Overview
Laurie Porter is an Otolaryngologist in Chestertown, Maryland. Dr. Porter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome, and Familial Deafness. Dr. Porter is currently accepting new patients.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
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- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
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- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
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- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
100 Brown St, Chestertown, MD 21620
219 S Washington St, Easton, MD 21601
125 Shoreway Dr, Queenstown, MD 21658
2540 Centreville Rd, Centreville, MD 21617
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Lee Akst, M.D., specializes in treating the larynx (voicebox), in particular the treatment of voice and swallowing disorders. He is a leading laryngologist in office-based procedures such as vocal fold injection augmentation, pulsed KTP laser treatment, and laryngeal botox injection. In the operating room, Dr. Akst specializes in phonosurgery for the treatment of vocal cord disease, with emphasis on voice restoration and improvement. A strong focus of his practice involves the use of pulsed angiolytic lasers, which allow for subspecialized care of laryngeal papillomas, laryngeal dysplasia, and early vocal cord cancers while preserving the quality and strength of the voice. Dr. Akst is a national leader in the field of laryngology and serves in leadership roles for the American Laryngological Association, the American Broncho-Esophagological Association, and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He lectures extensively on the treatment of laryngeal disease, teaching other physicians how to care for patients with voice and swallowing concerns. His research interests include the development of robotic laryngeal surgery, the study of voice and swallowing complaints in the elderly, and the advancement of pulsed lasers for the treatment of laryngeal diseases with a focus on leukoplakia. This provider is registered with the Florida Department of Health to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida. Dr. Akst is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngitis, Perichondritis, Endoscopy, and Laryngectomy.
ENT & Allergy Of Delaware
Joan Coker is an Otolaryngologist in Newark, Delaware. Dr. Coker is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. Her top areas of expertise are Empyema, Sinusitis, Allergic Rhinitis, Jones Syndrome, and Adenoidectomy.
Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc
David Roberson is an Otolaryngologist in Dover, Delaware. Dr. Roberson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Infant Hearing Loss, Adenoidectomy, and Myringotomy. Dr. Roberson is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Burning Mouth SyndromeDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about Burning Mouth Syndrome.
- Deafness Hypogonadism SyndromeDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome.
- DFNB1Dr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about DFNB1.
- Familial DeafnessDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Deafness.
- GlossodyniaDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about Glossodynia.
- Infant Hearing LossDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about Infant Hearing Loss.
- Experienced
- Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands
- Allergic RhinitisDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Allergic Rhinitis.
- Autonomic NeuropathyDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Autonomic Neuropathy.
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional VertigoDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.
- Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP)
- EmpyemaDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Empyema.