Board-certified ENT surgeon, plaintiff & defense
Contact this Expert Witness
- Company: GH ENT Consultants
- Phone: (216) 200-6489
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Otolaryngology and OtologyKeywords/Search Terms:
vagal nerve stimulator, INSPIRE, sleep apnea, septoplasty, facial nerve paralysis injury, noise induced hearing loss, stapes surgery, mastoid, vertigo, bone anchored hearing aid, tonsillectomy, CSF leak, parotid, cancer, tinnitus, hearing loss, cochlear implant, nose bleeds epistaxis, vocal cord paralysis injury, thyroidEducation:
BS, The Johns Hopkins University; MD, The University of Illinois; BC, Case Western Reserve UniversityYears in Practice:
6Additional Information
Dr. Gary Huang is a board-certified otolaryngologist (ENT) in active, full-time clinical and surgical practice, and a practice owner. He provides case review and written expert reports for both plaintiff and defense counsel, and is available for deposition and trial testimony. -Board-certified ENT surgeon in active, full-time clinical and surgical practice — current operating experience, not retired or full-time litigation practice -Practice owner; familiar with ambulatory surgery center standards, credentialing, and perioperative quality and safety -Trained at The Johns Hopkins University (BS) and the University of Illinois (MD); Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery residency at University Hospitals / Case Western Reserve University Broad surgical scope: -Nose & sinus: endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), septoplasty and nasal surgery, turbinate reduction, balloon sinuplasty, epistaxis (nosebleed) management -Throat, airway & voice: tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A), laryngology (voice and airway disorders), tracheostomy -Head & neck: thyroid and parathyroid surgery, parotid / salivary gland surgery (parotidectomy), head and neck cancer -Ear & hearing: cholesteatoma (chronic ear disease), stapes surgery (stapedectomy for hearing loss), tympanoplasty (eardrum and hearing-bone repair), mastoidectomy, cochlear implants, bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHA) -Sleep & implantable devices: hypoglossal nerve stimulator (INSPIRE) for obstructive sleep apnea, vagal nerve stimulators -Common conditions evaluated: hearing loss (including noise-induced), tinnitus, vertigo and dizziness, sinusitis, and obstructive sleep apnea -Led the launch of multiple implantable-device and hearing programs — cochlear implants, bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHA), the hypoglossal nerve stimulator (INSPIRE) for obstructive sleep apnea, and vagal nerve stimulators -Expertise in complications and injuries frequently at issue in ENT litigation: recurrent laryngeal nerve injury and vocal cord paralysis, facial nerve injury and facial paralysis, CSF leak, septal perforation, post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage, and delayed or missed diagnosis of head and neck cancer