Voice Disorders/ Laryngology: About Our Program

The Clinical Center for Voice Care at UT Southwestern Medical Center provides state-of-the-art care for patients with voice disorders and other conditions affecting the larynx and airway. 

The Center combines the expertise of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to disorders of the voice and larynx. The team consists of laryngologists, speech pathologists with expertise in voice disorders, and singing voice specialists. 

As a team, we have extensive experience working with singers, teachers, public speakers, and other people who use their voices heavily.  We also provide diagnosis and treatment for patients who develop a voice problem due to neurological disease, trauma, or other ailment, as well as anyone with an unexplained persistent voice disturbance. The speech-language pathologists at the Clinical Center for Voice Care work with patients one-on-one to teach patients techniques and strategies to avoid misuse of the voice.

Conditions we treat include benign or malignant vocal fold lesions, vocal fold paralysis, bowing (atrophy), spasmodic dysphonia and other relevant neurological conditions affecting the voice box.

Our services include the following:

Videostroboscopy

Perceptual and objective evaluation and care of the speaking and singing voice

Microsurgery of the vocal folds

Thyroplasty and vocal fold augmentation

Behavioral intervention

Office-based procedures