Dr. Jiang Named Among Houstonia Magazine’s Top Doctors for 2023
Pediatric otolaryngologist Zi Yang Jiang, MD, CPO, associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named by his peers as a Top Doctor for 2023 by Houstonia magazine. Dr. Jiang serves as chief of pediatric otolaryngology, co-director of the Pediatric Sleep Center, and chair of the Continuing Medical Education Committee at McGovern Medical School.
A magna cum laude biology and chemistry graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he received his medical degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He completed residency training in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and went on to complete fellowship training in pediatric otolaryngology at Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.
In 2022, he completed subcertification requirements for complete pediatric otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Subcertification in CPO recognizes pediatric otolaryngologists who complete additional training, successfully demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills beyond primary certification, and maintain an ongoing clinical practice within the subspecialty. The criteria that define CPO clinical practice include practice setting, case types, and participation in multidisciplinary activities.
He serves as a reviewer for the International Journal of Pediatric Otolaryngology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He also is a surveyor for the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, and has an active interest in mentoring physicians in training. Dr. Jiang has presented nationally and internationally, and is the co-author of numerous articles published in peer-reviewed journals. His clinical and research interests include clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness in otolaryngology, pediatric neck masses and airway surgery, and fetal-neonatal health.