Dr. Leslie Hao earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Bioelectrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1991. She attended the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons where she received her Medical Doctorate in 1996. While there, she served as the William Randolph Heart Research Fellow of the Deafness Research Foundation. Her work appeared in multiple publications, and she was presented with both the Alfred Steiner Research Prize and the Harold Lamport Award for outstanding medical student research. In 2001, she completed her Residency in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where she continued her research, was further published, and was awarded the VA Gold Pin for outstanding patient care.
Dr. Hao became Board Certified in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery in 2002. Since then, she has been practicing in Bethesda-Chevy Chase and continues to be recognized for her service to patients. She has been named a Top Doctor by U.S. News and World Report and Washington Consumer’s Checkbook magazine. She focuses primarily on the medical treatment of ear, nose, and throat issues and has a special interest in vestibular disorders. In her daily practice, she strives for a strong patient-physician relationship. She feels this can be accomplished by treating patients with the utmost of respect and compassion, while providing accurate information and honest counseling, thereby fostering a patient-doctor team approach toward medical diagnosis and treatment.
Outside of medicine, her interests include fiber arts, camping, cookie decorating, and interior design. She lives in McLean, Virginia with her physician-husband and has three grown children (a software engineer, an actor, and a budding physician).