Similar to Orthopedic Surgeons working with elite athletes, the Laryngologist and Speech Language Pathologist treat the vocal elite athlete - the singer.

In this panel discussion, Edie Hapner PhD, SLP and Blake Simpson MD discusses the art of treating the injured singing voice. They share how an advanced knowledge of the diagnosis and medical treatment of a variety of voice disorders that impact the singing voice require an expertise in care of voice disorders, but also training or performance history in singing voice, bring the understanding of the needs of the singer and the skill of working with vocal injuries in singers.