‘The Bad Old Days Are Gone’: Turf Battles Recede as Otolaryngologists and Allergy Leaders Communicate and Collaborate

Dr. Fineman added that maintaining good relationships with ENT colleagues is also beneficial to patients. “We see patients who have sinus disease or polyps and who obviously need to have surgery, so it’s important to have good relationships with ENT colleagues who provide that service. Obviously, both groups of specialists want the best for our patients and we want to improve patient care. As long as we continue to have that as our goal, then we should be able to strive for that.”

“We have to communicate, we have to work together, and as we do, we’ll build confidence and trust in one another,” said Dr. Marple. “But it’s going to be a slow process.”

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