Welcome to the Lakeshore Professional Voice Center, a part of Lakeshore Ear Nose and Throat Center. We are dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and research of voice disorders.

The voice is an expression of the soul. Our ability to speak and sing is a precious possession which should be valued and protected. Unfortunately, voice problems are all too common and often taken for granted.

Maintaining vocal health is essential for effective communication. While some professions (singers, actors, teachers, public speakers, clergy, politicians, and others) depend on their voices for their livelihood, almost everybody depends on his or her voice for daily living. Voice injuries can have dramatic physical and emotional consequences which may

impair a person's quality of life. Moreover, although hoarseness is usually a sign of a problem with the larynx ("voicebox"), it may also be the first clue of other underlying medical issues. Early identification of voice problems usually improves one's chances for full recovery.

At Lakeshore Professional Voice Center we have a highly specialized voice team and a state-of-the-art voice laboratory to provide sophisticated medical and surgical care for patients with voice problems. We provide voice, speech, and performance therapy and training to the professional and non-professional voice user. Our center offers voice conservation seminars and workshops for choirs and other groups where rigorous voice use is required. Individual and group voice therapy is available. Please read below for more information about the care we provide.

Laryngologist: Adam D. Rubin, M.D. Dr. Rubin graduated summa cum laude from Yale College with degrees in Theater Studies and Economics. He received his medical doctorate from Harvard Medical School. >> More

Voice Pathologist: Cristina Jackson-Menaldi, PhD. Dr. Jackson-Menaldi is our voice pathologist and created the Professional Voice Center 15 years ago with Lakeshore ENT president Dr. Daniel Megler. >> More

Over the past 30 years, our understanding of and ability to treat voice problems have increased dramatically largely due to the interdisciplinary collaboration of otolaryngologists, speech language and voice pathologists, singing and acting teachers, and performers. A new medical subspeciality emerged, laryngology, to raise the level of care for voice patients. The laryngologist and voice pathologist work together as a "voice team" to provide sophisticated voice care.

The voice team at Lakeshore Professional Voice Center has extensive experience working with professional voice users. Singers, speakers, lecturers, and others whose livelihoods depend on their voices can be assured of receiving the finest in clinical evaluation and treatment. 

>> Read more about the voice.

• Voice Problems related to vocal misuse and abuse
• Sudden Hoarseness Requiring Voice Rest
  • Vocal Fold Tear
  • Vocal Fold Hemorrhage
  • Vocal Fold Masses
  • Vocal fold Nodules
  • Vocal Fold Pseudocysts
  • Vocal Fold Polyps
  • Vocal Fold Cysts
  • Contact Masses
  • Reinke's polyposis (Reinke's edema)
  • Papillomas
  • Leukoplakia
  • Cancer

• Impaired vocal fold closure
  • Vocal fold paresis
  • Vocal fold paralysis
  • Vocal fold bowing incl. type-I thyroplasty & injection laryngoplasty
• Vocal fold scar and sulcus
• Abnormal vocal fold movement
  • Spasmodic dysphonia
  • Muscle tension dysphonia
  • Paradoxical vocal fold movement
• Masses resulting from Acid Reflux, incl. granuloma

Voice Center Tips on Voice Care

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