Peiyun Zhuang, MD, obtained her medical degree in clinical medicine from Fujian Medical University and master’s degree in voice science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States. Her training in voice medicine was undertaken at the School of Medicine, Drexel University, United States. Following her graduation, she established the Department of Voice Medicine at Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University with a focus on clinical practice, scientific research, and treatment of patients with voice disorders. Dr. Zhuang is currently the director of the Department of Voice Medicine at Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University; director of the Institute of Voice Medicine of the School of Medicine, Xiamen University; director of Xiamen Key Laboratory of Voice; chairman of the Otorhinolaryngology Committee and the Voice Specialist Committee of the Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine; vice-chairman of the Voice Medicine Division of the Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Branch of the Chinese Medical Association; and a standing committee member of the advisory board, The Voice Foundation.Robert T. Sataloff, MD, DMA, FACS, is Professor and Chair, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Academic Specialties, Drexel University College of Medicine. He also holds Adjunct Professorships in the Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; and he is on the faculty of the Academy of Vocal Arts. He serves as Conductor of the Thomas Jefferson University Choir. Dr. Sataloff is also a professional singer and singing teacher. He holds an undergraduate degree from Haverford College in Music Theory and Composition; graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; received a Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice Performance from Combs College of Music; and he completed Residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and a Fellowship in Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery at the University of Michigan. Dr. Sataloff is Chair of the Boards of Directors of the Voice Foundation and of the American Institute for Voice and Ear Research. He also has served as Chair of the Board of Governors of Graduate Hospital; President of the American Laryngological Association, the International Association of Phonosurgery, the Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and the American Society of Geriatric Otolaryngology, Vice President of the Eastern Section of the Triological Society, and in numerous other leadership positions. Dr. Sataloff is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Voice; Editor Emeritus of Ear, Nose and Throat Journal; Associate Editor of the Journal of Singing; on the Editorial Board of Medical Problems of Performing Artists and is an editorial reviewer for numerous otolaryngology journals. He is a member of the Editorial Panel of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. Dr. Sataloff has written over 1,200 publications including 78 books, and he has been awarded more than $5 million in research funding. His h-index is 48 (as of March 2025). He has invented more than 75 laryngeal microsurgical instruments distributed currently by Integra Medical, ossicular replacement prostheses produced by Grace Medical, and a novel laryngeal prosthesis (patent pending). He holds a patent on unique thyroplasty implant. His medical practice is limited to care of the professional voice and to otology/neurotology/skull base surgery. Dr. Sataloff has developed numerous novel surgical procedures including total temporal bone resection for formerly untreatable skull base malignancy, laryngeal microflap and mini-microflap procedures, vocal fold lipoinjection, vocal fold lipoimplantation, and others. Dr. Sataloff is recognized as one of the founders of the field of voice, having written the first modern comprehensive article on care of singers, and the first chapter and book on care of the professional voice, as well as having influenced the evolution of the field through his own efforts and through the Voice Foundation for over 4 decades. Dr. Sataloff has been recognized by Best Doctors in America (Woodward White Athens) every year since 1992, Philadelphia Magazine since 1997, and Castle Connolly’s “America’s Top Doctors” since 2002.Thomas L. Carroll, MD, is a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) specializing in laryngology. He is an associate professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Since 2014 he has served as the director of the BWH Voice, Swallowing and Upper Airway Program, which provides diagnoses and innovative therapies for patients with voice, swallowing, and airway disorders. He is a member of the Triological Society and an active fellow in the American Laryngological Association. Dr. Carroll is a graduate of Oberlin College with a degree in music and is a lifelong singer. He received his medical degree from Wright State University School of Medicine and completed a residency in otolaryngology at the University of Colorado Denver and Health Sciences Center. Dr. Carroll completed a fellowship in laryngology and care of the professional voice at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Voice Center. His clinical interests include care of the professional voice (singing and speaking); early glottic cancer with an emphasis on voice preservation; laryngopharyngeal reflux; and related disorders such as chronic cough, vocal cord paralysis/paresis, and office-based laryngeal surgery, including vocal fold augmentation for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes and photoangiolytic (KTP) laser therapy.Steven Mandel, MD, is Clinical Professor of Neurology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell, and Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the New York Medical College. He graduated from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Mandel completed his internship at Pennsylvania Hospital. His residency in neurology was at Montefiore/Einstein. He was a Jerry Lewis Neuromuscular Fellow at Washington University. After many years on the faculty of Temple University and Thomas Jefferson University, Dr. Mandel joined the faculty at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. He is a Fellow of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the American Academy of Neurology, and Health Care Quality and Management Certification. Dr. Mandel is the first recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Clinical Practitioner Award from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His areas of interest include Neurological Disorders of the Voice including LEMG, Traumatic Brain Injury, Sjogren’s Syndrome, and Disability Medicine. He volunteers in many community service organizations. He is married with three children and two grandchildren.Yan Yan, MD, graduated from Beijing Medical University (now Medical School of Peking University) and has been working in the Department of Otolaryngology of Peking University Third Hospital for more than 20 years. She is dedicated to basic and clinical research in larynx and voice disorders and at the same time has accumulated a rich clinical experience.
