Meet Dr. Larner
Otolaryngology
Dr. Sean Larner was raised in Warrington, Pennsylvania and attended the University of Pittsburgh where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He then earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pennsylvania. During medical school, Dr. Larner was a member of Sigma Sigma Phi, the honorary osteopathic service fraternity, and upon graduation earned the college’s Excellence in Surgery Award.
He completed a residency in Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Erie, PA (UPMC-Hamot). Dr. Larner furthered his training by completing a fellowship in Otology and Neurotology under the mentorship of Drs. Douglas Chen, MD and Todd Hillman, MD at Allegheny General Hospital and the Pittsburgh Ear Research Foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has published several articles in otolaryngology, and presented research at the local and national levels.
After nearly a decade in practice, and returning to the Philadelphia area, Dr. Larner began Greater Philadelphia Ear Specialists, P.C. It is the only medical and surgical practice in the region devoted to Otology and Neurotology (subspecialty involving diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the ear, hearing, and balance system).
Dr. Larner is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, and treats pediatric and adult patients. He is specialized in the medical and surgical management of complex diseases affecting the ear, hearing, and vestibular system, with expertise in chronic otitis media, cholesteatoma, tympanic membrane perforations, hearing loss, otosclerosis, Meniere’s disease, ossicular chain reconstruction, and cochlear implantation.
Dr. Larner is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, American Osteopathic Association, American Osteopathic College of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery and the Pennsylvania Medical Society.