Michael D. Trudeau, PhD, Associate Professor, has had a joint appointment in the departments of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery and Speech and Hearing Science at The Ohio State University for over 20 years. Dr. Trudeau is certified and licensed to practice Speech-Language Pathology, basing his practice in the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital. He specializes in rehabilitation of the patient following treatment for head and neck cancer. A second specialty is in assessing and treating persons with paradoxical vocal fold dysfunction (PVFD). His research interests parallel his clinical interests with particular emphases in rehabilitation following total laryngectomy and treatment of PVFD.
Title: Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.
Education
Under Grad: B.A., The Ohio State University, Slavic Language and Literature, 1972
Graduate: M.A., The Ohio State University, Speech and Hearing Science, emphasis Speech-Language Pathology, Thesis: Deficits of Simultaneous and Successive Synthesis in Adult Aphasics: A Lurian Analysis, 1979
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Speech and Hearing Science, emphasis, Speech-Language Pathology, Dissertation, Common Factors Affecting the Acceptability of Normal, Esophageal, and Pulmonary Assisted Alaryngeal Voice, 1982
Career
| 1972-1976 |
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Officer, United States Navy
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| 1978-80 |
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Speech-Language Pathologist, Delware (Ohio) Speech and Hearing Center |
| 1980-82 |
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Graduate Student and Teaching Associate, The Ohio State University |
| 1983-present |
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Faculty member at The Ohio State University, Department of Speech and Hearing Science. Since 1984 joint appointment in Otolaryngology. |
Major emphases
- Rehabilitation of persons after treatment for head and neck cancer, particularly after total laryngectom.
- Evaluation and treatment of persons with paradoxical vocal fold dysfunction.
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