Voice Science

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 Johan Sundberg. Preface. Acknowledgments. About the Author. Contributors. Dedications. Chapter 1. The Physics of Sound, Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 2. Formation of the Larynx: From Hox Genes to Critical Periods. Jeffery T. Laitman, Drew M. Noden, and Thomas R. Van De Water. Chapter 3. Laryngeal Embryology and Vocal Development, David H. Henick and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 4. Genetics of the Voice. Robert Thayer Sataloff and Mary J. Hawkshaw. Chapter 5. Genomics and Proteomics in Voice, Vidisha Mohad, Susan L. Thibeault, Ritta Ylitalo, and Steven D. Gray. Chapter 6. Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Voice, Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 7. Laryngeal Neurophysiology, Christy L. Ludlow. Chapter 8. Music and the Brain, Thomas Swirsky-Sacchetti, Robert Rider, Michael E. Keesler, and Steven Mandel. Chapter 9. Arytenoid Movement, James A. Letson, Jr. and Renny Tatchell. Chapter 10. Vocal Fold Injury and Repair, Sharon S. Tang and Susan L. Thibeault. Chapter 11. Cellular and Molecular Mechanics of Aging in the Vocal Fold, Ashley P. O'Connell Ferster and Leslie T. Malmgren. Chapter 12. An Overview of Laryngeal Function for Voice Production, R. J. Baken. Chapter 13. Laryngeal Function During Phonation, Ronald C. Scherer. Chapter 14. Vocal Tract Resonance, Johan Sundberg. Chapter 15. Chaos in Voice Research, Rajeev Bhatia, Robert Thayer Sataloff, and Mary J. Hawkshaw. Chapter 16. Dynamical Disorders of Voice: A Chaotic Perspective on Vocal Irregularities, R. J. Baken. Chapter 17. Exercise Physiology: Perspective for Vocal Training, Mary J. Sandage and Matthew Hoch. Chapter 18. Voice and Forensics, Harry F. Hollien. Glossary. Index.