WEBINAR | Ask the Experts: Q&A Session
WEBINAR | Ask the Experts: Q&A Session
2024thu28mar7:00 pmWEBINAR | Ask the Experts: Q&A Session Event Organized ByDysphonia International
Event Details
CLICK HERE TO REGISTERDate | Thursday, March 28, 2024 Time |
Event Details
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Date | Thursday, March 28, 2024
Time | 7:00 PM EDT (Please adjust to your time zone accordingly)
Join us for an educational webinar on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 7:00 PM EDT, presented by Dysphonia International.
Dr. Michael Johns and SLP Lauren Timmons-Sund, from the University of Southern California Voice Center, will be joining us for this live Q&A session. This is your chance to engage directly with these experts, so don’t miss out! Bring your questions, and get ready for an informative and interactive session.
The webinar will be recorded for viewing at a later date.
ABOUT OUR PRESENTERS
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MICHAEL JOHNS, III, MD
Dr. Johns is passionate about medicine and about helping individuals with voice, swallowing and airway disorders. Prior to joining Keck Medicine of USC, Dr. Johns co-founded one of the first interdisciplinary voice centers in the United States at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He is now director of the USC Voice Center, where he and his team members call on state-of-the-art technology for diagnosis and treatment, including awake laser therapy and vocal cord injections for age-related voice changes.
Dr. Johns received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in otolaryngology at the University of Michigan Medical Center – Ann Arbor and his fellowship in laryngology at Vanderbilt University Hospital & Clinic. A dedicated researcher, Dr. Johns is working to advance minimally invasive treatment approaches and developing applications for novel injectable therapeutics for vocal paralysis, muscle weakness, scarring and aging. He is an avid supporter of Dysphonia International and of the Greater Los Angeles Support Group.
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LAUREN K. TIMMONS-SUND, CCC-SLP
Lauren Timmons Sund is a speech-language pathologist at the USC Voice Center, USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. She received her master’s degree in communicative disorders from California State University, Northridge and went on to complete a fellowship in voice, upper airway, and swallowing disorders at the USC Voice Center. She completed a voice-centric research internship at the University of Pittsburgh Voice Center as the Zola Gold Research Scholar.
Lauren specializes in the comprehensive assessment and treatment of voice and upper airway disorders. She sees patients for voice problems related to a variety of causes, such as aging voice, muscle tension, nerve injury, and vocal fold injury related to voice use or phonotrauma. She sees patients for upper airway disorders, including chronic cough and paradoxical vocal fold motion disorder. Lauren further specializes in the care of the professional and performing voice and has experience working with actors, singers, and voice actors. In addition to caring for all voice, swallowing, and airway problems, Lauren and the team at the USC Voice Center offer gender-affirming voice care.
Time
March 28, 2024 7:00 pm ET(GMT-04:00)
Location
Online | Zoom
Organizer
IN MEMORY
Daniel Lee Bray
ALIVE FOREVER MOREAugust 24, 1984 – December 20, 2020 (36 years old)
Daniel was a son, brother, animal lover, artist, animator, poet, rapper, musician and extraordinary soul who was filled with extraordinary faith while conquering enormous challenges after being diagnosed with Spasmodic Dysphonia at 19 years old. His story is a story of triumph, victory, courage and understanding. Daniel left many life lessons and through his experience on earth he will continue to touch lives inspiring us all to be more aware and to build more awareness of what brought him home. Daniel is a warrior and his inspiration that has been collected by his family will be used to bring hope and to change the world!
“We don’t yet see things clearly. We are squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing Him directly just as He knows us!”
— 1 Corinthians 13:12We Love You Always Dan!
ABOUT DYSPHONIA INTERNATIONAL
- Dysphonia International is dedicated to improving the lives of people with spasmodic dysphonia and related voice conditions through research, education, awareness and support.
- Address:300 Park Boulevard | Suite 175 | Itasca, IL 760143
- Phone:630-250-4504
- Email:voice@dysphonia.orgOpens in your application