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
- Acoustic Neuroma Removal
- Baha (BONE ANCHORED HEARING AID) Surgery
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Cochlear Implantation
- Cochlear Implants
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Endoscopic Ear Surgery
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Hearing Restoration Surgery
- Otosclerosis
- Skull Base Tumor
- Stapedotomy
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Tympanoplasty With Mastoidectomy
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy With Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
- Cholesteatoma
- Cochlear Hydrops
- Cochlear Implants
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Malformations Of Ear
- Congenital Malformations Of Ear Causing Hearing Impairment
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Hearing Loss In Children
- Hearing Loss In One Ear
- Inner Ear Diseases
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Mastoiditis
- Meniere's Disease
- Meningioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Neurofibromatosis
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Otosclerosis
- Phakomatoses
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Skull Base Tumor
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vestibular Disorders
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- Acoustic Neuroma Removal
- Acoustic Neuroma Surgery
- Asymmetrical Hearing Loss Treatment
- Auditory Osseointegrated Implant
- Baha (BONE ANCHORED HEARING AID) Surgery
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Treatment
- Canalicular Laceration Repair
- Cochlear Implant Adjustment
- Cochlear Implantation
- Debridement Of Mastoidectomy Cavity
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Drainage Of External Auditory Canal
- Ear Cartilage Graft
- Ear Surgery
- Endolymphatic Sac Surgery
- Endoscopic Ear Surgery
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Eustachian Tube Dilation
- Glomus Tympanicum Tumor Surgery
- Hearing Aid Fitting
- Hearing Restoration Surgery
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Labyrinthectomy
- Mastoidectomy
- Mastoidectomy Complete
- Meniere's Disease Treatment
- Myringotomy
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Stapedectomy
- Stapedotomy
- Translabyrinthine Surgery
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation Repair
- Tympanic Membrane Repair
- Tympanoplasty With Mastoidectomy
- Tympanoplasty With Radical Mastoidectomy
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy With Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Tympanostomy
- Tympanostomy With Ventilating Tube
- Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery
Practice locations
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6862 Elm St
Ste 800B
McLean, VA, 22101
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Gorman Bldg 1st Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
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.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HighMark
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare Direct
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Navigate
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open POS II
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- OA Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Beech Street PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Student Resources
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Neurotology
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology
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/