Penn Medicine Provider
Otorhinolaryngology
Tiffany Ng Chao, MD, MSEd
she/her/hers
4.8
(501)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery University City
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About me

  • Program Director, Residency Program
  • Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Education and training

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

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.8

501 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

August 2025
5.0
5.0
knowledgeable and caring
August 2025
5.0
5.0
in explaining my problem, she releaved my fear.
August 2025
5.0
5.0
she's very nice and answered all of my questions in detail and explained it to where i was able to understand her
August 2025
5.0
5.0
she was a good doctor. she listened to me. i will not say she's a very good doctor.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery University City

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. Chao is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Phung, C; Bathula, S; Singer, A; Chao, T; Hwa, T From Training to Practice: Navigating Family Planning and Peripartum Challenges in Otolaryngology a Qualitative Study , AAO-HNSF 2025 Annual Meeting & OTO Expo: 2025

Shim, T; Venkatesh, S; Thomson, A; Chao, TN Gender Differences of Self-Reported Key Characteristics in Otolaryngology Residency Applications , Triological Society Annual Meeting at Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings : 2025

Polen, K; Silberthau, K; Pickeral, C; Chao, T Airway Emergency Drill- an in Situ Interdisciplinary Simulation to Increase Staff Comfort With Airway Bleed Emergencies , Triological Society Annual Meeting: 2025

Polen K, Pickeral C, Silberthau KR, Chao TN. Airway Emergency Drill: An In Situ Simulation to Increase Staff Preparedness for Airway Bleeding. , Laryngoscope: 2025

Jenny X Chen, Tiffany N Chao, Sarah N Bowe, Nina W Zhao Conceptualizing Fit in Surgical Residency Selection: The Experience in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery , Journal of Surgical Education, 81(8): 2024,1057-1065

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): 2023,2129-2134