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I am a pediatric otolaryngologist in New York City and a technical rebreather diver. I have served as the president and dive chair of the New York City Sea Gypsies, and as a medical moderator on Scubaboard.com. Although I certainly enjoy the warm, clear water of the tropics, I especially love local diving and I do my best to encourage other divers to visit the vibrant marine ecosystem and historic shipwrecks right off of our shores. Click here to read my wiki about the logistics of diving in the New York City area, off the New Jersey shore and off the south shore of Long Island.

I am an avid underwater photographer and videographer, and I am currently the co-director of the New York Underwater Photographic Society. In this capacity, I organize and teach the annual NYUPS underwater photography workshop at Dutch Springs, and run the monthly NYUPS meetings with my colleagues.

I have lectured widely on topics related to diving and imaging. Over the past few years, I have given seminars at Beneath the Sea on underwater photography in challenging conditions, on rebreather diving, and on scuba related ear, nose and throat problems. In addition, I have published a number of articles and photographs, which you can see on this website. I have also written a children's book with my photographs of the sea creatures in the New York City area, check it out here!

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions, lecture requests or general comments.

Dive safe!

Mike Rothschild