Dr. Christopher M. Shaari is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and has practiced in Hackensack, NJ as an Ear Nose and Throat specialist since 1997. He has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for more than 20 years-an honor awarded through a rigorous, physician-led selection process that recognizes excellence in patient care.
Dr. Shaari became a physician at 23 years old after completing the Six-Year Accelerated Biomedical Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Albany Medical College in 1991. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and graduated Cum Laude with Distinction in Research from Albany Medical College. He was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society in his junior year and elected President the following year. While at Albany Medical College he received the Daggett Trust Prize, the Merck Manual Medical Student Award, the Sandoz medical Student Award, the John Milton Bigelow Prize, the Alumni Association Travel Grant, the Jack Spitalny Memorial Research Fellowship and the Dean’s Certificate for Outstanding Research Endeavor.
Dr. Shaari completed his internship, residency and fellowship training at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York City in 1997. He received the New York Head and Neck Society award in 1997 and was an invited speaker at the First International Conference on Botulinum Toxin in Munich, Germany in 1995. He authored nearly 20 peer-reviewed publications and presented his work at over 20 national and international conferences.
Dr. Shaari has invented over 50 worldwide medical patents and has received over 50 awards from patients, doctors, and nurses.
Dr. Shaari is currently on staff at the Hackensack University Medical Center and Hudson Crossing Surgical Center. He is a member of the American Rhinologic Society, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
Peer-Reviewed & Regional Top Doctor Honors
Castle Connolly Top Doctor: 20-Year Milestone Recipient
- New York Magazine: Top Doctor Edition (2013–2026)
- Jersey’s Best Magazine: Top Doctors (2013–2025)
- Jersey’s Best: Top Cancer Care Doctors / Top Doctors for Cancer (2013–2026)
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area (Digital Guide): 2016–2023
- Bergen’s Top Doctors / (201) Magazine: Regional Top Doctor (2026, 2024, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018)
- Inside Jersey Magazine: Top Doctors & Top Doctors for Cancer (2013–2018)
Patient Experience & Quality Awards
- Press Ganey Surveys: Top 1% Nationally for ENT Patient Satisfaction
- Vitals Patients’ Choice Award: Multi-Year Honoree & 5-Year Continuous Recognition Award (2008–2020 Program Era)
- Vitals Compassionate Doctor Award: Multi-Year Honoree & 5-Year Continuous Recognition Award (2010–2020 Program Era)
- Vitals On-Time Physician Award: Multi-Year Honoree
- Vitals Bedside Manner Award: Multi-Year Honoree
- Vitals Top 10 Doctor by State: Specialty Recognition
- The Arnold P. Gold Foundation: Gold Doc Award (Humanism in Medicine)
- NJ state ranking, Best Physicians as Chosen by Nurses
National Media & Registry Distinctions
- America’s Most Honored Doctors: Top 1% Nationally (2026, 2024, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
- Castle Connolly / Castle Connolly Partners: Top Doctors: Otolaryngology Selection
Dr. Shaari Has Been Selected By Nurses To Receive:
NJ state ranking, Best Physicians as Chosen by Nurses
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Dr. Shaari has developed several medical patents in his field over the past 20 years. Clinical trials have been performed on his innovations and he continues to pioneer new devices and new methods of treatment in the healthcare field. His inventions include:
- U.S. Patent No. 5,599,304 – SINONASAL SUCTION APPARATUS – A device to be used in sinus surgery
- U.S. Patent No. 7,888,049 – RAPID NASAL ASSAY KIT – An assay that allows one to determine the cause of nasal inflammation
- U.S. Patent No. 8,105,794 – RAPID NASAL ASSAY KIT – An assay that allows one to determine if nasal inflammation is an allergy
- European Patent No.: EP 802 339 B1 – TREATING NEOPLASMS WITH BOTULINUM TOXIN
- U.S. Patent No. 8,343,929 – TREATING NEOPLASMS WITH BOTULINUM TOXIN
- U.S. Patent No 8,435,951 – TREATING NEOPLASMS WITH NEUROTOXIN
- U.S. Patent No. 7,709,440 – TREATING NEOPLASMS WITH BOTULINUM TOXIN – A method of treating a neoplasm with botulinum toxin
- U.S. Patent No. 5,843,025 – BANDAGE WITH EXTERNAL ANCHOR – A bandage to be used for people with chronic wounds
- U.S. Patent No. 5,766,605 – TREATMENT OF AUTONOMIC NERVE DYSFUNCTION WITH BOTULINUM TOXIN – A method of controlling nasal inflammation (rhinitis) and excessive salivation with botulinum toxin
- World Intellectual Property Organization WO/2009/073253 – METHODS FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING COMPLICATIONS OF AIRWAY CONTROL DEVICES – A method to prevent complications from intubation