Heather C. Nardone, MD

Otolaryngology

Primary Office

Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware 1600 Rockland Road Wilmington, DE 19803 Appointment: (800) 416-4441

Other Offices

Get to Know Me

I really enjoy working with children. Add in the strong impression my doctor made on me when I was a young girl, and the choice to practice pediatric medicine was a natural one.

Why I Treat Children

I find working with children refreshing. They are full of energy, honest, resilient, and fun. They keep you on your toes — you never know what they might say or do. I enjoy helping to make children happy and healthy.

What I'm Passionate About

I grew up in Northeastern Pennsylvania, in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area. I come from a family of educators and feel that I continue this tradition of teaching by helping to educate families as well as the next generation of clinicians.As a kid, I was always curious. I was also an asthmatic and so I saw my pediatrician often. I was always impressed by how kind and how knowledgeable she was, and by how much she helped my family and me. She was a big reason I decided to go into medicine, so I could help others like she helped me.

How I Try to Make A Difference

I try to make my interactions with each family enjoyable and satisfying. As a mother, I know how stressful it is for a family when their child is ill. I strive to help families through these difficult times and to provide them with the best possible care.

Education & Training

Fellowship

  • Pediatric Otolaryngology - Children's Hospital of Boston, 2011

Internship Residency

  • Otolaryngology - University of Pennsylvania Health System, 2008

Medical/Dental School

  • MD - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2003

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Otolaryngology

Awards & Recognition

  • 2022 National Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)
  • 2015 South Jersey Magazine's Top Children's Doctors
  • 2014 South Jersey Magazine's Top Children's Physicians
  • 2003 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine: Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
  • 1999 Cornell University: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Scholar, Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-medical Honor Society, Golde

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna Better Health PA Kids HMO
  • Aetna HMO
  • Aetna PPO/EPO/POS
  • Aetna PPO/POS/EPO
  • Amerihealth Caritas DE - PENNSYLVANIA SPECIALISTS ONLY
  • Amerihealth Caritas Delaware
  • Amerihealth Caritas Delaware NJ
  • Carefirst MD Community Health Plan Mcaid
  • Cigna & Great West HMO/POS/EPO
  • Cigna & Great West PPO
  • Cigna/Great West HMO EPO POS
  • Cigna/Great West PPO
  • Delaware First Health
  • Delaware Medicaid/Diamond State
  • Delaware Medicare
  • Devon Health Services
  • Fidelis Care NJ Medicaid HMO
  • First Health/Affordable PPO
  • Geisinger Health Plan Commercial
  • Global Medical Managment DE/PA
  • Global Medical Mangment NJ
  • Health Partners Medicaid/Kidz Partner HMO
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware *PA Loc Contiguous to DE*
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware *PA Loc NONContiguous to DE*
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Pennsylvania
  • Highmark Medicaid Health Options
  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
  • Independance Blue Cross/Amerihealth/Keystone Health Plan
  • Insurance Administrators of America
  • INTEGRA Administrative Group (ClaimsBridge)
  • Interlink Transplant
  • Keystone First Medicaid HMO
  • Lifetrac Transplant
  • Maryland Medicaid
  • Multiplan PPO
  • National Transplant (Humana)
  • New Jersey Medicaid
  • Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO NJ
  • Pennsylvania Medicaid
  • Plan Vista/NPPN PPO
  • Preferred Healthcare PPO
  • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • Qualcare HMO/POS/PPO
  • Star Healthcare Network
  • Star Healthcare Network
  • Three Rivers Provider Network
  • Tricare/Humana Military Health Services
  • United Healthcare of the Mid-Atlantic
  • UPMC MCAID/CHIP PA DE
  • UPMC Medicaid
  • US Family Health Plan
  • Wellpoint Maryland Medcaid
  • Wellpoint Maryland Medicaid

  • Congenital Neck Masses
  • Hearing Loss
  • Otitis Media

  • Sagheer, S. H., Kolb, C. M., Crippen, M. M., Tawfik, A., Vandjelovic, N. D., Nardone, H. C., & Schmidt, R. J. (2021). Predictive Pediatric Characteristics for Revision Tonsillectomy After Intracapsular Tonsillectomy. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States). doi:10.1177/01945998211034454

  • Kolb, C. M., Jain, N., Schillinger, K., Born, K., Banker, K., Aaronson, N. L., & Nardone, H. C. (2021). Does perioperative ketorolac increase bleeding risk after intracapsular tonsillectomy? International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 147. doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.110781

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  • Baldassari, C. M., Lam, D. J., Ishman, S. L., Chernobilsky, B., Friedman, N. R., Giordano, T., & Rosenfeld, R. M. (2021). Expert Consensus Statement: Pediatric Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States), 165(4), 578-591. doi:10.1177/0194599820985000

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  • Goldstein, N. A., Friedman, N. R., Nardone, H. C., Aljasser, A., Tobey, A. B. J., Don, D., & Weedon, J. (2020). The Generalizability of the Clinical Assessment Score-15 for Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Laryngoscope, 130(9), 2256-2262. doi:10.1002/lary.28428

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  • Amos, J. M., Durr, M. L., Nardone, H. C., Baldassari, C. M., Duggins, A., & Ishman, S. L. (2018). Systematic Review of Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy Scoring Systems. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States), 158(2), 240-248. doi:10.1177/0194599817737966

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  • Mostovych, N., Holmes, L., Ruszkay, N., LaHurd, A., Heinle, R., & Nardone, H. (2016). Effectiveness of powered intracapsular tonsillectomy in children with severe obstructive sleep apnea. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 142(2), 150-156. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.3126

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  • Nardone, H. C., McKee-Cole, K. M., & Friedman, N. R. (2016). Current pediatric tertiary care admission practices following adenotonsillectomy. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 142(5), 452-456. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2016.0051

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  • Vercillo, N. C., Xie, L., Agrawal, N., & Nardone, H. C. (2015). Pediatric tympanostomy tube removal technique and effect on rate of persistent tympanic membrane perforation. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 141(7), 614-619. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.0899

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  • D'Souza, J. N., Schmidt, R. J., Xie, L., Adelman, J. P., & Nardone, H. C. (2015b). Response to Letter to the Editor regarding "Postoperative nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of bleeding in pediatric intracapsular tonsillectomy". International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 79(12), 2493-2494. doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.09.033

  • D'Souza, J. N., Schmidt, R. J., Xie, L., Adelman, J. P., & Nardone, H. C. (2015a). Postoperative nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of bleeding in pediatric intracapsular tonsillectomy. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 79(9), 1472-1476. doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.05.042

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