Abraham Sheffield, PhD, MD

I love the wide vari­ety of patients and con­di­tions that we are able to treat in Oto­laryn­gol­o­gy. I have par­tic­u­lar clin­i­cal inter­ests in tak­ing care of pedi­atric patients and patients with obstruc­tive sleep apnea.

Out­side of med­i­cine, my pri­or­i­ty is spend­ing time with my fam­i­ly — my won­der­ful wife and our three chil­dren. I am com­mit­ted to my faith and I enjoy serv­ing at church and in the community. 

I also have a vari­ety of inter­ests and hob­bies. I speak Japan­ese, a skill I devel­oped dur­ing the two years I lived in Japan, and still try to study a lit­tle bit each day. One of my favorite pas­times is bak­ing (which cer­tain­ly orig­i­nat­ed from my sweet tooth). I espe­cial­ly enjoy bak­ing cakes for my fam­i­ly mem­bers on their birthdays. 

In addi­tion to bak­ing, I enjoy stay­ing active by par­tic­i­pat­ing in sports like cycling and bas­ket­ball. These activ­i­ties help me stay healthy and pro­vide a great way to unwind. When I have some down­time, I love to read. While I typ­i­cal­ly pre­fer non-fic­tion books, I always bring a legal thriller fic­tion book with me when I’m on an out-of-town vaca­tion. It’s a great way to relax and escape into a dif­fer­ent world for a while.