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Curriculum Vitae
Yolanda Denise Heman-Ackah
Philadelphia Voice Center
25 Bala Avenue, Suite 200
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Phone: (484)270-8095
Fax: (484)270-8353
e-mail:
February 23, 2015
Education:
1996 – 2000 University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Master of Science in Otolaryngology
Thesis: Acetazolamide and the Laryngeal Chemoreflex
1991 – 1995 Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, IL
Doctor of Medicine
1988 – 1991 Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (With Distinction and Departmental Honors)
1985 – 1988 Paint Branch High School
Burtonsville, MD
High School Diploma (Valedictorian)
Post-Graduate Education:
2000 – 2001 American Institute for Voice and Ear Research/
Graduate Hospital/ Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship in Professional Voice Care and Professional
Voice Disorders with Robert T. Sataloff, MD, DMA
1996 – 2000 University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
1995 – 1996 Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
Internship in General Surgery
Employment History:
2011 – present Philadelphia Voice Center
Director
2009 – 2011 Philadelphia Ear, Nose, and Throat Associates/
Robert T. Sataloff, MD, DMA and Associates/
Yolanda D. Heman-Ackah, MD
Partner, Medical Director of the Voice Center
2009 The Cleveland Clinic
Head and Neck Institute
Head, Section of Laryngology
Co-Director, The Voice Center
2003 – 2009 Philadelphia Ear, Nose, and Throat Associates/
Robert T. Sataloff, MD, DMA and Associates/
Yolanda D. Heman-Ackah, MD, PC
Partner, Medical Director of the Voice Center
2001 – 2003 University of Illinois at Chicago
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Assistant Professor
Director, The Voice Center
Professional Associations:
2011 – present Philadelphia Laryngological Society
Member
2009 – present American Laryngological Association
Fellow
2008-present American College of Surgeons
Fellow
2008 – present The Triological Society
Fellow
2008 – present Metropolitan Philadelphia Chapter American College of Surgeons
Fellow
2007 – present The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Member
2004 – present American Broncho-Esophagological Association
Member
2004 – present Medical Society of Eastern Pennsylvania
Member
2003 – present Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Member
2003 – present Thomas Jefferson University Volunteer Faculty Association
Member
2002 - present Walter P. Work Society
(Michigan-Work Society)
Member
2001 – present National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
(The GRAMMY Foundation)
Member
2001 – present Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
(The Latin GRAMMY Foundation)
Member
2001 – present Voice and Speech Trainers Association
Member
2001 – present National Association of Teachers of Singing
Member
2000 – present International Association of Phonosurgeons
Member
2000 – present The Voice Foundation
Professional Member
2000 – present American Academy of Facial Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery
Associate Member
2000 – present Pennsylvania Medical Society
Member
1996 – present American Academy of Otolaryngology-
Head and Neck Surgery
Member
1991 – present American Medical Association
Member
2004 – 2006 National Medical Association
Member
2002 – 2005 American Medical Women’s Association
Member
2002 – 2003 Illinois State Medical Society
Member
2002 – 2003 Chicago Medical Society
Member
2001 – 2003 Chicago Laryngological and Otological Society
Full Member
2000 – 2011 Philadelphia County Medical Society
Member
1999 – 2000 American Academy of Facial Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery
Resident Member
1996 – 2000 Minnesota Academy of Otolaryngology
Resident Member
Honors and Awards:
2013 Journal of Voice Best Paper Award: Clinical Medicine
The Voice Foundation
The predictors of postoperative laryngeal nerve paresis in patients undergoing thyroid surgery: a pilot study
Caroline M, Joglekar SS, Mandel SM, Sataloff RT, Heman-Ackah YD. J Voice. 2012 Mar;26(2):262-6. Epub 2011 Aug 11.
2010 Honor Award
Award for Distinguished Service
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
2010 Biltmore Who’s Who Among Executives and
Professional Women
Biltmore 2010 Honors Edition
2009 Best Doctors in America 2009-2010
America’s Best Doctors
2009 Marquis Who’s Who
Who’s Who in America, 2010 edition
2008 Journal of Voice Best Paper Award: Clinical Medicine
The Voice Foundation
Flexible Laryngoscopy: A Comparison of Fiber Optic and
Distal Chip Technologies. Part 1: Vocal Fold Masses
Robert Eller, Mark Ginsburg, Deborah Lurie, Yolanda Heman-Ackah, Karen Lyons, Robert Sataloff
Journal of Voice November 2008 (Vol. 22, Issue 6, Pages 746-750)
2001 – 2002 Seymour R. Cohen Research Grant
Young Investigator Award for Research in
Pediatric Neurolaryngology
American Laryngological Association and the American Laryngological Voice and Research Foundation
1999 Resident Research Award
Second Place: Clinical Science
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck
Surgery Foundation
1999 Outstanding Resident Award
University of Minnesota
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
1994 Academic Medicine Fellowship
National Medical Fellowships, Inc./ Bristol-Myers Squibb
1994 Award for Academic Excellence in Medicine
The Metropolitan Life Foundation
1993 Hartford Scholar (for outstanding research in geriatrics)
John A. Hartford Foundation and The American Geriatric Society
1991 Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Northwestern University
1991 Departmental Honors
Psychology Department
Northwestern University
1988 – 1995 Honors Program in Medical Education
(7 year combined BA/MD)
Northwestern University
1988 Award for Special Promise in Health Care
Montgomery County (Maryland) Medical Society
Research Grants:
2001 – 2002 Seymour R. Cohen Research Grant
Award for Research in Pediatric Neurolaryngology
American Laryngological Association
Academic Appointments:
2010 – present Thomas Jefferson University/Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Adjunct Associate Professor
2003 – present Drexel University College of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Associate Professor
2005 – 2009 Thomas Jefferson University/Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Assistant Professor
2000 – 2005 Thomas Jefferson University/Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Instructor
2001 –2003 University of Illinois-Chicago
Chicago, IL
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Assistant Professor
Other Professional Appointments:
2015 – 2017 Speech-Language Pathology Advisory Committee
Advisor, Salus University
2014 – present The VASTA Voice
Medical Editor and Columnist
2009 – present American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck
Surgery
Consultant, CPT/Relative Value Committee
2003 – present Voice and Speech Trainer’s Association (VASTA)
National Medical Advisor – “VASTA MD”
2005 – 2011 American Institute for Voice and Ear Research and
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine
Associate Director
Fellowship in Professional Voice Care and Laryngology
2003 – 2011 The Voice Center, Drexel University and Philadelphia
Ear, Nose, and Throat Associates
Associate Medical Director
2003 – 2011 Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Drexel University and Philadelphia Ear, Nose, and Throat Associates
Medical Director
2003 – 2011 American Institute for Voice and Ear Research
Associate Research Director
2005 –2009 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Advisor, Hearing Aid Sales Registration Law Advisory Council
2003 – 2005 American Institute for Voice and Ear Research and
Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Graduate Hospital and Thomas Jefferson University
Associate Director
Fellowship in Professional Voice Care and Laryngology
2005 – 2006 National Republican Congressional Committee
Physicians’ Advisory Board
2001 – 2003 The Voice Center
Director and Founder
University of Illinois at Chicago
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Elected Public Positions:
2013 – present Majority Inspector of Elections
Montgomery County Voter Services
Montgomery County, PA
District 9, Ward 1
2010 - 2011 Minority Inspector of Elections
Montgomery County Voter Services
Montgomery County, PA
District 9, Ward 1
2008 Committeewoman
Republican Party of Lower Merion, Pennsylvania
District 9, Ward 1
Editorial Affiliations:
2008 – present Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology
Reviewer: Laryngology, Voice, and Voice Science
2008 – present The Laryngoscope
Reviewer: Voice
2007 – present Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Journal
Reviewer
2005 – present Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica
Reviewer
2000 – present The Journal of Voice
Member, Editorial Board
Reviewer
2004 – 2008 The Laryngoscope
Ad-hoc Reviewer
Board Status: American Board of Otolaryngology
May 7, 2001 Board certified
Certificate Number 16623
Medical
Licensure: Pennsylvania
MD 070373L
Initial Licensure Date: February 15, 2000
Expires: December 31, 2016
Maryland
D0072677
Initial Licensure Date: July 6, 2011
Expires: September 30, 2016
Nebraska
26541
Initial Licensure Date: November 10, 2011
Expires: October 1, 2016
Ohio
35.093494
Initial Licensure Date: May 15, 2009
Expired: October 1, 2010
Illinois
036-104934
Initial Licensure Date: June 7, 2001
Expired: July 31, 2005
DEA Certification
Expires 10/31/2015
Maryland Division of Drug Control
License to Dispense Controlled Dangerous Substances
Expired 11/30/2013
Hospital Privileges:
2014 – present Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Drexel Hill, PA
2011 – present Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
2011 – present Lankenau Medical Center
Wynnewood, PA
2011 – present Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, PA
2010 – present Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
2008 – present St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, PA
2003 – 2011 Hahnemann University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
2009 The Cleveland Clinic – Main Hospital
Cleveland, OH
2007 – 2009 Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
Darby, PA
2003 – 2009 Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
2003 – 2007 Graduate Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
2001 – 2003 900 North Michigan Surgery Center
Chicago, IL
2001 – 2003 University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital
Chicago, IL
Committee Appointments:
2011 - present Laryngeal Electromyography Task Force
American Association of Neuromuscular and
Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Co-Chairperson and Member
2009 – present Drexel University Tumor Board
Drexel University College of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Member, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Section
2010 – 2011 Drexel University General Surgery Chair Search
Committee
Drexel University College of Medicine
Committee Member
2008 – 2014 Voice Committee
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Committee Member
2006 – 2009 Voice, Speech and Swallowing Committee
Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Committee Member
2003 – 2009 CPT/Relative Value Committee
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Committee Member
2007 – 2009 Research Committee
Drexel University College of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Committee Member
2001 - 2008 Laryngology and Voice Disorders: Neurolaryngology Subcommittee
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck
Surgery
Committee Member
2007 Institutional Review Board
Drexel University College of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Reviewer and Board Member
2007 – 2009 Tumor Board
Drexel University College of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Head, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Section,
Member
2005 – 2006 Operating Room Committee
Graduate Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Committee Member
2005 – 2006 Credentials Committee
Graduate Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Committee Member
2004 – 2007 Institutional Review Board
Graduate Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Reviewer and Board member
2003 – 2007 Cancer Center
Graduate Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Head of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Section, Member
2003 – 2007 Tumor Board
Graduate Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Head of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Section, Member
2003 –2006 Interprofessional Relations Committee
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Committee Member
2004 Committee on Student Affairs
Jefferson Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Member
2004 Institutional Review Board
Jefferson Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Reviewer and Board Member
2003 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) Liaison
University of Illinois at Chicago
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Department Representative
2002 – 2003 Council on Membership and Advocacy
Illinois State Medical Society
Council Member
2002 – 2003 Subcommittee on Fee Mediation
Chicago Medical Society
Committee Member
2002 –2003 Membership Committee
Chicago Medical Society
Committee Member
2001 – 2003 Quality Assurance Liaison
University of Illinois at Chicago
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Quality Assurance Officer
1994 – 1995 Admissions Committee
Northwestern University Medical School
Student Member
1993-1994 HIV/AIDS Policy Review Committee
Northwestern University Medical School
Student Member
1993-1994 Medical Student Senate
Northwestern University Medical School
Treasurer
1993-1994 Finance Committee
Medical Student Senate
Northwestern University Medical School
Chairman
1992-1993 Special Events Committee
Medical Student Senate
Northwestern University Medical School
Co-Chairman
1992-1995 Medical Student Senate
Northwestern University Medical School
Class Senator
Private Club Membership:
2005 – 2010 The Union League of Philadelphia
Member
Philanthropic Organizations:
2012 – 2014 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
A Public Service Sorority
Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter
Philadelphia, PA
Member
2009 - 2010 Montgomery County Republican Women’s Leadership
Committee
Montgomery County Republican Committee
Montgomery County, PA
2004 – 2005 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
A Public Service Sorority
Valley Forge Alumnae Chapter
Valley Forge, PA
Member
1989 – 1991 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
A Public Service Sorority
Theta Alpha Chapter
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Member
Community Service:
2012 Participant
Freedom Christian Bible Fellowship Community Health Fair
May 19, 2012
Philadelphia, PA
2011 – 2012 Mentor
The Karabots Junior Fellows Program
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
1995 – 2000 Big Sister
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1991 – 1993 Tutor
Cabrini Green Youth Program
Chicago, IL
1992 Director
Chicago Area Health and Medical Careers
Program (CHAMPS)
Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, IL
1991 Instructor
Cabrini Green Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
Chicago, IL
Symposium/Conference Chairperson:
2001 – 2002 Symposium Chairman
Midwest Symposium on Voice Care
“Voice Disorders: Diagnosis and Therapy”
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
Honorary Lectureships:
November 2, 2009 Lawrence Boies, Sr. Lectureship
University of Minnesota
“Vocal Fold Paresis and Laryngeal Electromyography”
Keynote Addresses:
- Heman-Ackah YD. Voice and Voice Disorders: The Otolaryngologist’s Perspective. Nyman Associates. Philadelphia, PA. June 29, 2013.
- Heman-Ackah YD. Anatomy of Breathing. “Performance Breath: An Essential Exploration of Body, Voice, and Word”. Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. London, England, United Kingdom. January 4, 2007.
- Heman-Ackah YD. Care of the Voice and the Vocalist. Voice Lessons: Care of the Voice and Vocalist. Presented by the Kardon Institute for Arts Therapy. Philadelphia, PA. November 5, 2004.
- Heman-Ackah YD. Managing the Young Voice. Conference of the American Choral Directors Association. Mansfield, PA. August 3, 2004.
- Heman-Ackah YD. Managing the Aging Voice. Conference of the American Choral Directors Association. Mansfield, PA. August 3, 2004.
Invited Lectureships and Panel Discussions:
- Heman-Ackah YD. Voice Disorders: Diagnosis and Laryngeal Examination. Temple University Department of Speech-Language Pathology. Philadelphia, PA. February 11, 2015.
- Heman-Ackah YD. Anatomy and Physiology of Voice Production. American Association of Anatomists Regional Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. October 11, 2014.
- Heman-Ackah YD. Voice Disorders: Diagnosis and Evaluation. Temple University Department of Speech-Language Pathology. Philadelphia, PA. March 12, 2014.
- Heman-Ackah YD. Management of Blunt and Penetrating Laryngeal Trauma. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Resident Lecture Series.