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      Carly E.A. Barbon Image

      Carly E.A. Barbon

      Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery

      Present Title & Affiliation

      Primary Appointment

      Assistant Professor (Dual Appointment), Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

      Assistant Professor, Head and Neck Surgery, Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

      Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

      Assistant Professor, Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Education & Training

      Degree-Granting Education

      2019The University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, CA, Rehabilitation Sciences, Ph.D
      2013Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, US, Speech-Language Pathology, MA
      2010The University of Guelph, Guelph, CA, Psychology, BA

      Postgraduate Training

      2019-2021Post Doctoral Fellowship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

      Licenses & Certifications

      2021Speech Language Pathologist
      2018Speech-Language & Audiology Canada
      2014College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario

      Experience & Service

      Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

      Associate Director, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2021 - Present

      Clinical Research Coordinator, Swallowing Rehabilitation Research Laboratory, The University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, 2013 - 2019

      Other Professional Positions

      Speech-Language Pathologist, University Health Network - Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, 2016 - 2021

      Speech-Language Pathologist, University Health Network- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, 2014 - 2019

      Clinical Research Coordinator, The University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, 2013 - Present

      Honors & Awards

      2025 - PresentCentennial Session Award 2025 Annual ASHA Convention: Beyond the Swallow: Toward Whole Person, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
      2020American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Lessons for Success Program, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
      2020Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 2020 Editor's Award, Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research Society
      2019Geoff Fernie Impact Award, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
      2019Head and Neck Cancer Alliance Award, Dysphagia Research Society
      2019Focus on Accessibility Award, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
      2018American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Pathways program, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
      2017 - 2019Doctoral Completion Award, University of Toronto
      2017 - 2018Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Student Scholarship, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
      2017European Society for Swallowing Disorders & World Dysphagia Summit Conference Grant, European Society for Swallowing Disorders & World Dysphagia Summit
      2016 - 2017TRI Student Scholarship, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
      2015 - 2017Ontario Graduate Scholarship, University of Toronto
      2015Department Travel Award, University of Toronto
      2014Toronto Rehabilitation Team Excellence Award-Swallowing Science Team, University of Toronto
      2014Office of Research Trainees Conference Travel Award, University of Toronto
      2014George Sidney Brett Memorial Fund Award, University of Toronto
      2013 - 2015University of Toronto Open Scholarship, University of Toronto
      2012 - 2014Research Grant, Central Michigan University
      2012Evelyn Hill-Bender Scholarship, Central Michigan University

      Professional Memberships

      American Head and Neck Society

      2021 - Present

      The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Wellness Committee

      2021 - Present

      The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

      2021 - 2023

      Speech-Language & Audiology Canada

      2020 - Present

      European Society for Swallowing Disorders

      2017 - 2018

      College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario

      2014 - Present

      Selected Presentations & Talks

      Local Presentations

      1. 2025. RADPath" for Protons: Dysphagia. Invited. MDACC Head and Neck Collaborative Webinar Series. Houston, Texas, US.
      2. 2025. Speech and Swallowing Optimization Following Treatment for HNC. Invited. MD Anderson Oral Oncology Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
      3. 2025. Late Effects of Radiation Dysphagia. Oral Oncology Core Curriculum Lecture Series. Houston, Tx, US.
      4. 2024. Optimizing Function in Oral Cavity Reconstructioni. Invited. Head and Neck Surgery Multidisciplinary Conference. Houston, Texas, US.
      5. 2024. Practical Implementation of DIGEST for VFSS. Invited. The Swallow Symposium: Innovation in Videofluoroscopy. Seattle, WA, US.
      6. 2024. Pre-op to in-patient and beyond: The patient journey after surgery for head and neck cancers. Invited. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Seattle, WA, US.
      7. 2024. Mind the gap: Functional optimization in the post-operative setting after partial and hemiglossectomy. Panelist. Dysphagia Café Talk. Houston, Texas, US.
      8. 2024. Chew and Move! Proactive Lingual Rehab Options from Surgery to Radiation Therapy. Invited. University of Chicago Head & Neck Cancer Symposium for the Advanced Practitioner. Chicago, IL, US.
      9. 2024. MBSimP standardization of assessment”. Invited. University of Chicago Head & Neck Cancer Symposium for the Advanced Practitioner. Chicago, IL, US.
      10. 2024. ComD 7190 Speaker Series. Invited. Houston, Texas, US.
      11. 2023. Eat and exercise during oropharyngeal RT: A prospective observational replication of the "Use it or Lose It" study in a contemporary cohort. UCSD Rounds. San Diego, CA, US.
      12. 2023. Optimizing function in patients with partial or hemi-glossectomy prior to adjuvant radiotherapy. Invited. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Boston, MA, US.
      13. 2023. Swallow physiology after RT and implications on the UES. Panelist. MD Anderson Motility. Houston, Texas, US.
      14. 2022. From physiology to function: Implementing standardized fluoroscopy measures in head and neck cancer patients. Invited. Rocky Mountain University Dysphagia Management Conference. Rocky Mountain, UT, US.
      15. 2022. Early stage oral cancers & partial glossectomy: Is rehabilitation needed in the absence of flap reconstruction?. Invited. 8th World Congress of the International Academy of Oral Oncology. Chicago, IL, US.
      16. 2022. International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI): Clinical Use & Implementation. Invited. Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s 2022 Annual Convention. Fort Worth, Texas, US.
      17. 2021. Interdisciplinary Management of Complete Pharyngoesophageal Stricture: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Speech Pathology and Audiology & Gastroenterology Dilation Pathway. Invited. American Speech Hearing Language Association Virtual Conference. Houston, Texas, US.
      18. 2019. Dysphagia after primary TORS vs non-surgical therapies for low-to-intermediate risk tonsil cancer: A prospective registry analysis. Conference. Seventh State of the Science Cancer Survivorship Research Symposium: Cancer Survivorship Science at a Crossroads for Research and Evidence-based Care. Houston, TX, US.

      Regional Presentations

      1. 2024. Mind the gap: Optimization of early post-operative lingual function toward long term outcomes. Invited. Survivorship After Cancer of the Head and Neck: A Multidisciplinary Symposium. Pittsburgh, PA, US.

      National Presentations

      1. 2025. From Mouth to Stomach: Interventions to Assist in Swallow Rehabilitation. Conference. American Speech-Language-Hearing Convention, US.
      2. 2025. Beyond the Swallow: Toward Whole Person, Multi-Toxicity Care of Late Radiation Associated Dysphagia. Invited. American Speech-Language-Hearing Convention, US.
      3. 2025. Bolus Mobilization and Diet Advancement Following Glossectomy. Invited. American Speech-Language-Hearing Convention, US.
      4. 2024. MBSimP standardization of assessment/Swallowing Protocols and Documentation for H & N Cancer Patients (TIMS SUPPORTED). Invited. 7th Head & Neck Cancer Symposium. Chicago, IL, US.
      5. 2024. Rehabilitation strategies for speech, swallowing and late effects in the setting of lower cranial neuropathies. Invited. NASBS 34th Annual Meeting and WFSBS 9th World Congress. New Orleans, LA, US.
      6. 2023. Feeding tube utilization in oropharynx cancer: A preliminary 6-year modern prospective registry analysis. Conference. American Head and Neck Society. Dallas, TX, US.
      7. 2022. Organ-Preservation Treatments for Laryngeal Cancer: Common Approaches and Functional Expectations. Conference. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. New Orleans, LA, US.
      8. 2022. Subacute swallowing outcomes by eat and exercise status during oropharyngeal radiotherapy: Preliminary results from a prospective registry. Conference. AHNS Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM). Chicago, IL, US.
      9. 2022. A Reliability and confidence of Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST) ratng among reseeach and clinical speech pathologists: A multi-site study. Conference. Dysphagia Research Society Virtual Meeting, US.
      10. 2022. IDDSI: Implementing the functional diet scale and testing methods in clinical practice. Invited. Texas Speech and Hearing Association. Dallas, TX, US.
      11. 2022. Towards data-driven goal setting for oral intake throughout RT as a function preservation strategy. Conference. Withdrawn due to COVID-19 related to institutional travel ban, US.
      12. 2021. Poster Presentation: Prospective validation of the use it or lose it paradigm: Secondary analysis of sub-acute dietary outcomes by eat and exercise status during oropharyngeal radiotherapy. Conference. American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Virtual Annual Meeting, US.
      13. 2021. Current Standards and Innovations in Dysphagia for Head & Neck Cancer: Integrating Biofeedback into Post-Glossectomy Dysphagia Management. Invited. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Virtual Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
      14. 2020. Patterns of functional impairment in oropharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with primary TORS or radiation: A prospective registry analysis comparing MBSImP and DIGEST profiles. Conference. Canceled due to COVID-19, US.
      15. 2020. Comparison of prospective, longitudinal swallowing function after primary intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) or transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Conference. American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Virtual Annual Meeting, US.
      16. 2020. Patterns of functional impairment in oropharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with primary TORS or radiation: A prospective registry analysis comparing MBSImP and DIGEST profiles. Conference. Dysphagia Research Society 28th Annual Virtual Meeting, US.
      17. 2020. Poster Presentation: Refining measurement of mild safety impairment (safety grade 1) in the DIGEST criteria: Validation of DIGEST v2. Conference. Dysphagia Research Society 28th Annual Virtual Meeting, US.
      18. 2020. Poster Presentation: A Dysphagia after primary TORS vs non-surgical therapies for low-to-intermediate risk tonsil cancer: A prospective registry analysis. Conference. Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
      19. 2019. Poster Presentation: Changes in swallow safety and efficient after radiation for oropharyngeal cancers. Conference. Dysphagia Research Society 27th Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, US.
      20. 2018. Poster Presentation: Flow tests of barium stimuli for use in videofluoroscopy. Conference. Dysphagia Research Society 26th Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD, US.
      21. 2017. Poster Presentation: Time-dependent variations in the flow of matched starch- and gum-thickened liquids. Conference. Dysphagia Research Society 25th Annual Meeting. Portland, OR, US.
      22. 2015. Poster Presentation: Concentration-dependent increases in viscosity of barium thickened with gum and starch. Conference. Dysphagia Research Society 23rd Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
      23. 2014. Poster Presentation: Thickened liquids for eliminating aspiration in head and neck cancer patients: A systematic review. Conference. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention. Orlando, FL, US.
      24. 2013. Poster Presentation: Viscoelastic recovery times in naturally thick liquids: A pilot study. Conference. Dysphagia Research Society 20th Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA, US.

      International Presentations

      1. 2025. Eating during head and neck radiotherapy: Towards data-driven goal setting for oral intake throughout RT as a function preservation strategy. Invited. European Society for Swallowing Disorders (ESSD). Athens, GR.
      2. 2025. Mind the Gap: Functional optimization following glossectomy. Invited. 10th World Congress of the International Academy of Oral Oncology (IAOO). Liverpool, GB.
      3. 2025. Rehabilitation strategies for speech, swallowing and late effects in the setting of lower cranial neuropathies. NASBS 34th Annual Meeting and WFSBS 9th World Congress. New Orleans, US.
      4. 2024. Optimizing function: Rehabilitation after glossectomy. Invited. CHUM Workshop. Montreal, CA.
      5. 2024. Exploring the relationship between IDDSI and DIGEST as evidence of clinical utility of the tools in oncology practice. Poster. 32nd DRS Annual Meeting. San Juan, PR.
      6. 2023. Exploring the clinical utility of the DIGEST grading method for staging severity of pharyngeal dysphagia from the modified barium swallow study in head and neck cancer patients. Invited. 9th World Congress of the International Academy of Oral Oncology. Incheon, KR.
      7. 2023. Biofeedback in glossectomy rehabilitation: Low and high tech options to improve outcomes. Invited. 9th World Congress of the International Academy of Oral Oncology. Incheon, KR.
      8. 2023. Telemedicine enabled biofeedback electroapatography rehabilitation (TEBER): A pilot study for patients treated with surgery for oral cavity carcinoma. Invited. 9th World Congress of the International Academy of Oral Oncology. Incheon, KR.
      9. 2023. Pearls: Pre-HABILITATION for TORS. Invited. American Head and Neck Society. Montreal, CA.
      10. 2023. An algorithm for swallowing assessment: When is MBS indicated?. Invited. 7th World Congress of the International Federation of Head & Neck Oncologic Societies (IFHNOS). Rome, IT.
      11. 2023. Evaluation, outcomes and management of swallowing across the continuum of radiation therapy in head & neck cancer. Invited. The Universities Safety and Health Association, US.
      12. 2022. Early Stage Oral Cancers & Partial Glossectomy: Is Rehabilitation Needed in Absence of FLAP Reconstruction?. Invited. International Academy of Oral Oncology. Chicago, US.
      13. 2021. Postsurgical Oral Rehabilitation: Comparing Therapy Models and Integration of Biofeedback. Invited. American Head and Neck Society 11th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer. Chicago, US.
      14. 2021. Do MDADI scores assoicate with symptoms beyond dysphagia: A longitudinal prospective registry analysis. Conference. American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) 10th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer Virtual Meeting, US.
      15. 2020. Postsurgical Oral Rehabilitation: Comparing Therapy Models and Integration of Biofeedback. Invited. Canceled due to COVID-19, US.
      16. 2020. Do MDADI scores associate with symptoms beyond dysphagia: A longitudinal prospective registry analysis. Conference. Postponed due to COVID-19, US.
      17. 2020. Manual therapy for head and neck cancer related trismus: A case series. Conference. Postponed due to COVID-19, US.
      18. 2019. Poster Presentation: The efficacy of marginally-thick liquids for reducing penetration-aspiration in patients following radiation treatment for oropharyngeal carcinoma. Conference. 9th European Society for Swallowing Disorders Congress. Vienna, AU.
      19. 2018. Poster Presentation: How common is penetration in healthy swallowing?. Conference. 8th European Society for Swallowing Disorders Congress, IE.
      20. 2018. Poster Presentation: The relationship between tongue pressure generation and time of laryngeal vestibule closure in healthy adults. Conference. 8th European Society for Swallowing Disorders Congress, IE.
      21. 2018. Poster Presentation: The effects of liquid bolus consistency on hyoid excursion in health swallowing. Conference. 8th European Society for Swallowing Disorders Congress, IE.
      22. 2017. Poster Presentation: The influence of liquid thickness on timing measures of swallowing in healthy adults. Conference. 7th European Society for Swallowing Disorders Congress. Barcelona, ES.
      23. 2017. Comparison of thickened liquid flow and consistency: Bostwick vs IDDSI Gravity Flow Testing. Conference. 7th European Society for Swallowing Disorders Congress. Barcelona, ES.
      24. 2016. Poster Presentation: Dysphagia or presbyphagia? A meta-analysis of swallow timing in the elderly. Conference. 6th European Society for Swallowing Disorders Congress. Milan, IT.
      25. 2016. Precision matching of the flow properties of barium and non-barium stimuli. Conference. 6th European Society for Swallowing Disorders Congress. Milan, IT.
      26. 2015. Poster Presentation: Tongue-pressure resistance training facilitates functional swallowing improvement post stroke. Conference. Canadian Stroke Congress. Toronto, CA.
      27. 2015. Poster Presentation: Limited functional reserve is not a characteristic of neurogenic dysphagia. Conference. 5th European Society for Swallowing Disorders Congress. Barcelona, ES.
      28. 2015. Poster Presentation: Reduced tongue strength doesn note affect sensory tests of tactile or viscosity discrimination. Conference. 5th European Society for Swallowing Disorders Congress. Barcelona, ES.

      Formal Peers

      1. 2024. Device-Therapy & Oral Rehabilitation. Houston, Texas, US.
      2. 2023. Eat and exercise during oropharyngeal RT: A prospective observational replication of the “Use it or Lose It” study in a contemporary cohort. UCSD disease rounds. Invited. San Diego, CA, US.
      3. 2022. From physiology to function: Implementing standardized fluoroscopy measures in head and neck cancer patients. Invited. Rocky Mountain, UT, US.
      4. 2020. Biofeedback palatograph to improve functional outcomes in glossectomy. Invited. Toronto, CA.
      5. 2019. Optimizing functional outcomes for oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers. Invited. Ann Arbor, MI, US.
      6. 2018. Poster Presentation: Relationships between mechanisms of airway protection, bolus, thickness and swallowing safety in indviduals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Invited. Glasgow.
      7. 2018. Talking with patients after a swallowing evaluation: How thick is thick, and does thickness really matter?. Invited, US.
      8. 2016. Physiological flow of thickened liquids in base of tongue cancer patients. Invited. London, GB.
      9. 2014. Thickened liquids for eliminating aspiration in head and neck cancer patients: A systematic review. Invited. Madison, WI, US.
      10. 2013. Viscoelastic recovery times in naturally thick materials: A pilot study. Invited. Ann Arbor, MI, US.
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      Grant & Contract Support

      Title:Stop LCNP: High dose steroid therapy for late radiation-associated lower cranial neuropathy: A phase I/II dose finding trial and data registry
      Funding Source:MD Anderson Cancer Center
      Role:Collaborator
      ID:PA19-0207

      Selected Publications

      Peer-Reviewed Articles

      1. Song, W, Peterson, CB, Sahli, A, Sun, X, Barbon, CE, Moreno, AC, Anderson, N, McMillan, H, Lee, J, Frank, SJ, Fuller, C, Lai, SY, Hutcheson, KA. MDASI-HN Symptom Profiling for Early-Risk Stratification of Hypoglossal Neuropathy in Survivors of Oropharyngeal Cancer. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 152(6):586-594, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42024413.
      2. Hansen, NJ, Woodman, K, Peterson, CB, Buoy, S, Tang, X, Mao, S, Moreno, AC, Lai, SY, Fuller, C, Barbon, CE, McMillan, H, Anderson, NC, Hutcheson, KA, Sanchez, B, Mohamed, AS, Amit, M, Hill, RL, Swanson, DM, Johnson, FM, Lee, J, Ma, J, Liss, J, Brock, K, Wang, L, Chambers, MS, Williams, MD, Naser, M, Anderson, N, He, R, Shete, S, Frank, SJ, Berisha, V. A cross-sectional protocol for experimental tongue high-density surface electromyography to detect and classify radiation-associated hypoglossal neuropathy. PloS one 21(4 April), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42054414.
      3. Manduchi, B, Warneke, C, Tang, X, Buoy, S, Barbon, CE, Hutcheson, KA. Expanding the Evidence-base for Clinician-Graded Dysphagia Using Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST). Dysphagia 41(2):307-315, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41848899.
      4. Barbon CEA, Hutcheson KA, Steele C.M., Lam PCB. Mapping the DIGEST Decision Tree to the IDDSI Framework to Promote Reproducibility and Global Implementation. Dysphagia, 2026. e-Pub 2026.
      5. Manduchi, B, Jefferson, TC, Moreno, AC, Barbon, CE, Whisenant, M, Martino, R, Fuller, C, Hutcheson, KA. Individual patient-reported symptom items discriminate imaging-graded dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients treated with radiotherapy. Radiotherapy and Oncology 216, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41506576.
      6. Dharmarathna I, Gandi P, Panes V, Alvarez C, A Barbon CE, Valencia D, Warneke C, Steele CM, Hutcheson KA. A comparison of methods for rating residue: Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST) pharyngeal residue estimation and measures derived from image segmentation. Dysphagia. e-Pub 2025.
      7. Abana CO, Garden AS, Brandon Gunn G, Chronowski GM, Mohamed ASR, Frankart AJ, Geier N, Bahig H, Barbon CEA, Hutcheson K, Takiar V, Fuller CD, Frank SJ, Rosenthal DI, Phan J. Patient-reported outcomes after ipsilateral radiation therapy for N2b tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma. Discov Oncol 16(1):2165, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41288848.
      8. Moreno, AC, Sahli, A, Johnson, FM, Sun, X, Barbon, CE, Rinsurongkawong, W, Song, W, Luciani, FM, Liang, H, Li, J, Liu, W, Lee, JJ, Frank, SJ, Lai, SY, Fuller, C, Hutcheson, KA, Fuller, C, Lee, J, Frank, S, Mohamed, AS, Peterson, CB, McMillan, H, Ma, J, Brock, K, Wang, L, Chambers, MS, Williams, MD, Naser, M, He, R, Shete, S, Zhang, X, Whinsenant, M. Stiefel MD Anderson OroPharynx cancer (MDA-OPC) cohort. BMJ open 15(11), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41290309.
      9. Moreno AC, Sahli AJ, Johnson FM, Sun X, Barbon CEA, Rinsurongkawong W, Song W, Luciani F, Liang H, Li J, Lui W, Lee JJ, Frank SJ, Lai SY, Fuller CD, Hutcheson KA. Cohort profile: The Stiefel MD Anderson OroPharynx Cancer (MDA-OPC) Cohort-_A Single Institution, Prospective Longitudinal Outcomes Study. BMJ 15, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41290309.
      10. Hansen NJ, Hutcheson KA, McMillan H, Mao S, Vidad K, Barbon CE, Woodman K, Anderson NC, Sanchez B. Tongue Surface Electromyography Detects Reduced Motor Unit Recruitment in Oropharyngeal Cancer Survivors With Hypoglossal Neuropathy. Head Neck 48(1):195-205, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40878744.
      11. Hutcheson KA, Steele CM, Lam P, Barbon CEA. Mapping the DIGEST decision tree to the IDDSI Framework to Promote Reproducibility and Global Implementation. Dysphagia. Dysphagia. e-Pub 2025.
      12. Mao S, Warneke CL, Buoy SN, Sahli AJ, Korivi BR, Barbon CE, Brock KK, Hutcheson KA. Does Reducing Videofluoroscopy Frame Rate Affect DIGEST grades in Modified Barium Swallow Studies?. Dysphagia. e-Pub 2025.
      13. Hansen NJ, Hutcheson KA, McMillan H, Mao S, Vidad K, Barbon CE, Woodman K, Anderson NC, Sanchez B, Working Group OP. Tongue surface electromyography detects reduced motor unit recruitment in oropharyngeal cancer survivors with hypoglossal neuropathy. Head & Neck. e-Pub 2025.
      14. Humbert-Vidan L, Castelo AH, He R, van Dijk LV, Rhee DJ, Wang C, Wang HC, Wahid KA, Joshi S, Gerafian P, West N, Kaffey Z, Mirbahaeddin S, Curiel J, Acharya S, Shekha A, Oderinde P, Ali AMS, Hope A, Watson E, Wesson-Aponte R, Frank SJ, Barbon CEA, Brock KK, Chambers MS, Walji M, Hutcheson KA, Lai SY, Fuller CD, Naser MA, Moreno AC. Image-based mandibular and maxillary parcellation and annotation using computed tomography (IMPACT): a deep learning-based clinical tool for orodental dose estimation and osteoradionecrosis assessment. Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol 35:100817, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40894269.
      15. Mao S, Warneke CL, Buoy SN, Sahli AJ, Korivi BR, Barbon CEA, Brock KK, Hutcheson KA. Does Reducing Videofluoroscopy Frame Rate Affect DIGEST Grades in Modified Barium Swallow Studies?. Dysphagia 40(6):1414-1422, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40379841.
      16. Borders, JC, Grande, AA, Barbon, CE, Hutcheson, KA, Troche, MS. Effects of Statistical Practices for Longitudinal Group Comparison of the Penetration-Aspiration Scale on Power and Effect Size Estimation. Dysphagia 40(2):388-398, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39153045.
      17. Sahli A, Tang X, Warneke S, Barbon CEA, Buoy S, Rao Korivi, Mao S, Hutcheson KA. Data Deposition for the MD Anderson Dynamic Imaging of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGESTTM) Clinical Implementation Protocol, 2025.
      18. Humbert-Vidan L, Castelo AH, He R, van Dijk LV, Rhee DJ, Wang C, Wang HC, Wahid KA, Joshi S, Gerafian P, West N, Kaffey Z, Mirbahaeddin S, Curiel J, Acharya S, Shekha A, Oderinde P, Ali AMS, Hope A, Watson E, Wesson-Aponte R, Frank SJ, Barbon CEA, Brock KK, Chambers MS, Walji M, Hutcheson KA, Lai SY, Fuller CD, Naser MA, Moreno AC. Image-based Mandibular and Maxillary Parcellation and Annotation using Computer Tomography (IMPACT): A Deep Learning-based Clinical Tool for Orodental Dose Estimation and Osteoradionecrosis Assessment. Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology 35, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40166584.
      19. Hutcheson KA, Aldridge EF, Warneke CL, Buoy SN, Tang X, Macdonald C, Alvarez CP, Barringer DA, Barbon CEA, Ebersole BM, McMillan H, Montealegre JR. Clinical Implementation of DIGEST as an Evidence-Based Practice Tool for Videofluoroscopy in Oncology: A Six-Year Single Institution Implementation Evaluation. Dysphagia 40(1):220-230, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 38935170.
      20. Ebersole BM, Chapman J, Warneke CL, Buoy S, Tang X, McMillan H, Aldridge E, Barbon CEA, Hutcheson KA. Compensatory Swallowing Strategies Recommended in Oncology Practice: Practice Patterns and Relationship to Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST) Grades. Dysphagia 40(4):998-1007, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39827333.
      21. Moreno AC, Watson EE, Humbert-Vidan L, Peterson DE, van Dijk LV, Urbano TG, Van den Bosch L, Hope AJ, Katz MS, Hoebers FJP, Wesson RAA, Bates JE, Bossi P, Dayo AF, Dore M, Fregnani ER, Galloway TJ, Gelblum DY, Hanna IA, Henson CE, Kiat-Amnuay S, Korfage A, Lee NY, Lewis CM, Lynggaard CD, Makitie AA, Magalhaes M, Mowery YM, Munoz-Montplet C, Myers JN, Orlandi E, Patel J, Rigert JM, Saunders D, Schoenfeld JD, Selek U, Somay E, Takiar V, Thariat J, Verduijn GM, Villa A, West N, Witjes MJH, Won A, Wong ME, Yao CMKL, Young SW, Al-Eryani K, Barbon CEA, Buurman DJM, Dieleman FJ, Hofstede TM, Khan AA, Otun AO, Robinson JC, Hum L, Johansen J, Lalla R, Lin A, Patel V, Shaw RJ, Chambers MS, Ma D, Singh M, Yarom N, Mohamed ASR, Hutcheson KA, Lai SY, Fuller CD. International Expert-Based Consensus Definition, Classification Criteria, and Minimum Data Elements for Osteoradionecrosis of the Jaw: An Inter-Disciplinary Modified Delphi Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 122(2):341-354, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39826846.
      22. Barbon CEA, Warneke CL, Ledger B, Rogus-Pulia N, Cunningham L, Coyle JL, Levesque-Boissonneault C, Alvarez C, Valencia D, Hutcheson KA. Reliability and Confidence of Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST) Rating Among Research and Clinical Speech Pathologists Before and After Implementation of a Training Manual: A Multi-site Study. Dysphagia 40(2):353-362, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39181934.
      23. Borders JC, Grande AA, Barbon CEA, Hutcheson KA, Troche MS. Effects of Statistical Practices for Longitudinal Group Comparison of the Penetration-Aspiration Scale on Power and Effect Size Estimation: A Monte Carlo Simulation Study. Dysphagia, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39153045.
      24. Islam, S, Gleber-Netto, FO, Mulcahy, CF, Glaun, MD, Srivastava, S, Hunt, PJ, Williams, MD, Barbon, CE, Spiotto, MT, Zhao, W, Adebayo, A, Akhter, S, Xie, T, Debnath, KC, Sathishkumar, HN, Myers, B, Lothumalla, S, Yaman, I, Burks, JK, Gomez, JA, Rao, X, Wang, J, Woodman, K, Mansour, J, Arenkiel, BR, Osman, KL, Haxton, C, Lever, TE, Hutcheson, KA, Amit, M. Neural landscape is associated with functional outcomes in irradiated patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Science translational medicine 16(758), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39083586.
      25. Chepeha, DB, Barbon, CE, Esemezie, AO, Al Mardini, M, Philteos, J, Spector, ME, Bressmann, T, Martino, R, Bratman, SV, Cho, JB, Hope, A, Hosni, A, Kim, J, Ringash, J, Waldron, J, Brown, DH, De Almeida, JR, Gilbert, R, Goldstein, DP, Gullane, P, Irish, JC, Monteiro, E, Yao, CM. Telemedicine-enabled biofeedback electropalatography rehabilitation (TEBER). Head and Neck 46(7):1737-1751, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38561946.
      26. Hawes, E, Cabinillas, ME, Hutcheson, KA, Barbon, CEA, Dadu R, Busaidy NL, Iyer PC, Siddiqui, SH, Maniakas A, Wang, JR, Zafereo ME. Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Recovery After Neoadjuvant Therapy for BRAF-Mutated Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. VideoEndocrinology, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      27. Yaniv, D, Seiwert, TY, Margalit, D, Williams, MD, Barbon, CE, Largo, RD, Smith, JA, Gross, N. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for advanced oral cavity cancer. CA Cancer Journal for Clinicians 74(3):213-223, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38329372.
      28. Anderson, BJ, Moreno, AC, Qing, Y, Lee, JJ, Johnson, FM, Lango, MN, Barbon, CE, Tripuraneni, L, Sahli, A, Piper, V, Gross, N, Fuller, C, Lai, SY, Myers, JN, Hutcheson, KA. Revisiting Feeding Tube Utilization in Oropharynx Cancer. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States) 170(5):1319-1330, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38353360.
      29. Hansen NJ, Woodman K, Buoy S, Mao S, Barbon CEA, Lai SY, Fuller CD, Hutcheson KA, Sanchez B. Tongue electrical impedance myography correlates with functional, neurophysiologic, and clinical outcome measures in long-term oropharyngeal cancer survivors with and without hypoglossal neuropathy: An exploratory study. Head and Neck 46(6):581-591, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38133080.
      30. Chepeha DB, Esemezie AO, Philteos J, Brown DH, de Almeida JR, Gilbert RW, Goldstein DP, Gullane PJ, Irish JC, Yao CM, Barbon CEA. Glossectomy for the treatment of oral cavity carcinoma: Quantitative, functional and patient-reported quality of life outcomes differ by four glossectomy defects. Oral Oncology. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37263070.
      31. Hemmati M, Barbon C, R Mohamed AS, van Dijk LV, Moreno AC, Gross ND, Goepfert RP, Lai SY, Hutcheson KA, Schaefer AJ, Fuller CD. Optimized decision support for selection of transoral robotic surgery or (chemo)radiation therapy based on posttreatment swallowing toxicity. Cancer Med, 2023. PMID: 36229990.
      32. Valenzano TJ, Smaoui S, Peladeau-Pigeon M, Barbon CEA, Craven BC, Steele CM. Using Reference Values to Identify Profiles of Swallowing Impairment in a Case Series of Individuals With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. Am J Speech Lang Pathol 32(2):688-700. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36812476.
      33. Hutcheson KA, Peterson CB, Barbon CE, Quon H, Mehra R, Ringash JG, Lewin JS, Flamand Y, Duvvuri U, Ozer E, Thomas GR, Kupferman ME, Koch W, Bell RB, Saba NF, Panwar A, Jr DJ, Wagner LI, Ferris RL, Burtness B. Reduced Aspiration Rates for 50 Gy Postoperative Radiation in HPV-Associated Oropharynx Cancer in E3311: A Trial of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics 114(3):S27-S28, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
      34. Hemmati M, Barbon C, Mohammed ASR, van Dijk LV, Moreno AC, Gross ND, Goepfert RP, Lai SY, Hutcheson KA, Schaefer A, Fuller CD. Optimized Decision Support for Selection of Transoral Robotic Surgery or (Chemo) Radiation: Quantified pre-therapy risk stratification for patient-reported and clinician-graded swallowing impairment and toxicity. Cancer Medicine, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36229990.
      35. Barbon CEA, Peterson CB, Moreno AC, Lai SY, Reddy JP, Sahli A, Martino R, Johnson FM, Fuller CD, Hutcheson KA. Adhering to Eat and Exercise Status During Radiotherapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer for Prevention and Mitigation of Radiotherapy-Associated Dysphagia. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 148(10):956-964, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36074459.
      36. Khan MM, Manduchi B, Rodriguez R, Fitch MO, Barbon CEA, McMillan H, Hutcheson KA, Martino R. Exploring Patient Experiences with a Telehealth Approach for the PRO-ACTIVE Trial Intervention in Head and Neck Cancer Patients. BMC Health Services Research, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36180905.
      37. Barbon CEA, Katherine A Hutcheson, Clare P Alvarez, Carla L Warneke. Refining Measurement of Swallowing Safety in the Dynamic Safety Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST) Criteria: Validation of DIGEST version 2. Cancer, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34985765.
      38. Barbon CEA, A Barbon CE, Alvarez CP, Warneke CL. Refining measurement of swallowing safety in the Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST) criteria: Validation of DIGEST version 2. Cancer, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34985765.
      39. McMillan H, Barbon CEA, Cardoso R, Sedory A, Buoy S, Porsche C, Savage K, Mayo L, Hutcheson KA. Manual Therapy For Head And Neck Cancer Related Trismus: A Case Series. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35297966.
      40. McMillan H, Barbon CEA, Cardoso R, Sedory A, Buoy S, Porsche C, Savage K, Mayo L, Hutcheson KA. Manual Therapy for Patients With Radiation-Associated Trismus After Head and Neck Cancer. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35297966.
      41. Barbon CEA, Yao CMK, Peterson CB, Moreno AC, Goepfert RP, Johnson FM, Chronowski GM, Fuller CD, Gross ND, Hutcheson KA. Swallowing After Primary TORS and Unilateral or Bilateral Radiation for Low- to Intermediate-Risk Tonsil Cancer. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg:1945998211059967. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34784256.
      42. Barbon CEA, Peterson CB, Fuller CD, Lai S, Moreno AC, Johnson FM, Hutcheson KA. Prospective Validation of the Use It or Lose It Paradigm: Secondary Analysis of Sub-Acute Dietary Outcomes by Eat and Exercise Status During Oropharyngeal Radiotherapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 111(3):408-409, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
      43. Barbon CEA, CMKL Y, Alvarez CP, Goepfert RP, Fuller CD, Lai SY, Gross ND, Hutcheson KA. Dysphagia profiles after primary transoral robotic surgery or radiation for oropharyngeal cancer: A registry analysis. Head Neck 43(10):2883-2895, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34080249.
      44. Barbon CEA, Chepeha DB, Hope AJ, Peladeau-Pigeon M, Waito AA, Steele CM. Determining the Impact of Thickened Liquids on Swallowing in Patients Undergoing Irradiation for Oropharynx Cancer. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg:1945998211010435. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33940982.
      45. Barbon CEA, Chepeha DB, Hope AJ, Peladeau-Pigeon M, Waito AA, Steele CM. Mechanisms of Impaired Swallowing on Thin Liquids Following Radiation Treatment for Oropharyngeal Cancer. J Speech Lang Hear Res 63(9):2870-2879, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32755497.
      46. Waito AA, Plowman EK, Barbon CEA, Peladeau-Pigeon M, Tabor-Gray L, Magennis K, Robison R, Steele CM. A Cross-Sectional, Quantitative Videofluoroscopic Analysis of Swallowing Physiology and Function in Individuals With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. J Speech Lang Hear Res 63(4):948-962, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32310713.
      47. Steele CM, Peladeau-Pigeon M, Barbon CAE, Guida BT, Namasivayam-MacDonald AM, Nascimento WV, Smaoui S, Tapson MS, Valenzano TJ, Waito AA, Wolkin TS. Reference Values for Healthy Swallowing Across the Range From Thin to Extremely Thick Liquids. J Speech Lang Hear Res 62(5):1338-1363, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31021676.
      48. Barbon CEA, Steele CM. Characterizing the Flow of Thickened Barium and Non-barium Liquid Recipes Using the IDDSI Flow Test. Dysphagia 34(1):73-79, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 29948262.
      49. Steele CM, Peladeau-Pigeon M, Barbon CAE, Guida BT, Tapson MS, Valenzano TJ, Waito AA, Wolkin TS, Hanson B, Ong JJ, Duizer LM. Modulation of Tongue Pressure According to Liquid Flow Properties in Healthy Swallowing. J Speech Lang Hear Res 62(1):22-33, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30950761.
      50. Barbon CEA, Steele CM. Thickened Liquids for Dysphagia Management: a Current Review of the Measurement of Liquid Flow. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep 6(4):220-226, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 32149018.
      51. Frazier J, Chestnut AH, Jackson A, Barbon CE, Steele CM, Pickler L. Understanding the Viscosity of Liquids used in Infant Dysphagia Management. Dysphagia 31(5):672-9, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27412005.
      52. Steele CM, Alsanei WA, Ayanikalath S, Barbon CE, Chen J, Cichero JA, Coutts K, Dantas RO, Duivestein J, Giosa L, Hanson B, Lam P, Lecko C, Leigh C, Nagy A, Namasivayam AM, Nascimento WV, Odendaal I, Smith CH, Wang H. Erratum to: The Influence of Food Texture and Liquid Consistency Modification on Swallowing Physiology and Function: A Systematic Review. Dysphagia 30(2):272-3, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25732620.
      53. Jamieson D, Mokhtar Sasani G, Affoo R, Barbon CEA, Duncan B, Namasivayam-MacDonald A. I have cancer, but I live with dysphagia." Navigating life with a swallowing disorder after cancer treatment.
      54. Manduchi B, Warneke CL, Tang X, Buoy SN, A Barbon CE, Hutcheson KA. Expanding the evidence-based for clinician-graded dysphagia using Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST): validation across non-head and neck oncology populations.

      Invited Articles

      1. Barbon CEA, Chepeha DB. Speech and swallowing outcome measures for oral cancer - what should we be collecting?. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 34(3):171-178, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42051209.

      Review Articles

      1. Graboyes, E, Barbon, CE. Optimizing Function and Appearance After Head and Neck Reconstruction. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America 56(4):835-852, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37246027.
      2. Namasivayam-MacDonald AM, Barbon CEA, Steele CM. A review of swallow timing in the elderly. Physiol Behav 184:12-26, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29101012.
      3. Barbon CE, Steele CM. Efficacy of thickened liquids for eliminating aspiration in head and neck cancer: a systematic review. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 152(2):211-8, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25358345.
      4. Steele CM, Alsanei WA, Ayanikalath S, Barbon CE, Chen J, Cichero JA, Coutts K, Dantas RO, Duivestein J, Giosa L, Hanson B, Lam P, Lecko C, Leigh C, Nagy A, Namasivayam AM, Nascimento WV, Odendaal I, Smith CH, Wang H. The influence of food texture and liquid consistency modification on swallowing physiology and function: a systematic review. Dysphagia 30(1):2-26, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25343878.

      Other Articles

      1. Hansen NJ, Hutcheson KA, McMillan H, Mao S, Vidad K, Barbon CE, Woodman K, Anderson NC, Sanchez B Tongue surface electromyography detects reduced motor unit recruitment in oropharyngeal cancer survivors with hypoglossal neuropathy. Clinical Neurophysiology.
      2. Barbon CEA, Hope A, Steele CM Radiation 101: A Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Group:63-72, 2016.

      Editorials

      1. Barbon CEA, Jamieson DO, Mokhtar-Sasani G, Namasivayam-MacDonald A. Dysphagia—A Gift with Purchase: A Head and Neck Cancer Survivor’s Narrative of Swallowing Difficulties. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2026.

      Abstracts

      1. Tang, X, Warneke, C, Buoy S, Barbon CEA, MacDonald. C, Hutcheson, KA. Clinical Implementation and Integration of Evidence-Based Practice Tools in Real-World Modified Barium Swallow Studies. 33rd Dysphagia Research Society Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      2. Manduchi B, Jefferson TC, Moreno AC, Barbon CE, Martino R, Fuller CD, Hutcheson KA. Utilizing prospective registry data to externally assess the pragmatic PRO-ACTIVE patient-reported single item “trigger point". 33rd Dysphagia Research Society Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      3. Manduchi B, Warneke CL, Tang X, Buoy SN, Barbon CE, Hutcheson KA. Towards oncology-wide clinical implementation of DIGEST: validation across non-HNC oncology populations. 33rd Dysphagia Research Society Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      4. Mao S, Sahli AJ, Buoy SN, Gelabert GA, Barbon CE, Naser MA, Fuller C, Brock KK, Hutcheson KA. Automated Classification of Food Bolus Types in Modified Barium Swallowing Studies Using Deep Learning: Towards Automated DIGEST Grading. 33rd Dysphagia Research Society Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      5. Buoy S, Warneke CL, Tang X, Barbon CEA, Macdonald C, Hutcheson KA. Adoption of the Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST™) by Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP) in Clinical Practice: A CFIR Guided Survey. 33rd Dysphagia Research Society Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      6. Mao S, Sahli AJ, Buoy SN, Gelabert GA, Barbon CE, Naser MA, Fuller C, Brock KK, Hutcheson KA. Deep Learning-Based Classification of Normal and Impaired Swallowing Using the DIGEST Framework: A Preliminary Analysis. 33rd Dysphagia Research Society Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      7. Ebersole BM, Chapman J, Warneke CL, Buoy S, Tang X, McMillan H, Aldridge E, Barbon CE, Hutcheson KA. Compensatory swallowing strategies recommended in oncology practice: Practice patterns and relationship to Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST) grades. 32nd Dysphagia Research Society Meeting (DRS). e-Pub 2024.
      8. Dharmarathna I, Gandhi P, Panes V, Barbon CEA, Steele CM, Hutcheson KA. A Comparison of Pixel-Based Measures of Bolus Clearance and DIGEST Efficiency Ratings. 32nd Dysphagia Research Society Meeting (DRS), 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      9. Martino R, Rodriguez V, Sabry A, Barbon CE, Hutcheson KA. Maintaining VFS Rating Skills Using a Continuous Audit and Targeted Refresher. 31st Meeting of the Dysphagia Research Society, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      10. Warneke C, Barbon CEA, Sahli A, Tang X, Buoy S, Hutcheson KA. Exploring the relationship between IDDSI and DIGEST as evidence of clinical utility of the tools in oncology practice. 32nd Dysphagia Research Society Meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      11. Hutcheson KA, Aldridge E, Warneke C, Buoy SN, Tang X, Barringer DA, Barbon CEA, Ebersole B, McMillan H, Alvarez C, Montealegre J. Clinical Implementation of DIGEST as an Evidence-Based Practice Tool for Video-fluroscopy in Oncology: A Six- Year Single Institution Implementation Evaluation in 13,670 Swallow Studies. 31st Meeting of the Dysphagia Research Society, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      12. Borders JC, Grande AA, Barbon CEA, Hutcheson KA, Troche MS. Effects of Statistical Practices for Longitudinal Group Comparison of the Penetration Aspiration Scale on Power and Effect Size Estimation: A Monte Carlo Simulation Study. 31st Meeting of the Dysphagia Research Society, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      13. Hutcheson KA, Patterson, J, Hurt, C, Barbon CEA, Watson L. J., Valencia, D, Alvarez, C, Jones, T, Evans, M. Aspiration rates and clinician graded dysphagia after transoral surgery (TOS): an interim analysis of modified barium swallow (MBS) studies (videofluoroscopy) from the PATHOS trial. International Journal of Radiation Oncology 118(5):e47-e48, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      14. Barbon CEA, Warneke C, Soltanalizadeh B, Schelling B, Rogus-Pulia N, Cunningham L, Coyle JL, Levesque-Boissonneault C, Alvarez C, Hutcheson KA. Reliability and Confidence of Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST) Rating among Research and Clinical Speech Pathologists: A Multi-Site Study. 30th Dysphagia Research Society Meeting, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
      15. Smaoui S, Barbon CEA, Guida BT, Namasiyayan AM, Peladeau-Pigeon M, Tapson M, Valenzano TJ, Waito AA, Wolkin TS, Steele CM. The relationship between tongue pressure generation and time of laryngeal vestibule closure in healthy adults. Dysphagia, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
      16. Barbon CEA, Peterson CB, Dirba DD, Gunn GB, Frank SJ, Ferrarotto R. A Comparison of Prospective, Longitudinal Swallowing Function after Primary Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT) or Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) for Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys(S160), 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      17. Barbon CEA, CMKL Y, Warneke C, Eloghari BE, Goepfert RP, Hessel A, Johnson F, Lewin JS, Gross ND, Hutcheson KA. Dysphagia after primary TORS vs non-surgical therapies for low-to-intermediate risk tonsil cancer: A prospective registry analysis. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 106(5 (Suppl 1)):1204, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      18. Barbon CEA, Peladeau-Pigeon M, Waito AA, Chepeha DB, Hopt AG, Steele CM. The efficacy of marginally-thick liquids for reduccing penetration-aspiration in patients following radiation treatment for oropharyngeal carcinoma. Dysphagia, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      19. Hutcheson KA, Barbon CE, Alvarez CP, Lewin JS. Refining measurement of mild safety impairment (safety grade 1) in the DIGEST criteria: Validation of DIGEST v2. Dysphagia, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      20. Barbon CEA, Lewin JS, Dirba DD, Alavarez C, Fuller CD, CMKL YAO, Goepfert RP, Gross ND, Hutcheson KA. Patterns of functional impairment in oropharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with primary TORS or radiation: A prospective registry analysis comparing MBSImp and DIGEST profiles. Dysphagia, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      21. Barbon CEA, Peladeau-Pigeon M, Waito AA, Chepeha DB, Hope AJ, Steele CM. Changes in swallow safety and efficiency after radiation for oropharyngeal cancers. Dysphagia, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
      22. Steele CM, Barbon CEA, Guida BT, Peladeau-Pigeon M, Smaoui S, Tapson M, Valenzano TJ, Waito AA, Wolkin TS. How common is penetration in healthy swallowing?. Dysphagia, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
      23. Steele CM, Barbon CEA, Guida BT, Peladeau-Pigeon M, Smaoui S, Tapson M, Valenzano TJ, Waito AA, Wolkin TS. The effects of liquid bolus consistency on hyoid excursion in healthy swallowing. Dysphagia, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
      24. Steele CM, Barbon CEA, Namasivayam-MacDonald AM, Guida BT, Peladeau-Pigeon M, Tapson M, Valenzano TJ, Waito AA, Wolkin T. The Influence of Liquid Thickness on timing measures of swallowing in healthy adults. Dysphagia, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
      25. Barbon CEA, Guida B, Steele CM. Comparison of thickened liquid flow and consistency. Dysphagia, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
      26. Barbon CEA, Guida BT, Steele CM. Flow tests of barium stimuli for use in videofluoroscopy. Dysphagia, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
      27. Barbon CEA, Steele CM. Precision matching of the flow properties of barium and non-barium stimuli. Dysphagia, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      28. Barbon CEA, Peladeau-Pigeon M, Steele CM. Time-dependant variations in the flow of matched starch- and gum-thickened liquids. Dysphagia, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      29. Barbon CEA, Chak V, Cliffe Polacco R, Hori S, Molfenter SM, Peladeau-Pigeon M, Shariff T, Stokely S, Valendano TJ, Yee C, Steele CM. Reduced tongue strength does not affect sensory tests of tactile or visocisity discrimination. Dysphagia, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      30. Namasiyayam AM, Barbon CEA, Peladeau-Pigeon M, Stokley SL, Steele CM. A meta-analysis of swallow timing in the elderly. Dysphagia, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      31. Namasiyayam AM, Barbon CEA, Chak V, Peladeau-Pigeon M, Stokely SL, Steele CM. Limited functional reserve is not a characteristic of neurogenic dysphagia. Dysphagia, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      32. Steele CM, Bayley M, Barbon C, Chak V, Dhindsa A, Nagy A, Namasiyayam A, Peladeau-Pigeon M, Stokely S, Torreiter S, Wolkin T. Tongue-pressure resistance training facilitates functional swallowing improvement post stroke. International Journal of Stroke, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
      33. Barbon CEA, Steele CM. Concentration-dependent increases in viscosity of barium thickened with gum and starch. Dysphagia, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
      34. Barbon C, Bratlund C. Viscoelasctic recovery times in naturally thick liquids: A pilot study. Dysphagia, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
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