Advanced Practices in Voice & Dysphagia February 24-27, 2024 Las Vegas, NV | February 24-27, 2024 Advanced Practices in Voice & Dysphagia 2024 Faculty

Laura Matrka, MD

Ohio State University Medical Center

No non-financial disclosures

Apoorva Ramaswamy, MD

Ohio State University Medical Center

No non-financial disclosures

Course Directors Course Faculty

Lee Akst, MD

Johns Hopkins

No non-financial disclosures


Jonathan Aviv, MD

ENT and Allergy Associates, NY

No non-financial disclosures

Liza Blumenfeld, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S

University of California, San Diego

No non-financial disclosures

James Callaway, MD

UAB Dept. of Gastroenterology

No non-financial disclosures

Brad DeSilva, MD

Ohio State University Medical Center

No non-financial disclosures

Lisa Evangelista, CScD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S

Center for Voice & Swallowing, UC Davis

No non-financial disclosures

Edie Hapner, PhD, CCC-SLP

University of Alabama, Birmingham, UAB Voice Center

Royalties: MedBridge

No non-financial disclosures

Alina Holmes, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS

Sheltering Arms Institute

No non-financial disclosures

Amy Jacks, MD

University of Oklahoma

No non-financial disclosures

Hari Jeyarajan, MD

University of Alabama, Birmingham

No non-financial disclosures



Eric Klineberg, MD

UT Health Houston

Stock Ownership: MMI and Relateable

Consultant: Stryker Spine, DePuy Synthes, Medtronic, Speaspine,
SI Bone, Agnovos

Chair and/or Board of Directors: AO Spine North America, IMAST, SRS

No non-financial disclosures

Anna Lichtenstein, MA, CCC-SLP

Ohio State University Medical Center

No non-financial disclosures

Kristen Linnemeyer-Risser, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S

University of California, San Diego

No non-financial disclosures

Rex Marco, MD

Weill Cornell Medical College

No non-financial disclosures

Jessica Pietrowski, MS, CCC-SLP

Center for Voice & Swallowing, UC Davis

No non-financial disclosures

Emily Plowman, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA

Ohio State University Medical Center

No non-financial disclosures

Greg Postma, MD

Augusta University

Consultant: Cook Medical
Investor Interest: Reflux Gourmet
No non-financial disclosures

Jacqueline Tardif, MA, CCC-SLP

Ohio State University Medical Center

No non-financial disclosures

Kathleen Tibbetts, MD

Thomas Jefferson University

No non-financial disclosures

Steve Uliana, MM, MS, CCC-SLP

Center for Voice & Swallowing, UC Davis

No non-financial disclosures

Rajitha Venkatesh, MD

Nationwide Children's Hospital

No non-financial disclosures

Voice Symposium Director and Faculty:

Sarah Schneider, MS, CCC-SLP

UCSF Voice and Swallowing Center

Speaker: MedBridge
No non-financial disclosures

Emily Naumann, MA, CCC-SLP

National Jewish Health

No non-financial disclosures


Laurie Slovarp, PhD, CCC-SLP

University of Montana

Consultant: Hyfe.AI
No non-financial disclosures

Eva van Leer, PhD, MFA, CCC-SLP

Georgia State University

No non-financial disclosures

Sin City Sinus Course Director and Faculty:

Philip Chen, MD

University of Texas Health, San Antonio

Consultant: Integra and Medtronic
Speaker: Optinose and GSK
Research: Aerin Medical
No non-financial disclosures


Jeremiah Alt, MD, PhD

University of Utah

No non-financial disclosures

Megan Durr, MD

University of California, San Francisco

No non-financial disclosures

David Jang, MD

Duke University

Consultant: ST Stent
Research Collaboration: GSK
Speaker: Regeneron
No non-financial disclosures


Peter Kim, MD

University of Nevada, Las Vegas
No non-financial disclosures

Erin Lopez, MD

University of Texas Health, San Antonio
No non-financial disclosures

Ian Witterick, MD

University of Toronto
Advisory Board and/or Speaker::GSK, Sanofi/Regeneron, Integra, Medtronic Canada, and Proteocyte Diagnostics Inc.
No non-financial disclosures

Arthur Wu, MD

Cedars-Sinai
Consultant: 3D Matrix
Speaker: Sanofi/Regeneron
Researcher: Aerin Medical and Optinose
No non-financial disclosures

All faculty disclosures listed below, including place of employment, are financial disclosures, unless otherwise indicated.

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Peter Belafsky, MD

Center for Voice & Swallowing, UC Davis

Grant Support: Inovio, Cook Myosite, CIRM

Co-Founder: Reflux Gourmet, Hope Medical

No non-financial disclosures

C Blake Simpson, MD

University of Alabama, Birmingham
UAB Voice Center

Shareholder: Reflux Gourmet and Airkor
Consultant: Sentry Laboratories,
Teledoc Health, and Airkor
Royalties: Springer Publishing
No non-financial disclosures