Swallow the Gap
A pivotal podcast on a mission to improve medical intervention for patients with swallowing disorders (dysphagia). Primarily intended for medical speech-language pathologists (SLP) and also relevant for professionals and students involved in pulmonology, otolaryngology, gerontology, nutrition, rehabilitation sciences, and various other areas of healthcare. Join us as a force for change by inspiring critical thinking, facilitating discussion, and stimulating professional development for those involved in the evaluation and treatment of patients with aerodigestive disorders. For 2025, please keep your eyes peeled for monthly episode release!
https://www.swallowthegap.com (Gap Education, LLC)
Swallow the Gap
Dysphagia Through Head and Neck Cancer: Personality and Perseverance
Dr. Carly Barbon from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, TX) and Faith Hoelzel-Lemke from Huntsman Cancer Center (Salt Lake City, UT) provide a glimpse into specialized dysphagia care for patients with - and survivors of - cancers of the head and neck (HNC).
Join us in this jovial dialogue and learn makes care for this population so memorable!
Go Pack... Go?!
Bios:
Carly E. A. Barbon, PhD
Dr. Carly Barbon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She completed a PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences from the University of Toronto where she investigated evaluation pathophysiologic and mechanistic drivers of dysphagia after radiotherapy. After her PhD she completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, with a focus on clinician-and patient-reported functional outcomes in oropharyngeal cancer patients. Her research is focused on modeling objective functional outcomes in oral cavity and oropharynx cancers and characterizing swallow pathophysiology to better identify rehabilitative targets in head and neck cancer survivors.
Faith Hoelzel-Lemke, MS, SLP
Faith Hoelzel-Lemke is a speech-language pathologist at the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute. Her clinical and research interests largely focus on dysphagia related to head and neck cancer and voice restoration in the laryngectomee population. She is passionate about HNC education and serves part-time at the graduate level targeting this initiative.
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