Kay W. Chang M.D.

We «self-​referred» our son to Dr. Chang after a horrible experience at a local ENT clinic. My then-​15mo old son experienced 11 ear infections in 8 months, and required ear tubes. (Thank goodness for PPO insurance!)
Dr. Chang met with us, listened patiently to our long and tortured history, took his time to explain the recommenation, procedures and other alternatives we may consider, all of the pros and the cons.
He is gentle, patient, well-​spoken and communicates well. What I liked about him is that he seems to understand that taking the time to explain things thoroughly to the parents is what eases the anxiety for the entire family. To this effect, he took 2 hours of his and his assistant’s time to reassure us, to answer every question we had to our satisfaction. At no point we felt rushed, or felt that he wasn’t fully engaged to our problems. he made us at ease having to put our 15mo old under general anesthesia for the procedures, etc. putting all the risks in perspective.
The procedure went smoothly, no complications.
He is very skilled. But what makes him stand out is how he takes the time to explain and answer questions thoroughly.
Great doctor!

Dr. Chang took out my son’s tonsils and adenoids. I noticed that he’d done a study about pain levels following different types of tonsilectomy procedures — and perhaps not coincidentally, my sensitive 4−½ year old never needed anything stronger than regular kids’ Tylenol (no codeine). In fact, he was happily playing and in great shape the day after surgery.
I’d heard that kids are often feeling crummy for a week or so after the surgery, so this seemed quite the miracle, OTOH, I was thinking a week of quiet time wouldn’t have been such a bad thing — but yes, I was thrilled with the speedy recovery. Of course YMMV, but Dr. Chang deserves this 5-​star review for being a wonderful and skilled surgeon.

Dr. Chang is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist (ear, nose and throat) at Stanford University. Our daughter suffered from chronic ear infections in her first year, I was extremely fortunate to find Dr. Chang. He is a leader in his field and helped reassure my wife and I that we could hold off on a myringotomy (ear tube) procedure.
Dr. Chang’s office has the latest testing equipment and you can be assured you are getting the absolute best treatment available.