A New Webpage on Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Has Been Posted

A new webpage describing a common ear complaint people have has been posted. This complaint known as Eustachian Tube Dysfunction (ETD) often causes symptoms of ear fullness or ear crackling/popping sensations. Click here to check it out!

Websites That Link to Our Website

Recently, it was brought to my attention that websites by other entities have linked to webpages contained within our website. Here is a list of those websites (excluding search engines, directories, wikis, etc):

Allergy Blog
MenieresInfo.com
New York Voice Center
VoiceDoctor.net
MonkeyFilter | Not Speechless Blog
EconoCulture Blog
Blog Fauquier
National Voice Center Referral Database

Prescription Requests Can Now be Obtained Online!

Patients can now request prescriptions (refills, antibiotics, etc) on our website. The information submitted will be encrypted with 128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). A link to the request form can be found on our front homepage.

Improved Office Location Webpage Using Google Maps

Our office’s location webpage has been improved by incorporating google maps interface with customizable zoom-in, zoom-out, and panning with the ability to visualize satellite, hybrid, or regular map features. Link to customized directions to our office is also provided.

New Video Example of Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis

A new video exam of a patient with bilateral vocal cord paralysis has been posted. Main symptoms were difficulty breathing, especially at night. Click here to check the video out!

New Voice Team Member!

Her name is Dr. Carmen Ana Ramos Pizarro and she has a PhD in speech-language pathology with an emphasis in voice science. She will be at Fauquier Hospital every Monday afternoon to lend her considerable expertise and experience to assist in caring for patients with vocal problems.

She obtained her speech pathology PhD at University of Wisconsin-Madison majoring in the voice sciences. She went on to be the director of the Voice Clinic at the Grabschied Voice Center in New York City as well as Puerto Rico Medical Center before coming to Northern Virginia.

Addendum 1/3/08:
Her status is pending Virginia Licensure.

Pictures of Zenker’s Diverticulum Posted

Pictures of a Zenker’s Diverticulum after barium swallow has been posted here. Zenker’s Diverticulum is an abnormal pouch (or diverticulum) that forms in the throat that leads to swallowing problems. It is treated endoscopically via a procedure known as endoscopic staple diverticulostomy (ESD).

Dr. Chang has published extensively on the use of ESD to treat Zenker’s Diverticulum and is able to provide this service in Northern Virginia.

An Article Written By Dr. Chang Published in ENT Journal

Dr. Christopher Chang recently published an article in ENT Journal on ways to make an office run more efficiently and cheaply using strategies developed by Toyota Motor Company. To read all about it, click here.