voice centers in the United States, providing medical services for people with voice problems and other disorders of the larynx (voice box). Specialized clinical services are available for people with vocal misuse and overuse syndromes, recurrent laryngitis, spasmodic dysphonia, vocal cord paralysis, the aging voice, cancer of the vocal cord, scarred vocal cords, and benign vocal cord growths, such as nodules, polyps, cysts, granulomas, and papillomas.The Institute’s Director, Dr. Jamie Koufman has been a leading clinician and researcher in the field of laryngology and the voice for more than 25 years. As an educator, Dr. Koufman has lectured widely across the United States and abroad.