Seth H Dailey, MD

Professor

  • Chief, Section of Laryngology and Voice Surgery
  • Program Director, Laryngology Fellowship
  • Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

dailey@surgery.wisc.edu

  • One South Park Clinic: 608-287-2500
  • University Hospital Clinic: 608-263-6190

600 Highland Ave
MC 7375
Madison, WI 53792-3284

Education

  • BA, Columbia University, New York City, NY
  • MD, New York University School of Medicine, New York City, New York
  • Internship, General Surgery St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York City, NY
  • Residency, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
  • Fellowship, Laryngology, Boston, MA

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Dailey is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and is the Laryngology Fellowship program director. He specializes in voice, airway and swallowing disorders. He also has expertise in professional and performing voice disorders, laryngeal cancer, laryngeal premalignancy, spasmodic dysphonia, laryngeal tremor, vocal cord paralysis, recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, airway stenosis, and dysphagia.

Research Interests

The focus of Dr. Dailey’s research is on surgical reconstruction of the vocal fold, vocal fold scarring, laryngeal premalignancy, office-based procedures of the upper airway and laryngeal education.

Dr. Dailey’s book, The Laryngeal Dissection and Surgery Guide, can be found on several online bookselling sites including Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com. 

Recent Publications

  • How I Do IT: Making Awake Airway Examinations Safer, Cheaper, and Easily Accessible.
    Roitman A, Duffy L, Dailey SH
    Laryngoscope 2025 Jun 19;
    [PubMed ID: 40536288]

  • In Response to "Does the TruBlue Laser Set Microlaryngoscopy Equipment on Fire?-A Systematic Evaluation".
    Roitman A, Lunga T, Venkatraman A, Schroeder KM, Thibeault SL, Dailey SH
    Laryngoscope 2025 Jun 11;
    [PubMed ID: 40497692]

  • Internal Superior Laryngeal Nerve Injections Through the Piriform Sinus for Laryngeal Neurosensory Disturbances: A Prospective Analysis.
    Bowen AJ, McCalla M, Ring S, Roitman A, Hortobagyi D, Yang Q, Francis DO, Davis RJ, McCulloch T, Dailey SH
    Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2025 May 28; 34894251341640
    [PubMed ID: 40432599]

  • Characterizing Disease Severity Through Surgical Recurrence Rates in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis.
    Bowen AJ, Awadallah A, McCalla M, Roitman A, Ali H, Leverson G, Khalil Y, Ring S, Edell E, Koster M, Bayan S, Xie K, Davis R, Francis DO, Ekbom D, Dailey SH
    Laryngoscope 2025 May 21;
    [PubMed ID: 40396584]

  • Surgical Recurrence Across Endoscopic Surgical Techniques in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis.
    Bowen AJ, Awadallah AS, Ali H, McCalla M, Roitman A, Leverson G, Khalil YH, Ring S, Edell E, Bayan S, Koster M, Xie K, Davis R, Francis DO, Dailey SH, Ekbom D
    Laryngoscope 2025 Apr 15;
    [PubMed ID: 40231755]

All Publications on PubMed