Josh Meier M.D. F.A.R.S. F.A.C.S.

Dr. Meier is a Harvard residency and fellowship-trained Rhinologist, who focuses on the management of diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses, especially chronic sinusitis.  

​Dr. Meier was born and raised in Reno. He graduated from medical school with the highest distinction from the University of Southern California, No. 1 in his class.  He was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society as a third year medical student at USC.  Dr. Meier completed his residency training at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) in the Harvard Combined Program in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery.  In addition to MEEI, he served as chief resident at Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, and the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital.  He then completed a Rhinology fellowship (endoscopic sinus and anterior skull base surgery) at Harvard Medical School and MEEI.  Dr. Meier is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology.

​Dr. Meier is the most senior and most experienced fellowship-trained Rhinologist in Northern Nevada and Northeastern California. This advanced training allows Dr. Meier to perform complex revision sinus surgeries, as well as to endoscopically manage disorders of the tear ducts, orbit and anterior skull base. His additional training enables him to perform minimally invasive endoscopic sinus surgery with a focus on mucosal preservation and quicker healing.  Due to these techniques, Dr. Meier does not use nasal packing in the vast majority of his patients after nasal surgery. In addition, he has unique expertise in managing smell and taste disorders.  He is one of the most frequent performers of in-office posterior nasal nerve radio frequency ablation (Rhinaer and Neuromark) for patients with vasomotor rhinitis in Northern Nevada and Northern California.

​Dr. Meier is a Fellow of the American Rhinologic Society (F.A.R.S.), recognizing his dedication to the treatment of disorders of the paranasal sinuses. He is the only Fellow of the ARS in Northern Nevada and Northeastern California. Dr. Meier is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.)Dr. Meier is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno Medical School.  Dr. Meier is currently chief of the Division of Otolaryngology at Renown Regional Medical Center and has previously served on the Medical Executive Committee.

​Dr. Meier has lectured nationally and throughout the region on rhinologic topics. He has published over twenty scientific papers, the majority on endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery.  He continues to perform rhinologic research with medical students from the University of Nevada, Reno.

​Dr. Meier is an avid cyclist.  He has competed in the Haute Route Alps, and has completed the Death Ride multiple times.  He previously has completed nine marathons and two ultramarathons.

Training

Medical School: University of Southern California

Internship: General Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Residency: Harvard Combined Program in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Fellowship: Rhinology (Endoscopic Sinus and Anterior Skull Base Surgery), Harvard Medical School

Rhinologic Surgeries Performed

• Primary endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic sinusitis with and without polyps
• Revision endoscopic sinus surgery
• Frontal sinus drillout (Draf 3 / Modified Lothrop)
• Septoplasty
• Inferior turbinate reduction
• Endoscopic dacryocystorhinotomy (DCR)
• Endoscopic orbital decompression
• Endoscopic repair of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak
• Endoscopic resection of sinonasal tumors
• Endoscopic approach to the skull base and pituitary gland
• Endoscopic repair of skull base defects
• Posterior nasal nerve radio frequency ablation

Professional Memberships

• Fellow of American Rhinologic Society
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

Publications

1. Banks TA, Rickert S, Benedict CA, Ma L, Ko M, Meier J, Ha W, Schneider K, Granger SW, Turovskaya O, Eleaut D, Otero D, French AR, Henry SC, Hamilton JD, Scheu S, Pfeffer K, Ware CW. A Lymphotoxin – IFN β Axis Essential for Lymphocyte Survival Revealed during Cytomegalovirus Infection. J Immunology. 2005; 174:7217-7225.
2. Fayad JN, Semaan MT, Meier JC, House JW. Hearing Results Using the SMart Piston Prosthesis. Otol Neurotol. 2009; 30: 1122-7.
3. Meier JC, Bleier BS. Novel Techniques and the Future of Skull Base Repair. Adv Otorhinolaryngol. 2013; 74:174-83.
4. Meier JC, Bleier BS. Anteriorly Based Pedicled Flaps for Skull Base Reconstruction. Adv Otorhinolaryngol. 2013;
   74:64-70.
5. Sethi R, Kozin E, Remenschneider A, Meier J, VanderLann P, Faquin W, Deschler D, Frankenthaler R. Mammary Analogue Secretory Carcinoma: Update on a New Diagnosis of Salivary Gland Malignancy. Laryngoscope. 2014;124:188-95.
6. Herr MW, Sethi RK, Meier JC, Chambers KJ, Remenschneider A, Chan A, Curry WT, Barker FG, Deschler DG, Lin DT. Esthesioneuroblastoma: An Update on the Massachusetts Eye and Ear In\irmary and Massachusetts General Hospital Experience with Craniofacial Resection, Proton Beam Radiation and Chemotherapy. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2014; 75: 58-64.
7. Chambers KJ, Lin DT, Meier J, Remenschneider A, Herr M, Gray ST. Incidence and Survival Patterns of Cranial Chordoma in the United States. Laryngoscope. 2014; 124:1097-1102.
8. Meier JC, Remenschneider AK, D’Amico L, Holbrook EH, Gray ST, Metson R. A New Model for Collection of Clinical Outcomes Data in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinology. 2014; 4:411-415.
9. Dedmon M, Meier J, Chambers K, Remenschneider A, Mehta B, Lin D, Yoo A, Curry W, Gray S. Delayed endovascular coil extrusion following internal carotid artery embolization. J Neurol Surg Rep. 2014; 75:e255-8.
10. Remenschneider AK, Scangas G, Meier JC, Gray ST, Holbrook EH, Gliklich RE, Metson R. EQ-5D Derived Health Utility Values in Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Laryngoscope. 2015; 125: 1056-61.
11. Chambers KJ, Lehmann AE, Remenschneider AK, Dedmon M, Meier J, Gray ST, Lin DT. Incidence and Survival Patterns of Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma in the United States. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2015; 76: 94-100.
12. Meier JC, Remenschneider AK, Gray ST, Holbrook EH, Gliklich RE, Metson R. The Impact of Surgical Trainee Participation on Sinus Surgery Outcomes. Laryngoscope. 2016; 126:316-21.
13. Meier JC, Scangas GA, Remenschneider AK, Sadow P, Chambers K, Dedmon M, Lin DT, Holbrook EH, Metson R, Gray ST. Skull Base Erosion and Associated Complications in Sphenoid Sinus Fungal Balls. Allergy & Rhinology. 2016; 7:227-232
14. Yarlagadda B, Meier JC, Lin DT, Emerick KS, Deschler DG. Loco-regional Control of Tongue Base Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma with Primary Resection and Radial Forearm Free-Flap Reconstruction: A Case Series. Ear Nose Throat Journal. 2017; 96: 37-40
15. Feng AL, Weseley N, Hoehle LP, Philips KM, Yamasaki A, Campbell AP, Gregorio LL, Killeen TE, Caradonna DS, Meier JC, Gray ST, Sedaghat AR. A Validated Model for the 22-item Sinonasal Outcomes Test Subdomain Structure in Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Allergy & Rhinology. 2017; 7: 1140-1148.
16. Lehmann AE, Raquib AR, Siddiqi SH, Meier JC, Durand ML, Gray ST, Holbrook EH. Prophylactic antibiotics after endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled noninferiority clinical trial. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2020; 1- 9.
17. Ali A, Fakunle DR, Yu V, McDermott S, Previtera MJ, Meier JC, Philips JM, Sedaghat AR. Heterogeneity in the definition of chronic rhino sinusitis disease control: a systematic review of the scientific literature. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2023; 280(12):5345-5352.
18. Sedaghat AR, Derbarsegian A, Yu V, Alsayed A, Bitner B, Yom B, Liu D, Schneider S, Adams SM, Houssein FA, Walters ZA, Tripathi S, Walker VL, Sinferman KW, Meier JC, Kim R, Kuan EC, Alsaleh S, Philips KM. Patient perspectives on recall period and response options in patient-reported outcome measures for chronic rhinosinusitis symptomatology: an international multi-centered study. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024; 14(5) 898-908.
19. Garcia JT, Cotter RA, Boparai RS, Alsayed A, Schneider S, Liu DT, Eckl-Dorna J, PArail NA, Chu MM, Meier JC, Alsaleh S, Phillips KC, Sedaghat AR. Overall symptom severity as a patient-reported outcome measure for chronic rhino sinusitis: what it reflects and how to measure it. Rhinology. 2024 62(5):603-611.
20. Cotter RA, Garcia JT, Alsayed A, Schneider S, Liu DT, Eckl-Dorna J, Houssein FA, Boparai RS, Parail NA, Chu MM, Meier JC, Alsaleh S, Phillips KM, Sedaghat AR. Patient-reported disease control versus overall symptom severity as global metrics of chronic rhino sinusitis disease status. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2025 15(1):27-35.
21. Cotter RA, Lee CW, Wilson K, Althoff SF, Alsaleh S, Anselmo-Lima WT, Bernal-Sprekelsen M, Chandra RK, Constantinidis J, Fokkens WJ, Halderman AA, Herzog T, Hopkins C, Kuan EC, Landis BN, Lund VJ, Meier JC, Pas HK, Pletcher SD, Reitsma S, Rimmer J, Gonzalez YS, Syoka MB, Sun J, Toppila-Salmi S, Wang EW, Wang MB, Woodworth BA, Gray ST, Hwang PH, Wise SK, Philips KM, Sedaghat AR.  Development and Psychometric Validation of the Chronic Rhinosinusitis Control Test.  Rhinology. 2026 64(1):38-50.