Otolaryngology

Doctor Ward has practiced otolaryngology, head and neck surgery in the Chester County area for over ten years. He performs hundreds of ambulatory and in-patient surgeries each year, involving all facets of his specialty.

Areas of Specialization

• Functional endoscopic sinus surgery

• Pediatric otolaryngology, including tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy and ear surgery

• Endocrine and salivary gland surgery including the thyroid, parathyroid, parotid, and submandibular glands

• Excision of cutaneous carcinomas of the head and neck

• Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery

Private Practice

• Chester County Otolaryngology and Allergy Associates

Fellowship

• University of Washington Medical Center, Fellow in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1998

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Residency

• University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, 1994-98

• The Pullen Award for Excellence in Teaching Gross Anatomy, 1997

• Basic Science Resident Research First Place Award at 20th Annual Fitz-Hugh Symposium, 1996

General Medical Officer, United States Navy

• United States Naval Academy Clinic, 1991-94

• Battalion Surgeon for 7th Communication Battalion, Third Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan

Surgery Internship

• Oakland Naval Hospital, 1989-90

Medical Degree

• Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1985-89, Cum Laude

• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 1988

Undergraduate Degree

• Villanova University, Cum Laude, 1981-85

• United States Naval Health Professions Scholarship, 1985

Board Certification

• American Board of Otolaryngology, 1999

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

• Pennsylvania Medical Society

• Chester County Medical Society