Perelman West Pavilion - Endocrinology

Daqing Li, MD, is a physician scientist and serves as professor and attending physician within the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Penn Medicine. Dr. Li specializes in otology and neurotology and has a special interest in complex ear and ear related diseases. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Li has published more than 70 peer reviewed papers and more than 100 abstracts on the topics of his professional clinical and research areas. His research has been long substantially funded by the National Institute of Health and other organizations. He serves as editor-in-chief, editor and editorial board members in international professional journals. Dr. Li is a fellow of American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.

Research interests include dry eye research and Sjogren's disease

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.