Milan R. Amin, MD
Milan R. Amin, MD, is Director of the NYU Voice Center, Chief of the Division of Laryngology, and Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Amin received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Northwestern University in Chicago. He completed an internship in Surgery and residency in Otolaryngology at Temple University School of Medicine, and a fellowship in Laryngology and Voice Disorders at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He has served as the Hahnemann Director of Residency Education for the Temple University Otolaryngology Residency Program, Director of the Medical Student Otolaryngology Pathway at Drexel University and Director of the Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders at Drexel University College of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, and the American Bronchoesophagology Association (ABEA). Dr. Amin specializes in the evaluation and treatment of voice and swallowing disorders. He also has a special interest in airway disorders. His research interests include esophageal reflux disease, neurologic voice disorders, and swallowing dysfunction.
Cathy L. Lazarus, PhD
Cathy L. Lazarus, PhD, is associate professor of otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, and a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist who sees individuals with voice, speech and swallowing disorders. Dr. Lazarus received her graduate degree from Northwestern University. She specializes in management of swallowing problems, and treatment of functional and organic voice disorders. Dr. Lazarus treats patients with speech and language disorders stemming from a variety of causes, including acute and progressive neurologic disease, brain tumors, traumatic brain injury, and head and neck cancer. Dr. Lazarus has been conducting research in normal and abnormal swallowing for over twenty years. Her primary research focus involves swallowing problems in head and neck cancer patients and treatment of swallowing disorders. Cathy Lazarus is certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is a charter member of the Board Specialty Recognition in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders.
Stephen G. Rothstein, MD
Stephen G. Rothstein, MD, is a founder of the NYU Swallowing Disorders Center and the founder of the Sony Vocal Health Laboratory. His clinical practice has a special focus on laryngology. He is a clinical associate professor of Otolaryngology at the New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Rothstein received his medical degree from the University of Health Sciences/ Chicago Medical School. He completed residency training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, as well as a fellowship in head and neck surgery, at NYU Medical Center.
Latimer Kells, M.S., CCC-SLP
Latimer Kells, M.S., CCC-SLP, received her master’s degree in speech pathology from Columbia University, graduating with honors in 1991. Since that time she has specialized in the evaluation and treatment of voice disorders. Her expertise ranges from voice restoration for laryngectomees to rehabilitation of professional voice users. Ms. Kells has extensive experience in techniques to improve resonance, breath support, and vocal quality for patients who are recovering from surgery to the vocal cords or who have been prescribed voice therapy as a means to resolve vocal cord lesions. Her background as a singer has informed her understanding of the performing voice, and her training in scientific principles of voice production has informed her choice of therapy techniques. She tailors her approach to the individual for optimal success. Ms. Kells has been certified as an instructor in Lee Silverman Voice Therapy, an effective means of improving vocal quality and loudness level in Parkinson’s patients. She has also been trained in Lessac-Based Resonant Voice Therapy, which has proven valuable in rehabilitating clients with hyperfunctional voice disorders. Since 1992, Ms. Kells has performed and interpreted videolaryngostroboscopy, a technique whereby the vibratory characteristics of the vocal cords are viewed in detail. This has further enhanced her ability to understand which therapeutic techniques will be efficacious. Ms. Kells is a member of the American Speech-Language & Hearing Association Special Interest Division 3: Voice Disorders, and the Voice & Speech Trainers Association. She is an associate member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Ms. Kells has been a guest lecturer at NYU Medical School, Department of Otolaryngology, on the topics of videolaryngostroboscopy and tracheo-esophageal voice restoration. She has also presented at NYU, Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, on the topic of voice disorders. She currently sees patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Manhattan Campus.
