Chicago ENT

What Chicago ENT does

Chicago ENT (legal entity: Head & Neck and Cosmetic Surgery Associated, Ltd) is a privately held, multi-subspecialty otolaryngology practice headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1977. It operates six clinical locations across the Chicagoland area — Lincoln Park, Bucktown, Skokie, Peterson, Lakeview, and Chicago Northwest — staffed by more than 20 providers including otolaryngologists, a pediatric ENT specialist, sleep medicine physicians, allergists, facial plastic surgeons, an audiologist team, dentists for sleep appliances, and advanced practice providers. Surgical cases are performed under privileges at four affiliated health systems: Advocate Aurora Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Amita Health St. Mary's Hospital, St. Joseph Ascension Health, and Resurrection Medical Center.

The practice delivers comprehensive ear, nose, and throat care across sleep medicine, sinus and nasal disorders, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, head and neck oncology, allergy and immunology, asthma, hearing and balance, pediatric ENT, and facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. Its technology stack is device-driven rather than AI-driven: FDA-approved implants and procedures such as Inspire hypoglossal nerve stimulation, Genio battery-free nerve stimulation, Zepbound (tirzepatide) for sleep apnea with obesity, Balloon Sinuplasty, SINUVA, RhinAer, VivAer, Neuromark, Baha bone conduction implants, and robotic-assisted thyroid surgery with intraoperative nerve-integrity monitoring. Diagnostics are on-site, including hearing evaluations, vestibular testing, allergy skin testing, and CT imaging, supported by an in-house allergy shot clinic and the St. Mary's Sleep Lab.

Revenue is generated through fee-for-service insurance billing across consultations, in-office procedures, surgeries performed at affiliated hospitals, and cash-pay cosmetic services including deep-plane facelifts, rhinoplasty, and blepharoplasty. Patient acquisition relies on a regional direct-to-consumer channel — Healow-powered 24/7 online scheduling, telemedicine visits, and active social presence on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Twitter — complemented by physician referral and reputation-based demand drawing patients to Chicago from outside the immediate metro.

Name

Chicago ENT

Legal name

Head & Neck and Cosmetic Surgery Associated, Ltd

Website

https://chicagoent.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chicago ENT is a multi-location, multi-subspecialty otolaryngology practice founded in 1977 serving Chicago-area patients with sleep, sinus, thyroid, allergy, hearing, pediatric, and cosmetic ENT services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Otolaryngology and ENT Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

General Otolaryngology (ENT) (HLAKAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Audiology & Hearing Services (ENT-Affiliated) (HLAKAMAI), Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ENT) (HLAKAMAG), Pediatric Otolaryngology (HLAKAMAB), Otology & Neurotology (Ear/Hearing/Balance) (HLAKAMAC), Vestibular & Balance Disorders (ENT) (HLAKAMAJ), Allergy & Immunology Clinics (HLAKAAAA)

Keywords

• ENT medical services
• Otolaryngology practice
• Sleep apnea treatment
• Sinus surgery
• Allergy immunotherapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Chicago ENT is a multi-location otolaryngology medical practice serving the Chicago metropolitan area, providing diagnosis and treatment for ear, nose, throat, head, and neck conditions. The practice delivers care across subspecialties including sleep medicine, sinus surgery, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, head and neck cancer treatment, allergy and immunology, hearing care, pediatric ENT, and facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. Services span minimally invasive procedures, biologic medications, immunotherapy, hearing aid fittings, and telemedicine consultations across six clinic locations.

Product overview

Chicago ENT is a medical practice offering comprehensive ear, nose, and throat specialty services through multiple treatment areas: Sleep & Snoring (including Inspire Therapy, Genio Therapy, and Zepbound), Sinus (Balloon Sinuplasty, SINUVA, VivAer, RhinAer), Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery, Head & Neck Cancer Treatment, Allergy & Immunology (testing, immunotherapy, penicillin testing), Asthma (including Xolair and Nucala biologics), Hearing Services (hearing aids, Baha implants, evaluations), Pediatric ENT (ear tubes, adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy, frenotomy), and Cosmetic/Facial Plastic Surgery (rhinoplasty, facelifts, blepharoplasty, septoplasty). The practice operates as a single unified healthcare practice rather than a software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Inspire Sleep Apnea Therapy
• Genio Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Zepbound (tirzepatide) Sleep Apnea Treatment
• Balloon Sinuplasty
• SINUVA Sinus Treatment
• Thyroid Surgery
• Parathyroid Surgery
• Allergy Testing Service
• Sublingual Immunotherapy (Allergy Drops)
• Hearing Aid Services
• Baha Bone Conduction Implant Service
• Rhinoplasty
• Deep Plane Facelift and Neck Lift
• Pediatric ENT Surgical Services
• CPAP and BiPAP Therapy

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 80% of patients experience significant relief in asthma and allergy symptoms after having allergy shots
• +1 more outcomes

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature12 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pinnacle ENT Associates: Multi-location otolaryngology, allergy, and audiology practice in the Mid-Atlantic region. Comparable as a private, multi-subspecialty ENT group with allergy and hearing services across multiple sites.
• Advanced ENT & Allergy: Multi-location otolaryngology and allergy practice offering comprehensive ENT, allergy, audiology, and sleep services. Closely comparable to Chicago ENT in service mix and integrated specialty delivery model.
• Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates (CEENTA): Multi-subspecialty ENT, allergy, and audiology practice with 20+ locations across the Carolinas. Highly comparable business model — physician-owned, multi-subspecialty ENT with audiology and allergy integration across a regional footprint.
• ENT and Allergy Associates (ENTA): Large multi-subspecialty otolaryngology and allergy practice operating across the New York tri-state area with 40+ offices and 300+ physicians. Directly comparable to Chicago ENT as a private, multi-subspecialty ENT platform with audiology, allergy, sleep, and facial plastic services under one brand.
• Midwest ENT Centre: Multi-physician otolaryngology practice serving the Midwest with subspecialty services across allergy, hearing, and sinus care. Comparable as a regional, multi-subspecialty ENT practice model similar in scale and scope to Chicago ENT.

Broad incumbents

• Advocate Aurora Health Otolaryngology: Multi-hospital health system otolaryngology service line in Illinois and Wisconsin. Competes with Chicago ENT across multiple Chicago metro sites, including the Illinois Masonic campus where Dr. Friedman serves as Chairman.
• Northwestern Medicine Otolaryngology: Academic otolaryngology department at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. Competes with Chicago ENT in the same Chicago metro for complex ENT, head & neck cancer, and sleep referrals, but operates as part of a much larger academic health system with employed physicians.
• University of Chicago Medicine Otolaryngology: Academic otolaryngology program at UChicago Medicine. Comparable as a Chicago-based comprehensive ENT provider offering head & neck surgery, otology, rhinology, and sleep, but with broader institutional scale.
• Rush University Medical Center Otolaryngology: Academic otolaryngology department at Rush in Chicago, where Dr. Friedman previously served as Professor and Section Chair of Sleep Surgery. A direct local competitor for complex ENT, thyroid, and sleep cases in the same Chicago market.

Emerging players

• SENTA (Southern Ear Nose Throat and Allergy): Multi-location otolaryngology and allergy practice in the Southeast United States. Comparable as a growing multi-subspecialty ENT group, though smaller and more regionally concentrated than Chicago ENT.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/chicago_ent
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ChicagoEarNoseThroat
• Facebookfacebook.com/ChicagoENT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chicago-ent---advanced-center-for-specialty-care
• Instagraminstagram.com/chicago_earnosethroat
• Pinterestpinterest.com/chicago_ent

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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