Accepting new patients

Joshua S. Schindler, M.D. (he/him)

Accepting new patients

  • Division Chief of Laryngology, Director of Laryngology
  • Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine
  • Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Laryngology, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Otolaryngology (ENT)

Clinical focus

  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Head and Neck Surgery
  • Voice and Speech Disorders

Locations and contact

I see patients at
Tall building with the ariel tram to its left
Center for Health & Healing, Building 1
503-494-8311
Read clinic details

About me

Dr. Schindler's current clinical interests include voice disorders in both professional and non-professional voice users, swallowing disorders, breathing and upper airway disorders, and cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract. His research interests include molecular diagnosis and management of early vocal fold cancers, treatment of spasmodic dysphonia and other neurologic voice disorders, and hoarseness in association with laryngopharyngeal reflux.

Languages spoken

  • English

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., 1998, University of California San Francisco

  • Residency

    • General surgery internship, Johns Hopkins, 1998-1999

  • Fellowship

    • Head and neck surgery, Johns Hopkins, 2003-2004

  • Certifications

    • Otolaryngology/head and neck surgery

Memberships and associations:

  • Alpha Omega Alpha member
Read faculty profile

Insurance

Before scheduling an appointment

  1. Check your network. If you have health insurance,  call your company to find out if the OHSU Health location or provider you plan to visit is part of your network.
  2. Ask what you will pay. Your insurance company can tell you what your costs are likely to be.

If you schedule an appointment and your health insurance does not include OHSU Health, you may have to pay more than if you go to a provider in your insurance network. 

Visit our billing and insurance page for more information.

Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.9 out of 5 (489 Ratings, 186 Reviews)

The patient ratings score is an average of all responses to the question "How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends (on a scale of 0 to 10)" on our nationally-recognized Press Ganey patient surveys.

  1. I love Dr. Shindler...Awesome Person and Dr.

  2. Dr. Schindler is great. Very personal and friendly, though I think he could benefit from a gentle discussion about not talking over and interrupting his patients.

  3. Very thorough assessment, thorough explanation. The doctor and staff were very thoughtful.

  4. Dr. Schindler is friendly and efficient. I dislike my treatments and he does his best to calm me and make it quick and relatively painless.

  5. I really appreciate Dr. Schindler's bedside manner - his humor and confidence both put my anxieties at ease, and I knew I was in good hands.

  6. Dr. Schindler was anazing. His bedside manner was so reassuring. And the results are better than I could gave imagined

  7. Very good and experienced and dr. Schindler is always so right on. His treatment was a major part of my cure from cancer.

  8. Outstanding care.

  9. He was kind, caring, spent time explaining the procedure, and answering all my questions.

  10. Dr. Schindler was thoughtful, thorough, and patient. Very pleased that I was referred to him.

  11. Very informative

  12. Dr. Schindler is personable and asked questions about the effectiveness of my previous (initial) treatment. We consulted about how to go forward with treatment. He is a good listener and communicator.

  13. Very solid and informative

  14. The physician knows me well now and we have a good rapport.

  15. Very sweet & personable

  16. Excellent doctor who was very pleasant and totally answered all of my concerns and questions to my satisfaction

  17. Dr Shindler is phenomenal practitioner !!!

  18. He addressed my problem very well, explaining it as he proceeded with an examination.

  19. Dr. Shindler was amazing and I've already recommended him.

  20. Very prepared. Very thorough and complete in analysis and treatment planning. Excellent communication.

  21. Very attentive and caring. He gave us hope.

  22. He's great. (And she was too). Just like when I'd been his patient before. His bedside manner is wonderful, he talks to you straight forward and as a person and shows you all the evidence and actually explains it as he's showing it to you.

  23. I have been seeing Dr. Schindler since 2013. He's performed 5 surgeries and continues to monitor me to proactively ensure I maintain my positive health status.

  24. Very professional and open and honest.

  25. I Very Much Like Dr Schindler, He Gets An A for Bedside Manner.Very Very Friendly, Id Be Remiss Not to Mention that Fancy Hairstyle of His I didn't Agree with Everything But Dr Schindler is Really A Good Guy

  26. Very good

  27. Very professional, informative, and caring!

  28. Dr. Schindler is one in a million. He is compassionate, personable and very knowledgeable. He is thought of so highly by everyone including his staff. So many people have been blessed by Dr. Schindler and his staff.

  29. Dr. Schindler was very personable and communicated clearly about next steps and my overall prognosis

  30. Super nice, professional and explained things.