Susan Thibeault, PhD, CCC-SLP
Professor
- Diane M. Bless Endowed Chair in Otolaryngology
- Associate Vice Chair of Research, Department of Surgery
- Director, UW Health Voice and Swallow Clinics
- Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
thibeault@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 263-0121
Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research (WIMR) BLDG. 1485
1111 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705-2275
Education
- BS, University of Western Ontario, Biology, London, Ontario, Canada, 1989
- MS Communication Disorders, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 1992
- PhD Communication Disorders, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 2001
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Thibeault is the Director of the Voice and Swallow Section of the Otolaryngology Clinics, which specializes in evaluation and treatment of patients with voice, resonance, swallowing and airway disorders.
Research Interests
Dr. Thibeault’s translational research investigates molecular and genetic factors that are the basis of normal vocal fold tissue and its vibration. Dr. Thibeault studies vocal fold injury and wound healing as a disordered model. Specifically, Dr. Thibeault’s lab has two main areas of study — tissue engineering of the vocal fold lamina propria and laryngeal immunology. The lab has developed unique primary and immortalized human cell lines, in addition to vibrational bioreactors to aid in the research pursuit.
Recent Publications
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- Electrospun nanofibrous thermoplastic polyurethane/poly(glycerol sebacate) hybrid scaffolds for vocal fold tissue engineering applications.
- Jiang L, Jiang Y, Stiadle J, Wang X, Wang L, Li Q, Shen C, Thibeault SL, Turng LS
- Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2019 Jan 01; 94: 740-749
- [PubMed ID: 30423760]
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- In vitro evaluation of anti-fibrotic effects of select cytokines for vocal fold scar treatment.
- Chen H, Erndt-Marino J, Diaz-Rodriguez P, Kulwatno J, Jimenez-Vergara AC, Thibeault SL, Hahn MS
- J. Biomed. Mater. Res. Part B Appl. Biomater. 2018 Sep 05;
- [PubMed ID: 30184328]
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- Post-extubation Dysphagia: Does Timing of Evaluation Matter?
- Marvin S, Thibeault S, Ehlenbach WJ
- Dysphagia 2018 Jul 24;
- [PubMed ID: 30043081]
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- Assessing Hyolaryngeal Excursion: Comparing Quantitative Methods to Palpation at the Bedside and Visualization During Videofluoroscopy.
- Brates D, Molfenter SM, Thibeault SL
- Dysphagia 2018 Jul 24;
- [PubMed ID: 30043080]
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- Insights Into Oropharyngeal Dysphagia From Administrative Data and Clinical Registries: A Literature Review.
- Bartlett RS, Thibeault SL
- Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2018 May 03; 27(2): 868-883
- [PubMed ID: 29710238]