Tanya K. Meyer, MD
Cultivating the personal connection with each patient I see is the most rewarding aspect of my vocation. I enter a partnership with my patients to guide them through today's complicated healthcare system with the goal of treating each individual with respect, compassion, and patience.
Biography
Tanya K. Meyer, M.D., joined the University of Washington faculty in 2009 and is currently a professor of otolaryngology. She trained at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and completed her fellowship in laryngology at the New York Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders. Her speciality is neuro-laryngology, and she is an expert in diseases of the throat, voice, swallowing, and airway.
Current CV
Overview
Undergraduate Education: University of California, Los Angeles, 1992
Medical School: University of California, San Deigo, 1996
Internship: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1997
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis., 2004
Fellowship: New York Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders, New York City, 2005
Other Training: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., 2000
Board Certification: Otolaryngology-HNS, 2005
Memberships: American Academy of Head and Neck Surgery, Triologic Society, American Laryngological Association, American Broncho-Esophagological Association
Specialties
Awards and Honors
Faculty Teaching Award, Resident Teaching Award
AAO-HNSF Honor Award
Laryngology 2012 Oral Presentation
Regents & Alumni Scholar UCLA
Hamburger Research Award UCSD
Clinical Interests
Dr. Meyer's clinical interests include voice disorders, swallowing disorders, neurological diseases of the throat, upper-airway disorders, laryngeal cancer, vocal cord paralysis, and spasmodic dysphonia.
Recent Publications
Research Areas
Research Focus
Dr. Meyer's main research interests are in outcomes evaluation with regard to occupational voice disorders. She also is involved with the development of tracheal tissue engineered replacement for complex airway defects.