Erica R. Thaler, MD

Otorhinolaryngology
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5.0 with 754 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Speaks English and French

Erica R. Thaler, MD

Otorhinolaryngology
5.0 with 754 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Speaks English and French

  • Director, Division of General Otorhinolaryngology
  • Director, Otorhinolaryngology Outpatient Surgical Practices, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs, Department of Otorhinolaryngology
  • Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Department of Otorhinolaryngology
  • Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs
  • Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Dr. Thaler is a Penn Medicine physician.

Meet Dr. Thaler

Erica Thaler, MD, FACS, serves as the chief of the Division of General Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and is vice chair of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Penn Medicine. She sees all manner of Otorhinolaryngology patients, and has particular expertise in the complex management of patients with chronic sinusitis, and patients with CPAP Intolerant Obstructive Sleep Apnea. She also sees patients with thyroid and parotid masses requiring surgery, and other head and neck disorders, including diverticula of the esophagus. She has been in practice for 28 years.

In addition to her clinical practice, she has published over 100 peer reviewed papers and book chapters on these topics, and is editor of a book on the management of chronic sinusitis. She has served in leadership roles in several national otorhinolaryngology societies, and is a board examiner for the American Board of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

Recognized by America's Top Doctors, 2013 - 2023

Recognized by Best Doctors in America, 2005 - 2023

Recognized in Philadelphia magazine's annual Top Docs issues, 2012 - 2023

 

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