Comprehensive Head and Neck Surgery

At our head and neck surgery center, we offer a wide range of advanced treatments to address various conditions affecting speech, swallowing, breathing, and overall health in adults.
Fluency Disorders

– Stuttering/stammering. We provide specialized therapy techniques to enhance smooth speech production through breathing control, gentle onsets, and speech pattern modification.

Voice Disorders  

– Conditions like hoarseness, loss of voice, pitch changes, or vocal fatigue. Treatment includes medical evaluation and voice therapy to improve vocal hygiene and retrain efficient voice use.

Neurological Disorders 

– Speech, language, cognition and swallowing problems post stroke, brain injury, or conditions like Parkinson’s. Therapies maximize communication abilities, memory, swallow and mealtime safety.

Aphasia – Difficulty understanding and formulating language after stroke/trauma. Aims to recover language through high intensity speech-language therapy.  

Apraxia – Inability to voluntarily perform purposeful movements impacting speech and swallowing. Focuses on motor planning strategies.

Dysarthria: Poor speech quality and intelligibility. Exercises targeting oral motor control, coordination, and breathing for better speech clarity. 

Dementia & Alzheimer’s Disease

Counseling for caregivers on simplified communication strategies for meaningful connections. Guidance on appropriate textures/consistencies for safe swallowing also provided.

Swallowing Disorders 

Rehabilitative techniques to treat dysphagia and improve swallow safety/efficiency.

Compensatory strategies during meals and appropriate dietary modifications. 

Head and Neck Cancers 

Post cancer treatment therapy for speech, language cognition, voice and swallowing disorders secondary to surgery, chemo and radiation therapies. Focus on maximizing outcomes, quality of life and functional recovery.