Nina Zhao, MD
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Specialty: Otolaryngology-Voice/Swallow/Airway, Otolaryngology-General
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Primary Location: 2075 Healthway Dr (22 mi.)
Other Locations - Languages Spoken: English, Mandarin Chinese
Office Locations
UH Seidman Cancer Center (0 mi.)
11100 Euclid Ave
1st Floor
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-844-6000
Biography: Nina Zhao, MD
Expertise
Titles
- Assistant Professor, CWRU School of Medicine
Certifications & Memberships
- Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Education
Fellowship | Laryngology
Laryngology - UC Davis Medical Center (2021 - 2022)
Professional Education
University Of California Berkeley (2019 - 2020)
Research Fellowship
San Francisco VA Medical Center (2019 - 2021)
Residency | Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery - University Of California San Francisco (USCF) Medical Center At Parnassus (2014 - 2019)
Medical Education
University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine (2010 - 2014)
Undergraduate
Washington University In St Louis (2009)
About
Nina Zhao, MD, MAEd, is a board-certified otolaryngologist and fellowship-trained laryngologist in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at University Hospitals. Dr. Zhao specializes in caring for patients with complex voice, airway and swallowing disorders and offers both open and endoscopic surgical procedures as well as minimally invasive office procedures.
Dr. Zhao completed her undergraduate degree at Washington University in St. Louis. She went on to attend medical school at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, followed by residency training in otolaryngology at the University of California, San Francisco. There, she developed a passion for surgical education, completing the Health Professions Education Pathway as a resident. After residency, she was selected as a Health Professions Education Evaluation and Research fellow at the San Francisco VA. During that time she also obtained a Master's degree in education at the University of California, Berkeley. She then completed her clinical fellowship in laryngology and bronchoesophagology with Peter Belafsky, MD, PhD, at the University of California, Davis, which is recognized as one of the preeminent fellowships for swallow care in the country.
Dr. Zhao has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications and presented her work nationally. Her research interests include outcomes and quality improvement in dysphagia management and program evaluation, assessment, and measurement design in surgical education. She is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology, American Broncho-Esophagological Association, Dysphagia Research Society, American Educational Research Association, and the Society of University Otolaryngologists.
Outside of work, Dr. Zhao enjoys running, spinning, hiking, traveling, cooking, baking, salsa dancing, and spending time with family and friends.
Patient Experience Reviews
Very comforting
Very good
Dr.Zaho is GREAT !!
Discussion was polite yet candid, very respectful. I learned more on my condition In our conversation than at any other organization.
Wonderful Doctor and person!
Very knowledgeable and helpful.
Dr. Zhao is very good and pleasant. It's a joy to visit her. She brought 3 or 4 trainees to my exam room; she was very courteous in asking if it was okay with me for them to observe and assist (it was).
I was treated with the upmost respect during my appointment. The doctor was exceptionally nice and extremely professional! She also brought in a Speech and Language Pathologist and another person (a student or someone going into the same profession). I had a very thorough exam and was pleased with it.
Dr. Zhao is a gift.
All ways a great experience
Good
Excellent doctor and support staff. Made me feel at ease and that I was in very capable hands.
Dr. Zhao is a gift. Caring professional and very knowledgeable
Dr. ZHAO And her office staff are awesome!
Dr. Nina Zhao and her staff are awesome!!
I have total trust in Dr Zhao and above being an excellent doctor, she also has an excellent bedside manner. She explains eveything she is going to do, the options available to me and the benefits and drawbacks of each of those options. Afterwards, she explains how the procedure went, in terms that I understand.
Great Experience thanks for the great day you all at UH Hospital did a fantastic job!!!
Very happy with my care at this moment
Answered questions, shared observations with me, put me at ease. ***
Very good experience with provider.
Absolutely the best!
Good appointment
All good
My experience with the care provider was excellent.
Everything was just fine.
Dr Zhao and her team was very responsive to my medical issue they were courteous attentive most of all very professional they made me feel at ease explained everything that was needed to take care of my medical issue
Excellent care from everyone involved
I was really impressed with Dr Zhao she was very knowledgeable concerning my particular medical concerns very professional & courteous most of all very respectful she listened to everything I had to say I look forward to The excellent professional Care I will receive from Dr Zhao & her care team
Dr. Nina Zhao is a very caring person with great bed side manners and an over all Dr. Doctor. Whom I would highly recommend to family and friends.
Dr. Zhao is fantastic. She cares and very well educated. Has provided excellent care.
Excellent, no concerns. *** Every encounter was very professional with this office and visit. Thank you for asking. ***
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When swallowing becomes difficult or impossible, it can lead to serious health consequences. Regardless of the cause, effective treatments are available.
Industry Relationships
University Hospitals is committed to transparency in our interactions with industry partners, such as pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device companies. At UH, we disclose practitioner and their family members’ ownership and intellectual property rights that are or in the process of being commercialized. In addition, we disclose payments to employed practitioners of $5,000 or more from companies with which the practitioners interact as part of their professional activities. These practitioner-industry relationships assist in developing new drugs, devices and therapies and in providing medical education aimed at improving quality of care and enhancing clinical outcomes. At the same time, UH understands that these relationships may create a conflict of interest. In providing this information, UH desires to assist patients in talking with their practitioners about industry relationships and how those relationships may impact their medical care.
UH practitioners seek advance approval for certain new industry relationships. In addition, practitioners report their industry relationships and activities, as well as those of their immediate family members, to the UH Office of Outside Interests annually. We review these reports and implement management plans, as appropriate, to address conflicts of interest that may arise in connection with medical research, clinical care and purchasing decisions.
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As of December 31, 2016, Nina Zhao did not disclose any Outside Relationships with Industry.