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The Vanderbilt Fellowship in Laryngology and Care of the Professional Voice curriculum includes all aspects of laryngology, including:

• Endoscopic microsurgery for a variety of laryngeal pathologies
• Laryngeal framework surgery
• Open and endoscopic surgical treatment of complex airway disorders
• Diagnosis and treatment of spasmodic dysphonia and other neurologic voice disorders
• Dysphagia
• In-office procedures

In addition, fellows are appointed as clinical instructors at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, giving them experience and leadership in the academic setting. Fellows are also given surgical privileges at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and the VA Hospital.

Applicants interested in the Vanderbilt Fellowship in Laryngology and Care of the Professional Voice must meet the following requirements:

• Physicians have completed a residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery or fulfillment of the requirements necessary to sit for the certification examination of the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
  • Program must be accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
  • Applicant must be either US board certified or US board eligible.
• A valid full (not training) Tennessee medical license is required at the start of the fellowship.

Vanderbilt Laryngology and Care of the Professional Voice fellows become leaders in the field, both in academic and clinical settings. Current and past fellows include:

• 1992-1993: Mark Courey , MD
• 1992-1993: Francoise Chagnon, MD
• 1993-1994: Glendon Gardner, MD
• 1993-1994: Arick Forrest, MD
• 1994-1995: Michael Koriwchak, MD
• 1994-1995: C. Gaelyn Garrett, MD  
• 1995-1996: C. Blake Simpson, MD
• 1995-1996: Gregory Postma, MD  
• 1996-1997: J. David Garnett, MD
• 1996-1997: Michael Goldrich, MD  
• 1997-1998: Albert Merati, MD
• 1997-1998: Robert Andrews, MD
• 1998-1999: John Schweinfurth, MD
• 1998-1999: Kenneth Altman, MD
• 1999-2000: Robert Buckmire, MD
• 1999-2000: Yvette Vinson-Leslie, MD
• 2000-2001: Steven Sims, MD
• 2000-2001: Andrew McWhorter, MD  
• 2001-2002: John Sinacori, MD
• 2001-2002: Jonathan Workman, MD  
• 2002-2003: Felicia Johnson, MD
• 2002-2003: Michael Johns III. MD  
• 2003-2004: Michael Pittman, MD
• 2003-2004: Damon Silverman, MD
• 2004-2005: Josh Schindler, MD
• 2004-2005: Leo Yin, MD
• 2005-2006: Pieter Noordzij, MD
• 2005-2006: Seth Cohen, MD, MPH
• 2006-2007: Scott Kaszuba, MD
• 2006-2007: Brett Heavner, MD
• 2007-2008: Theodore Mau, MD, PhD
• 2007-2008: Dale Ekbom, MD
• 2008-2009: Jonathan Bock, MD
• 2008-2009: Kimberly Vinson, MD  
• 2009-2010: Kenneth C. Fletcher, MD  
• 2010-2011: David Francis, MD, MS
• 2010-2011: Stephanie Misono, MD, MPH
• 2011-2012: Richard McHugh, MD
• 2011-2012: Lindsey Arviso, MD
• 2012-2013: Meredith Montero, MD
• 2012-2013: Neda Ahmadi, MD
• 2013-2014: James Daniero, MD, MPH
• 2013-2014: Alexander Gelbard, MD
• 2014-2015: Amy Nguyen, MD
• 2014-2015: Megan Wood, MD
• 2015-2016: Matthew Mori, MD
• 2015-2016: Glenn Todd Schneider, MD
• 2016-2017: Bridget Hopewell, MD
• 2016-2017: Candace Hrelec, MD
• 2017-2018: Mark Gilbert, MD
• 2017-2018: Robert Morrison, MD
• 2018-2019: Jennifer Rodney, MD
• 2018-2019: Alan Tate, MD
• 2019-2020: Emily Ambrose, MD
• 2019-2020: Ashley Ferster O'Connell, MD
• 2020-2021: Alyssa Bolduan, MD
• 2020-2021: Kevin Motz, MD
• 2021-2022: Matthew Rohlfing, MD
• 2021-2022: William Tierney, MD
• 2022-2023: Ruth Davis, MD
• 2022-2023: Cindy Moore, MD
• 2023-2024: Matthew Marget, MD
• 2023-2024: Kenji Kobayashi, MD
• 2024-2025: Kevin Liang, MD
• 2024-2025: Ioan Lina, MD

Selected articles about our Laryngology faculty and fellows:

• "Early intervention eases laryngeal injury healing" (VUMC Reporter, 29 April 2021)
• "COVID-19’s Lessons on Laryngeal Damage from Intubation" (VUMC Discover, 10 February 2021)
• "Stroke survivor with aphasia is able to vote, thanks to his speech-language pathologist" (VUMC Voice, 26 October 2020)
• "Online forum on diversity and inclusion attracts more than 750 from VUMC community" (VUMC Reporter, 11 June 2020)
• "Gelbard’s airway disease efforts honored by Triological Society" (VUMC Reporter, 27 February 2020)
• "Preventing Intubation-associated Vocal Cord Injuries" (VUMC Discover, 12 February 2020)
• "Using Social Media to Study Rare Disease" (VUMC Discover, 4 December 2019)
• "Study seeks to expand treatment options for rare airway disease" (VUMC Reporter, 13 June 2019)
• "VUMC’s Garrett to be Triological Society’s first female president" (VUMC Reporter, 22 May 2019)
• "Study aims to change standard of care for laryngeal paralysis" (VUMC Reporter, 14 February 2019)
• "Lessons from 25 Years of Professional Voice Care in 'Music City'" (VUMC Discover, 4 January 2019)
• "Voice Center’s Garrett found life’s work in helping patients" (VUMC Reporter, 10 March 2016)
• "American Laryngological Association honors VUMC’s Ossoff, Garrett" (VUMC Reporter, 28 May 2015)
• "Grant spurs study of rare breathing condition in women" (VUMC Reporter, 7 May 2015)
• "Physical therapy helps ease vocal muscle imbalances" (VUMC Reporter, 13 November 2014)