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Dr. Stanley Hung-Hsuan Chia, MD

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(Dr. Stanley Chia, MD)

(852 Ratings)

Specializes in: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat)

Penn State College of Medicine (1990)

Professional interests include: goiter , tonsilitis, nasal polyps, and more.

106 Irving Street, NW Physicians Office Building, Suite 2700 North
Washington, DC 20010

(202) 877-6733

Dr. Stanley Hung-Hsuan Chia, MD is an otolaryngologist in Washington, DC specializing in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). He graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 1990 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. Stanley Hung-Hsuan Chia, MD is affiliated with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Health and WHC PHYSICIAN GROUP LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

106 Irving Street, NW Physicians Office Building, Suite 2700 North
Washington, DC 20010

Some issues Dr. Stanley Hung-Hsuan Chia, MD can help you with:

Biopsy

A biopsy is a procedure performed to remove a small sample of cells for testing. The cells are examined in a laboratory to check for disease, or sometimes to see how badly a known disease is affecting them. Biopsy can be performed on any part of the body.

Although biopsy is most often associated with cancer, it can also be used to check for other diseases, such as infections. A biopsy sample can be scraped, cut, collected with a needle, taken with a machine that punches out a tiny piece, or removed with the tiny tools in an endoscope.

In most cases, a biopsy is a simple outpatient procedure. Depending on the procedure, patients may need to stop taking certain medications beforehand, such as blood thinners. It is important for patients to tell doctors if they are pregnant, as certain biopsies require the use of x-rays to guide the needle to the right location. There is usually very little pain associated with a biopsy. Patients will have to wait a few days to hear the results.

Nasal Endoscopy

Nasal endoscopy is the use of a thin, flexible tube (called a 'scope') that is inserted into the nostril to examine the structures of the nose. The scope contains a fiber optic light and a camera that allow a physician to see much more of the nasal passages, airways, and sinuses than is possible with a standard nasal exam.

A nasal endoscopy is typically performed by an otolaryngologist (or ENT) in their office. It may be performed for a variety of reasons, but some common ones include:

Sinus infections
Nasal polyps
Frequent nosebleeds
Persistent stuffiness
Obstruction in the nose
Suspected tumor in the nasal passages

In most cases, a medication containing a decongestant and anesthetic is sprayed into the nose before the scope is inserted. The doctor uses the scope to examine any problem areas. If necessary, most scopes allow for tiny tools to be inserted and used to removed tissue or take samples. Nasal endoscopy is a very safe and relatively easy procedure.

Thyroid Surgery

Thyroid surgery is a procedure to remove all or part of the thyroid gland. The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in the lower neck that regulates the hormones that manage metabolism. Thyroid surgery, also known as thyroidectomy, treats thyroid disorders such as hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid), hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid), goiters (noncancerous thyroid inflammation), and thyroid cancer. It may also be used to remove thyroid nodules or cysts that have a risk of becoming cancerous.

Both hypothyroidism and goiters are caused by an autoimmune reaction where the body produces antibodies that attack the thyroid cells for unknown reasons. The thyroid reacts by releasing too little or too much T3 and T4 thyroid hormones, impairing thyroid function and causing irregular metabolism. Goiters develop from the autoimmune reaction causing continued antibody damage to the thyroid over time. Thyroid goiters are large, swollen lumps that can be felt near the base of the neck. Obstructive goiters can cause pain, coughing, and abnormal breathing. Hypothyroidism may also be caused by iodine deficiency, as iodine is needed to produce thyroid hormones.

The exact cause of thyroid cancer and thyroid nodules or cysts is unknown. While thyroid cancer and thyroid nodules or cysts can occur in individuals with thyroid disorders, they are not associated with a malfunctioning thyroid.

Physicians may prescribe thyroid surgery if blood tests reveal patients' thyroid stimulating hormones (TSA) are outside of the acceptable range, indicating a malfunctioning thyroid. Thyroid biopsies (tissue samples) and tests for thyroid-attacking antibodies are also criteria for surgery.

An ENT or general surgeon performs thyroid surgery. While a patient is placed under anesthesia, the surgeon makes an incision at the center of the neck and removes the thyroid gland. Two alternative methods of thyroid surgery are transoral (incision through the mouth) and endoscopic, where a surgeon operates a video camera for live footage to help guide the removal process.

Thyroid surgery requires minimal aftercare. Most patients recover quickly and resume normal activities within a few days of surgery. However, thyroid surgery patients must take daily synthetic thyroid medication (levothyroxine) for life to replace their removed thyroid.

In The News

“Odors are made of particles so small they cannot be seen, though they can be detected through dissolving in the nasal cavity, says Dr. Stanley Chia, otolaryngologist at Washington Hospital Center...”—"Smell lets people see the world", The Washington Times, February 2008

doctor visit	776
ear procedures	137
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	47
minimally invasive procedures	46

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	360

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	438
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	94
Less than 65	126

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	45
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	291

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	65
Black	397
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	72
Less than 65	106

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	45
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

doctor visit	544
ear procedures	79
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	33
minimally invasive procedures	32

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	498

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	650
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	358
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	126
Less than 65	176

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	41
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	524
ear procedures	97
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	41
minimally invasive procedures	40

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	59
Black	301
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	49
Less than 65	72

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	43
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

dissection	11
doctor visit	547
ear procedures	52
excision	10
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	17
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	16
neck surgery	11

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	268
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	39
Less than 65	78

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

doctor visit	342
ear procedures	19
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	9
minimally invasive procedures	8

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	65
Black	151
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	32
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

doctor visit	393
ear procedures	21
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	31
minimally invasive procedures	30

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	60
Black	208
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	30
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

doctor visit	281
ear procedures	22
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	37
minimally invasive procedures	36

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	43
Black	185
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	22
Less than 65	52

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

doctor visit	647
ear procedures	49
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	142
minimally invasive procedures	141

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stanley Hung-Hsuan Chia, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Stanley Hung-Hsuan Chia, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Washington, DC were ear procedures, minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures and diagnostic procedures.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
diagnostic procedures	14
dissection	11
doctor visit	525
ear procedures	69
excision	12
gynecologic procedures	13
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	43
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	45
neck surgery	11
nose surgery	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stanley Hung-Hsuan Chia, MD.

**Gender**
Female	207
Male	141

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	259
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	62
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	10
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	46
75 to 84	89
Less than 65	69
65 to 74	144

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stanley Hung-Hsuan Chia, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Stanley Hung-Hsuan Chia, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Cancer	10
Dementia	12

Education & Training

Dr. Stanley Hung-Hsuan Chia, MD graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 1990. He completed residency at University of California, Irvine Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and has a state license in District of Columbia.

Medical School: Penn State College of Medicine (1990)

Residency: University of California, Irvine Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Licensed In: District of Columbia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Stanley Hung-Hsuan Chia, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

MedStar Health

WHC PHYSICIAN GROUP LLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Stanley Hung-Hsuan Chia, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, MAMSI, First Health PPO, Blue Choice, Golden Rule, Great-West Healthcare, TRICARE, Community Care Network (CCN), Coventry, TRICARE Reserve Select, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Aetna HMO, Kaiser Select, Kaiser Permanente, CIGNA EPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, CIGNA Indemnity, AmeriHealth, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Coventry National Network PPO, Amerigroup, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Virginia Premier Health Plan, WellPoint, Aetna, CIGNA Network Open Access, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), HealthyBlue PPO, MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice, CareFirst NASCO, CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO, Traditional Medicare Fee for Service, United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO), Innovation Health: Open POS Plus, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families, Carefirst EPO, Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus, United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program, CareFirst Administrators, United Student Resources, United Select HMO - EPO/NPP, United MD IPA Preferred (POS), United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO), Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP), Innovation Health: Network Only Plus, United MD IPA (HMO), United Choice Plus, CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans), Innovation Health: PPO, HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance, United Choice, United Optimum Choice, Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus), Innovation Health: POS, Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS), Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus, United Select Plus (POS), CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced, United Erickson Advantage Plans, Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice, Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS), Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN), D-SNP), I-SNP, CareFirst MedStar PPO, CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity, United Core Essential (HMO), Innovation Health: POS Plus, HumanaChoice PPO, United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP, Innovation Health: Open POS II, Innovation Health: Indemnity, United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose, Veterans Affairs Community Care Network, United Navigate, Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO, Police and Fire Clinic and CareFirst MedStar Select PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Stanley Hung-Hsuan Chia, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

MAMSI

First Health PPO

Blue Choice

Golden Rule

Great-West Healthcare

TRICARE

Community Care Network (CCN)

Coventry

TRICARE Reserve Select

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Aetna HMO

Kaiser Select

Kaiser Permanente

CIGNA EPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

CIGNA Indemnity

AmeriHealth

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Coventry National Network PPO

Amerigroup

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Virginia Premier Health Plan

WellPoint

Aetna

CIGNA Network Open Access

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

HealthyBlue PPO

MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice

CareFirst NASCO

CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO

Traditional Medicare Fee for Service

United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)

Innovation Health: Open POS Plus

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families

Carefirst EPO

Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus

United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program

CareFirst Administrators

United Student Resources

United Select HMO - EPO/NPP

United MD IPA Preferred (POS)

United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)

Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)

Innovation Health: Network Only Plus

United MD IPA (HMO)

United Choice Plus

CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)

Innovation Health: PPO

HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance

United Choice

United Optimum Choice

Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)

Innovation Health: POS

Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)

Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus

United Select Plus (POS)

CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced

United Erickson Advantage Plans

Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice

Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)

Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)

D-SNP)

I-SNP

CareFirst MedStar PPO

CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity

United Core Essential (HMO)

Innovation Health: POS Plus

HumanaChoice PPO

United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP

Innovation Health: Open POS II

Innovation Health: Indemnity

United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

United Navigate

Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO

Police and Fire Clinic

CareFirst MedStar Select PPO

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Stanley Hung-Hsuan Chia, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.71 out of 5 stars based on 852 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Stanley Hung-Hsuan Chia, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Washington, DC.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2021-03-16

Dr. Chia listened to me describe my symptoms and history and answered my questions.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-01-21