Dr. Steven Enrich

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Get to know Otolaryngologist Dr. Steven Enrich who serves patients in Nashville, Tennessee. 

Dr. Enrich is a board-certified and fellowship-trained otolaryngologist with Middle Tennessee ENT Sinus & Allergy in Nashville, Tennessee.

His practice includes the management of sinus and breathing problems, thyroid and parathyroid tumors, voice and swallowing disorders, head and neck cancer, hearing loss, allergy, and immunotherapy. He has over 10 years of experience with office-based surgeries, including balloon sinuplasty and the treatment of poor nasal breathing.

Growing up in Rochester, New York, Dr. Enrich enlisted in the US Army during Operation Desert Storm and served as a Combat Engineer. He has a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Washington and a medical degree from Albany Medical College.

Thereafter, he completed his internship in general surgery and residency in otolaryngology at Wake Forest University Medical Center, followed by a clinical fellowship in smell and taste disorders at the said establishment. 

Subsequent to his education, Dr. Enrich attained board certification in otolaryngology through the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. It is a non-profit organization with the mission of ensuring professional standards in this field since 1924.

Assigned membership status with many professional organizations, Dr. Enrich is an active member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, the American Rhinologic Society, and the American Thyroid Association.

Licensed to practice medicine in Tennessee, he is an active staff member at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital and TriStar Centennial Medical Center.

His areas of research include endoscopic removal of a large osteoma of the ethmoid sinus, the effects of chorda tympani insult on gustatory function following middle ear surgery, the surgical treatment of parosmia, and laryngopharyngeal reflux and radiation-induced xerostomia.

Otolaryngology is a medical specialty which is focused on the ears, nose, and throat. It is also called otolaryngology-head and neck surgery because specialists are trained in both medicine and surgery. An otolaryngologist is often called an ear, nose, and throat doctor, or an ENT for short.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Enrich’s interests include physical fitness, ballroom dance, competitive shooting, and auto racing.

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