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