Matthew Kevin Schindler, MD, PhD

Dr. Tanaka is a board certified Oral Medicine specialist who has a particular focus on working with patients with oral cancer, oral mucosal diseases, and orofacial pain disorders including TMD. Dr. Tanaka is a full professor of Clinical Oral Medicine, and Director of the Oral Medicine Residency Program.

I am board certified in pulmonary and critical care medicine and practice medical critical care. My clinical expertise is in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute respiratory failure, sepsis and septic shock, and acute organ failure. I am a translational researcher who directs a large molecular cohort study of sepsis to better understand individual ARDS risk, and who seeks to advance precision medicine options for critical illness. I also participate in clinical trials for ARDS and sepsis therapies.

Erica Thaler, MD, FACS, serves as the chief of the Division of General Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and is vice chair of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Penn Medicine. She sees all manner of Otorhinolaryngology patients, and has particular expertise in the complex management of patients with chronic sinusitis, and patients with CPAP Intolerant Obstructive Sleep Apnea. She also sees patients with thyroid and parotid masses requiring surgery, and other head and neck disorders, including diverticula of the esophagus. She has been in practice for 28 years. In addition to her clinical practice, she has published over 100 peer reviewed papers and book chapters on these topics, and is editor of a book on the management of chronic sinusitis. She has served in leadership roles in several national otorhinolaryngology societies, and is a board examiner for the American Board of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Recognized by America's Top Doctors, 2013 - 2023 Recognized by Best Doctors in America, 2005 - 2023 Recognized in Philadelphia magazine's annual Top Docs issues, 2012 - 2023