About Us

Our Experts

Our team of experts at the Johns Hopkins Voice Center includes:

Dr. Lee M. Akst, Director, Johns Hopkins Voice Center
Dr. Simon Best
Dr. Alexander Hillel

Speech-Language Pathology

Contact a speech-language pathologist at: 410-955-7895

Heather M. Starmer, MA, CCC-SLP
Kristine Teets, MA, CCC-SLP
Donna C. Tippett, MPH, MA, CCC-SLP
Kimberly T. Webster, MA, MS, CCC-SLP
Melissa Bidlack, CCC-SLP

Make an Appointment

Contact the Johns Hopkins Voice Center by calling 443-997-6467 (443-997-OHNS).

Contact Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center by calling 410-550-2368

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#1 in Ear, Nose and Throat in the U.S. for 15 Consecutive Years

The Johns Hopkins Hospital is the only hospital in history to be ranked #1 for 21 years by U.S. News & World Report.

In the News...

On CNN's African Voices, Dr. Kofi Boahene tells of his journey to Johns Hopkins from Ghana and Russia.

Join us for a book reading by Katherine Bouton, a former New York Times journalist with progressive hearing loss. Katherine just published a well-acclaimed book on her experiences being a journalist and having hearing loss.

Join Dr. Frank Lin and Juliette Sterkens for the Let's Loop Baltimore event for patients with hearing loss or cochlear implants on May 28-29.

Find out about the latest news from the Department in the new issues of HeadWay and HeadLines

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