Penn Medicine Provider
Otorhinolaryngology
Erica R. Thaler, MD
5.0
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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.

Recognized by America's Top Doctors, 2013 - 2023

Recognized by Best Doctors in America, 2005 - 2023

Recognized in Philadelphia magazine's annual Top Docs issues, 2012 - 2023

 

Education and training

  • Medical School: Harvard University
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

1028 reviews

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May 2025
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she is trustworthy
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she's great
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great doctor
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great md

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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

My research

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

Dedhia RC, Bliwise DL, Quyyumi AA, Thaler ER, Boon MS, Huntley CT, Seay EG, Tangutur A, Strollo PJ, Gurel N, Keenan BT. Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation and Cardiovascular Outcomes wfor Patients with OSA: A Randomized Clinical Trial , JAMA OTO Head Neck Surgery, 150(1): 2024,39-48

Patil, R., Ishman, S., Chang, J., Thaler, E., Suurna, M. Impact of insomnia on Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Outcomes in the ADHERE registry , Laryngoscope, 134(1): 2024,471-9

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 Divergent ontogeny of Tissue Resident Memory and Tissue Resident Exhausted CD8+ T cells underlies distinct functional potential , Nature: 2024

Thaler, E., Montevecchi, F., Barbi, G. Epiglottic Surgery for OSA , Sleep Apnea and Snoring: 2024