RalphBellMetsonMD

Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School

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Dr. Ralph Metson is an otolaryngologist based in Boston, MA, specializing in disorders of the nose and sinuses. He completed his medical education at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, followed by internships and residencies in otolaryngology and surgery at various esteemed institutions including UCLA and Harvard Medical School. His areas of expertise include the development of surgical techniques for the treatment of sinus disease, among others. Dr. Metson has contributed to several publications in recognized journals and has been acknowledged multiple times as one of America's Top Doctors. He is a fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. His book "The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healing your Sinuses" was published by McGraw-Hill.

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1985 - 1987
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1981 - 1985
Huntington Memorial HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1980 - 1981
University of Southern California/LACUSC Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1979 - 1980
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1979

PubMed

Orbital decompression surgery among Medicare beneficiaries in the post-teprotumumab era.
Akash M Bhat, Zachary M Soler, Rodney J Schlosser, Ralph B Metson, Vinay K Rathi
International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology. 2024-09-01
Leprosy as a cause of nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
Darren A Chen, Maxwell T Roth, Firas Sbeih, William Faquin, Michael K Yoon
Orbit. 2024-08-28
1 citations
A New Patient-reported Outcomes Measure for Surgically Treated Epiphora: Tearing Assessment and Rating Scale-12 (TEARS-12).
Aria Jafari, Jonathan C Simmonds, Margaret B Mitchell, Catherine G Banks, Ashton Lehmann
American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy. 2024-07-01

Journal Articles

Use of Corticosteroid-Eluting Sinus Stents Between 2012 and 2017
Ralph Metson, Matthew R Naunheim, Vinay K Rathi, JAMA

Lectures

Endoscopic Surgery of the Sinuses & Eustachian Tube
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts - 4/2/2012

Clinical Best Practices: Otolaryngologists Tackle QuestionsJune 13th, 2022
Elizabeth Mahoney Davis, MD, FACS, an Otolaryngologist with Colden – Seymour ENT and AllergySeptember 23rd, 2019
New Developments in the Management of Eustachian Tube DysfunctionJanuary 12th, 2016