A team approach to care improves outcomes. People who come for treatment to the UAB Voice Center benefit from this interprofessional team care and will be seen by both the laryngologist and speech language pathologist at most visits.
Blake Simpson, MD
Professor
Co-Director, UAB Voice Center
Director, Laryngology Division
Edie Hapner, PhD, CCC-SLP
Professor
Co-Director, UAB Voice Center
Director, Speech and Hearing Services
Hari Jeyarajan, MD
Assistant Professor
Complex Airway Reconstruction
Kirk Withrow, MD
Professor
Zenker's/
Cricopharyngeal Surgery
Duane Trahan, MS, CCC-SLP
Lead Speech Language Pathologist
Dysphagia, Head and Neck Cancer, and Facial Nerve Therapy
William Boswell, MCD, CCC-SLP
Speech Pathologist
Voice and Upper Airway Therapy
Caitlin Stone, MCD, CCC-SLP
Speech Pathologist
Dysphagia and Head and Neck Cancer Therapy
Sarah Hoch, BFA, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech Pathologist
Voice and Upper Airway Therapy
Singing Voice Specialist
Movement Disorders Therapy
Melissa Tucker Ponto, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech Pathologist
Dysphagia and Head and Neck Cancer Therapy
Jacob H. Wright, MM, MA, CCC-SLP
Speech Pathologist
Voice and Upper Airway Therapy
Singing Voice Specialist
Gender Health Therapy