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Sebastian M. Jara, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Specialties

  • Obstructive sleep apnea & snoring
  • Sleep disorders & treatment
  • Treatments for nasal obstruction & deviated nasal septum
  • Sleep endoscopy
  • Upper airway surgery for sleep apnea and snoring
  • Hypoglossal nerve stimulation implantation for sleep apnea
  • Skeletal treatments for sleep apnea
  • Comprehensive general otolaryngology

Education

Undergraduate: Biochemistry; Minor, Mathematics
Tufts University, Medford, MA

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Graduate: MPH, Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA

Residency: Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle, WA

Fellowship: Sleep Medicine & Sleep Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Sees patients at

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Certification

  • Board certified in otolaryngology
  • Board certified in sleep medicine

Research interests

View Dr. Jara’s publications and research collaborations here »

Leadership roles and honors

  • AAO-HNSF Honor Award for Meritorious Service, 2024
  • American Academy of Sleep Medicine SOAR Fellow, 2024
  • Junior Investigator Award, 7th Annual VA Sleep Practitioners Meeting/APSS SLEEP Meeting, 2018
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, University of Washington Chapter, 2017
  • Graduate summa cum laude, 2009