About Johns Hopkins Voice Center at GBMC
Johns Hopkins Voice Center at GBMC: Providing Comprehensive Care for Voice Disorders
GBMC HealthCare is a renowned medical system that has been serving the Baltimore County community for over 50 years. With its flagship hospital, Greater Baltimore Medical Center located in Towson, Maryland, GBMC offers a wide range of medical services to patients of all ages. The organization is committed to providing high-quality care that meets the needs of every patient and their families.
One of the specialized services offered by GBMC is the Johns Hopkins Voice Center at GBMC. This center provides comprehensive care for voice disorders and related conditions. The center's team includes highly skilled professionals who are dedicated to helping patients achieve optimal vocal health.
The Johns Hopkins Voice Center at GBMC offers a range of diagnostic and treatment options for voice disorders. These include:
1) Evaluation and diagnosis: The center's team uses state-of-the-art technology to evaluate and diagnose various voice disorders such as hoarseness, vocal cord nodules or polyps, spasmodic dysphonia, laryngitis, and more.
2) Treatment options: Based on the diagnosis, the team develops an individualized treatment plan that may include medication therapy or surgical intervention if necessary.
3) Rehabilitation services: For patients who have undergone surgery or have experienced trauma to their vocal cords due to injury or illness can benefit from rehabilitation services provided by speech-language pathologists (SLPs). SLPs work with patients on exercises designed to improve their vocal quality and strength.
4) Education: The Johns Hopkins Voice Center at GBMC also provides education about proper voice use techniques such as breathing exercises, hydration tips, avoiding smoking/alcohol consumption etc., which can help prevent future voice problems.
The center's team comprises highly trained professionals including otolaryngologists (ear-nose-throat specialists), speech-language pathologists (SLPs), singing teachers/coaches etc., who work together closely with each other as well as with other healthcare providers within GBMC HealthCare system in order provide comprehensive care for each patient’s unique needs.
In addition to providing exceptional clinical care for its patients with voice disorders; Johns Hopkins Voice Center at GBMC also conducts research aimed towards improving understanding of various aspects related to human voices like how they function normally/abnormally under different circumstances; what factors contribute towards development/progression/prevention/treatment outcomes etc.; this research helps inform clinical practice guidelines used by clinicians worldwide when treating similar cases in future thereby contributing significantly towards advancing knowledge about this field globally.
Overall it can be said that John Hopkins Voice Centre at GMBC is one-of-a-kind facility offering world-class expertise in diagnosing & treating complex voice-related issues while also conducting cutting-edge research aimed towards improving our understanding about these conditions so we can better serve our communities’ needs!