Erica R. Thaler, MD

Otorhinolaryngology
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Penn Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Perelman
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About me

  • Director, Division of General Otorhinolaryngology
  • Director, Otorhinolaryngology Outpatient Surgical Practices, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs, Department of Otorhinolaryngology
  • Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs
  • Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Erica Thaler, MD, FACS, serves as the chief of the Division of General Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and is vice chair of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Penn Medicine. She sees all manner of Otorhinolaryngology patients, and has particular expertise in the complex management of patients with chronic sinusitis, and patients with CPAP Intolerant Obstructive Sleep Apnea. She also sees patients with thyroid and parotid masses requiring surgery, and other head and neck disorders, including diverticula of the esophagus. She has been in practice for 28 years.

In addition to her clinical practice, she has published over 100 peer reviewed papers and book chapters on these topics, and is editor of a book on the management of chronic sinusitis. She has served in leadership roles in several national otorhinolaryngology societies, and is a board examiner for the American Board of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

My education and training

  • Medical School: Harvard University
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System

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Spoken languages

English
English
Français
French

Reviews

Average Rating

1487 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
dr. thaler gave excellent care
Anonymous
May 2026
excellent service
Anonymous
May 2026
she was really trying to help me
Anonymous
May 2026
dr. thaler did a very important surgery years ago on a tumor. it worked out perfectly.

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Thaler is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Thaler, E. The Case For Comprehensive Otolaryngologists , Laryngoscope: 2026

Thaler, E., Hanson, C.W., eds College of Physicians of Philadelphia: Pioneers in the Birthplace of American Medicine , The College of Physicians of Philadelphia: 2026

Zhao, M., Darwich, N., Thaler, E Hypopharyngeal Lymphangioma Causing Persistent Dysphagia in an Adult: A Case Report , Clinical Case Reports: 2025

Simone Park, Mark Painter, Sasikanth Manne, Victor Alcalde, Maura McLaughlin, Matthew Sullivan, Divij Mathew, Leonel Torres, Yinghui Huang, David Reeg, Naomi Douek, Trenton Campos, Max Klapholz, Victoria Fang, Shin Foong Ngiow, Wumesh KC, Rishi Goel, Amy Baxter, Jennifer Wu, Melody Tan, Corbett Berry, Christoph Ellebrecht, Alexander Huang, Emily Papazian, Ying Liu, Karthik Rajasekaran, Robert Brody, Erica Thaler, Devraj Basu, Ahmed Diab, Josephine Giles Tissue Resident Exhausted and Memory CD8+ T cells have distinct ontogeny, function, and roles in disease , Nature: 2025

Dhanda, P., Ishman, S., Chang, J., Thaler, E., Suurna, M. In response to Impact of Insomnia on Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Outcomes in the ADHERE Registry , Laryngoscope, 134(8): 2024,E27-E28

Tangutur, A., Cai, Y., Seay, E., Thaler, E., Keenan, B., Dedhia, R. The Effect of Surgical Therapy for OSA on Blood Pressure and Peripheral Arterial Tonometry , Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 171(1): 2024,286-294

Shah, R., Mahmoud, A., Dedhia, R., Thaler, E. Characteristic Pressure Waveforms Can Distinguish Different Airway Collapse Patterns in Sleep Apnea Patients , OTO Open, 8(3): 2024

Go, B., Thaler, E. Home Sleep Testing versus Traditional Polysomnography: Pros and Cons , Otolaryngol Clin North Am, 57(3): 2024,363-369

Patil, D., Ishman, S., Chang, J., Thaler, E., Suurna, M. Insomnia Severity Index: Clinically impactful...but imperfect? , Laryngoscope: 2024,submitted

Barrette, LX., Thaler, E., Rajasekaran, K., MD Enhanced Recovery After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: Establishing Comprehensive Protocols for Improvement of Perioperative Patient Care , World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery: 2024