A Delaware native, Dr. Hockstein has spent more than two decades in clinical practice and health care leadership. He is the founder and chief medical officer of Parallel ENT & Allergy, a partner at ENT & Allergy of Delaware, and has held leadership and faculty appointments at ChristianaCare, Thomas Jefferson University and The Wistar Institute. As chair of the Delaware Health Care Commission, he has led initiatives to strengthen primary care, expand access to care, reduce costs and support the development of Delaware’s health care workforce.

Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Hockstein played a key role in advancing the establishment of Delaware’s first medical school, which will be operated by Thomas Jefferson University on the University of Delaware campus. He has also been recognized nationally for pioneering the use of transoral robotic surgery and for his contributions to surgical innovation, cancer care and health policy. In July 2026, he was appointed Delaware’s first Surgeon General.

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