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Our physicians, fellows, residents and students practice state-of-the-art medicine at the following hospitals and health facilities:

The Swallowing Program offers treatment focused on the evaluation, diagnosis and rehabilitation of swallowing disorders.

The program provides a multidisciplinary approach to otolaryngology and speech language pathology. An otolaryngology evaluation builds the framework for diagnosis of the swallowing disorder.

Speech language pathologists uses the diagnostic information to create a plan for safe swallowing and physical rehabilitation.

Common swallowing disorders include:

    • Acid reflux
    • Disorders secondary to head and neck radiation therapy
    • Disorders secondary to surgery of the head and neck
    • Esophageal and pharyngeal stenosis
    • Neurological disease
    • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
    • Parkinson’s disease
    • Stroke
    • Vocal cord paralysis
    • Zenker’s diverticulum

Diagnostic procedures include:
In office:

    • Botox injections
    • Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing
    • Transnasal esophagoscopy

Operative:

    • Esophageal dilation
    • Vocal cord medialization
    • Endoscopic Zenker’s diverticulotomy
    • Endoscopic cricopharyngeal myotomy

The program is housed in the UC Barrett Cancer Center and the UC Physicians office at University Pointe in West Chester, Ohio.  

For additional information:
University Voice and Swallowing Center