Carly E.A. Barbon
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2019 | The University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, CAN, PHD, Rehabilitation Sciences |
| 2013 | Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA, MA, Speech-Language Pathology |
| 2010 | The University of Guelph, Guelph, CAN, BA, Psychology |
Postgraduate Training
| 2019-2021 | Post Doctoral Fellowship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
Honors & Awards
| 2020 | American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Lessons for Success Program, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association |
| 2020 | Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 2020 Editor's Award, Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research Society |
| 2019 | Head and Neck Cancer Alliance Award, Dysphagia Research Society |
| 2019 | Focus on Accessibility Award, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute |
| 2019 | Geoff Fernie Impact Award, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute |
| 2018 | Doctoral Completion Award, University of Toronto |
| 2017 | Doctoral Completion Award, University of Toronto |
| 2016 | TRI Student Scholarship, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute |
| 2015 | Ontario Graduate Scholarship, University of Toronto |
| 2015 | Department Travel Award, University of Toronto |
| 2014 | Toronto Rehabilitation Team Excellence Award-Swallowing Science Team, University of Toronto |
| 2014 | Office of Research Trainees Conference Travel Award, University of Toronto |
| 2014 | George Sidney Brett Memorial Fund Award, University of Toronto |
| 2013 | University of Toronto Open Scholarship, University of Toronto |
| 2012 | Research Grant, Central Michigan University |
| 2012 | Evelyn Hill-Bender Scholarship, Central Michigan University |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Chepeha DB, Barbon CEA, Esemezie AO, Al Mardini M, Philteos J, Spector ME, Bressmann T, Martino R, Bratman SV, Cho JBC, Hope AJ, Hosni AA, Kim JJH, Ringash JG, Waldron JN, Brown DH, de Almeida JR, Gilbert RW, Goldstein DP, Gullane PJ, Irish JC, Monteiro EA, Yao CMKL. Telemedicine enabled biofeedback electropalatography rehabilitation (TEBER): A pilot study for patients treated with surgery for oral cavity carcinoma. Head Neck 46(7):1737-1751, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38561946.
- Anderson BJ, Moreno AC, Qing Y, Lee JJ, Johnson FM, Lango MN, Barbon CEA, Tripuraneni L, Sahli A, Piper V, Gross N, Fuller CD, Lai SY, Myers JN, Hutcheson KA. Revisiting feeding tube utilization in oropharynx cancer: 6-year prospective registry analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 170(5):1319-1330, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38353360.
- 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 Neck 46(3):581-591, 2024. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38133080.
- Yaniv D, Seiwert TY, Margalit DN, Williams MD, Barbon CEA, Largo RD, Smith JA, Gross ND. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Advanced Oral Cavity Cancer. CA Cancer J Clin 74(3):213-223, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38329372.
- 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 Oncol 142:106431, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37263070.
- 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, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36812476.
- Hemmati M, Barbon CEA, 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.
- 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. PMID: 36074459.
- 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 167(3):1945998211059967, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34784256.
- Khan MM, Manduchi B, Rodriguez V, Fitch MI, 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 Serv Res 22(1):1218, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36180905.
- 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 148(5):418-425, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35297966.
- Hutcheson KA, Barbon CEA, 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 128(7):1458-1466, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34985765.
- 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 166(3):1945998211010435, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33940982.
- Barbon CEA, Yao CMKL, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. PMID: 31021676.
- 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 2018. PMID: 29948262.
- 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. PMID: 30950761.
- Namasivayam-MacDonald AM, Barbon CEA, Steele CM. A review of swallow timing in the elderly. Physiol Behav 184:12-26, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29101012.
- 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. PMID: 25732620.
- 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 2014. PMID: 25343878.
Abstracts
- 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.
- 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.
- Barbon CEA,, Yao CMKL, 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.
- Barbon CEA, Lewin JS, Dirba DD, Alavarez C, Fuller CD, YAO CMKL, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Barbon CEA, Guida BT, Steele CM. Flow tests of barium stimuli for use in videofluoroscopy. Dysphagia, 2018.
- Barbon CEA, Guida B, Steele CM. Comparison of thickened liquid flow and consistency. Dysphagia, 2018.
- 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.
- Barbon CEA, Peladeau-Pigeon M, Steele CM. Time-dependant variations in the flow of matched starch- and gum-thickened liquids. Dysphagia, 2017.
- Barbon CEA, Steele CM. Precision matching of the flow properties of barium and non-barium stimuli. Dysphagia, 2017.
- 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.
- 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.
- Steele CM, Bayley M, Barbon CEA, 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.
- Barbon CEA, Steele CM. Concentration-dependent increases in viscosity of barium thickened with gum and starch. Dysphagia, 2015.
- Barbon CEA, Bratlund C. Viscoelasctic recovery times in naturally thick liquids: A pilot study. Dysphagia, 2013.
- Hutcheson, KA, Patterson, J., Hurt, C., Barbon CEA., Watcon, LJ, Valencia, D., Alvarez, C., Heiberg, C., Jones, T., Evans, M., on behalf of the PATHOS Trial Group. Aspiration rates and clinician graded dysphagia after transoral surgery (TOS): an interim analysis of modified barium swallow (MBS) studies (videofluoroscopy) from the PATHOS trial. DRS Society.
- 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. DRS Annual Meeting.
- 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-Study. Dysphagia.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2024 - 2029 |
| Title: | OPC SURVIVOR: Optimizing OroPharyngeal Cancer SURVivorship |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| ID: | 1P01CA285249-01A1 / FP00016384_Res1 |
| Date: | 2023 - 2026 |
| Title: | FLAP: Functional outcomes by oral defect: needs Assessment and Patient-reported outcomes |
| Funding Source: | MD Anderson Institutional Research Grant |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| ID: | 2023-00062056-Y1 |
| Date: | 2021 - Present |
| Title: | Feasibility of Quantifying Objective Swallowing Imaging Data Endpoints in the Cooperative Group Setting |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| ID: | ECOG-3311 Pilot |
| Date: | 2018 - Present |
| Title: | Biofeedback Rehabilitation to Improve Speaking and Eating in Public |
| Funding Source: | NCT |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| ID: | NCT03650699 |
| Title: | FLAP: Functional outcomes by oral defect: needs Assessment and Patient-reported outcomes. AHNS Presidential Award: Understanding Long-Term and Late Toxicities of Treatment in Head Neck Cancer |
| Funding Source: | MD Anderson Cancer Center Institutional Grant |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| 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 |
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CV information above last modified January 23, 2025