Edward M. Weaver, MD, MPH
Biography
Ed grew up in Portland, Oregon, and graduated in math and chemistry from the University of Oregon. He attended medical school and otolaryngology residency at Yale University, where he met his wife before returning to the Pacific Northwest. He completed a research fellowship at the University of Washington and stayed on faculty ever since. He enjoys sports, local theater, and spending time with his family of six (nine counting pets).
Overview
Undergraduate Education: University of Oregon, 1988
Medical School: Yale University, 1993
Residency: Yale University, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 1998
Research Fellowship: University of Washington, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, 2000
Masters degree in Public Health: University of Washington, Health Services Research, 2000
Board Certifications: Otolaryngology 1999, Sleep Medicine 2008
Memberships: American College of Surgeons, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, International Surgical Sleep Society, and others
Awards and honors
Phi Beta Kappa, Otolaryngology Research Teaching Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology Distinguished Service Award, Otolaryngology Resident Teaching Award
Academic interests
CLINICAL INTERESTS
Comprehensive surgical care of snoring and sleep apnea.
RESEARCH FOCUS
Clinical epidemiology and outcomes research, with a focus on sleep apnea.
Recent Publications
Sleep surgery improves blood pressure: How can it be?, Sleep Med Rev 2022 04; 62101619
Shusterman DJ, Spector BM, Goldberg AN, Weaver EM, Otto BA, Zhao K. Use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to model observed nasal nitric oxide levels in human subjects., Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2022 05; 12(5):735-743
Spector BM, Shusterman DJ, Goldberg AN, Weaver EM, Farag AA, Otto BA, Zhao K. Computational modeling of nasal nitric oxide flux from the paranasal sinuses: Validation against human experiment., Comput Biol Med 2021 09; 136104723
Meyer TK, Spiekerman C, Kaye R, Blitzer A, Kamizi RS, Jiang L, Weaver EM. Association of Laryngeal Botulinum Neurotoxin Injection With Work Productivity for Patients With Spasmodic Dysphonia., JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021 09; 147(9):804-810
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UW Mini Med School 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA6Rdn_Pbwg