Nina Yoshpe, MD, is a board-certified otolaryngologist with more than 25 years of experience in private practice. At SCENT - Southern California Ear, Nose, and Throat in Long Beach, Los Alamitos, and Huntington Beach, California, Dr. Yoshpe specializes in both adult and pediatric otolaryngology, caring for patients of all ages. Dr. Yoshpe graduated from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, continuing on to her internship and Otolaryngology residency at the many hospitals of this prestigious institution. She is a board-certified otolaryngologist, with 25 years of treating both children and adults in the breadth of conditions affecting the ears, nose, and throat. She has a special interest in patients with Down's Syndrome, performing needed surgeries, and hosting community educational seminars for these special patients and their families. Dr. Yoshpe has been involved in advancing her field, both within the hospital and beyond its doors. She has served as section chief of the department of otolaryngology, as well as currently holding the position of chair of the department of surgery. She has held the position of President of the Women in Otolaryngology Group and is a member of the Board of Governors of the American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Giving back is very important to Dr. Yoshpe. She has been involved in the Jonathan Jaques Cancer Center and has volunteered on Medical Missions with Mending Kids...
Namrata Varma, DO, is a fellowship-trained pediatric otolaryngologist at SCENT - Southern California Ear, Nose, and Throat in Los Alamitos, and Long Beach, California. To better serve her patients and their families, Dr. Varma is fluent in English, Hindi, and Spanish. Dr. Varma received her osteopathic medicine doctorate from Touro University - College of Osteopathic Medicine. She went on to complete her Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery residency through Michigan State University. She was then accepted into the prestigious Pediatric Otolaryngology fellowship McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, in Canada where she received training in surgical treatment for chronic ear infections, endoscopic and open airway reconstruction, and specialized speech and swallowing disorders. She moved back home to Southern California five years ago and has since been caring for both children and adults with a wide variety of ear, nose, and throat problems, including minimally invasive surgery to treat obstructive salivary gland disorders. With her passion for Pediatrics, Dr. Varma collaborated with the pediatric speech and swallow therapists at Miller Children's and Women's Hospital and has since started a multi-disciplinary Aerodigestive Clinic, addressing the needs of both inpatient and outpatient children with complex swallowing and voice disorders. Despite being early in her career, Dr...
Dr. Schwartz grew up in New Jersey and attended Boston University, from which she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Human Physiology. She received her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. She then pursued her residency training in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Connecticut in Hartford and completed a fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in pediatric airway issues, complicated sleep apnea, cleft lip and palate, and many other disorders. She is thrilled to now be in Southern California to be closer to her family and part of the Southern California Ear, Nose, and Throat team!
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