Earl H. Harley, MD| Otolaryngology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Harley only sees pediatric patients.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Breathing
- Accessory Sinuses Cancer
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Branchial Cleft Anomaly
- Bronchomalacia
- Brucellosis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Child Speech Disorders
- Cholesteatoma
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Cleft Lip And Palate
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Ear Infection
- Eardrum Perforation
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Paralysis
- Facial Weakness
- Feeding Problems In Newborns
- Hearing Impairment
- Hoarseness Treatment
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Nasal Airway Obstruction
- Nasal Endoscopy With Biopsy, Polypectomy, Or Debridement
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasal Turbinate Reduction
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Postnasal Drip
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Sinus Infections
- Sinus Tumor
- Snoring Disorders
- Somatoform Disorder
- Swallowing Disorders
- Throat Cancer
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
- Vestibular Disorders
- Voice Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Accessory Sinuses Cancer
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Branchial Cleft Anomaly
- Bronchomalacia
- Brucellosis
- Candidiasis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Child Speech Disorders
- Cholesteatoma
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Cleft Lip And Palate
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Malformations Of Ear
- Congenital Malformations Of Ear Causing Hearing Impairment
- Congenital Malformations Of Eyelid, Lacrimal Apparatus And Orbit
- Congenital Malformations Of Face And Neck
- Congenital Malformations Of Larynx
- Congenital Malformations Of Pharynx
- Congenital Malformations Of Skull And Face Bones
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Congenital Mouth Malformation
- Coughing Up Blood
- Craniofacial Syndromes
- Cysts Of Oral Region
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Tongue
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Diseases Of Vocal Cords
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Dystonia
- Ear Canal Infection
- Ear Infection
- Eardrum Perforation
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Paralysis
- Facial Weakness
- Feeding Problems In Newborns
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Hearing Impairment
- Jaw Diseases
- Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Mastoiditis
- Meniere's Disease
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Nasal Airway Obstruction
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasopharyngitis
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Oral Mucosa Disease
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Postnasal Drip
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Salivary Gland Disease
- Sinus Infections
- Sinus Tumor
- Smell Disorders
- Snoring Disorders
- Somatoform Disorder
- Speech Disturbances
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Superficial Mycoses
- Swallowing Disorders
- Throat Cancer
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
- Vestibular Disorders
- Voice Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Adenoidectomy
- Adenoids External Excision
- Auditory Evoked Potentials Screening
- Branchial Cleft Cyst Excision
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Change Trachea Tracheostomy Device
- Chemodenervation Of Salivary Glands
- Control Nasal Hemorrhage Anterior Complex
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Drainage Of External Auditory Canal
- Ear Tube Insertion
- Endoscopic Inspection Of Tracheobronchial Tree
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Eustachian Tube Dilation
- Excision Of Ethmoid Sinus
- Fracture Nasal Inferior Turbinate
- Frenoplasty
- Hearing Aid Fitting
- Hoarseness Treatment
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Laryngeal Cancer Surgery
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision And Microscope
- Larynx Endoscopic Excision
- Lavage By Cannulation, Maxillary Sinus
- Lingual Tonsil Excision
- Mastoidectomy
- Micro-Laryngoscopy
- Nasal Cavity Reconstruction
- Nasal Endoscopy With Biopsy, Polypectomy, Or Debridement
- Nasal Endoscopy With Nasal Hemorrhage Control
- Nasal Endoscopy With Sphenoidotomy
- Nasal Septal Perforation Repair
- Nasal Turbinate Reduction
- Nasopharyngeal Cancer Surgery
- Neck Rhytidectomy
- Oral Cavity Reconstruction
- Ostectomy
- Packing Of Nasal Region
- Paramyotonia Congenita Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Parotid Gland Surgery
- Percutaneous Tracheostomy
- Pharyngeal Cancer Surgery
- Pharyngeal Reconstruction
- Pharynx Endoscopic Excision
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Salivary Gland Surgery
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Sphenoid Sinus Surgery
- Stent Placement In Trachea
- Submandibular Gland Surgery
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Throat Cancer Surgery
- Tongue Base Reduction
- Tongue Cancer Surgery
- Tongue Excision
- Tongue Release
- Tonsil Cancer Surgery
- Tonsillectomy
- Tonsils Resection
- Tracheal Reconstruction
- Turbinate Ablation
- Turbinate Bone Reduction
- Turbinate Excision
- Turbinate Submucous Resection
- Tympanic Membrane Repair
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy With Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Tympanostomy With Ventilating Tube
- Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
- Uvulopalatoplasty
- Vestibuloplasty
- Vocal Cord Paralysis Treatment
- Voice Therapy
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
- Medicare Direct
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Network OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Administrators
- UHC Passport
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst EPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- POS OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Navigate
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology
Fellowship: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (1989)
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center (1988)
Residency: Oakland Naval Hospital (1984)
Residency: Naval Medical Center San Diego (1973)
Internship: Walter Reed National Medical Center GME (1972)
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine (1971)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025