Lucian Sulica

Dr. Lucian Sulica is the Sean Parker Professor of Laryngology and Director of the Sean Parker Institute for the Voice at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is an attending Otolaryngologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital with a clinical practice exclusively focused on voice disorders. Dr. Sulica served as the 2023 President of the American Laryngological Association and is a Fellow of the American Laryngologic, Rhinologic and Otologic Society (the Triologic Society).

His educational background includes:

• A.B. from Dartmouth College (1989)
• M.D. from Georgetown University School of Medicine (1993)
• Residency at Georgetown University Medical Center
• Fellowship at New York Center for Voice & Swallowing Disorders, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Dr. Sulica's research focuses on evidence-driven principles for treating voice conditions, with particular emphasis on vocal fold injuries from voice use (especially in performers), neurologic voice disorders (including vocal fold paralysis, spasmodic dysphonia, and tremor), and in-office procedures for voice disorders that don't require general anesthesia. His work has addressed critical aspects such as gender differences in vocal fold injury, pathophysiology of laryngeal nerve injury, and diagnostic accuracy in voice disorders.

Analysis of Dr. Sulica's recent publications reveals a strong focus on advancing diagnostic techniques through artificial intelligence, improving surgical outcomes for vocal fold lesions, understanding performers' unique voice care needs, and developing evidence-based protocols for vocal fold hemorrhage and other voice disorders. His research increasingly incorporates technology-driven approaches while maintaining a strong clinical focus on patient-centered outcomes.

Dr. Sulica has received numerous prestigious awards including:

• Casselberry Award of the American Laryngological Association (2021)
• Felix Semon Lectureship in Laryngology, Royal Society of Medicine (2022)
• American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Honor Award (2008)
• Consistent recognition as one of "Best Doctors in America" (2005-2024)
• Designation as one of "America's Top Physicians in Voice Disorders/Laryngology" (since 2006)
• Inclusion in "New York Magazine Best Doctors" list annually since 2013

As an educator, Dr. Sulica has authored more than 110 journal articles and 40 book chapters, and has edited three books including "Vocal Fold Paralysis," "Classics in Voice and Laryngology," and "Patologia Laringea y Fonocirugia" (in Spanish). He is passionate about teaching and has lectured extensively across the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Australia. His clinical work at the Sean Parker Institute for the Voice represents a comprehensive approach to voice care, incorporating innovative in-office procedures that have helped establish new standards in laryngology.