StevenFIsenbergMD

Otolaryngology (ENT) • Indianapolis, IN

Head & Neck Plastic Surgery, Otolaryngic Allergy

Physician

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Office
1400 North Ritter Ave
suite 221
Indianapolis, IN 46219
Phone+1 317-355-1010

Fax+1 317-355-1992

Summary

Dr. Steven Isenberg is an otolaryngologist in Indianapolis, IN and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Community Hospital East, Community Hospital North, Riverview Health, Indiana University Health University Hospital, Indiana University Health North Hospital, and Indiana University Health West Hospital. He received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine and has been in practice 42 years. He specializes in head & neck plastic surgery and otolaryngic allergy and is experienced in allergic rhinitis, general otolaryngology, otolaryngic allergy, and sublingual immunotherapy.

Education & Training

Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1976 - 1979
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

IN State Medical License 1975 - 2025
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Inducted into Hall of Fame Shortridge High School, 2018
Community Service Award Indiana State Medical Association, 2014
Jefferson Award for Public Service 2013
Jerome Goldstein Award for Public Service American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2013
Grand Prize, Human Race Runners World Magazine, 2008
Otis Bowen Community Service Award Indianapolis Medical Society, 2007
Distinguished Service Award American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, 2007
Practitioner Excellence Award Board of Governors, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2005
Otis Bowen Distinguished Leadership Award Indiana University School of Medicine, 2002-2003
Winner of the Morris Fishbein Award for Excellence in Medical Communications American Medical Writers Association, 2000
Honor Award American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2000
America�s Top Doctors by peers, Category of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Guide to Top Doctors, Center for the Study of Services, 1999
Honorable Mention, PINNACLE Award American College of Physician Executives, 1996
CME Award AMA, 1995
CME Award AAO-HNS, 1995
"Extra Stepper" Award for Hospitality shown to nurses and peers in the coordination of quality patient care Community Hospital of Indianapolis, 1991
George A. and Margaret M. Kuhn Award, Teacher of the Year Community Hospitals of Indianapolis, 1989
Fellow American College of Surgeons, 1983
Recipient, Certificate sticker acknowledging of hours dedicated toward the education of the Family Practice Residents of Community Hospital of Indianapolis, Indiana American Academy of Family Physicians, 1979
Alpha Omega Alpha Indiana University, 1975
Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities Indiana University School of Medicine, 1975
Dean's Award Indiana University School of Medicine, 1975
Phi Eta Sigma Honorary Indiana University, 1969
Fellow (FAAO-HNS) American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Dean�s Award Indiana University School of Medicine, Class of 1975
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Obfuscating Insurance Cards
Steven F. Isenberg
Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal. 2009-04-01
Your experience with pay-for-call reimbursement: results of a questionnaire survey.
Stephen F. Isenberg
Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal. 2009-01-01
Failure to bill for nurse counseling: an opportunity missed.
Steven F. Isenberg
Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal. 2008-07-01

Journal Articles

Medals4Metttle: A Novel Approach to Teaching Humanism to Medical Students
Isenberg, SF, The Pharos, 1/1/2018
Disclosing medical mistakes: a communication management plan for physicians
Petronio S1, Torke A, Bosslet G, Isenberg S, Wocial L, Helft PR, Perm J, 1/1/2013
�Disclosing Medical Mistakes� A Communication Management Plan for Physicians
Isenberg SF, The Permanente Journal, 1/1/2013
HCPCS codes
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2007
Charging patients for medical records
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2007
Direct deposit for reimbursements
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2007
Pay �for-call reimbursement: What�s your experience?
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2007
Modifier 24 and modifier 79
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2007
Tool for more efficient credentialing
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2007
Double trouble
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2006
Where�s the money?
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2006
Establish written policies on discounts, waivers, and other collection variables
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2006
Written office policies
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2006
Web portals
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2006
Rules of operation
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2006
Seven practice management tips
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2006
Appeal theft
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2006
Coordinating dual health insurance benefits
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2006
Professional service recovery audits
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2006
Modifier 78
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2006
Nurse Practitioners
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2006
Silent PPOs� and �repricing� companies
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2005
Establishing a practice�s financial policies
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2005
Evidence � based practice management
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2005
Know your area�s top workers� compensation carriers
Isenberg SF, ENT Journal, 1/1/2005
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Books/Book Chapters

Helping Hands: Reflections on Humanities in Medicine
Chapter: Medals4Mettle
Page 53.0 - 56.0Isenberg SFIndiana University School of Medicine Dean�s Office for Medical Education and Curricular Affairs2007
Quality and Cost in Neurological Surgery
Chapter: ISO Registration for Medical Practices and Organizations: The Model for Implementing Total Quality Management
Page 235.0 - 259.0Isenberg SFLippincott, Williams and Wilkins2001
Profiting from Quality: Outcome Strategies for Medical Practice
Editors: Steven F. Isenberg MD, Indiana University School of Medicine; Richard E. Gliklich, Harvard Medical School.Jossey-Bass Publisher1999
Managed Care, Outcomes and Quality: A Practical Guide
Editors: Isenberg SF.Theime Publishers1997
Surviving and Thriving as an Independent Practitioner
Isenberg SF
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Abstracts/Posters

Surviving and Thriving: the Practice Improvement Program
Isenberg SF, AAOAF and the AAO-HNS, 1/1/2019
Surviving and Thriving
Isenberg SF, AAO-HNSF, 1/1/2019
Surviving and Thriving Course: Practice Management Solutions
Isenberg SF, American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery National Convention, Boston, 2010; San Francisco, 2011, 1/1/2011
Medals4Mettle
Isenberg SF, Humanitarian Forum at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology � Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, San Diego, California, 1/1/2009
Surviving and Thriving: 25 Practice Management Solutions
Isenberg SF, Richmond ENT Society, Michigan State ENT Medical Society Meeting, Richmond, Virginia, 2004; Bay Harbour, MI, 2005, 1/1/2005
Medical Mistakes and Managing Disclosure: Society�s Meat is the Physician�s Poison
Isenberg SF, IARR Health Relationship and Relationship Health Conference, University Place, Indianapolis, IN, 1/1/2005
Surviving and Thriving: Practice Management Solutions: The Professional Liability Crisis; and is there scale/scope in the practice of Otolaryngology?
Isenberg SF, Annual Meeting of the AAO-HNS, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/2005
Society�s Meat is the Physician�s Poison
Isenberg SF, Blame and Responsibility Conference, IUPUI, 1/1/2004
Benchmarking Apples to Apples in the Big Apple
Isenberg SF, AAO-HNS Annual Meeting, New York City, New York, 1/1/2004
Surviving and Thriving: the Practice Improvement Program
Isenberg SF, spring 2003 Meeting of the Kentucky Society of Otolaryngology, AOCOO-HNS Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida, 1/1/2004
Updates in ENT
Isenberg SF, Annual Meeting of the Georgia Society of Otolaryngology, 1/1/2003
Ear Pathology
Isenberg SF, Presentation to the Family Practice Residents of Community Hospitals of Indianapolis, 1/1/2003
Medical Practice Management 2002: Earning what you deserve; ENT Practice Manager: Revenue and Reimbursement with Process and Technology
Isenberg SF, 144th Annual Convention of the Missouri State Medical Association, 1/1/2002
Surviving and Thriving as an Independent Practitioner
Isenberg SF, American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy and American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1/1/2002
Increasing Revenues While Enhancing Patient Services
Isenberg SF, Increasing Revenues While Enhancing Patient Services, 1/1/2001
Incentivized Digital Outcomes Collection
Isenberg, SF, American Journal of Medical Quality, Royal Society of Medicine, St. Andrews, Scotland, 1/1/2001
Community-based Outcomes: The Project Solo Experience
Isenberg SF, Harvard Outcomes Symposium, 1/1/1999
Project Quality Card and the Practice Improvement Program
Isenberg SF, Current Topics in Otolaryngology, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1/1/1999
Utilizing Outcomes as a Community-Based Practitioner
Isenberg SF, AAO-HNS, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/1999
The Economics of Health Care Quality
Isenberg SF, Harvard Outcomes Symposium, 1/1/1999
Utilizing Patient Satisfaction Surveys to Assess Quality Improvement in Community Based Medical Practices
Isenberg, SF, American Journal of Medical Quality, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1/1/1998
Outcomes and Income
Isenberg SF, Association of Otolaryngic Administrators, San Antonio, TX, 1/1/1998
Making Effective Presentations
Isenberg SF, AAO-HNS, San Antonio, 1/1/1998
Non-penetrating pseudoaneurysm of the extracranial carotid artery presenting as a Horner�s Syndrome
Isenberg, SF, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, San Antonio, 1/1/1998
Managed Care, Outcomes and Quality: Optimizing Your Otolaryngology Practice
Isenberg SF, Respiratory Trends Conferences, 1/1/1998
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Lectures

Miniseminar: A Smooth transition to Practice
New York, New York - 1/1/2004
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
1/1/2004
Miniseminar: Practice Management Potpourri
1/1/2002
Use of Information Technology in Quality Improvement, Cost Reduction and Changing Culture
Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis - 1/1/2002
Laryngopharyngeal Manifestations of Gastroesophageal Reflux
Columbus, Indiana - 1/1/2001
Thyroid Carcinoma in Primary Care Setting � Surgery
1/1/2000
Health Information Miniseminar
New Orleans, LA - 1/1/1999
Synchronous Primaries
1/1/1998
Common Ear Problems
1/1/1997
Sinusitis
Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN - 1/1/1995
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
1/1/1989
Small Cell Carcinoma of the Ethmoid Sinus with Cavernous Sinus Involvement and Ophthalmoplegia
1/26/1993
Care of the Hospitalized ENT Patient
1/6./1981
Benign Fibrosseous Lesions of Bone
1/10/1992
Osteogenic Osteoblastic Carcinoma of the Mandible: Mandibulectomy with Reconstruction
1/18/1992
Total Laryngectomy: Recurrent Carcinoma of the Vocal Cord Post Radiation
1/26/1992
Composite Resections of Head and Neck Carcinomas
1/25/1991
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Tongue
1/30/1991
Solitary Plasmacytoma
1/9./1990
Meningitis vs. Lymphoma in an Immune Compromised Host
1/29/1989
Carcinoma of the Tonsil
1/26/1988
ENT Emergencies
Indianapolis, Indiana, 1982; Greenfield, Indiana, 1982 - 1/1./1982
Extramedullary Plasmacytoma
Indianapolis, Indiana - 1/17/1982
Tumors and Neoplasms of the Major Salivary Glands
Howard County Community Hospital, Kokomo, Indiana - 1/14/1981
Otologic Potpourri
Indianapolis, Indiana - 1/8./1981
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Other

Catching Leaves
Isenberg SF, The Pharos of Alpha Omega, Honor Medical Society
1/1/2012
Seafoam
Isenberg SF, The Pharos of Alpha Omega, Honor Medical Society
1/1/2011
A Simple Walk
Isenberg SF, The Pharos of Alpha Omega, Honor Medical Society
1/1/2010
Medals4Mettle Visits London
Isenberg SF, AAO-HNS Bulletin
1/1/2009
Office Hours
Isenberg SF, The Pharos of Alpha Omega, Honor Medical Society
1/1/2009
Four Season Haiku
Isenberg SF, The Pharos of Alpha Omega, Honor Medical Society
1/1/2009
Wondering Waves
Isenberg SF, The Pharos of Alpha Omega, Honor Medical Society
1/1/2008
Night Storm
Isenberg SF, The Pharos of Alpha Omega, Honor Medical Society
1/1/2008
A July Matinee
Isenberg SF, The Pharos of Alpha Omega, Honor Medical Society
1/1/2008
A Moment
Isenberg SF, The Pharos of Alpha Omega, Honor Medical Society
1/1/2008
Tiger Swallowtail
Isenberg SF, The Pharos of Alpha Omega, Honor Medical Society
1/1/2007
Sturge Weber
Isenberg SF, The Pharos of Alpha Omega, Honor Medical Society
1/1/2006
A Summer Morning
Isenberg SF, The Pharos of Alpha Omega, Honor Medical Society
1/1/2006
A Lost Child
Isenberg SF, The Pharos of Alpha Omega, Honor Medical Society
1/1/2006
Reflections
Isenberg SF, The Pharos of Alpha Omega, Honor Medical Society
1/1/2006
The Malpractice Accusation
Isenberg SF, The Pharos of Alpha Omega, Honor Medical Society
1/1/2006
The Practice Improvement Program
Isenberg SF, Isenberg Medical Communications
1/1/1999
If American Business Can, Why Can�t We?
Isenberg SF, Bulletin of the AAO-HNS
1/1/1998
Does Managed Care Affect Communication Between Physicians and Patients?
Isenberg SF, Practice Management Section, AAO-HNS BULLETIN
1/1/1997
How to Market Your Otolaryngology Practice
Isenberg SF, Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery audiotapes presentations
1/1/1996
Otolaryngology should be Accessible
Isenberg SF, AAO-HNS Bulletin
1/1/1995
Sore Throats, Stuffy Noses and Earaches: the Hazards of being a Kid
Isenberg SF, UPDATE, Newsletter, Community Hospital publication
1/1/1993
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Press Mentions

Jerome C. Goldstein, MD Public Service AwardAugust 13th, 2020
Medals4Mettle: Rewarding Life’s Hardest RacesAugust 30th, 2019

Grant Support

Medals4MettleEli Lilly EndowmentPresent

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - AAO - NHS
Fellow