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
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Cochlear Implantation
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Endoscopic Ear Surgery
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Hearing Restoration Surgery
- Migraine
- Otosclerosis
- Stapedotomy
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Tympanoplasty With Mastoidectomy
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy With Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
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
- Cholesteatoma
- 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
- Migraine
- 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
- Gait And Balance Evaluation
- Glomus Tumor Treatment
- Glomus Tympanicum Tumor Surgery
- Hearing Aid Fitting
- Hearing Restoration Surgery
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Labyrinthectomy
- Lateral Skull Base Surgery
- Mastoidectomy
- Mastoidectomy Complete
- Meniere's Disease Treatment
- Myringotomy
- Perforated Ear Drum Repair
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Rectosigmoid Resection
- 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
- Vestibuloplasty
- Vocal Cord Implant
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 POS II Open Access
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Network OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- OA Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Administrators
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Passport
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 5000
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-POS
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/