George L. Charpied, M.S.
George L. Charpied has been a clinically certified speech pathologist for 12 years. Presently, Mr. Charpied is Director of the Department of Speech Pathology within the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Rochester's Medical Center. He was director of the Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders at Boston Medical Center. He has taught at Boston University and Northeastern University graduate and undergraduate courses in Introduction to Speech Science, Anatomy and Physiology of the Vocal Mechanism, Neurological Bases of Communication, and Speech Science seminars. His research interests include laryngeal anatomy and its nervous integration, quantification of images of the larynx and velopharyngeal mechanism, the role of amyloidosis and recurrent respiratory papillomatosis in laryngeal dysfunction, and computer assisted analysis of flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing studies. Mr. Charpied has been a participant in national and international meetings where he has presented his research work. He has published articles and abstracts.

Books by Author:
Anatomy and Physiology of Voice and Speech Production: Elements of Human Communication