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Charles N. Ford, MD

Photograph of Charles N. Ford, MD

Professor, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

K4/712 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-7375

Appointments: (608) 263-6190

Office: (608) 263-0192

FAX: (608) 265-9255

Send an email to Charles N. Ford, MD ford@surgery.wisc.edu

Education

  • MD, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 1965
  • Residency, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, 1966-1970

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Ford is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. He specializes in diseases of the larynx, voice disorders, and phonosurgery.

Research Interests

The focus of Dr. Ford's research is laryngeal function, scarring of the vocal folds, refinements to optimize phonosurgical results, and neurolaryngology.

Professional Activities

Dr. Ford is on the editorial board of several national specialty journals, including Laryngoscope, Journal of Voice, ENT Journal, Microsurgery, and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He is past President of the Society of University Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons as well as the American Broncho-Esophagological Association, and active in several other major specialty societies.

Recent Publications

Dr. Ford is the editor of a major phonosurgery textbook, has over 100 peer reviewed publications and book chapters, and has made over 300 national presentations including 10 named lectureships.

  • Hoffman MR, Jiang JJ, Rieves AL, McElveen KA, Ford CN. Differentiating between adductor and abductor spasmodic dysphonia using airflow interruption., Laryngoscope. 2009 Sep;119(9):1851-5.
    [PubMed ID: 19554636]
  • Suehiro A, Hirano S, Kishimoto Y, Tanaka S, Ford CN. Comparative study of vocal outcomes with silicone versus Gore-Tex thyroplasty., Ann. Otol. Rhinol. Laryngol. 2009 Jun;118(6):405-8.
    [PubMed ID: 19663371]
  • Blitzer A, Crumley RL, Dailey SH, Ford CN, Floeter MK, Hillel AD, Hoffmann HT, Ludlow CL, Merati A, Munin MC, Robinson LR, Rosen C, Saxon KG, Sulica L, Thibeault SL, Titze I, Woo P, Woodson GE. Recommendations of the Neurolaryngology Study Group on laryngeal electromyography., Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2009 Jun;140(6):782-793.
    [PubMed ID: 19467391]
  • Yan Y, Olszewski AE, Hoffman MR, Zhuang P, Ford CN, Dailey SH, Jiang JJ. Use of Lasers in Laryngeal Surgery., Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation. 2009 May 30;():.
    [PubMed ID: 19487102]
  • Czerwonka L, Ford CN, Machi AT, Leverson GE, Jiang JJ. A-P positioning of medialization thyroplasty in an excised larynx model., Laryngoscope. 2009 Mar;119(3):591-6.
    [PubMed ID: 19235760]
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