Lee Akst, MD
Director of the Johns Hopkins Voice Center
Director of the Johns Hopkins Voice Center
Johns Hopkins Voice Center
Expertise: Dysphagia, Dysphonia, Early Glottic Cancer, Laryngeal Disorders, Laryngeal Dysplasia, Laryngeal Papilloma, Laryngeal Stenosis, Laryngopharyngeal Reflux, Otolaryngology, Parapharyngeal Space Tumors, Pharyngitis, Phonotraumatic Lesions, Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis , Subglottic Stenosis, Sulcus Vocalis, Swallowing Disorders, Vocal Cord Cysts, Vocal Cord Nodules, Vocal Cord Paralysis, Vocal Cord Paresis, Vocal Cord Polyps, Voice Problems.
Research Interests: Robotic laryngeal surgery; Voice and swallowing outcomes of neuro-otologic skull base procedures; Use of pulsed lasers for treatment of laryngeal disease; Functional recovery of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury; Treatment of vocal fold scar.