Louisville ENT - Our Physicians

	Kenneth H. Richmond, M.D., F.A.C.S. Dr. “Ken” grew up in Louisville, and then earned a degree in biology at Brown University in Rhode Island. He attended medical school at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. His specialty training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery was completed at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1986 he returned to Louisville to practice otolaryngology with his father, Dr. Roland Richmond and Dr Frank Peisel, at what is now Louisville ENT & Allergy Associates. He is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and he is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Richmond has been on the staff at St Mary’s Hospital for over 20 years and has served as Vice President of St Mary’s Surgery Center. He has a special interest in sinus disease and endoscopic sinus surgery and helped develop the allergy department at Louisville ENT & Allergy Associates. He has presented to the Kentucky Medical Association on acute and chronic sinus disease. Dr. Richmond has written articles on hearing assessment in infants and children as well as several papers on management of bleeding and breathing complications following tonsillectomy.
	Kenneth L. Balcombe, M.D. Born in Canada, Dr. Balcombe attended Medical School at the University of Saskatchewan. He moved to the United States in 1982 and did his postgraduate training in Ohio, California and Texas. He completed his Otolaryngology training at the Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Balcombe's practice's is full-time in the office medically treating ENT problems. He is board certified and has special interest in chronic ear disease. He is Past-President of the medical staff at Caritas Medical Center.
	Gregory M. Abbas, M.D. Dr. Abbas received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Miami University in 1991 and his medical degree from Ohio State University in 1995. Prior to joining Louisville ENT, PSC, he was a member of the medical faculty at the University of Kentucky Hospital, where he further developed his interests in cosmetic surgery. Dr. Abbas is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, the American Academy of Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, the Jefferson County Medical Society, the Kentucky Medical Association, and the American Medical Association. Dr. Abbas has medical staff privileges at Caritas Hospital, Norton Hospitals including Suburban and Southwest, Jewish Hospital, Baptist East Hospital, and Dupont Surgical Center. His special areas of expertise include nasal and endoscopic sinus surgery, ear surgery, head and neck surgery, and facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. Other areas of interest include treatment of allergic disorders.