{"id":16,"date":"2017-07-26T21:11:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T21:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/default-wordpress\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-07-09T12:01:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:01:37","slug":"patient-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/otolaryngology\/patient-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faculty Clinical Interests<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philip Chen, MD<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General Otolaryngology<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diseases of the Sinuses &amp; Anterior skull base<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhinology<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marisa A. Earley, MD<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pediatric Otolaryngology <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obstructive Sleep Apnea<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jay K. Ferrell, MD<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Head and Neck Surgery<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thyroid-parathyroid surgery<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Nadine H. Haykal, MD<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pediatric Otolaryngology<\/li>\n<li>Obstructive Sleep Apnea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Erin Lopez, MD, FARS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Otolaryngology\n<div class=\"field field--taxonomy-term-name field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">Head &amp; Neck Surgery<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"field field--taxonomy-term-name field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">Rhinology &amp; Sinus Surgery<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frank R. Miller, MD, FACS<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Head and neck surgery<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thyroid &#8211; parathyroid surgery<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chronic sinusitis<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Brian P. 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Mike Yang, MD<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laryngology<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voice Disorders<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dysphagia<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Airway Disease<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Conditions Treated<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allergic Rhinitis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allergy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dizziness<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ear Drainage<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ear Pain<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ear Perforation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Epistaxis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Facial Paralysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Facial Trauma<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Head &amp; Neck Cancer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hearing Loss<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Laryngeal Trauma<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meniere&#8217;s Disease<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nasal Obstruction<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Neck Masses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oral Lesions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhinitis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sinusitis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Skin Lesions \/ Skin Cancer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sleep Apnea<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Snoring<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Swallowing Problems<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thyroid &amp; Parathyroid Surgery<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tinnitus<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voice Disorders<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;panel&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>For appointments please call<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"tel:2104509950\">210-450-9950<\/a><br \/>\n8:00 AM &#8211; 5:00 PM<br \/>\nMonday &#8211; Friday<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pediatric Otolaryngology<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"tel:2103585437\">210-358-5437<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"carat-double\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/viewer?hl=en&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;msa=0&amp;ll=29.514957000000003%2C-98.58246300000002&amp;spn=0.012231%2C0.017874&amp;z=16&amp;mid=1Au22521Csz_4rXr693v-awNht2s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Map<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"carat-double\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uthscsa.edu\/patient-care\/physicians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UT Health Physicians<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Faculty Clinical Interests Philip Chen, MD General Otolaryngology Diseases of the Sinuses &amp; Anterior skull base Rhinology Marisa A. 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