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. Our team consists of laryngologists, speech pathologists with expertise in voice disorders, and singing voice specialists.

As a team, we have extensive experience working with a wide variety of patients, including:

• professional singers
• voice students
• teachers
• attorneys
• public speakers
• clergy
• worship leaders
• salespeople
• anyone with an unexplained voice problem

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, as well as other conditions affecting the voice box and associated structures.

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
• Botox injections for spasmodic dysphonia
• Laser surgery for the vocal folds, larynx, and trachea
• Behavioral intervention
• Office-based procedures, including in-office vocal fold injections

For more information, see our Clinical Center for Voice Care information sheet.

For questions or appointments, please call (214) 645-8898.

The Clinical Center for Voice Care is located in the Department of Otolaryngology, on the 7th floor of the Aston Building.