Our Professional Staff
Scott R. Schaffer, MD, MS, FACS
Dr. Schaffer is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery and The American College of Surgeons. Prior to founding The ENT Specialty Center, Dr. Schaffer served as head of the section of otolaryngology at Cooper University Hospital, president of the medical staff and member of the board of trustees. After graduating from The Medical College of Pennsylvania, he completed his otolaryngology residency at Temple University Hospital and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. Dr. Schaffer has been repeatedly honored as a "Top Doc" in Philadelphia Magazine, New Jersey Monthly Magazine, SJ Magazine, South Jersey Magazine and Consumers' Research Council.
Gabriel H. Wong, MD
Dr. Wong is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery. He graduated from Cornell University with distinction in all subjects. Dr. Wong graduated from UMDNJ medical school in Piscataway, where he served as president of AOA, the medical honor society. He completed his otolaryngology residency at Beth Israel Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York where his excellent medical care was featured in the New York Post. Dr. Wong serves as vice president of the New Jersey Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck/Facial Plastic Surgery. He has been recognized by South Jersey Magazine as a Readers Choice Top Physician.
Saba Aftab, MD
Dr. Aftab is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery; the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society; and the American College of Surgeons. She earned her bachelor's of science degree magna cum laude from The Pennsylvania State University, and in 2005 received her doctor of medicine degree magna cum laude from Thomas Jefferson University–Jefferson Medical College, where she was a member of the Hobart Amory Hare Honor Society and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Dr. Aftab completed her general surgery internship and her otolaryngology–head and neck surgery residency at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, training at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, and MetroHealth Medical Center. As a resident, she received the Schein Memorial Trophy Resident Research Award–First Prize in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Resident Research Competition, and Second Prize in the Northeast Ohio Head and Neck Surgery Society Resident/Fellow Research Competition. Dr. Aftab's articles have been published in peer–reviewed medical journals and she has authored a book chapter for a medical textbook. In August 2008 she provided otolaryngology–related medical and surgical care to pediatric patients at Hospital San Rafael during a humanitarian mission to El Salvador. Dr. Aftab joined Advocare ENT Specialty Center in August 2010.