Our Doctors
Bashar Succar, MD
Dr. Bashar Succar, board-certified in Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, has been in practice in Oakland County treating diseases of the Ear, Nose and Throat since 1978. He treats all pathology in the head and neck including treatment of snoring, sleep apnea, head and neck cancer and sinus disease. He also maintains a special interest in complex surgical procedures of the ear.
Dr. Succar has received his medical degree from Alexandria University. He completed his Surgical Internship at Deaconess Hospital, Buffalo, NY, and his Surgical Residency and Otolaryngology Residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.
Dr. Succar currently has staff affiliations with several area hospitals, including St. Joseph Mercy, North Oakland Medical Center and William Beaumont Hospital. He serves as a member of the Oakland County Medical Society, Michigan State Medical Society, and Michigan Otolaryngological Society. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Succar’s staff positions include past Chief of Staff, St Joseph Mercy Hospital; Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, St. Joseph Mercy; President, Oakland Physicians Network; Chairman, Quality Assurance Committee at St. Joseph Mercy; Chairman, Liason Committee, Arab American Medical Association; Director, Foundation of the Arab American Medical Association, member, Board of St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, and member of the Physician Organization Committee for the Michigan State Medical Society.
Romuald T. Szymanowski, MD
A board-certified specialist in Ear, Nose and Throat-Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Romuald Szymanowski is currently practicing at the Clarkston Location.
The Erie, Pennsylvania native completed his undergraduate education at Gannon University. He received his medical degree at the University of Ottawa. His internship was completed at Bon Secours Hospital in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He then completed his residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Henry Ford Hospital. He remained on staff there and served as the director of resident education. During that period, he also held a faculty appointment at the University of Michigan.
After serving as a flight surgeon in the United States Army, including a year in Vietnam, he returned to Michigan and began private practice.
Dr. Szymanowski is a member of the Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He held office in the Michigan Otolaryngologic Society and was president and past president of the National Medical and Dental Association and the Michigan Medical Dental Arts Club.
Sam John Bahu, MD
Dr. Sam Bahu is board certified in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and ear, nose, throat, head and neck surgery. He is a facial plastic surgeon and specializes in cosmetic procedures of the head, face and neck.
Dr. Bahu completed his undergraduate studies at Wayne State University, where he immediately entered medical school in 1992. He served his internship in General Surgery at Wayne State, Detroit Medical Center, where he also completed his residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He completed an accredited fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Beeson Aesthetic Surgery Institute in 2002.
He maintains staff privileges at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, William Beaumont Hospital, North Oakland Medical Center, Select Specialty Hospital, Harper Hospital and three other DMC hospitals.
He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center and the Chief of Otolaryngology on the Medical Executive Committee of the Select Specialty Hospital in Pontiac.
Dr. Bahu is a member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The American Society of Cosmetic and Laser Surgeons, The American Academy of Otolaryngology, and the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. He is also a member of the Michigan State Medical Society and the Oakland County Medical Society. He has written and published many peer reviewed articles in his surgical subspecialty.