology
Dr. Sukys' expertise encompasses a broad range of otolaryngology services, with particular interests in chronic nasal obstruction, sinus conditions and hearing loss.
Outpatient Surgery Center Affiliations
- Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center
- Arcadia Outpatient Surgery Center
Hospital Affiliations
- Huntington Hospital, Pasadena
- USC Arcadia Hospital, Arcadia
Professional Affiliations
- American Medical Association
- American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- American Rhinologic Society
Research Publications
- Shah HP, Cohen O, Sukys J, Dibble J, Mehra S. The Impact of Frailty on Adjuvant Treatment in Patients with Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstruction - A Retrospective Study Using Two Independent Frailty Scores. Oral Oncol. 2022;132:106006. DOI:10.106/j.oraloncology.2022.106006
- Hong C, Khan M, Sukys J, Prasad M, Erson-Omay E, Vining E, Omay S. PIK3CA mutation in a case of CTNNB1 mutant sinonasal glomangiopericytoma. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud. 2022;8(1):a006120 DOI:10.1101/mcs.a006120
- Sukys JM, Jiang R, Manes RP. Predicting Severe Complications After Endoscopic Trans-Nasal Trans-Sphenoidal (TNTS) Surgery: A Comparison of Frailty, ASA and Comorbidity Scores. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2021. DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1740577
- Kremer C, Jiang R, Singh A, Sukys JM, Brackett A, Kohli N. Factors Affecting Posterior Glottic Stenosis surgery Outcomes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2021;130(10):1156-1163. DOI: 10.1177/0003489421997278
- Singh A, Kasle D, Torabi S, Sukys JM, Kohli N. A Review of Telemedicine Applications in Otolaryngology: Considerations During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Laryngoscope. 2021;131(4):744-759. DOI: 10.1002/lary.29131
- Rohlfing ML, Sukys JM, Poe D, Grundfast KM. Bilateral Congenital Cholesteatoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018;107:25-30. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.01.013
Textbook Publications
- Doukas S, Sukys J, Spock T, Manes RP. “Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science: Essential Principal and Practices” 4th Edition update Chapter 11 – The Nose and Sinuses. CRC Press. May 18, 2021.