Heather Warner

Heather Warner, CCC (SLP), is a Lecturer of Surgery (Otolaryngology) at the Yale School of Medicine. She specializes in speech-language pathology, focusing on speech, voice, and swallowing difficulties caused by ear, nose, and throat structural changes. Her clinical work includes managing conditions like dysphagia and post-surgical voice disorders through personalized therapies.

Education: MA in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Connecticut (2000), BS from the University of Connecticut (1998).

Research Interests: Investigating swallowing disorders in head and neck cancer patients. Recent work includes a pilot study on pretreatment dysphagia prevalence in veterans with head and neck cancer, identifying predictive factors.

Advising & Grants: No formal advisees listed. No grants explicitly mentioned.

Affiliations: Department of Surgery (Otolaryngology), Yale School of Medicine.