About the Author

DR. JONATHAN E. AVIV, MD, FACS, is a world-renowned physician, surgeon, educator, inventor, speaker, and author. He is the clinical director of the Voice and Swallowing Center of ENT and Allergy Associates, the largest ear, nose, and throat private practice group in the United States. He is also clinical professor of otolaryngology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. SAMARA KAUFMANN AVIV, MA, graduated cum laude from Colgate University, majoring in psychology and philosophy, and did her graduate studies at New York University in general psychology. She is the author of two peer-reviewed mental health studies.