Why excelENT

Built by practicing ENTs, not consolidators.

A team with deep operating-room, front-office, and revenue-cycle experience — building the platform we wish we’d had inside our own practices.

Decades of real-world ENT

We understand ENT — we’ve lived it.

Areas of expertise

  • Sinus anatomy and in-office procedures
  • Anesthesia protocol tips and tricks
  • Front-desk bottlenecks and staffing strain
  • Insurance and reimbursement headaches
  • Standard ENT protocols and patient flow
  • Pre-op, intra-op, and post-op challenges
  • Provider training and staff onboarding
  • ICD-10 coding and audit-trail discipline
30,000+
Observed Cases
60+
Combined Years in ENT
The team

The leaders behind the platform.

  • Kashif Mazhar, MD headshot

    Kashif Mazhar, MD

    Chief Executive Officer

    A practicing otolaryngologist in Raleigh, NC. Brings the operating-room and clinical perspective that drives every product decision.

  • Zack Casazza headshot

    Zack Casazza

    Chief Financial Officer

    Zack is the CFO of excelENT, bringing a rare combination of M&A investment banking and senior finance operating experience to the role. He is passionate about giving independent ENT practices the financial clarity and strategic support they need to grow and thrive in their local markets — on their own terms.

  • Kevin Monty headshot

    Kevin Monty

    Chief Revenue Officer

    30+ years of medical-device experience and $1B+ in value created across ENT-focused startups. Has partnered with hundreds of practices nationwide.

  • Josh Pelger headshot

    Josh Pelger

    Director of Clinical Solutions

    13 years of ENT-specific expertise focused on patient journey, physician partnerships, and the practical implementation of new clinical workflows.

  • Samir Patel headshot

    Samir Patel

    Director of Information Technology

    18 years driving digital campaigns, IT infrastructure, and cybersecurity at scale. Leads the technology backbone behind excelENT’s products and HIPAA-compliant operations.

  • Eric Honsberger headshot

    Eric Honsberger

    PEAP Director

    15 years assisting ENTs grow their practice presence across the Northeast. Leads patient engagement, acquisition, and partnership strategy across PS | Connect markets.

Our philosophy

We help local ENT practices stay local.

We believe local ENT practices should remain physician-led and community-focused. Our role is to strengthen the practices that choose to stay independent, not pressure them toward sale.

  • Practices stay independent

    Unlike consolidators, we provide products, solutions, and patient flow to keep practices physician-led and community-focused — not absorbed.

  • Whole-practice understanding

    We think about the patient journey, the front desk, the billing function, and the clinical workflows together. Solving one without the others creates new problems.

  • Real-world experience

    Our team has lived the workflow we're building for. Sales, clinical, ops, and billing leadership all come from inside ENT practices.

Get Started

Ready to grow your ENT practice?

Schedule a working session with our team. We’ll walk through what’s actually possible for your specific practice — your patient mix, your EMR, your local market.