Voice Medicine - About Dr. Sulica

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Lucian Sulica, MD is a board-certified otolaryngologist and fellowship-trained laryngologist who practices in New York City. He is currently part of the faculty at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and is on staff at New York Presbyterian Hospital – Cornell Medical Center.

Dr. Sulica's practice is limited to voice disorders. His research interests center on neurological disorders of the larynx, such as vocal fold paralysis and spasmodic dysphonia, evidence-based decision-making in the treatment of vocal fold lesions, and the treatment of vocal fold scar and sulcus vocalis.

Dr. Sulica has written multiple publications in the field, including chapters in several standard textbooks, and has co-edited a volume dealing with vocal fold paralysis. He is a member of several professional organizations concerned with the voice and its problems, and lectures often on voice topics, both to colleagues and to patient groups.

Education

A.B. - Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

M.D. - Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC

Residency Training

General Surgery - Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC

Otolaryngology - Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC

Fellowship Training

Laryngology - N.Y. Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY

Certification

American Board of Otolaryngology

National Board of Medical Examiners

Society and Committee Memberships

Fellow - American Academy of Otolaryngology

Physician Member - The Voice Foundation

Corresponding Member - Société Française de Phoniatrie

Member - American Broncho-Esophagological Association

Fellow - New York Academy of Medicine

Fellow - New York Laryngological Association

Publications

Books & Edited Volumes

Branski R, Sulica L. Classics in Voice and Laryngology. San Diego: Plural 2009.

Sulica L, Blitzer A, eds. Vocal Fold Paralysis. Heidelberg: Springer, 2006.

Sulica L, Myssiorek D, eds. The Otolaryngology Clinics of North America: Vocal Fold Paralysis. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders, 2004:37(1).

Selected Book Chapters

Sulica L. Laryngeal Paralysis. In Snow JB, Wackym PA, eds. Ballenger's Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 17th ed. Hamilton, ON:BC Decker, 2009. 923-930.

Sulica L. Microlaryngoscopy and Endolaryngeal Microsurgery. In Ferlito A, Fried M, eds. The Larynx, 3rd ed. Vol. 2. San Diego: Plural Publishing, 2009. 227-244.

Sulica L, Blitzer A. Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Spasmodic Dysphonia and Other Laryngeal Disorders. In Blitzer A, Brin MF, Ramig LO, eds. Neurologic Disorders of the Larynx, 2nd ed. New York: Thieme Verlag, 2009. 196-203.

Sulica L, Fried M. Neurologic and Neuromuscular Disease of the Larynx. In Ferlito A, Fried M, eds. The Larynx, 3rd ed. Vol 1. San Diego: Plural Publishing, 2009. 583-600.

Sulica L. The Gray Minithyrotomy for Vocal Fold Scar/Sulcus Vocalis. In: Rosen CA, Simpson CB, eds. Operative Techniques in Laryngology. Heidelberg: Springer, 2008. 299-304.

Sulica L. Silastic Medialization Laryngoplasty for Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis. In: Rosen CA, Simpson CB, eds. Operative Techniques in Laryngology. Heidelberg: Springer, 2008. 241-251.

Sulica L, Meyer T, Blitzer A. Laryngeal Electromyography. In: Rubin J, Sataloff RT, Korovin G, eds., Diagnosis and Treatment of Voice Disorders, 3rd ed., San Diego: Plural Publishing, 2006:249-259.

Sulica L. The Voice: Anatomy, Physiology and Clinical Evaluation. Bailey B, Johnson J, eds., Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2006:817-827.

Sulica L, Louis ED. Essential Voice Tremor. In: Merati A, Bielamowicz S, eds., Textbook of Laryngology. San Diego: Plural Publications 2006:245-253.

Meyer T, Sulica L, Blitzer A. Vocal Fold Paralysis. In: Merati A, Bielamowicz S, eds., Textbook of Laryngology. San Diego: Plural Publications 2006:217-235.

Sulica L, Blitzer A. Decision Points in the Management of Vocal Fold Paralysis. In: Sulica L, Blitzer A, eds. Vocal Fold Paralysis. Heidelberg: Springer 2006:77-85.

Sulica L, Cultrara A, Blitzer A. Vocal Fold Paralysis: Causes, Outcomes and Clinical Aspects. In: Sulica L, Blitzer A, eds. Vocal Fold Paralysis. Heidelberg: Springer 2006:33-54.

Simpson CB, Sulica L. Principles of Medialization Laryngoplasty. In: Sulica L, Blitzer A, eds. Vocal Fold Paralysis. Heidelberg: Springer 2006:135-143.

Mendenhall WM, Sulica L, Sessions RB. Early-Stage Cancer of the Larynx. In: Harrison LB, Sessions RB, Hong WK, eds., Head & Neck Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004:352-380.

Miller SD, Sulica L. General Principles of Rehabilitation of Speech, Voice and Swallowing after Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer. In: Harrison LB, Sessions RB, Hong WK, eds., Head & Neck Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004:178-189.

Sulica L, Verheyden J, Blitzer A. Botulinum Toxin in the Larynx and Pharynx. In: Moore AP, Naumann M, eds., Handbook of Botulinum Toxin Treatment, 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell Science, 2003:142-157.

Selected Journal Articles

Sulica L. The Natural History of Unilateral Idiopathic Vocal Fold Paralysis: Evidence and Problems. Laryngoscope 2008;118:1303-1307.

Paniello R, Sulica L, Khosla S, Smith M. Clinical experience with Gray's minithyrotomy procedure. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2008;117: 437-442.

Sulica L, Blitzer A. Vocal fold paresis: Evidence and controversies. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007;15:159-162.

Sulica L, Simpson CB, Branski R, McLaurin M. Granuloma of the membranous vocal fold: An unusual complication of microlaryngoscopic surgery. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2007:116(5):358-362.

Sulica L. War, politics & the voice: The vocal fold paralysis of George Orwell. Laryngoscope 2007:117(2):364-370.

Bove MJ, Daamen N, Rosen C, Wang CC, Sulica L, Gaertner-Schmidt J. Development and validation of the vocal tremor scoring system. Laryngoscope 2006:116(9):1662-1667.

Merati AL, Heman-Ackah Y, Altman KW, Abaza M, Sulica L, Bielamowicz S. Common movement disorders affecting the larynx: A report of the Neurolaryngology Subcommittee of the AAO-HNS. Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2005:133(5):654-665.

Sulica L, Behrman A, Roark R. The inspiratory maneuver: A simple method to assess the superficial lamina propria during endoscopy. Journal of Voice 2005:19(3):481-484.

Sulica L. Laryngeal Thrush. Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology 2005:114(5):369-375.

Sulica L. Laryngeal EMG and Laryngeal Asymmetry. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2005:131:359-360.

Sulica L. Contemporary management of spasmodic dysphonia. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology/Head Neck Surgery 2004:12:543-548.

Behrman A, Sulica L, He T. Factors predicting patient perception of dysphonia caused by benign vocal fold lesions. Laryngoscope 2004:114(10):1693-1700.

Sulica L, Blitzer A. Botulinum toxin treatment of spasmodic dysphonia. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology 2004:15(2):76-80.

Sulica L, Blitzer A. Botulinum toxin treatment of upper esophageal sphincter hyperfunction. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology 2004:15(2):107-109.

Sulica L, Blitzer A. Laryngeal electromyography and the immobile vocal fold. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America 2004:37(1):59-74.

Sulica L. The superior laryngeal nerve: Function and dysfunction. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America 2004:37(1):183-201.

Behrman A, Sulica L. Voice rest after microlaryngoscopy: Current opinion and practice. Laryngoscope 2003:113(12):2182-2186.

Sulica L, Behrman A. Management of benign vocal fold lesions: A survey of current opinion and practice. Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology 2003;112:827-833.

Sulica L, Blitzer A, Brin MF, Stewart CF. Botulinum toxin treatment of adductor spasmodic dysphonia after failed recurrent laryngeal nerve section. Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology 2003:112:499-505.

Zalvan C, Sulica L, Wolf S, Cohen J, Gonzalez-Yanes O, Blitzer A. Laryngeal dysfunction from the implantable vagal nerve stimulator. Laryngoscope 2003:113:221-225.

Sulica L, Hembree A, Blitzer A. Sensation and swallowing: Endoscopic evaluation of deglutition in the anesthetized larynx. Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology 2002:111:291-294.

Sulica L, Blitzer A, Lovelace RE, Kaufmann P. Vocal fold paresis of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology 2001:110:1072-1076.

Lovelace RE, Kaufmann P, Sulica L, Blitzer A. Laryngeal and phrenic involvement in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorder: Another example of genetic heterogeneity. Acta Myologica 2001:20:29-32.

Blitzer A, Sulica L. Clinical State of the Art Review - Botulinum toxin: Basic science and clinical uses in otolaryngology. Laryngoscope 2001:111:218-226.

Sulica L, Blitzer A. Anesthesia for laryngeal surgery in the office. Laryngoscope 2000:110:1777-1779.

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