On May 2, 2024, the Daily Mail published a article featuring one of my videos !!! The featured video depicts a time lapse of melanoma development from normal to stage 4. Please note that generative AI was used to create this video .
Dr. Chang made the front page of the Spring 2021 of Healthy Happenings, a community news bulletin, on the topic of basic allergy care. For more info on allergy management, click here !
On July 24, 2020, SELF Magazine published an article titled " How to Clean Your Ears Without Injuring Yourself " written by Patia Braithwaite. Dr. Chang was quoted twice briefly in the article (even though I recall talking to the journalist for at least 30 minutes). Check it out here !
Fauquier ENT's YouTube Channel has been "Verified" by YouTube and joins the select few which YouTube has felt meets their heightened criteria for proof of authenticity. The verification badge is denoted by the grey checkmark next to the name. Having the verification checkmark beside a channel name is a sign of being one of the most prominent members of the YouTube community. The criteria for verification due to prominence essentially looks at whether a YouTube creator or cha…
Pretty exciting news! Dr. Chang has co-authored a peer-reviewed journal article on the topic of velopharyngeal dysfunction that was published in the June 2019 journal of Neurographics . Most of his other co-authors all belong to the Department of Radiology at the University of Virginia. Velopharyngeal dysfunction or insufficiency (VPI) is a condition when the soft palate does not close properly separating the oral cavity from the nasal cavity during speech and swallow. Watch the video …
With spring coming, people are sneezing quite a bit more. However, with more sneezing, there's also more people who try to hold their sneeze for social reasons. Dr. Chang was contacted by Health.com regarding what bad things could happen if you hold in your sneeze. The article was published on April 24, 2019. Quoted from the article : "...the list of possible consequences is scarier than the trailer for Us. We’re talking: fractured cartilage around your voice box, neck pai…
With spring coming, people are running more outside. However, with the nice weather, allergies are also flaring up. So what should an allergic runner do? Dr. Chang was contacted by journalist Corey Stieg regarding this very situation, in an article published by Refinery29 on April 8, 2019. Quoted from article: If you have trouble breathing because your nose feels stuffy, for example, using a steroidal nasal spray ahead of time, such as Flonase or Nasacort, can be very helpful, explains…
With the recent release of “ A Star is Born ” starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, an important subplot of the movie is when the star developed debilitating tinnitus . Dr. Chang was contacted by journalist Corey Stieg regarding the tinnitus as portrayed in the movie, in an article published by Refinery29 on Oct 4, 2018. Quoted from article: Often, tinnitus is associated with noise-induced hearing loss, which is why it's common among musicians, explains Christopher Chang, MD , an …
Dr. Chang was quoted in a Refinery29 article regarding risks of using decongestant nasal sprays such as Afrin. The risk mainly being that a person's nose may become addicted to such nasal sprays, a medical condition called rhinitis medicamentosa. Check out the article which was published in Aug 2, 2018! Dr. Chang is quoted as follows: I wanted to ask an expert what the verdict really is on nose spray, so I turned to Christopher Chang, MD, an otolaryngologist in Warrenton, VA. &q…
First Page Preview It's nice to get noticed, even at the prestigious Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Two emergency room physicians at this hospital published an article on how to manage bleeding after tonsillectomy and used photos that Dr. Chang took and published in his blog, " Bleeding After Tonsillectomy ". Although you need to get behind a paid firewall, you can certainly still read the abstract here and take a look at all the pictures used in the arti…
Dr. Chang was recently quoted in a Refinery29 article discussing the lump in throat complaint that people often have with extreme emotional changes. Read the full article here which was first published on February 28, 2018.
Dr. Christopher Chang was quoted liberally in a Health.com article published on October 18, 2017 entitled " 11 Reasons You Have a Stuffy Nose–and What to Do About It ". Dr. Chang was specifically quoted in the article describing allergies, anatomic factors, and nasal polyps as factors of causing nasal obstruction. Read the article here !
In June 2017, SELF magazine published a story online that quoted Dr. Chang regarding earwax and its cleaning. He is mentioned in the last paragraph. The ear canal is generally self-cleaning, so "the majority of folks don’t have to do anything," Christopher Chang, M.D., an otolaryngologist, previously told SELF. In fact, sticking a cotton swab in your ear is a recipe for disaster. Source: Watch This Earwax Extraction Video and Try Not to Look Away . SELF 6/26/17
Image from KFRYTV of Minot, ND Courtesy of Dr. Bethany Jensen , YouTube videos by Dr. Chang were shown on a local NBC affiliate newscast on Dec 8, 2016 (Minot, North Dakota). The YouTube videos as well as the medical minute newscast topic was on tongue tie and how it can affect breastfeeding. Dr. Chang's videos were shown starting at 1:37. Videos utilized included Breastfeeding Ultrasound , Posterior Tongue Tie Surgery , Tongue Tie Release Treatment , and Tongue Tie Release . Ch…
Dr. Chang was a panel speaker for one talk during the international 2016 AAO-HNS Annual meeting in San Diego, CA on September 21, 2016. Dr. Chang was honored to participate as a panel speaker for the talk entitled Marketing Your Practice in 2016: Internet, Social Media, and PR which was sponsored by the Young Physicians Section and Media and Public Relations Committee. This talk was moderated by Cristina Baldassari, MD who is an Assistant Professor of pediatric otolaryngology at CHK…
It has recently been announced that Dr. Chang will become the new Chair-Elect of the Public and Media Relations Committee within the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), an international organization for ENT surgeons. This one year term from 2016-2017 will subsequently transition to position of Chairperson for 2017-2019. He has been a committee member since 2014.
WebMD.com published a story that quoted Dr. Chang regarding ways to treat at home bad breath otherwise known as halitosis. It is a common question for which Dr. Chang has already written more comprehensively about here . But at least in this particular article , he is quoted as saying: Eating the yogurt, you swish it all around in your mouth while you’re enjoying it, and hopefully, you get it to work for your mouth... If you can breathe through your nose but use your mouth out of ha…
2016 AAO-HNS BOG Meeting Dr. Chang was an invited panel speaker for two talks during the 2016 AAO-HNS Board of Governors meeting that is held annually in Alexandria, VA on March 20, 2016. This would be the 2nd time he was invited to be a panel speaker in this national meeting. The two talks Dr. Chang was honored to participate in as a panel speaker included: Marketing Your Practice in 2016: Internet, Social Media, and PR which was sponsored by the Young Physicians Section. This talk w…
SELF Magazine published a story about earwax which liberally quoted Dr. Chris Chang . The article was published on Jan 23, 2016 and was titled "Here’s What You Really Need To Know About Cleaning Your Ears With Q-Tips" and written by journalist Amanda Schupak. Click for more information about earwax . Source: Here’s What You Really Need To Know About Cleaning Your Ears With Q-Tips . SELF 1/23/16.
Cosmo Article Dec 2015 Dr. Chang was quoted in a Cosmopolitan article dated Dec 26, 2015 called " 4 Hangover Hacks You Need to Feel Like a Human Again. " Dr. Chang was specifically quoted in a section of the article called "The Throat Hangover" mainly regarding what to do with a hoarse voice after shouting over loud music all night. Read the article here !