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2016; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 24; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/moo.0000000000000271

1531-6998

Dysphagia Assessment and Management

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery was launched in 1993. It is one of a successful series of review journals whose unique format is designed to provide a systematic and critical assessment of the literature as presented in the many primary journals. The fields of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery are divided into 11 sections that are reviewed once a year. Each section is assigned a Section Editor, a leading authority in the area, who identifies the most important topics at that time. Here we are pleased to introduce the Journal's Section Editors for this issue. SECTION EDITORS H. Fiona RobinsonH. Fiona RobinsonFiona qualified as a Speech Therapist from Birmingham Polytechnic, UK in 1980, and in 2004, she was awarded Master of Science (Merit) (Advanced practice – Voice) from the University of Newcastle, UK with study into the efficacy of voice therapy for vocal fold paralysis. In 2006, in recognition of her contribution to the speech and language therapy profession in the UK, Miss Robinson was elected to the Fellowship of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT). She has completed a post-graduate certificate in Medical Education at the University of Nottingham, UK, with a particular interest in the development of E-learning. Her clinical interests include the diagnosis and rehabilitation of speech and swallowing disorders related to head and neck cancer, including surgical voice restoration, and the management of dysphonia. Currently she is working within the NHS as an Advanced SLT Practitioner at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, and with Severn Healthcare Technologies as a freelance clinical SLT specialist adviser and trainer in laryngectomy rehabilitation. Fiona is a founder member and past-Chair of the national Clinical Expert Network (RCSLT) in Head and Neck Oncology. As a RCSLT clinical adviser she contributes widely to the SLT profession in the UK in the development of national policies and guidelines, and represents RCSLT on the BACO Academic committee. Sandra Y. LinSandra Y. LinSandra Y. Lin, MD FAAOA, is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She is the director of Otolaryngic Allergy Services in the Division of Rhinology. Dr Lin received her medical degree from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She completed her otolaryngology residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Dr Lin's fields of interest include otolaryngic allergy and rhinology. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles in both of these areas. She has several recent landmark publications on the effectiveness of immunotherapy. Her research in the safety of allergen immunotherapy vial mixing safety has shaped national safety guidelines. She established the otolaryngic allergy program at Hopkins, and developed a corresponding educational curriculum for the otolaryngology trainees at her institution. Dr Lin has served as President of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA), and has been active in that society in a variety of roles. She has played an active role as lecturer and instructor in numerous continuing medical education courses, such as the AAOA Basic and Advanced courses.