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Our office at 1721 Pine Street is the oldest ear, nose and throat office in continuous use in the same location in the United States. It was founded shortly after the turn of the 20th Century by George Morrison Coates, MD. Dr. Coates' family dated back to before the time of the Revolutionary War in the United States. His relative, Benjamin Coates, was the first Chairman of the Board of Overseers at Pennsylvania Hospital, which was the first hospital in the United States. George Coates practiced at 1721 Pine Street throughout his career, and held numerous prestigious positions. He was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pennsylvania, and was also Professor at Jefferson, Temple, and Woman's Medical College at various times. He was also Head of the Department of Otolaryngology at the Graduate School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, located at Graduate Hospital. This unique facility attracted physicians from around the world for advanced degree study after residency training. Dr. Coates served as Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Otolaryngology for many years and was a member and officer of nearly all major otolaryngologic societies. He also started the five-volume loose-leaf otolaryngology textbook (originally Coates and Shenk) that survived until a few years ago (final version edited by Gerald English), when it was discontinued in favor of internet-based texts. Dr. Coates had a few associates practice with him briefly. These included Matthew Ersner, MD who later became Professor and Chairman of Otolaryngology at Temple University; William Gordon, MD and George Lieberman, MD who later practiced general otolaryngology in the Philadelphia area; and Ben Shuster, MD who remained on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania and was the primary teacher of otolaryngology at the Graduate School. Dr. Coates' only long-term associate was Joseph Sataloff, MD, DSc who joined the practice at Pine Street in 1946 and remained a part of the practice until his death in 2008. The personal elegance and attention of a 19th Century Brownstone have been retained. We pride ourselves not only in the history and expertise of our physicians, but also that of all of our staff. When Dr. Joseph Sataloff first started in practice, his receptionists included Katherine Bradford, granddaughter of Governor Bradford of Massachusetts, and Sarah Bache, great-great-great granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin. Over the years, the office at Pine Street has been equipped with the most sophisticated instrumentation and a most dedicated staff of nurses, speech-language pathologists, voice therapists, audiologists, researchers, psychological professionals and others. All of us at Pine Street remain cognizant of our institution's history, and our responsibility to perpetuate it. For nearly one hundred years, patients, students and colleagues have traveled to our office from all over the world in search of the latest concepts in medical care. We are dedicated to continuing this grand tradition, and to making our visitors' experiences worth the journey.

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