Dr. Weiner has been in practice in Scottsdale since 1999. He specializes in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea and provides a variety of alternatives to CPAP. These include Inspire and Genio hypoglossal nerve stimulation, various pharyngoplasty procedures, and Airlift hyoid suspension. When needed, he also addresses nasal obstruction with septoplasty and turbinate reduction.
Prior to each consultation, he conducts a thorough review of the patient’s history of sleep problems including records from prior sleep studies and other doctor’s offices. He takes a detailed history from the patient regarding their sleep problems and performs a highly specialized examination of the airways including novel measurements of the airway that he developed. This is followed by an endoscopy of the nose and throat in the office.
Some patients will go on to have a drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) to observe their airway while they sleep to see the specific areas and patterns of their airway blockage.
Dr. Weiner reviews his findings and discusses treatment options. The patient’s preferences for treatment are carefully considered, and an individualized treatment plan taking all of these factors into consideration is developed.
For some patients, surgery may not be the right solution. When surgery is appropriate, Dr. Weiner offers a variety of different surgeries. While he is the most experienced Inspire surgeon in Arizona and a nationally recognized clinician and researcher in Inspire therapy, he offers other surgeries as well since hypoglossal nerve stimulation (Inspire and Genio) is not the right option for all patients.
In addition to being the first ENT physician in Arizona to be awarded a Physician of Excellence designation by Inspire, Dr. Weiner was one of the first 4 pairs of physicians in the U.S. (sleep medicine and ENT surgeon) recognized as a Care Team of Excellence in Inspire therapy, demonstrating the highest quality metrics and integration of sleep medicine and ENT to provide comprehensive Inspire therapy. His team was the only non-university based team.
Dr. Weiner teamed up with three other academic colleagues to develop the current two-incision Inspire procedure performed today. Previously, three incisions were required.
In addition to his practice, Dr. Weiner has trained hundreds of other physicians on the surgical technique of Inspire therapy. A video of him performing the surgery has been required viewing for all surgeons new to Inspire surgery.
All of these factors separate him from the many other doctors who simply offer Inspire surgery. His patients benefit from his knowledge, research, teaching, extensive experience and individualized counseling before they make a decision on how to manage their sleep apnea. Please see http://weinersleepsurgery.com for more information about sleep apnea, his individualized and patient-centered approach to managing sleep apnea, and the various surgeries he performs.
Dr. Weiner is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine- Phoenix where he helps train future sleep medicine physicians. He also serves as a preceptor to physicians training in the internal medicine and family medicine residency programs of Honor Health.
Dr. Weiner is academically active. He continues to author and co-author papers published in national medical journals. Dr. Weiner has also lectured and served as an invited panelist at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery (ABO-HNS) and the International Sleep Surgery Society (ISSS). He is a fellow of both of these societies.
Publications
Sleep Apnea
Anthropometric Measurements Inform Complete Concentric Collapse Status in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Weiner JS, Chio EG, Dedhia RC, et al. OTO Open. 2026;10:e70245. Published 2026 May 5. doi:10.1002/oto2.70245
This publication, co-authored with 9 leading U.S. academic surgeons from Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt, and other top institutions, presents the results of the PREDICTOR study. This study looked at whether simple body measurements can help doctors decide if patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) need a special test called drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) before getting a device called hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HNS).
HNS is a treatment for people with moderate to severe OSA who can’t use the standard CPAP machine. Currently, everyone who wants HNS must have DISE to check for a specific throat collapse pattern called complete concentric collapse (CCC), which makes HNS less effective. However, DISE is expensive, time-consuming, and requires sedation.
My coauthors and I studied 600 patients and measured their body mass index (BMI), neck circumference, and the width of their throat while lying down (supine pharyngeal width, or SPW). SPW was a measurement that I had previously developed. In a previous publication, I had shown that this measurement did provide a reasonable assessment of the likelihood of CCC and also provided strong predictive information about the likelihood of good response to Inspire hypoglossal nerve stimulation therapy for obstructive sleep apnea.
In this study, we found that people with CCC tended to have a higher BMI, larger necks, and smaller throat widths. By using these simple measurements, doctors could predict who is unlikely to have CCC and might not need DISE. For example, if a patient has a BMI below 31.6, a neck circumference under 45 cm, and a throat width above 18 mm, they are much less likely to have CCC.
Using these measurements could save time and money, and help more patients get the treatment they need without unnecessary procedures.Here’s a link to the publication for anyone who would like to read it: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oto2.70245
Supine Pharyngeal Width Is Associated With Complete Concentric Palatal Collapse During Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy and Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Outcomes. | Jordan S. Weiner, M.D., Christopher C. Munhall, B.S and David T. Kent, M.D. | December 29, 2022 | SAGE journals/Ear, Nose & Throat Journal |DOI: 10.1177/01455613221148313
The article describes Dr. Weiner’s novel measurement method to assess the internal diameter of the throat. His research suggests that this measurement may help predict which patients will have complete concentric collapse of the throat on sleep endoscopy, which is a contraindication to Inspire sleep apnea therapy.
A Noninferiority Analysis of 3- vs 2-Incision Techniques for Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Implantation. Kent DT, Chio EG, Weiner JS, Heiser C, Suurna MV, Weidenbecher M. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Nov 30. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34846979.
This article co-authored with 5 academic surgeons, assessed the outcomes of hypoglossal nerve stimulation therapy (Inspire procedure) when the surgery is performed through 2 incisions rather than the original 3 incisions. We demonstrated equal outcomes with reduced operative times and higher surgeon satisfaction.
Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Implantation via a Two-Incision Technique. Kent DT, Weiner JS, Chio EG, Weidenbecher M. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. 31(3) September 2020, pages e35-e42.
This article, co-authored with 3 academic surgeons, described a new way of performing the Inspire procedure using just two incisions rather than the previous standard of 3 incisions. Within months of publication, this became standard practice throughout the world.
Case Report: Lateral Chest Placement of IPG for Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Implantation. Weiner JS. Laryngoscope, 00:1–3, 2020
This article describes an innovative surgery to place the Inspire device in a woman with a history of breast cancer and breast reconstruction. This new surgical technique hides the incision for the nerve stimulator.
Other Research
Relationship Between Schneiderian Papillomas and Human Papillomavirus. Weiner JS, Sherris DA, Kasperbauer JL, Lewis JE, Li H, Persing D. The Laryngoscope. 109 (1): 21-26, 1999.
Verrrucous Carcinoma of the Nose. Orvidas L. Olsen KD, Lewis JE, Weiner JS. The Laryngoscope. 109 (3): 371-375, 1999.
Individual Differences and the Reliability of 2F1-F2 Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions: Effects of Time-of-Day, Stimulus Variables and Gender. Cacace AT, McClelland WA, Weiner JS, McFarland DJ. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research 39(6):1138-48, 1996.
Ongoing research: He has additional ongoing studies: an analysis of success rates when combining throat surgery in select patients undergoing Inspire surgery; a study to develop an in-office technique to predict palatal opening with hypoglossal nerve stimulation.
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College
- Union College, Schenectady, NY, 1987-1990, graduating summa cum laud and inducted into Phi Beta Kappa society
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Medical School
- Albany Medical College, Albany NY, 1990-1994, graduating cum laud. Alpha Omega Alpha 1993
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Residency
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 1994-1999
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Certification
- American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 1999-Present
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Privileges
- Scottsdale Healthcare-Shea
- North Valley Surgery Center
- Piper Surgery Center
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Memberships
- International Sleep Surgery Society
- Inspire Physician Advisory Council
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Awards
- Phoenix Magazine's Top Doctors 2026, 2017-2024, 2014, 2007-2011
- Alpha Omega Alpha, 1992
- Phi Beta Kappa, 1990