Four New Research Grants Funded in 2021

Through the generous support of our community, NSDA has funded four new research grants in the last ten months, totaling almost $200,000!

Bruce A. Menk Appointed to the NSDA Board of Directors

Bruce Menk is no stranger to the NSDA. He served on our Board from 1993 to 1999 and was President for two of those years. He has served as pro bono Legal Counsel since he stepped down from the Board. With his recent retirement, he will no longer serve in that role, and will rejoin the NSDA Board.

Jessica Ritter

ARTIST, WIFE, MOTHER

Practice Patterns and Barriers in Botulinum Toxin Injection for the Treatment of Voice Disorders

Patrick McGarey, MD

Bilateral Vocal Fold Medialization

A possible surgical treatment for abductor spasmodic dysphonia Traditional treatment for abductor spasmodic dysphonia—botulinum toxin injection into the posterior cricoarytenoid muscle—can be both technically challenging and uncomfortable. Due to the…