Overview
Valerie Wood is an Otolaryngologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Wood is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Male Pattern Baldness, Thyroid Nodule, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Gastrostomy, and Laryngectomy. Dr. Wood is currently accepting new patients.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Cigna
- Medica
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- UnitedHealthcare
- Humana
Locations
4401 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, MO 64111
4320 Wornall Rd, Suite 620, Kansas City, MO 64111
12300 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66213
601 S 169 Hwy, Smithville, MO 64089
1001 6th Ave, Leavenworth, KS 66048
5844 Nw Barry Rd, Kansas City, MO 64154
12330 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66213
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.
- Advanced
- Infant Hearing Loss
- Male Pattern Baldness
- Mikulicz Disease
- Renal Oncocytoma
- Spasmodic Dysphonia
- Thyroid Nodule
- Experienced
- Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands
- Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
- Anosmia
- Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS)
- Autonomic Neuropathy
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo