Liza Blumenfeld |
Liza Blumenfeld, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-SLiza is an expert in dysphagia management. She has practiced as a medical speech-language pathologist since 1996. Currently, she serves as Director of Speech-Language Pathology for Head and Neck Surgery’s Center for Voice and Swallowing at UC San Diego Health. She is also Co-Director of Head and Neck Cancer at the Moores Cancer Center. Her special interests include FEES, HRV biofeedback, and tracheostomy management. She is passionate about educating her peers in the effective use of endoscopy for improved patient outcomes. |
Erin Walsh |
Erin Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP, IBCLC, BCS-SErin has worked in professional voice rehabilitation since 2005. She holds an undergraduate degree in vocal performance and has sung professionally. As a voice pathologist, Erin enjoys developing creative and efficient therapeutic techniques that lend to rapid recoveries. She lectures throughout the community about vocal health and collaborates with university music faculty to prevent laryngeal injuries. Erin is a speech-language pathologist at UC San Diego Health in the Department of Otolaryngology. She works in the Center for Airway, Voice and Swallowing where she cares for complex voice disorders and provides specialized care for newborns with feeding difficulty. She holds dual certification as a lactation consultant and works collaboratively with engineers to create new technology designed to quantify infant suckling ability. |