Tiffany Ng Chao, MD

Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Program Director, Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Contact information
3737 Market Street
Penn Medicine University City
Department of Otorhinolaryngology
3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Penn Medicine University City
Department of Otorhinolaryngology
3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering)
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2010.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2015.
MSEd (Medical Education)
University of Pennsylvania, 2022.
Permanent linkB.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering)
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2010.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2015.
MSEd (Medical Education)
University of Pennsylvania, 2022.
Selected Publications
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 Oct 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 May 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 January 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): 1057-1065, Aug 2024.
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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Jan 2024 Notes: poster presentation.
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 Jan 2024 Notes: poster presentation.
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, Sep 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 Aug 2023.