Steven B. Leder PhD, CCC-SLP

Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)

Departments & Organizations

Biomedical Ethics

Yale Medical Group

Cancer Center, Yale

Surgery: Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Cancer Services; Speech & Swallow Program

Research Interests

Speech and swallowing abilities of patients with head and neck cancer; tracheotomy; ventilator dependency more...

Education

• M.A., University of Maryland, 1976
• Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1983

Selected Publications

• Leder SB, Pauloski BR, Rademaker AW, Grammer T, Dikeman K, Kazandjian M, Mendes J, Logemann, JA. Verbal communication for the ventilator-dependent patient requiring an inflated tracheotomy tube cuff: A prospective, multi-center study on the Blom tracheotomy tube with speech inner cannula. Head & Neck (In Press).
• Leder SB, Suiter DM, Duffey D, Judson BL. Vocal fold immobility and aspiration status: A direct replication study. Dysphagia 27:265-270, 2012.
• Leder SB, Suiter DM, Warner HL, Acton LM, Siegel MD. Safe initiation of oral diets in hospitalized patients based on passing a 3-ounce (90 cc) water swallow challenge protocol. Quarterly Journal of Medicine 105:257-263, 2012.

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