Dr. Karen Jean Fong MD
Ear-Nose and Throat Doctor (ENT)
2123 Ygnacio Valley Rd Suite K100 Walnut Creek CA, 94598About
Dr. Karen Fong is an ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctor, also known as an otolaryngologist, practicing in Walnut Creek, CA. Dr. Fong specializes in diseases and disorders of the ear, nose and throat as well as other parts of the head and neck. Such structures an ENT may work on include the sinuses, larynx (voice box) and mouth in addition to the ear, nose and throat. There are seven areas of expertise that an ENT might specialize in, and these are: allergies; facial reconstructive surgery; head and neck; laryngology; otology/neurotology; pediatric otolaryngology; and rhinology.
Education and Training
Baylor College of Medicine 1992
Board Certification
OtolaryngologyAmerican Board of OtolaryngologyABOto
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The office management of recalcitrant rhinosinusitis.
- Basic anatomy and physiology of olfaction and taste.
- Surgical revision of the failed obliterated frontal sinus.
- Surgical revision of the post-Caldwell-Luc maxillary sinus.
- The utility of bipolar electrocautery in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
- Intranasal deposition of nebulized saline: a radionuclide distribution study.
- Image-guided frontal trephination: a minimally invasive approach for hard-to-reach frontal sinus disease.
- Determinants of outcomes of sinus surgery: a multi-institutional prospective cohort study.
- Self-cross-linked hyaluronic acid hydrogel in ethmoidectomy: a randomized, controlled trial.
- Safety, feasibility, and efficacy of placement of steroid-eluting bioabsorbable sinus implants in the office setting: a prospective case series.
Treatments
- Sinusitis
- Deviated Septum
Fellowships
- NORTHWESTERN UNIV MED SCH PROG, CHICAGO, IL,, Otology, Laryngology, Rhinology 1997
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