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William C. Yao, MD, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained otorhinolaryngologist specializing in nose, sinus, and skull base disorders. He is devoted to delivering leading-edge medical and surgical management for chronic rhinosinusitis and paranasal sinus diseases, as well as advanced endoscopic sinus surgery, revision sinus surgery, skull base surgery, and orbital surgery.
Yao is an associate professor and division chief of rhinology in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. He also serves as the residency program director and is co-director of the Texas Sinus Institute Rhinology and Skull Base fellowship program. He has a strong interest in surgical technique and residency education, including the development of teaching instruments.
He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, and received his medical degree at the University of Colorado Health Science Center School of Medicine. He was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society in 2008. He completed his otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residency at Baylor College of Medicine, where he was recognized with the 2014 Resident Teaching Award. He completed a fellowship in rhinology and anterior skull base surgery at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary at Harvard Medical School.
Yao is fluent in English and Japanese and is the author of chapters in many textbooks, as well as numerous articles published in peer-reviewed journals, including The Laryngoscope, the International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, the American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
He has been awarded the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award by McGovern Medical School every year since 2017 and the Faculty of the Year Award on multiple occasions. He has been named a Houstonia Top Doctor, Castle Connolly Top Doctor, and a Texas Super Doctor Rising Star.
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this clinic has been great with communication and scheduling, and Dr Yao specifically means a lot to me, his care saved me physically, mentally and spiritually. He is also very easy to talk to about all my questions, when i'm worried because this is the first and biggest medical condition i've ever experienced. I've already recommended this office, Dr Yao and the UT Physicians to everyone i've talked to about my experience. thank you so much.
It's always a pleasant experience due to the caring and professionalism
Dr. Yao is highly intelligent, efficient, and knowledgeable, and provided me with the correct diagnosis.
Dr. Yao was incredible. He explained what he was doing every step of the way and made sure I was comfortable. He also explained ways to avoid another extreme nose bleed. The entire staff was welcoming and kind. I would recommend him to anyone.
Dr. William Yao was excellent in taking care of me. I am very please with his level of care and communication. Also, every member of his staff was very kind and helpful. I very much appreciate every one of them!
Dr. Yao has helped me immensely!
Dr.Yao is a very nice doctor. He answers every question carefully and thoroughly. He is very patient and attentive. I would recommend him to my friends and family.
my doctor is so kind and very good heart to listen so happy to see him.
I am very happy with Dr Yao
Dr. Yao listened to me very carefree and even he spoke to me in Japanese so I was very relaxed. Thank you.
Thank you Dr. YAO. for great treatment, for listening and explaining whatever I don't understand. And helping Me to get better.
Dr. Yao and staff are extremely polite , respectful and helpful. They strive on the importance of having a healthy relationship between doctor and patient.
Very professional, accommodating and friendly staff. Dr. Yao was terrific. He explained everything to me from a pathological standpoint and what needed to be taken care of surgically. Very kind, understanding and professional. I was very impressed and look forward to my surgery.
I had no wait time,,, I arrived timely and the overall experience was great.
Dr Yao is always prepared to meet with patients ery professional and explains well especially approach to treatment. I also appreciate not waiting a long time to see him once i registered at the frontdesk.
Got to appointment 45 minutes early. Only waited 10 minutes. Didn't like driving from Beaumont but definitely worth the drive. Thank you!!!!
Dr. Yao is one of the best physicians I have ever been to. He is so nice and attentive.
The most friendly, courteous and professional staff and doctors that I have ever asked for. A wonderful experience!
Professional service
Dr. Yao has been wonderful. From the diagnosis of my draining eye, the procedure he performed to fix it, and the follow up visits to make sure it is healing correctly. He has been very knowledgeable and reassuring, answering all of my questions. Office staff and nurses have been great too!
Dr Yao is the best! We arrived early for our appointment and he saw us immediately. His staff is courteous and very helpful. The appointment was for my husband but I told him on the way out that I wished I could see him. Guess not having sinus issues is a blessing, but I will definitely recommend to my family and friends to see him for sinus issues
Yes, Dr. Yao is a very good doctor. I'm very pleased with his work that he has done in my surgery. Thank you. Bye-bye.
Very accommodating.
Everything was great. I answered the first two questions with a no and it should have been a four for yes, most definitely. That was a mistake on my end. Thank you.
We first met with Dr. Yaxou. He was a very, very good doctor. We met him after my son, Abdullah, went to the urgent care and he took care of him. He did the biopsy for him and he was awesome. Then he recommended Dr. Yao and Dr. Yao is over the top. He's amazing, amazing, amazing. He's the best doctor we have ever met. When we sit with him, he talks to us like a part of our family. He asks us if we have more questions. He answers all our questions in detail. He treats my son like a part of his family and we really, really appreciate this doctor. He is one of the best doctors we ever dealt with. That's it. Thanks to Dr. Yaxou and Dr. Yao. Bye.
Very helpful, hardly no waiting time
Dr Yao is fantastic. Would highly recommend him to anyone. Asked him to shoot me info on his research and opportunities to support him.
Dr Yao is wonderful. My only concern is what my insurance covered for my procedure. Dr Yao said it would be covered by insurance and I did pay before the procedure, but I checked my EOB and a major part of it wasn't covered. I am very concerned.
Dr. Yao & his Staff were very caring & professional. I had minimal wait time, and the Dr. listened patiently. I trust him with my care.
Dr. Yao is very attentive to my concern with my (INAUDIBLE) and I really like the way he treated me at his station. He also sent me for thyroid ultrasound and he felt something in my throat, in my neck and on the ultrasound it shows I have some small fibroids but it's not concerning but I really like him. He's a good clinician. Thank you.