EDWARD M. WEAVER, MD, MPH

Associate Professor
Chief of Sleep Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Department
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Specialties
Sleep Surgery

Site(s) of Practice, Maps, and Directions
Harborview Medical Center (HMC)
VA Puget Sound Health Care System

Area(s) of Expertise
Surgical Care of Sleep Disordered Breathing (Snoring and Sleep Apnea)
Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes Research

Education
MD--Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1993
MPH--University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2000

Postgraduate Training
Internship --General Surgery, Yale University, 1994
Residency --Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Yale University, 1998
Research Fellowship --Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of Washington, 2000

Board Certifications
American Board of Otolaryngology:

• Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1999
• Sleep Medicine, 2008
  

Licensure
State of Washington, 1998

Local and National Leadership
Surgical Program Director, UW Sleep Disorders Center
Associate Director, UW Comparative Effectiveness, Cost and Outcomes Research Center
Chair, Sleep Disorders Committee, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Chair , Outcomes Research and Evidence - Based Medicine Subcommittee, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Most Significant Journal Articles and Abstracts

• Sleepy driver near-misses may predict accident risks (pdf).
• Comparison of anatomic, physiologic, and subjective measures of the nasal airway (pdf).
• Polysomnography indexes are discordant with quality of life, symptoms, and reaction times in sleep apnea patients (pdf).
• Survival of veterans with sleep apnea: CPAP versus surgery (pdf).
• A randomized trial of temperature-controlled radiofrequency, continuous positive airway pressure, and placebo for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (pdf).
• Radiofrequency treatment of turbinate hypertrophy in subjects using continuous positive airway pressure: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical pilot trial (pdf).

Research Support
Principal Investigator , NIH/NHLBI K23 HL068849, "Nasal obstruction and sleep apnea treatment outcomes,” 2003-2008.
Principal Investigator , NIH/NHLBI R01 HL084139, " Nasal turbinate reduction & CPAP outcomes for sleep apnea: A sham-controlled RCT,” 2007-2012.

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