University of Texas Voice Center

07/04/2019

Congratulations to Shane Hartline for reaching his goal so he can produce this new short film to raise awareness about Spasmodic Dysphonia!

After losing her voice to a debilitating vocal condition, a young woman fights to find it again to pursue her dream of acting.

06/27/2019

The Voice Center bids farewell to our Laryngology
Fellow, Dr. Pat McGarey. He has accepted a faculty position at University of Virginia and will be starting his academic career very soon. Dr. McGarey will be sorely missed by the entire staff here, and especially all the patients he has taken such great care of. He is a fantastic physician in every way and we look forward to following his career in the coming years. Cheers to Dr. McGarey and his wonderful family!

06/26/2019

Please consider contributing to this kickstarter campaign. The director, Shane Hartliner is making the first feature film focusing on a character with Spasmodic Dysphonia, entitled “Cookie”.

After losing her voice to a debilitating vocal condition, a young woman fights to find it again to pursue her dream of acting.

06/24/2019

UT Voice Center gets a shout out in Rolling Stone Magazine! Wade Bowen's new documentary "Inconsistent Chaos" details Bowen's journey through vocal struggles and his successful return to the stage after vocal cord surgery, as he also dealt with the tragic loss of his stage manager and nephew Chase Cavender. Dr. Blake Simpson, Speech Pathologist Rachelle Speer and John Nix, Professor of Voice and Vocal Pedagogy at UTSA were all instrumental in his vocal recovery.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/wade-bowen-documentary-depression-mental-health-847490/

05/08/2019

Dr. Blake Simpson delivered his Presidential Address for the American Laryngological Association (ALA) in Austin, TX on May 1, 2019. The ALA is the oldest surgical specialty society, with a rich and distinguished history going back to 1879.

05/08/2019

Dr. Blake Simpson, playing with the W***y Kickit band at the President’s Reception for the ALA. He is a founding member of the band going back to 1983 when he was in college. The band reformed to play a final gig at the reception, and it was a blast!

04/28/2019

The UT Voice Center continues to place in the top two practices at UT Medicine, receiving another Patient Experience Award for the past quarter, with a score of 97%.
The entire team: Drs. Simpson, Dominguez, McGarey, as well as Rebecca Ojeda, MA and Rachelle Speer, SLP have worked hard to provide the best care for our patients and it's nice to be recognized.
Also, a shout out to Allyson Womack Pratka and the Audiology Department for their patient experience award-we are competing with one of the best!

01/25/2019

It was great to have our friend David Draiman from Disturbed in the Voice Center yesterday. We are looking forward to his performance in San Antonio at the Alamodome tonight!
Dr Laura Dominguez-Scott and Dr Pat McGarey

01/18/2019

How cool is this? Red blood cells flowing through blood vessels in the larynx.
We've recently discussed vocal cord hemorrhage and its potential impact on the singing voice over time (good news, the vocal cords recover very well with voice rest!). The vessels of the vocal cords are very small and delicate. This fascinating video is a close up of red blood cells tumbling through small blood vessels in the false vocal cord, a structure just above the "true" vocal cords. This video was taken in the operating room where high power magnification allows precise surgery of the vocal cords.

12/18/2018

We would like to express our profound gratitude for your trust and thank you for your partnership. We wish you a blessed holiday season with peace and happiness following you throughout the coming year.

12/05/2018

Dr. Simpson was the keynote speaker for this year's Laryngology Society of Australasia Conference in Adelaide, Australia. The topic was "Innovations in Laryngology" and Dr. Simpson discussed state of the art endoscopic and office based management of airway disorders. It was a great conference and we had a chance to catch up with some of our talented colleagues in Australia and New Zealand!