Overview
The laryngology division focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of voice, swallowing, and airway disorders. The laryngology team dedicated to providing thoughtful and expert care tailored to patient needs. multidisciplinary team include Laryngology ,Speech-language pathologist with specialty training in voice and swallowing disorders.
The heath of the larynx is vital for swallowing, breathing and sound production. Patient undergo comprehensive evaluation by the laryngology team with latest techniques and technology to diagnose and treat voice, airway and swallowing disorders and laryngeal cancer.
The treatment include laryngeal phonosurgery, office-based laryngeal therapy, focused vocal therapy, medication, injections, surgery or a combination of these approaches. Doctors are experienced in a full range of advanced techniques, including microsurgery, carbon dioxide laser and potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser treatment.
Patient Care
The laryngology division is a clinical resource for patients with any type of voice problem, ranging from common benign disorders such as vocal nodules, polyps, and papillomas, to more complex disorders such as spasmodic dysphonia, airway stenosis, and laryngeal cancer.
Laryngology Doctors treat the following conditions and offer a full range of services and procedures.
- Acoustic and aerodynamic analyses of voice
- Airway reconstruction
- Botox injections
- Carbon dioxide laser treatment
- Cricopharyngeal muscle dysfunction
- Dysphagia
- Dysphonia
- Esophagoscopy
- Flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing and sensation
- Hoarseness
- Laryngoceles/saccular cysts
- Laryngoscopy
- Laryngotracheal stenosis
- Professional voice
- Singing voice
- Speech-language pathology evaluation and voice therapy
- Stroboscopy
- Swallowing disorders
- Throat (laryngeal) cancer
- Thyroplasty
- Tracheostomy
- Transnasal esophagoscopy
- Videofluoroscopic evaluation of swallowing (modified barium swallow study)
- Videolaryngoscopy
- Vocal cord cysts, nodules and polyps
- Vocal cord or fold injection
- Vocal cord or fold paralysis
- Vocal cord scarring
- Vocal tremor
- Voice and swallowing therapeutic exercises
Residents training
The Laryngology division offers an exceptionally strong and unparalleled training experience for our residents. The greatest strength of our program is the outstanding and committed teaching staff, whom are full-time board certified faculty. All of whom place the excellence of the residency-training program as their highest priority.
Residents within the program rotate throughout Laryngology divisions. It is expected that all residents will participate in grand rounds, and weekly Laryngology case conferences after the clinic and actively engaged in the program’s research mission.
Accomplishments
- Research and methodology workshops
- Basic Laryngology hands on workshops
- Advanced laryngology surgery hands on workshops
- To provide a comprehensive diagnosis and treatment therapy.
- Use the latest techniques and technology to diagnose and treat laryngeal disorder.
Staff Members
- Dr. Abdulmalik Alsaeed
- Dr. Mohammed Albar
- Dr. Lina Telmesani
