Erica R. Thaler, MD
Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Division of General Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Staff, Division of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, Veteran’s Administration Hospital of Philadelphia
Staff, Division of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Division of General Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Director, Outpatient Surgical Practices, Center for Ambulatory Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, Univ. of PA
Chair, Committee on Appointments and Promotions, Department of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, Univ. of PA Medical School
Co-Chair, Professionalism Committee, Department of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, University of PA
Vice Chair, Department of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Contact information
HUP - 5th Floor Silverstein
3400 SPRUCE ST.
4283
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 SPRUCE ST.
4283
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2156624533
Fax: 2156140071
Fax: 2156140071
Email:
erica.thaler@uphs.upenn.edu
erica.thaler@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
A.B. (Politics)
Princeton University , 1986.
M.D.
Harvard Medical School, 1990.
Permanent linkA.B. (Politics)
Princeton University , 1986.
M.D.
Harvard Medical School, 1990.
Selected Publications
Thaler, E.: The Case For Comprehensive Otolaryngologists. Laryngoscope June 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 November 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 Aug 11 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): E27-E28, Aug 2024.
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): 286-294, July 2024.
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), July 2024.
Go, B., Thaler, E.: Home Sleep Testing versus Traditional Polysomnography: Pros and Cons. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 57(3): 363-369, June 2024.
Patil, D., Ishman, S., Chang, J., Thaler, E., Suurna, M.: Insomnia Severity Index: Clinically impactful...but imperfect? Laryngoscope Page: submitted, March 2024.
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(epub ahead of print), March 2024.