Earl H. Harley, MD| Otolaryngology | MedStar Health
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Earl H. Harley

Earl H. Harley, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.7 out of 5 (273 reviews)

Specialties: Otolaryngology

Languages: English

877-826-5501

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
  • 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
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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
  • 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
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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
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Gorman Bldg 1st Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8186
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Fax 877-826-5501

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
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • CIGNA PPO
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • Beech Street PPO
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • IH-POS
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • Employee Health Plan
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Medicare FFS
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Network OA
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • First Health PPO
    • Navigate
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • POS OA
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • Choice POS
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • IH-HMO
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • IH-POS Plus
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Medicare Direct
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • United Student Resources
    • Aetna Basic
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • Choice POS II
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • IH-Indemnity
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • UHC Passport
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Optimum Choice
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • IH-PPO
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • CareFirst EPO
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • Sentara Health
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • OA Plus
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • Aetna HMO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • First Health PPO
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • HighMark
    • CIGNA Connect EPO

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

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.7
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.7
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.7
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.7
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.7
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.7
  • Sep 3, 2024

    Dr. Harley was the best physician we have ever encountered. What a wonderful world, and less sick people we would have, if more doctors were like Dr. Harley!

  • Jul 29, 2024

    We appreciate the time that we have with Dr. Harley. He doesn't rush us through the visit and he takes the time to answer all of our questions.

  • May 28, 2024

    Great, clear bedside manner, and directions/feedback, thank you.