Treatment of Voice Disorders

Robert T. Sataloff, MD, DMA, FACS, is professor and chairman in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and senior associate dean for Clinical Academic Specialties at Drexel University College of Medicine. He is also adjunct professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Temple University; as well as on the faculty of the Academy of Vocal Arts. Dr. Sataloff is a professional singer and singing teacher and served as conductor of the Thomas Jefferson University Choir for nearly four decades. He holds an undergraduate degree in Music Theory and Composition from Haverford College, medical degree from Jefferson Medical College--Thomas Jefferson University, and doctor of musical arts in voice performance from Combs College of Music. He completed his residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery and fellowship in otology, neurotology and skull base surgery at the University of Michigan. Dr. Sataloff is chairman of the boards of directors of the Voice Foundation and the American Institute for Voice and Ear Research. He is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Voice and Ear, Nose and Throat Journal, associate editor of the Journal of Singing, and on the editorial boards of numerous otolaryngology journals. He has written more than 700 publications, including 40 books. His medical practice is limited to care of the professional voice and otology/neurotology/skull base surgery.

• Foreword by Raymond D. Kent, PhD. Preface. Acknowledgments. About the Author. Contributors. Dedications. Chapter 1. Voice Care Professionals: A Guide to Voice Care Providers, Robert Thayer Sataloff, Yolanda D. Heman-Ackah, and Mary J. Hawkshaw. Chapter 2. Introduction to Treating Voice Abuse, Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 3. Speech-Language Pathology and the Professional Voice User: An Overview, Carol N. Wilder. Chapter 4. Voice Therapy, Bridget Rose, Michelle R. Horman, and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 5. Voice Rest, Adam D. Rubin, Robert Thayer Sataloff, Susan E. Cline, and Karen M. Lyons. Chapter 6. Increasing Vocal Effectiveness, Bonnie N. Raphael and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 7. The Singing Teacher in the Age of Voice Science, Richard Miller. Chapter 8. Historical Overview of Voice Pedagogy, Richard Miller. Chapter 9. The Singing Voice Specialist, Margaret M. Baroody, Robert Thayer Sataloff, and Linda M. Carroll. Chapter 10. Use of Instrumentation in the Singing Studio, Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 11. Choral Pedagogy and Vocal Health, Brenda J. Smith and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 12. Amateur and Professional Child Singers: Pedagogy and Related Issues, Valerie Trollinger and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 13. The Role of the Acting-Voice Trainer in Medical Care of Professional Voice Users, Sharon L. Freed, Bonnie N. Raphael, and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 14. Laryngeal Manipulation, John S. Rubin, Jacob Lieberman, and Tom M. Harris. Chapter 15. The Effects of Posture on Voice, John S. Rubin, Ed Blake, Lesley Mathieson, and Hala Kanona. Chapter 16. Nutrition and the Professional Voice, Jennifer A. Nasser and Nyree Dardarian. Chapter 17. Medications and the Voice, Robert Thayer Sataloff, Mary J. Hawkshaw, Joseph Anticaglia, Michelle White, Kirsten Meenan, and Jonathan J. Romak. Chapter 18. Psychiatric Manifestations of Medications Prescribed Commonly in Otolaryngology, Steven H. Levy, Mona M. Abaza, Mary J. Hawkshaw, Robert Thayer Sataloff, and Reinhardt J. Heuer. Chapter 19. Botulinum Toxin in Otolaryngology, Julia A. Pfaff, Michael C. Neuenschwander, Edmund A. Pribitkin, and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 20. Voice Surgery, Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 21. Vocal Fold Hemorrhage, Robert Thayer Sataloff and Mary J. Hawkshaw. Chapter 22. Vocal Fold Scar, Jaime Eaglin Moore and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 23. Laryngotracheal Trauma, Yolanda D. Heman-Ackah and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 24. Cricoarytenoid and Cricothyroid Joint Injury: Evaluation and Treatment, Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 25. Management of Gender Reassignment Patients, Reinhardt J. Heuer, Margaret M. Baroody, and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 26. Premalignant Lesions of the Larynx, Amanda Hu, Carole M. Dean, and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 27. Laryngeal Cancer, Timothy D. Anderson and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 28. Nursing Considerations in the Care of Professional Voice, Mary J. Hawkshaw and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 29. Controversy in the Care of the Singers and Professional Voice Users, Clark A. Rosen and Kimberly M. Steinhauer. Chapter 30. Voice Horizons, John S. Rubin and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Appendix I. Appendix II. Appendix III. Appendix IV. Glossary. Index.