Melissa Kirby
St. Thomas Health Services
5101 Maryland Way
Brentwood, TN 37027
Tel: (615)369-0906
Fax: (615)369-0908
mkirby28@bellsouth.net
Specialty: Speech-Language Pathologist-Therapist
Forms of Dystonia Treated: Spasmodic Dysphonia
Additional Procedures: Speech Therapy
Treats Children

Robert E. Bowers, M.D.
Chattanooga Ear, Nose & Throat Assoc., P.C.
Memorial Medical Building East, Suite 588
725 Glenwood Drive
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404
Tel: 423-698-8981
Fax: 423-698-0522
Specialty: Otolaryngologist (ENT)
Forms of Dystonia Treated: Spasmodic Dysphonia
Additional Procedures: Physical/Occupational Therapy, Selective Laryngeal Adductor Denervation, Speech Therapy
Treats Children

David A. Rankine, M.D., P.C.
Chattanooga Neurology Associates
979 East Third Street
Suite 1210
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403
Tel: 423-778-4261
Fax: 423-778-7262
Specialty: Neurologist
Forms of Dystonia Treated: Blepharospasm, Cervical Dystonia (Spasmodic Torticollis), Dopa-Responsive, Early-Onset Generalized, Embouchure Dystonia, Myoclonic Dystonia, Oromandibular, Paroxysmal Dystonia, Rapid-Onset Dystonia-Parkinsonism, Secondary Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Other Forms of Dystonia, X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism
Administers Botulinum Toxin for: Blepharospasm, Cervical Dystonia (Spasmodic Torticollis), Secondary Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Other Forms of Dystonia
Additional Procedures: Speech Therapy
Treats Children

Mark LeDoux, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Tennessee School of Medicine
Department Of Neurology
855 Monroe Ave., Room 415, Link Building
Memphis, Tennessee 38163
Tel: 901-448-7700
Fax: 901-448-7440
Specialty: Neurologist
Forms of Dystonia Treated: Spasmodic Dysphonia, Other Forms of Dystonia
Administers Botulinum Toxin for: Spasmodic Dysphonia, Other Forms of Dystonia
Treats Children

Cheryl Billante, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt Voice Center
Department Of Otolaryngology
1500 21St Ave., South, Suite 2700
Nashville, Tennessee 37212
Tel: 615-343-7464
Fax: 615-343-0872
Specialty: Speech-Language Pathologist-Therapist
Forms of Dystonia Treated: Spasmodic Dysphonia
Additional Procedures: Counseling Services, Speech Therapy

Jennifer L. Cies, M.A., CCC-SLP
Vanderbilt Voice Center
7302 MCE South Tower
1215 Medical Center Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37212
Tel: 615-343-7464
Fax: 615-343-0872
Specialty: Speech-Language Pathologist-Therapist
Forms of Dystonia Treated: Spasmodic Dysphonia
Administers Botulinum Toxin for: Spasmodic Dysphonia
Additional Procedures: Selective Laryngeal Adductor Denervation, Speech Therapy

C Gaelyn Garrett, M.D.
Vanderbilt Voice Center
Department Of Otolaryngology
7302 MCE South Tower 1215 Medical Center Dr.
Nashville, Tennessee 37232
Tel: 615-343-7464
Fax: 615-343-0872
Specialty: Otolaryngologist (ENT)
Forms of Dystonia Treated: Spasmodic Dysphonia, Other Forms of Dystonia
Administers Botulinum Toxin for: Spasmodic Dysphonia
Additional Procedures: Speech Therapy

Barbara Jacobson Ph.D. CCC-SLP
Vanderbilt Voice Center
7302 MCE South Tower
1215 Medical Center Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37232
Tel: 615-343-7464
Fax: 615-343-0872
Specialty: Speech-Language Pathologist-Therapist
Forms of Dystonia Treated: Spasmodic Dysphonia
Administers Botulinum Toxin for: Spasmodic Dysphonia
Additional Procedures: Speech Therapy

James Netterville, M.D.
Vanderbilt University Medical
Department Of Otolaryngology
1301 22Nd Avenue South, Suite 2900
Nashville, Tennessee 37232
Tel: 615-322-6180
Fax: 615-343-9725
Specialty: Otolaryngologist (ENT)
Forms of Dystonia Treated: Oromandibular, Spasmodic Dysphonia
Administers Botulinum Toxin for: Oromandibular, Spasmodic Dysphonia

Brienne Ruel, MA, CCC-SLP
Vanderbilt Voice Center
1215 21st Ave South
Nashville, Tennessee 37232
Tel: 615-343-7464
brienne.ruel@vanderbilt.edu
Specialty: Speech-Language Pathologist-Therapist
Forms of Dystonia Treated: Spasmodic Dysphonia
Additional Procedures: Speech Therapy

Robert Sinard, M.D.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Dept. of Otolaryngology
7302 MCE South Tower 1215 Medical Center Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37232
Tel: 615-322-6180
Specialty: Otolaryngologist (ENT)
Forms of Dystonia Treated: Spasmodic Dysphonia
Administers Botulinum Toxin for: Spasmodic Dysphonia
Additional Procedures: Selective Laryngeal Adductor Denervation, Speech Therapy, Thyroplasty
Treats Children

Amy Stone M.A. CCC-SLP
Vanderbilt Voice Center
7302 MCE South Tower
1215 Medical Center Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37232
Tel: 615-343-7464
Fax: 615-343-0872
Specialty: Speech-Language Pathologist-Therapist
Forms of Dystonia Treated: Spasmodic Dysphonia
Administers Botulinum Toxin for: Spasmodic Dysphonia
Additional Procedures: Speech Therapy

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