David Zealear

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
February 14, 2019

Study aims to change standard of care for laryngeal paralysis

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s David Zealear, PhD, has received a $3.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a clinical trial to study the effectiveness of bilateral laryngeal pacing in treating patients with a bilaterally paralyzed larynx.

By Kelsey Herbers
February 2, 2017

New lab spaces emblematic of Otolaryngology’s growth

To understand the phenomenal growth of research in the Department of Otolaryngology, step inside the S corridor on the second floor of Medical Center North. That is the location of the department’s gleaming new Laryngeal Biology Laboratory, which occupies the previous footprint of several smaller labs that have now been combined into a shared modern space.

By Matt Batcheldor
May 23, 2013

Two elected fellows of the American Laryngological Association

Two Vanderbilt otolaryngologists are now associate fellows of the American Laryngological Association (ALA), in recognition of their distinguished contributions to the field of laryngology.

By Craig Boerner