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Sean Parker Institute Director Lucian Sulica, MD Presides Over 144th Annual Meeting of American Laryngological Association

The 2023 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings, held in Boston May 3-7, saw Sean Parker Institute Director Lucian Sulica, MD lead as President of the ...

Sean Parker Institute Offers World Voice Day Seminar 2023: Voice Care on Tour

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Sean Parker Institute Director Lucian Sulica Named Royal Society of Medicine's 2022 Felix Semon Lecturer

Lucian Sulica, MD, Director of the Sean Parker Institute for the Voice, gave the Felix Semon Lecture in London on November 4 at the invitation of the Royal Society of Medicine. The Felix Semon Lecture, named in honor of a formative figure...

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Join Us! Voice 101: What Speech Pathologists Need to Know About Evaluating and Treating Voice Disorders

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Our multidisciplinary team will present a comprehensive overview of voice care for SLPs who are new to voice evaluation and treatment.

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  • Common vocal fold pathologies...

Laryngology Innovation Lab Launches

The Larngology Innovation Lab, directed by Sean Parker Institute Laryngologist Dr. Anaïs Rameau, is live. The mission of the lab is to disrupt and innovate the fields of voice, deglutition and airway science, via...

Institute Director Dr. Lucian Sulica Named President of American Laryngological Association; Institute Faculty Dr. Anaïs Rameau Fellow of the Triological Society

The 2022 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings, held in Dallas April 28-30, saw Sean Parker Institute Director Dr. Lucian Sulica named President of the...

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Voice Injury in Performers Survey

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Sean Parker Physician Dr. Anaïs Rameau is Appointed Director of New Technologies – Otolaryngology at Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. Anaïs Rameau, a laryngologist who provides compassionate care for patients with swallowing, voice and airway disorders, has been named director of new tecchnologies...

2021 Fall Voice Conference sees Sean Parker Institute Faculty Present on Artificial Intelligence, Steroids for Hoarseness, Mechanisms of Vocal Injury

Faculty from Weill Cornell Medicine's Sean Parker Institute for the Voice presented investigative work on a range of clinical topics at the first in-person Fall Voice Conference since 2019, in Miami, Fl Oct...

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Sean Parker Institute Faculty Stand Out in Innovation, Training and Research at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology

Sean Parker Institute faculty returned to in-person medical education at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology, just concluded in Los Angeles, the first otolaryngology meeting to be held in person since the beginning...

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Sean Parker Institute Director Co-edits Spanish Language Laryngology Textbook

A new spanish language textbook of laryngology featuring contributors from both North and South America has been edited by Lucian Sulica, MD, Director of the Sean Parker Institute and Masao Kume, MD, President of the Mexican Society of...

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2021 American Laryngological Voice and Research Education Grant Awarded to Artificial Intelligence Project at the Sean Parker Institute

Sean Parker Institute laryngologist Dr. Rameau and her research collaborators, including Professor Elemento, director of the Institute for Precision Medicine, were the recipients of the 2021 American Laryngological...

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Sean Parker Institute Research Wins the American Laryngological Association's Prestigious Casselberry Award

A study examining the mechanism of injury of vocal cords from voice use (known as "phonotrauma") has received the American Laryngological Association's prestigious Casselberry Award at the Association's 142nd Annual Meeting. Phonotrauma...

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Anaïs Rameau, MD wins the Dysphagia Research Society's Clarence Sasaki Award

Work by the Sean Parker Institute's Anaïs Rameau, MD, MPhil earned the Clarence Sasaki Award at the Dysphagia Research Society's Annual Meeting. The award, named in honor of the noted laryngologist and laryngeal physiologist Clarence T....

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Anaïs Rameau, MD, and her research team develop a high-fidelity, open-source, low-cost 3D-printed simulator for injection laryngoplasty training

This work, published in the March issue of Laryngoscope, was explicitly made open-access, allowing anyone around the globe to download the model renderings and access step-by-step tutorials for 3D-printing the model. Furthermore, the  model...

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Sean Parker Institute Faculty Set Safety Standards for Laryngoscopy in the COVID-19 Era

Laryngoscopy is the cornerstone examination for laryngeal complaints including hoarseness, difficulty breathing, cough, and difficulty swallowing. However, it also has the potential to transmit infection to examining physicians. Sean Parker...

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Video Visits Now Available for New and Existing Patients

Following the introduction of teletherapy visits with the Institute's voice pathologists, the Sean Parker Institute now offers video visits with the doctors. To schedule, simply call the usual number you called for your Institute doctor, or the...

The Sean Parker Institute Begins to Offer Voice Therapy Remotely

To keep voices healthy during the COVID-19 emergency, the Sean Parker Institute has begin to offer voice therapy remotely. While we cannot accomodate new patients in this manner, patients who were waiting for voice therapy, or had their course of...

Institute Director Lucian Sulica, MD discusses Emerging Changes in Laryngology Practice during the COVID-19 Epidemic

Dr. Sulica was one of 3 panelists in an impromptu webinar was presented Monday March 23, 2019 because of changes in clinical practice imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The wideranging discussion covered the rapid shift in priorities as the...

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Sean Parker Institute Laryngologist Babak Sadoughi, MD Performs First Selective Laryngeal Reinnervation in New York

Babak Sadoughi, MD led a team from the Sean Parker Institute for the Voice to the successful completion of the first bilateral selective laryngeal reinnervation in New York, and one of only a handful in the United States, on December 11, 2019....

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Webinar: Balancing Singing, Dancing and Acting - Now Available Online!

On November 4th, at 530PM EST, the Sean Parker Institute for the Voice offered a free webinar discussing the demands of "triple threat" performers who balance singing, dancing, and acting. Jennie Morton, a Los Angeles-based osteopath and...

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Sean Parker Institute Presenters Cover Rapid Return to Performance after Treatment of Voice Injury, Voice Changes from Testosterone Supplementation in Women, 3D Printing, other Topics at the 2019 Fall Voice Conference

Sean Parker Institute Personnel at Fall Voice 2019

Faculty, fellows and students from Weill Cornell's Sean Parker Institute for the Voice presented their work and experience across a wide range of clinical topics at this year's Fall Voice Conference in...

Lucian Sulica, MD is Keynote Speaker at British Laryngological Association's Cutting Edge Laryngology 2019, Edinburgh

Sean Parker Institute Director Lucian Sulica, MD gave the Keynote Address at the 2019 edition of Cutting Edge Laryngology, the British Laryngological Association's biennial meeting for innovations in laryngology. He summarized recent insights...

Anaïs Rameau, MD Invited to Present Research at Fujita University, Japanese Society of Dysphagia Rehabilitation

Sean Parker Institute faculty Anaïs Rameau, MD and Katerina Andreadis, research specialist at the Institute, were invited to present their research findings in Japan, at the 3rd International Dysphagia Symposium at Fujita Health University...

Lucian Sulica, MD Speaks on Vocal Fold Paralysis, Performer's Voice Injury and Care in Santiago, Chile

Institute Director Lucian Sulica, MD was a featured speaker at Clinica Santa Maria's International Course on Voice Diseases and Care of the Performing Voice in Snatiago, Chile at the end of August. Addressing an audience of 200 otolaryngologists...

The Sean Parker Institute Graduates Its First Fellow in Laryngology

On Friday June 17, The Sean Parker Institute graduated it first Fellow in Laryngology. Yin Yiu, MD completed her otolaryngology-head & neck surgery residency at the Ohio State University prior to training in laryngology at voice disorders...

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Lucian Sulica, MD is Keynote Speaker on Care of the Performer's Voice at Northwest Voice Conference

Institute Director Lucian Sulica, MD gave this year's medical keynote address at the Northwest Voice conference entitled "Decatastrophizing Vocal Injury: Care of the Performer Without...

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The Sean Parker Institute Matches Laryngology Fellows for 2020

The Sean Parker Institute for the Voice has matched its 2020 class of Fellows, to begin training in laryngology in July of that year. The  Sean Parker Fellow will be Hayley Born, MD. Dr. Born completed her undergraduate work at Yale...

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Sean Parker Institute Investigators Present Research Across a Wide Range of Laryngeal Disorders at the American Laryngological Association's Annual Meeting

The 140th Annual Meeting of the American Laryngological Society in Austin, TX last week saw five presentations from Sean Parker Institute investigators. Staff Laryngologist...

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The Institute's World Voice Day Program on Voice Health for Actors Now Available Online

The Actors' Equity Foundation hosted the Sean Parker Insttitute's World Voice Day seminar "The Actor's Voice: Voice Health for Stage, Screen & Everything In-Between!" on April 17 to a capacity attendance. In addition to the program,...

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How Does Beetlejuice Create His Signature Voice?

Star of Beetlejuice The Musical and friend of the Institute, Alex Brightman, shares his healthy vocal technique for creating Beetlejuice’s signature growl. See and hear it for yourself!

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"The Actor's Voice" - The Sean Parker Institute and the Actors' Equity Foundation offer Free Seminar and Voice Screenings For World Voice Day

On Wednesday, April 17, 2019, The Sean Parker Institute for the Voice and the Actors' Equity Foundation will offer a free three-hour program on vocal health for actors of all types. Noted vocal coach and Julliard faculty member...

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Lucian Sulica, MD is Featured Speaker at the Colombian Otolaryngology Association's 2019 International Course, Discusses Vocal Injury in Singers, Other Topics

Sean Parker Institute Director Lucian Sulica, MD addressed more than 400 otolaryngologists at the biennial International Course of the Colombian Otolaryngology Association in Cartagena, Feb 28-May 2, on subjects of Institute reseach and expertise...

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Vocal Fitness for Fitness Instructors Seminar Available FREE Online

The Institute's Shape Up Your Voice seminar, aimed at preventing vocal injury in fitness instructors, is now available...

Free Seminar for Vocal Health for Fitness Instructors to Take Place Wednesday November 27

Institute laryngologists and voice therapists will offer a free seminar for fitness instructers aimed at promoting vocal health, highlighting causes of vocal injury and strain in this group of professionals. Fitness instructors have emerged as a...

Parker Institute Staff Discuss Recovery from Vocal Fold Paralysis, Vocal Injury in Fitness Instructors and Office Laryngeal Procedures at the Fall Voice Conference in Seattle

Institute director Dr. Lucian Sulica reviewed the Institute's work on spontaneous recovery in vocal fold paralysis and chaired a panel on the evolution of...

Parker Institute Laryngologist Anaïs Rameau’s Project wins First Prize in Health Innovation Hackathon

The 2nd Annual Health Innovation Hackathon concluded on Friday, June 1st, when selected teams presented their findings to a panel of judges at the...

Parker Institute Studies Detail Time Course of Recovery in Vocal Fold Paralysis, Describe Microscopic Findings in Sulcus Vocalis at European Laryngological Sociey Congress, London

At the 12th Congress of the European Laryngological Society in London, May 16-19, Insitute director Lucian Sulica, MD presented results of studies regarding vocal fold paralysis and sulcus vocalis, two...

Sean Parker Institute Project Selected for Health Innovation Hackathon

Institute laryngologist Anaïs Rameau is among a select group of clinicians who successful submitted a challenge idea for the Hackathon. She will join a multidisciplinary team to design an EMG-based wearable device for silent communication via...

Parker Institute Laryngologist Anaïs Rameau, MD MPhil, Awarded Triologic Society Research Development Grant to Study Cough in Vocal Fold Paralysis.

Following a national submission process, the Parker Institute's Dr. Anaïs Rameau, MD MPhil, was awarded a research grant by the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, a.k.a “the Triological Society”, to study the effect of...

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World Voice Day 2018: Sean Parker Institute Teams with Actors' Equity Foundation to Offer Seminar in Vocal Health for Performers, Free Laryngeal Stroboscopy Exams

April 16 is World Voice Day, a global event to focus attention on the voice and its importance in all of our lives. In celebration of World Voice Day, the Sean Parker Institute for the Voice has teamed up with the Actors' Equity Foundation to...

Injection Augmentation Offers No Advantage Over Botulinum Toxin Chemodenervation to Patients with Essential Voice Tremor

An Institute study published in The Laryngoscope showed no clear benefit from injection augmentation over traditional botulinum toxin treatment in a small group of patients...

Institute study describes how probability of recovery in idiopathic vocal fold paralysis changes over time

The probabilty of recovery in idopathic vocal fold paralysis is almost always stated as aggregate rate for all affected patients. Examination of the Parker Institute experience shows that this does not reflect clinical reality well. In a paper...

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Laryngologist Anaïs Rameau, MD MPhil, joins Institute Faculty

Anaïs Rameau, MD MPhil, fellowship trained in laryngology with special expertise in swallowing disorders, has joined the faculty of the Sean Parker Institute.  Dr. Rameau, a board certified otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon, completed...

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The Parker Institute's Inaugural Seminar for Singers Features Guest Speaker Joan Lader in Program Promoting Vocal Health in Performers

Co-sponsored by MusiCares and Weill Cornell's Center for the Performing Artist, the Sean Parker Institute for the Voice offered a program of lectures and demonstrations about vocal health aimed at performers on Monday November 13. The inaugural...

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2017 Fall Voice Conference: Parker Institute studies detail vocal injury in fitness instructors, examine safety and side-effects of steroid injection of the vocal folds

The Fall Voice Confernce, held in Washington, DC  October 13-14, saw the Sean Parker Institute's Christine Estes, MM, MA-SLP review the Institute's growing experience with vocal injury in fitness instructors, and staff laryngologist Babak...

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Voice specialist Chandler Thompson, DMA, MS, joins Institute staff

The Sean Parker Institute for the Voice welcomes Chandler Thompson, DMA, MS, as a speech-language pathologist/voice specialist.  Chandler holds three degrees in Vocal Performance, including a Doctorate from Michigan State University and a Master’...

Parker Institute Instructional Courses on Vocal Fold Paralysis, Vocal Fold Injection in the Awake Patient, and Vocal Fold Paresis at the American Academy of Otolaryngology’s Annual Meeting

Sean Parker Institute physicians summarized the state-of-the-art on three different aspects of nerve injury of the larynx for the membership of the American Academy of Otolaryngology at its Annual Meeting (...

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Study Reveals Experts Disagree in the Clinical Diagnosis of Vocal Fold Paresis

A Sean Parker Institute study published in the September 2017 issue of The Laryngoscope (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28349567 ) shows that expert consensus on...

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The Sean Parker Institute Matches its First Fellows in Laryngology

The Sean Parker Institute for the Voice has matched its first class of Fellows, to begin training in laryngology in July 2018. The inaugural Sean Parker Fellow will be Keith Chadwick, MD. Dr. Chadwick, who has a vocal performance background, is...

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Parker Institute Researchers Present Work on Essential Voice Tremor and Vocal Fold Paralysis, and Discuss Paresis and Innovation in Laryngology at the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings, April 26-28, 2017

Researchers from the Sean Parker Institute for the Voice presented work on several topics at the recent Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings, the main academic meeting of the year for Otolaryngology subspecialties...

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Vocal Fold Hemorrhage Not as Harmful as Commonly Thought, Parker Institute Study Shows

A Sean Parker Institute study published in the April 2017 issue of The Laryngoscope (https://www.ncbi...
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The Parker Institute Inaugurates Two New Fellowship Training Programs

Two new training positions have been established at the Sean Parker Institute to train otolaryngologists in laryngology. The Sean Parker Fellowship is a unique, two-year program intended to educate the next generation of...

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The Institute Has Moved to a New Home

The new, purpose-built clinical offices of the Sean Parker Institute have opened their doors at 240 East 59th Street in New York City. The space brings together all members of the voice care team under one roof, and...

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Clinical Trial for Evaluation of Laryngeal Neuropathy using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is Now Open.

A clinical trial to evaluate laryngeal neuropathy using magnetic stimulation is now open for adult patients who have been diagnosed with vocal fold(cord) paresis or paralysis. Healthy volunteers are also sought to establish the parameters...

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Research Grant Awarded to Parker Institute’s Babak Sadoughi, MD To Study Laryngeal Nerve Physiology

Following a competitive national submission process, the Parker Institute was awarded a research grant by the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, a.k.a. "The Triological Society", to study the mechanisms of motor...

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Parker Institute To Present Multidisciplinary Course: “Care Of The Performing Voice: De-Catastrophizing Vocal Injury”

The Parker Institute, in conjunction with Weill Cornell’s Center for the Performing Artist, will present a course devoted to examination of vocal injuries in performers, on July 6, 2016 in New York City. New data concerning injury and treatment,...

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Parker Institute To Occupy New Space In Fall 2016

Weill Cornell Medicine and the Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery are constructing new space for the clinical programs of the Parker Institute, on East 59th St. in New York City. Opening is planned for the fall of...

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Clinical Trial For Treatment Of Essential Voice Tremor Now Open

A trial at the Parker Institute, comparing injection augmentation to botulinum toxin treatment for essential voice tremor, is now recruiting patients. Patients with essential...

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