POTSDAM -- Michael G. Chater of Canton-Potsdam Hospital has been appointed clinical assistant professor of the department of otolaryngology at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse.

Chater is an otolaryngologist, or ear, nose, and throat specialist, a head and neck surgeon, and a rhinologist with St. Lawrence Health System’s Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

Chater diagnoses and treats diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, and throat and related structures of the head and neck including nasal blockage, deviated septum, chronic sinusitis, CSF rhinorrhea, cancerous and non-cancerous tumors, salivary gland disorders, thyroid conditions and reconstructive surgery.

Chater completed his medical degree at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, followed by a master of science degree in otolaryngology with a concentration in the genetics of chronic sinusitis at McGill University in Montreal, where he subsequently completed his otolaryngology residency.

He also completed a fellowship in rhinology at the University of Texas at Houston. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada.

Chater’s practice is located at 145 Market St. in the SeaComm Plaza.

To make an appointment with Chater call 274-9710 or visit www.cphospital.org.