Tiffany Ng Chao - Faculty Biosketch

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

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.

Post-Graduate Training
Resident in Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2015-2020.
Laryngology/Esophagology Capstone Observership, Dr. Gregory Postma, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA (August 2019), 2019-2019.

Certifications
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2021.

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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.