Voice Center

Laryngeal surgeon Brandon Baird, MD, with a patient in the DCAM

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Committed to Compassionate and Holistic Care Focused on You

At the UChicago Medicine Voice Center, our mission is to provide compassionate and holistic multidisciplinary care to people with voice, airway and swallowing disorders. Our team of fellowship-trained laryngologists and speech-language pathologists work side by side with you to create a care plan just for you. We are dedicated to improving the lives of our patients by delivering state-of-the-art care diagnostics, innovative in-office and surgical therapies, as well as personalized therapy to treat a wide range of conditions. Our commitment extends to advancing research, education and community awareness beyond simply clinical care.

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Common Symptoms of Voice Concerns

Breathy or weak voice
Raspy or rough voice
Difficulties with raising the voice
Pain with speaking or singing
Changes in the quality of the singing voice
Voice fatigue (changes in voice quality with speaking)
Changes in the voice after surgery or trauma to the neck

Treating the Full Spectrum of Voice Disorders

Voice, airway and swallowing conditions treated by our team include the following, and more:

Acute, chronic and reflux laryngitis
Vocal cord conditions such as vocal cord cysts, vocal cord nodules, vocal cord paralysis, vocal cord polyps and vocal fold hemorrhage
Recurrent respiratory papillamatosis
Chronic cough
Reinke's edema, or swelling of the vocal cords
Dysphonias, including muscle tension dysphonia and spasmodic dysphonia
Laryngeal cancer
Voice problems due to trauma or prior medical procedures
Vocal tremor
Airway stenosis, or narrowing of the airway

Our Voice Center Team

Brandon Baird, MD

Otolaryngology (ENT)

William Gao, MD

Otolaryngology (ENT)

Advanced Speech and Language Pathologists

Dana Hayes, MS, CCC-SLP
Derek Palmer, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Sweta Soni, MA, CCC-SLP

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To speak to someone directly, please call 773-702-1865. If you have symptoms of an urgent nature, please call your doctor or go to the emergency room immediately.

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