Today's EpisodeDr. Raj and Dr. Karla O'Dell have a discussion about Dysphonia; discussing Dr. Raj's personal journey with the condition, clarifying misconceptions, and exploring effective treatment methods. 

Today’s Guest Dr. Karla O’Dell is an associate professor at the USC Voice Center in the Caruso Department of Otolaryngology of Head & Neck Surgery. She is the co-director of the Center for Airway Intervention and Reconstruction. She attended medical school at the Keck School of Medicine where she stayed and completed her residency training in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck surgery. She completed a fellowship in Laryngology and Professional Voice at Oregon Health Sciences University, specializing in voice, airway, and swallowing disorders. She treats patients with voice disorders in professional and non-professional voice users, swallowing disorders, and airway stenosis; this includes complex airway reconstruction. Her research focuses on clinical outcomes in voice, airway, and swallowing disorders patients. 

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About Dr. RajDr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles.

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