Phoniatrics is the medical speciality dealing with communication disorders with focus on functions and disorders of voice, speech, language, hearing and swallowing. As a subspeciality of Otorhinolaryngology (ENT), Phoniatricians approach patients of all ages as part of a multidisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic network of medical and non-medical disciples, such as neurology, neuropediatrics, psychiatry, pediatrics, radiology, genetics, endocrinology, dentistry, gerontology, logopaedics, linguistics, phonetics, psychology, pedagogy, acoustics, informatics and communication sciences. This broad foundation is also mirrored by the variety of therapeutic approaches including specialized (phono)surgical and non-surgical treatments, usually in close cooperation with speech and language therapists.
The Committee of Phoniatrics is dedicated to consolidate the collaboration between experts in medical and non-medical professions, to facilitate the bilateral transfer of knowledge in order to spread and improve multidisciplinary care of patients across international borders. The members of the committee are open to collect contemporary topics of multiprofessional interest and to bring together a network of professionals to provide international insights in the work of phoniatricians and to identify and propel field-tested practices and advances in collaborative care.
While the IALP Phoniatrics Committee collaborates intensively on the production of multimedia content on new topics, please take a look at the following collections of links. It has been curated for all professionals involved and interested in the phoniatric field to provide access to knowledge already carried together by various existing professional societies. While browsing it, you will likely discover resources that might come in handy in your daily professional routine and patient information and on the activities and meetings around the globe.
This collection provides content in English and is far from completion in the fast-growing global network. As global distribution of knowledge is one of IALP’s goal and a lot of non-English resources are existing, the collection will be updated.
More coming soon.
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Dr. med. Matthias Leonhard received his training as ENT specialist at the Department of Otorinolaryngology of the Medical University Hospital of Vienna and subtilized his specialisation at the Division of Phoniatrics-Logopedics to become a Phoniatrician in 2014. In 2018 he received the Science Award of the Austrian Association of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and habilitated in 2021 at the Medical University of Vienna.
Beside his regular clinical occupation with diagnostics, treatment and surgery of voice pathologies and dysphagia, his special research interests are focused on neurolaryngology, laryngeal pacing, tracheostomy management, biofilms and voice rehabilitation after total laryngectomy contributing with over 30 publications in these research fields. He is an active member of the Austrian Society of Logopedics, Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology (ÖGLPP), the German Society of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology (DGPP) and the Union of European Phoniatricians (UEP) and is actively engaged in national and international research collaborations and teaching programmes.
Dr. med. Jörg Edgar Bohlender is otolaryngologist and phoniatrician, subspecializing in laryngology, phonosurgery, disorders in professional voice users and swallowing disorders. Since 2008 he is Head of Phoniatrics and Speech Pathology, Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. Studies in history of arts, literature and dramatic theory in Berlin, Germany. Besides these studies assistant director and journalist in culture. He graduated from University Medical Schools in Münster, Erlangen and Charité Berlin, Germany. Since 16 years he established annual multidisciplinary meetings with international speakers focusing on voice and swallowing disorders in Zurich. National and international publications.
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Dr İlter Denizoglu is Laryngologis and Phoniatrician, University Lecturer of Pedagogical Vocology, Ege University State Turkish Music Conservatory Liberal Arts Division, Dokuz Eylül University State Conservatory Vocal Arts Department, Main Art Division of Opera and Director of Vocology Department EgeSante İzmir Medical Center. His medical work is exclusively on phonosurgery and voice therapy. He has been studying on developing new devices (Laryngoaltimeter, Vocal Posturometer, doctorVOX, pocketVOX, maskVOX) for voice therapy and vocal training and tools for phonosurgery as well. Based on Sihvo’s LaxVox Exercise; he has structured the DoctorVox Voice Therapy and Vocal Training Program. His book ‘Textbook of Clinical Vocology’ has been published in January 2020. He is a member of the Union of European Phoniatricians (UEP), the Turkish Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery , the Foundation Professional Voice Association (Turkey), the British Voice Association (BVA), the European Laryngological Society (ELS, the Voice Speech Swallowing Association, Turkey ( SKYBD), and the Austrian Voice Institute.
Audiologist and phoniatrician, works at the Audiology and Phoniatrics Clinic of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing in Kajetany/Warsaw, Poland. Her clinical and scientific work focuses on voice disorders. Her main interests are glottal function parameterisation using mucosal wave imaging and ENT clinical neurophysiology. She has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. She is reviewer for international scientific journals. She is also involved in the didactic field of training courses for doctors and students. She is a member of the International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders and of the Union of European Phoniatricians.
Head of Phoniatrics, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Head and Neck Surgery
Founder of the “Interdisciplinary Voice and Swallowing Center Wuerzburg” (IZSS)
Author and producer of the podcast “Phon-O-Ton” and the Vlog “Über die Schulter geschaut“
Chairman of the webinar (series) “Im Focus”
Academic teacher of medical students and speech therapists students
Full accreditation of training “Phoniatrics and Paedaudiology”
Accredited FEES Instructor (DGN, ESSD, DGPP/DGHNO)
Vice chair of the Dept. of Phoniatrics and Logopedics of the Medical University Vienna
Founder of the Center of Communication Disorders Vienna/Austria (private practice)
President of the Austrian Society of Logopedics, Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology
President of the European Academy of Phoniatrics
ENT Specialist since 1998
Phoniatrician since 2002
Special interests
Singing voice
Neurolaryngology
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