Dr. Josie Xu

Josie Xu MD FRCSC is an otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon with advanced fellowship training in adult sleep apnea surgery. She is double board-certified with the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada and the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. She is one of the only fellowship-trained sleep surgeons in Canada who can offer detailed precision anatomical treatment for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. 

She currently practices sleep surgery and comprehensive adult and pediatric otolaryngology at North York General Hospital in Toronto. She obtained her medical doctorate (MD) from Queen’s University and then surgical residency at the University of Toronto. She then pursued an advanced Fellowship in Adult Sleep Apnea Surgery at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California under Dr. Eric Kezirian, one of the pioneers in sleep surgery and the use of drug-induced sleep endoscopy. She has published peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and international guidelines on the topic of sleep apnea surgery and gives invited lectures across Canada.

She is a passionate educator and innovator, having developed surgical teaching models and mobile simulation tools, and is a vocal advocate for bringing advanced sleep apnea technologies to Canada.