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University Voice and Swallowing Center

University Voice and Swallowing Center (UVSC) offers interdisciplinary care from specialists in otolaryngology, speech pathology, neurology, gastroenterology, pulmonary medicine and radiology.

Our team provides a balanced approach to evaluating, diagnosing and treating patients with voice and swallowing problems. UVSC uses state-of-the-art technology to provide the highest-quality treatment for disorders affecting the larynx and upper esophagus.

Conditions We Treat
USVC treats a wide range of voice and swallowing disorders. Patients receive treatment and therapeutic measures that improve their condition and overall quality of life.  

 Voice Disorders

    • Hoarseness
    • Laryngitis
    • Laryngopharyngeal acid reflux
    • Muscle tension patterns
    • Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP)
    • Spasmodic dysphonia
    • Teflon dranulomas
    • Vocal cord cancer
    • Vocal cord granuloma
    • Vocal cord nodule
    • Vocal cord paralysis
    • Vocal cord polyp

Swallowing Disorders

    • Neurologic
    • Infectious and inflammatory
    • Neoplastic
    • Medication-related
    • Trauma
    • Diverticula
    • Psychogenic

Services and Treatments
As the leading voice and swallowing care center in the region, UVSC offers a customized approach to treating voice, swallowing and airway disorders.

Our doctors use several methods to view the larynx, evaluate vocal conditions and examine and evaluate swallowing conditions. These methods are customized to the needs of each patient.

 Voice

    • Flexible fiber optic laryngoscopy
    • Laryngeal electromyography (LEMG)
    • Rigid transoral laryngoscopy
    • Laryngeal sensory testing
    • Stroboscopy
    • Vocal cord cancer evaluation
    • Voice evaluation

Swallowing

    • Barium swallow
    • Flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES)
    • Transnasal esophagoscopy


University Voice and Swallowing Center Physicians:
Bernice Klaben, PhD
Sid Khosla, MD
Yash Patil, MD
Keith Wilson, MD
Lee Zimmer, MD, PhD

 

The Clinical arm of the UC department of Otolaryngology consists of the following practices, programs and centers: