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

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  • 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
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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
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.9 out of 5 (539 Ratings, 213 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. As above, dr. Shindler is extremely knowledgeable. Took time to completely explain my situation. Was not in a hurry. His dr. Patient demeanor is excellent. I have complete faith in him.

  2. Dr. Schindler is friendly but professional. He explains procedures well and possible problems. I always feel I am in good hands!

  3. He did good. Explained things as well

  4. Friendly and explained procedure. He took my need to lie back and be comfortable seriously and adjusted the chair.

  5. Dr. Schindler was nothing short of spectacular in every aspect. His explanation of the procedure was thorough, detailed and reassuring. It was a pleasure - and even enjoyable - to be treated by him.

  6. Took time to explain the process of the exam and explained well what options for my situation.

  7. He is wonderful, smart, compassionate ,authentic, intelligent. The best!

  8. I was overcome by emotion and they were very nice and empathetic towards me and not at all judgmental or annoyed. I really appreciated their care and words and true feelings of wanting to help me solve my problem. It meant a lot to me.

  9. He was outstanding . Easy to understand nd caring.

  10. Excellent rapport, very informative, very kind, very gentle.

  11. Very nice and very kind. Listens and works towards making the treatment well tolerated and suited for me needs.

  12. This doctor and his staff could not have been any More Friendly, caring, compassionate, professional, informative, Honest and very highly knowledgeable in their field. I was happy with the decisions made In the visit and would highly recommend him to anyone!

  13. Dr. Josh Schindler was great. Actually read my past history. Good listener. Clear questions. Understood his rationale for decisions since he thought outloud. I walked away educated and bought into the decisions. I definitely would recommend him.

  14. Dr. Schindler has consistently been a great advocate for me and clearly cares about his patients.

  15. He should be cloned.

  16. Dr.Jushua Schindler is a blessing from God he has saved my life

  17. It's always a pleasure to be seen in this clinic. Dr Schindler is a wonderful provider and his staff is dedicated to provide top notch care for their patients.

  18. Very personable. Took time to listen.

  19. Everyone seemed so knowledgeable

  20. Always a positive experience. I love my "team" and look forward to going.

  21. Very good

  22. It's the best clinic I've ever been too! Super helpful and friendly staff! I'm glad I was referred to go there!

  23. Friendly, relatable, caring and outstanding human being. Dr. Shindler meets people where they're at

  24. It was very good

  25. I always feel like he takes an adequate amount of time to answer all of my questions . He doesn't soft pedal the bad news but kindly tells it like it is.

  26. Dr. Schindler is one of the most genuine and invested specialists I have met. He saw me for one problem and offered to get involved with a different chronic problem to see if we could make more progress. Caring enough to spend extra time and effort is not common even with my GP so I appreciate his true interest in his patient's well being.

  27. Very clean and professional

  28. Excellent! Very efficient and informative!

  29. He was very good with the procedure that was performed and good at explaining what he saw with the scope.

  30. Very knowledgeable but able to explain clearly and understandably in laymen's terms.