Camilla Slot Mehlum

Camilla Slot Mehlum serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and Consultant at Odense University Hospital's ENT Department, where she recently assumed permanent leadership of ENT/Hearing Clinic Department F after serving as interim chief physician. Her dual clinical-academic role encompasses phoniatric care, phonosurgery, botulinum toxin treatments, and management of exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction and childhood speech disorders.

Education:

• ENT Specialist Authorization (2010)
• Medical Doctor Authorization, Odense University (1998)

Research Focus: Dr. Mehlum specializes in laryngological diagnostics and therapeutics, with particular emphasis on exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction, laryngeal neoplasia, and voice/speech pathology. Her work integrates clinical practice with advanced diagnostic imaging techniques, driving evidence-based protocols for conditions like childhood apraxia of speech and sinonasal disorders through national guideline development.

Publication Trends: Recent work (2021-2024) demonstrates consistent focus on diagnostic optimization in laryngeal pathology, with recurring themes in imaging efficacy for vocal cord palsy, CO2 laser surgical outcomes, and epidemiological characterization of exercise-induced airway obstruction. Her research bridges ENT surgery, oncology, and speech pathology through multi-center collaborations.

Professional Leadership:

• Vice-President, Danish Laryngological Society
• Committee Member, European Laryngological Society (Imaging & EILO)
• Head, Laryngological Research Section at OUH
• Co-author, National Guidelines for Laryngeal Neoplasia (2013) and Childhood Apraxia (2017)

Academic Contribution: Since 2003, she has delivered ~50 annual lectures to medical students, audiologopedics trainees, and residents while supervising research projects. Her current PhD thesis at SDU investigates epidemiological patterns in laryngeal intraepithelial neoplasia, complementing her leadership in the OUH research unit's laryngology division.

Research Infrastructure: She directs the Oto Rhino Laryngology Research Unit at OUH, coordinating clinical studies across phonosurgery, diagnostic imaging, and speech pathology while contributing to hospital-wide initiatives including transgender surgery implementation and specialized research funding frameworks.