Vanderbilt Voice Center

July 10, 2023

Gaelyn Garrett receives James E. Newcomb MD Award from the American Laryngological Association

Vanderbilt’s Gaelyn Garrett, MD, MMHC, recently received the James E. Newcomb MD Award from the American Laryngological Association.

By Danny Bonvissuto
June 15, 2023

Garrett elected president of the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Gaelyn Garrett, MD, MMHC, medical director of the Vanderbilt Voice Center, has been elected president of the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

By Danny Bonvissuto
April 11, 2023

Vanderbilt Voice Center’s Professional Voice Conference brings medical professionals and vocal athletes together

A Vanderbilt Voice Center conference will focus on wellness, readiness and resilience for vocal professionals and will touch on topics such as vocal hygiene, recovery after injury, allergies, surgery, respiration, life on the road, and more.

By Danny Bonvissuto
Yike Li, PhD, and Maria Powell, PhD, examine patient Judit Kiss during a follow-up appointment at the Vanderbilt Voice Center.
October 20, 2022

Implanted stimulator used to treat vocal cord paralysis

Vanderbilt is the only place in the world that has an implantable bilateral pacemaker that can stimulate opening of both vocal folds in patients with bilateral vocal fold paralysis, allowing them to both breathe and speak.

By Craig Boerner
May 22, 2019

VUMC’s Garrett to be Triological Society’s first female president

Gaelyn Garrett, MD, MMHC, was recently inducted as the first female president of the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society.

By Kelsey Herbers
December 19, 2018

Ossoff leaves lasting legacy of caring, dedication

According to Robert Ossoff, DMD, MD, most people think of the academic triad as patient care, education and research, but there’s another triad that has helped guide his 32-year-long career at Vanderbilt University Medical Center: leadership, legacy and succession.

By Kelsey Herbers
March 10, 2016

Voice Center’s Garrett found life’s work in helping patients

Gaelyn Garrett, M.D., wasn’t a country music fan when she was growing up. When she came to Music City 22 years ago for a fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, she was planning to stay for only a year, and then find a job in her native North Carolina.
By Matt Batcheldor
May 28, 2015

American Laryngological Association honors VUMC’s Ossoff, Garrett

Two faculty members of the Vanderbilt Voice Center have won awards from the American Laryngological Association (ALA).
By Matt Batcheldor
November 13, 2014

Physical therapy helps ease vocal muscle imbalances

For singers who suddenly can’t hit their high notes or call center workers who develop pain while speaking, physical therapy may offer new treatment solutions.
By VUMC News and Communications