Wade W. Chien
Elite in Hearing Loss

Dr. Wade W. Chien

Otolaryngology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Bethesda
6420 Rockledge Drive, Suite 4920, Suite 4920, 
Bethesda, MD 

Elite in Hearing Loss
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Bethesda
6420 Rockledge Drive, Suite 4920, Suite 4920, 
Bethesda, MD 
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Overview

Dr. Wade Chien is a fellowship-trained neuro-otologist who sees adults and children with complicated hearing and ear problems, including hearing loss; severe ear infections; vestibular schwannoma (Acoustic neuroma); and neoplasms of the ear and temporal bone. Please call 301-896-3346 for an appointment.

Dr. Chien is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hearing Loss. His top areas of expertise are Hearing Loss, Infant Hearing Loss, Familial Deafness, and DFNB1.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 57 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 37 articles in the study of Hearing Loss.

Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital, Otolaryngology, 2009
Specialties
Otolaryngology
Licenses
Otolaryngology in MA
Board Certifications
Head And Neck Surgery
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Otolaryngology, 2011
Hospital Affiliations
Suburban Hospital
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Bethesda
6420 Rockledge Drive, Suite 4920, Suite 4920, Bethesda, MD 20817
Call: 443-997-6467

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


57 Total Publications

The relationship between extent of resection, tumor recurrence, and facial nerve outcomes in vestibular schwannoma surgery: a single-institution experience and systematic review.
The relationship between extent of resection, tumor recurrence, and facial nerve outcomes in vestibular schwannoma surgery: a single-institution experience and systematic review.
Journal: Journal of neuro-oncology
Published: September 11, 2025
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Areas of Expertise

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  • Hearing Loss
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  • Acoustic Neuroma
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  • Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome
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  • Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss
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  • Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
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  • Cholesteatoma
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  • Deafness Craniofacial Syndrome
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