Dr. Ermshar is a Board-Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, who received his medical degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine. He has been a practicing physican and surgeon in the Glendale and Los Angeles areas since 1974. He is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and a Fellow of the International College of Surgeons. He is past president of the Medical Staff of Glendale Adventist Medical Center, present Chief of Surgery and a member the hospital Governing Board. He is past president of the Los Angeles Society of Otolaryngology and the Los Angeles Medical Association, District IV.