Tiffany Ng Chao, MD, MSEd (she/her/hers)

4.9 with 232 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Tiffany Ng Chao, MD, MSEd (she/her/hers)

4.9 with 232 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Chao is a Penn Medicine physician.

Call 800-789-7366 Request Appointment

Meet Dr. Chao

Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Chao is part of these programs:

Board Certification

Otolaryngology, 2021

Education and Training

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Primary Location

Penn Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery University City

Penn Medicine University City
3rd Floor
3737 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

A facility of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Map Call 800-789-7366

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Penn Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Perelman

Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
South Pavilion, 3rd Floor
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

A facility of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Map Call 800-789-7366

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Overall Ratings

out of 5 ; Ratings;

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Aetna US Healthcare
Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Choicecare
Humana / Medicare

Imagine Health 360
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
Multiplan
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Selected Publications

Louis-Xavier Barrette, William G. Cohen, Tiffany Chao, Jennifer E. Douglas, James Kearney, Erica Thaler, Michael A. Kohanski, Nithin Adappa, James N. Palmer, Karthik Rajasekaran: Enhanced recovery after endoscopic sinus surgery: Establishing comprehensive protocols for improvement of perioperative patient care World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery : 2024.

Katharine E. Kolpan, Jeffrey Vadala, Ali Dhanaliwala, Tiffany Chao: Utilizing Augmented Reality for Reconstruction of Fractured, Fragmented and Damaged Craniofacial Remains in Forensic Anthropology Forensic anthropology : 2024.

Wagner TP, Thomson A, Sell E, Kearney J, Ruckenstein M, Chao T: A Machine Learning Based Algorithm for Assessment of Otolaryngology Residency Applicant Scholarship Triological Society 2024 Combined Sections Meeting, West Palm Beach, FL : 2024.

Lee O, Sell E, Panara K, Chao T: A MAUDE Database Analysis of Adverse Events Associated with the Inspire Implantable Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Triological Society 2024 Combined Sections Meeting, West Palme Beach, FL : 2024.

Salmon MK, Triantafillou V, Frost AS, Maina IW, Kearney JJ, Ruckenstein MJ, Chao TN: Flipping the Otolaryngology Didactics Curriculum: Results of a Novel Resident Course Structure Laryngoscope 133 (9): 2129-2134,2023.

Ahab Alnemri, Kaley Ricciardelli, Stephanie Wang, Michael Baumgartner, Tiffany N. Chao: Tracheostomy is associated with decreased hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery : 2023.

Kohansk MA, Ungerer H; Xu K; Douglas JE; Carey RM; Rassekh CH; Chao TN; Weinstein ML; Atkins JH: Randomized controlled trial assessing intubation time with and without an aerosol biocontainment device J Head Neck Anesthes 7 (1): e43,2023.

Katherine Xu, Neel R Sangal, Tiffany N Chao: Are We Undertreating Pain-A Review of the CDC 2022 Opioid Prescription Guidelines in the Context of Otolaryngology JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 149 (5): 385-386,2023.

Safadi J, Cao A, Panara K, Chao T: Otolaryngology Home Match Trends in the COVID Era: A Return to Normalcy? Triological Society 2023 Combined Sections Meeting, Coronado, CA : 2023.

Dumberger LD, Chao TN: Transoral management of pharyngeal ballistics Am J Otolaryngol 43 (5): 103490,2022.

Academic Contact Information

3737 Market Street
Penn Medicine University City
Department of Otorhinolaryngology
3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

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