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Ashley F. Anderson, M.D.
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Diane M. Bless, PhD


Photograph of Diana M. Bless, PhD

Professor, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

K4/709 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-7375

Appointments: (608) 263-6190

Office: (608) 263-0121

FAX: (608) 265-9255

Send an email to Diane M. Bless, PhD bless@surgery.wisc.edu

Education

  • PhD, Communicative Disorders and Behavioral Disabilities, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1971
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, 1971-1972
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Kurume University Medical School, Japan, 1980-1981

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Bless heads the division's Voice Section, which specializes in the evaluation and treatment of patients with voice, resonance, and airway disorders.

Research Interests

Dr. Bless is director of the UW vocal functions laboratories communication processes unit. She has research interests in lifespan change in voice production, efficacy of treatment of vocal dysphonias, assessment/measurement of laryngeal function, physiological effects of voice treatments.

Active Grants

Recent Publications

  • Welham NV, Montequin DW, Tateya I, Tateya T, Choi SH, Bless DM. A rat excised larynx model of vocal fold scar., J. Speech Lang. Hear. Res. 2009 Aug;52(4):1008-20.
    [PubMed ID: 19641079]
  • Yamashita M, Bless DM, Welham NV. Surgical method to create vocal fold injuries in mice., Ann. Otol. Rhinol. Laryngol. 2009 Feb;118(2):131-8.
    [PubMed ID: 19326764]
  • Welham NV, Marriott G, Tateya I, Bless DM. Proteomic changes in rat thyroarytenoid muscle induced by botulinum neurotoxin injection., Proteomics. 2008 May;8(9):1933-44.
    [PubMed ID: 18442174]
  • Lim X, Bless DM, Muñoz-Del-Río A, Welham NV. Changes in cytokine signaling and extracellular matrix production induced by inflammatory factors in cultured vocal fold fibroblasts., Ann. Otol. Rhinol. Laryngol. 2008 Mar;117(3):227-38.
    [PubMed ID: 18444484]
  • Connor NP, Cohen SB, Theis SM, Thibeault SL, Heatley DG, Bless DM. Attitudes of children with dysphonia., Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation. 2008 Mar;22(2):197-209.
    [PubMed ID: 17512168]
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