About me
Michael Hoa, MD, is a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Hoa is board certified in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, otology, and neurotology. Dr. Hoa serves as the medical director of the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Cochlear Implant Program which provides comprehensive cochlear implant services to both pediatric and adult populations.
In addition to his duties as a neurotologist (ear and skull base surgeon), Dr. Hoa is a surgeon-scientist in the intramural research program at the National Institute for Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). His interest is in hearing restoration and preservation in the setting of hearing instability disorders and cochlear implantation. Prior to his arrival at Georgetown, Dr. Hoa completed an otolaryngology residency at Wayne State University School of Medicine and a neurotology fellowship at the prestigious House Clinic in Los Angeles. Dr. Hoa also received extensive research training at the associated House Research Institute under an NIH-sponsored institutional research training grant investigating the underlying mechanisms involved in hair cell regeneration.
In addition to the above, Dr. Hoa along with the skull base surgery team at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital offer all approaches for the treatment of acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) including hearing preservation (middle fossa approach, retrosigmoid approach) and non-hearing preservation approaches (translabyrinthine approach) as well as stereotactic radiosurgery treatments. His training and experience allow him to tailor the treatments to each patient’s needs.
Dr. Hoa and his team are one of the few surgeons in the region who offer the full range of hearing rehabilitation options to both adult and pediatric patients including, hearing aids, implantable hearing aids (i.e. Maxum, Esteem) for adults, active bone conducting hearing devices and cochlear implants. In addition, he also has advanced training in endoscopic ear surgery approaches allowing for minimally invasive options for ear surgery across the age spectrum.
Dr. Hoa's clinical interests include diagnosis and management of acoustic neuroma and skull base tumors (including hearing preservation surgical approaches); diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss (including otosclerosis and genetic hearing loss); hearing restoration (including cochlear implantation, implantable hearing devices); diagnosis and treatment of Meniere's disease; pediatric otology/neurotology and treatment of chronic ear infections including cholesteatoma.
"Treatments should be reflective of not only the best evidence but should also be tailored to meet the patient's needs and clinical situation. It is important to me that my patients are well informed and have all their questions answered. Treatment plans are a result of a joint discussion between myself and the patient."
Clinical areas of focus
- Acoustic Neuroma Removal
- Baha (BONE ANCHORED HEARING AID) Surgery
- Canalicular Laceration Repair
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Endoscopic Ear Surgery
- Enterocele Repair
- Hearing Restoration Surgery
- Otosclerosis
- Stapedotomy
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Tympanoplasty With Mastoidectomy
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy With Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acute Sinusitis
- Child Speech Disorders
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Anomalies
- Congenital Malformations Of Ear Causing Hearing Impairment
- Congenital Malformations Of Face And Neck
- Congenital Malformations Of Pharynx
- Coughing Up Blood
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Headache
- Hemangioma
- Herpes
- Inner Ear Diseases
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Mastoiditis
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Omphalocele
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Otosclerosis
- Phakomatoses
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Sleep Disorders
- Somatoform Disorder
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Tic Disorder
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vestibular Disorders
- Voice And Resonance Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Acoustic Neuroma Removal
- Asymmetrical Hearing Loss Treatment
- Baha (BONE ANCHORED HEARING AID) Surgery
- Canalicular Laceration Repair
- Cochlear Implant Adjustment
- Cochlear Implantation
- Debridement Of Mastoidectomy Cavity
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Drainage Of External Auditory Canal
- Ear Surgery
- Endolymphatic Sac Surgery
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Enterocele Repair
- Enteroscopy
- Eustachian Tube Dilation
- Flash Electroretinography
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Glomus Tympanicum Tumor Surgery
- Hearing Aid Fitting
- Hearing Restoration Surgery
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Labyrinthectomy
- Mastoidectomy
- Mastoidectomy Complete
- Meniere's Disease Treatment
- Muscle Injection
- Myringotomy
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Speech Therapy
- Stapedectomy
- Stapedotomy
- Tarsal Diagnostic Drainage
- Translabyrinthine Surgery
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation Repair
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy With Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Tympanostomy
- Tympanostomy With Ventilating Tube
- Unlisted Larynx Procedure
- Vestibuloplasty
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
-
List of insurance plans we accept
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-POS Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Network OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Beech Street PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice POS II Open Access
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Fellowship: House Ear Institute (2012)
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine (2004)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Selected Publications
- Slattery WH, Hoa M, Bonne N, Friedman RA, Schwartz MS, Fisher L, Brackman DE. Middle Fossa Decompression for Hearing Preservation: A Review of Institutional Results and Indications. Otol Neurotol 2011; 32(6):1017-24.
- Wilkinson EP, Hoa M, Slattery WH 3rd, Fayad JN, Friedman RA, Brackmann DE. Evolution in the management of facial nerve schwannoma. Laryngoscope 2011; 121(10):2065-74.
- Hoa M, Slattery WH 3rd. Update on Neurofibromatosis 2. Otolaryngol Clin N Am 2012; 45(2):315-32, viii.
- Hoa M, House JW, Linthicum FH Jr. Petrous apex cholesterol granuloma: Maintenance of the drainage pathway, the histopathology of surgical management, and histopathologic evidence for the exposed marrow theory. Otol Neurotol 2012; 33(6):1059-65.
- Hoa M, Drazin D, Hanna G, Schwartz M, Lekovic GP. The Approach to the Patient with Incidentally Diagnosed Vestibular Schwannoma. Neurosurg Focus 2012; 33(3):E2.
- Friedman RA, Hoa M, Brackmann DE. Surgical management of endolymphatic sac tumors. J Neurol Surg B 2013; 74(01):012-019 DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1329622
For other publications, see the following link:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/michael.hoa.1/bibliography/public/