Dr. med. Matthias Leonhard, MD PD (Committee Chair)

Matthias Leonhard received his training as ENT specialist at the Department of Otorinolaryngology of the Medical University Hospital of Vienna and subtilized his specialisation at the Division of Phoniatrics-Logopedics to become a Phoniatrician in 2014. In 2018 he received the Science Award of the Austrian Association of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and habilitated in 2021 at the Medical University of Vienna.

Beside his regular clinical occupation with diagnostics, treatment and surgery of voice pathologies and dysphagia, his special research interests are focused on neurolaryngology, laryngeal pacing, tracheostomy management, biofilms and voice rehabilitation after total laryngectomy contributing with over 30 publications in these research fields. He is an active member of the Austrian Society of Logopedics, Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology (ÖGLPP), the German Society of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology (DGPP) and the Union of European Phoniatricians (UEP) and is actively engaged in national and international research collaborations and teaching programmes.

İlter Denizoglu, MD, MSc, PhD (cand.)

İlter Denizoglu is Laryngologis and Phoniatrician, University Lecturer of Pedagogical Vocology, Ege University State Turkish Music Conservatory Liberal Arts Division, Dokuz Eylül University State Conservatory Vocal Arts Department, Main Art Division of Opera and Director of Vocology Department EgeSante İzmir Medical Center. His medical work is exclusively on phonosurgery and voice therapy. He has been studying on developing new devices (Laryngoaltimeter, Vocal Posturometer, doctorVOX, pocketVOX, maskVOX) for voice therapy and vocal training and tools for phonosurgery as well. Based on Sihvo’s LaxVox Exercise; he has structured the DoctorVox Voice Therapy and Vocal Training Program. His book ‘Textbook of Clinical Vocology’ has been published in January 2020. He is a member of the Union of European Phoniatricians (UEP), the Turkish Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, the Foundation Professional Voice Association (Turkey), the British Voice Association (BVA), the European Laryngological Society (ELS, the Voice Speech Swallowing Association, Turkey (SKYBD), the Austrian Voice Institute and CoMeT.

Paulina Krasnodębska MD PhD

Audiologist and phoniatrician, works at the Audiology and Phoniatrics Clinic of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing in Kajetany/Warsaw, Poland. Her clinical and scientific work focuses on voice disorders. Her main interests are glottal function parameterisation using mucosal wave imaging and ENT clinical neurophysiology. She has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. She is reviewer for international scientific journals. She is also involved in the didactic field of training courses for doctors and students. She is a member of the International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders and of the Union of European Phoniatricians.

Dr. Carlos Manzano, MD, specialist in Communication, Audiology, Otoneurology and Phoniatrics at the ABC Medical Center. He is specialized in Communication, Audiology, Otoneurology and Phoniatrics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and works in private practice.