Wade W. Chien, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

PHONE
443-287-2000 or 301-896-3330

EDUCATION – Medical School
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine

EDUCATION – Residency
Harvard Combined Otolaryngology Program

EDUCATION – Fellowship
Otology/Neurotology Fellowship, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

PRACTICE LOCATION
Johns Hopkins Otolaryngology Head and Neck Specialty Services in the Greater Washington Region - Bethesda

CLINICAL INTERESTS

• Acoustic neuroma
• Hearing loss
• Cochlear implantation
• Surgery for chronic otitis media
• Otosclerosis
• Lateral skull base tumors

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Middle ear mechanics
• Temporal bone histopathology
• Music perception in cochlear implant users
• Atraumatic methodologies for cochlear implant insertion
• Hearing protection/regeneration

BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

PRINCIPAL HOSPITALS
Suburban Hospital
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

PUBLICATIONS

Chien W, Northrop C, Levine S, Pilch BZ, Peake WT, Rosowski JJ, Merchant SN. Anatomy of the Distal Incus in Humans. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 2009 Dec;10(4):485-96.

Chien W, Rosowski JJ, Ravicz ME, Rauch SD, Smullen J, Merchant, SN: Measurements of Stapes Velocity in Live Human Ears. Hear Res. 2009 Mar;249(1-2):54-61.

Chien W, McKenna MJ, Rosowski JJ, Merchant SN: Isolated fracture of the manubrium of the malleus. J Laryngol Otol. 2007 Nov 26:1-7.

Chien W, Rosowski JJ, Merchant SN: Investigation of the Mechanics of Type III Stapes Columella Tympanoplasty Using Laser-Doppler Vibrometry. Otol Neurotol. 2007 Sep;28(6):782-787.

Rosowski JJ, Chien W, Ravicz ME, Merchant SN: Testing a method for quantifying the output of implantable middle ear hearing devices. Audiol Neurotol. 2007;12(4):265-76.

Chien W, Ravicz ME, Rosowski JJ, Merchant SN: Measurements of Human Middle and Inner-Ear Mechanics with Dehiscence of the Superior Semicircular Canal. Otol Neurotol. 2007 Feb;28(2):250-7.

Chien W, Ashland J, Haver K, Hardy S, Curren P, Hartnick CJ: Type 1 Laryngeal Clefts: Establishing a Functional Diagnostic and Management Algorithm. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2006 Dec;70(12):2073-9.

Bhattacharyya N, Chien W: The risk of second primary malignancy after radioactive iodine treatment for thyroid carcinoma. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2006 Aug;115(8):607-10.

Chien W, Ravicz ME, Merchant SN, Rosowski JJ: The effect of methodological differences in the measurement of stapes motion in live and cadaver ears, Audiology and Neurotology 2006;11:183-197.

Hamanishi S, Koike T, Chien W, Ravicz ME, Rosowski JJ, Merchant SN, Kobayashi T, Wada H: Effects of Individual Differences in Size and Mobility of the Middle Ear on Hearing, JSME International Journal, 48C, (2005), 521-528.

Chien W, Faquin W, Caruso P, Rabinov J, Cunningham MJ: Radiology Quiz case 4. Intramuscular Angioma (IMA). Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Nov;131(11):1026, 1030.

Chien W, Varvares MA, Hadlock T, Cheney M, Deschler DG: Effects of Aspirin and Low-Dose Heparin in Head and Neck Reconstruction using Microvascular Free Flaps. Laryngoscope. 2005 Jun;115(6):973-6.