Timothy A. Lander, M.D.

Dr. Lander joined Pediatric ENT Associates in 2002. He is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. He is a fellowship-trained pediatric otolaryngologist-facial plastic surgeon and a member of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO). Dr. Lander provides care in all areas of our practice, with special interests in ear surgery, airway reconstruction, cleft lip and palate, and vascular malformations.

Dr. Lander attended the University of Minnesota's Institute of Technology, earning his Baccalaureate degree with distinction in computer science and was elected to Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Fraternity.

He went on to study medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He was elected senator to the University Senate and also represented the Medical School as a member of the Graduate and Professional Student Association. He was also elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society.

Dr. Lander completed his residency training in Otolaryngology at the University of California, San Diego. He then returned home to Minnesota to complete his fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota. Dr. Lander currently serves as the Associate Chief of Surgery at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota and he holds a clinical appointment at the University of Minnesota as an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology.

Dr. Lander is on the board of directors of Children's Surgery International, a Minnesota-based organization that provides surgical care for underpriviledged children with cleft lip and palate in foreign countries. He regularly participates in overseas missions to help children with cleft lip, cleft palate, and other craniofacial disorders.

Also a skilled software engineer, Dr. Lander has designed numerous database applications to analyze basic science and clinical research data. He designed, built, and maintains our practice's electronic medical records (EMR) system as well as this web site for Pediatric ENT Associates.