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Nina Zhao, MD

Assistant Professor, CWRU School of Medicine

Specialty: Otolaryngology-Voice/Swallow/Airway, Otolaryngology-General
Location:

UH Avon Health Center
2075 Healthway Dr
Avon, OH 44011

Call: 216-844-6000

Biography: Nina Zhao, MD

Expertise

Laryngology and Voice Disorders
Medical Education
Voice, Airway and Swallowing Disorders

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.