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
Clinical Research Coordinator, Department of Swallowing Rehabilitation Research Laboratory, The University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Head and Neck 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, CA, Rehabilitation Sciences, Ph.D |
| 2013 | Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, US, Speech-Language Pathology, MA |
| 2010 | The University of Guelph, Guelph, CA, Psychology, BA |
Postgraduate Training
| 2019-2021 | Post Doctoral Fellowship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Clinical Research Coordinator, Department of Swallowing Rehabilitation Research Laboratory, The University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, 2013 - 2019
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Speech-Language Pathologist, University Health Network - Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, 2016 - 2021
Speech-Language Pathologist, University Health Network- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, 2014 - 2019
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 | Focus on Accessibility Award, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute |
| 2019 | Geoff Fernie Impact Award, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute |
| 2019 | Head and Neck Cancer Alliance Award, Dysphagia Research Society |
| 2018 | American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Pathways program, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association |
| 2017 - 2019 | Doctoral Completion Award, University of Toronto |
| 2017 - 2018 | Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Student Scholarship, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute |
| 2017 | European Society for Swallowing Disorders & World Dysphagia Summit Conference Grant, European Society for Swallowing Disorders & World Dysphagia Summit |
| 2016 - 2017 | TRI Student Scholarship, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute |
| 2015 - 2017 | Ontario Graduate Scholarship, University of Toronto |
| 2015 | Department Travel Award, University of Toronto |
| 2014 | George Sidney Brett Memorial Fund Award, University of Toronto |
| 2014 | Office of Research Trainees Conference Travel Award, University of Toronto |
| 2014 | Toronto Rehabilitation Team Excellence Award-Swallowing Science Team, University of Toronto |
| 2013 - 2015 | University of Toronto Open Scholarship, University of Toronto |
| 2012 - 2014 | Research Grant, Central Michigan University |
| 2012 | Evelyn Hill-Bender Scholarship, Central Michigan University |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. medRxiv, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40166584.
- 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, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39827333.
- 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, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39826846.
- 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, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39181934.
- 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, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39153045.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38935170.
- 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: A multi-site study. Dysphagia, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Anderson BJ, Moreno, A, Qing Y, Lee J, Johnson FM, Lango M, 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. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. e-Pub 2023.
- 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, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38133080.
- 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.
- Graboyes EM, Barbon CEA. Optimizing Function and Appearance After Head and Neck Reconstruction: Measurement and Intervention. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 56(4), 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34985765.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. e-Pub 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 2019. 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. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30950761.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Barbon CEA. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Advanced Oral Cavity Cancer. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
- Chepeha DB, Barbon CEA, Esemezie A, Philteos J, Al Mardini M, Bressmann T, Martino R, Bratman S, Cho J, Hope A, Hosni Abdalaty A, Kim J, Ringash J, Waldron J, Brown D, de Almeida JR, Gilbert R, Goldstein D, Gullane P, Irish J, Monteiro E, CMLK Y. Telemedicine enabled biofeedback electropalatography rehabilitation (TEBER): A pilot study for patients treated with surgery for oral cavity carcinoma. Head & Neck.
Other Articles
- Graboyes, E, Barbon, CE Optimizing Function and Appearance After Head and Neck Reconstruction. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America 56(4):835-852, 2023. PMID: 37246027.
- Namasivayam-MacDonald AM, Barbon CEA, Steele CM A review of swallow timing in the elderly. Physiol Behav 184:12-26, 2018. PMID: 29101012.
- Barbon CEA, Hope A, Steele CM Radiation 101: A Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Group:63-72, 2016.
- 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. PMID: 25343878.
- 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. PMID: 25358345.
Abstracts
- 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. e-Pub 2024.
- 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. e-Pub 2024.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Barbon CEA, Guida B, Steele CM. Comparison of thickened liquid flow and consistency. Dysphagia, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Barbon CEA, Guida BT, Steele CM. Flow tests of barium stimuli for use in videofluoroscopy. Dysphagia, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- 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.
- Barbon CEA, Steele CM. Precision matching of the flow properties of barium and non-barium stimuli. Dysphagia, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Barbon CEA, Steele CM. Concentration-dependent increases in viscosity of barium thickened with gum and starch. Dysphagia, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Barbon C, Bratlund C. Viscoelasctic recovery times in naturally thick liquids: A pilot study. Dysphagia, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Barbon CE, 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.
- 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. Dysphagia Research Society Meeting (DRS).
- Mao S, Naser M, Buoy S, Brock K, Hutcheson KA. Optimizing Modified Barium Swallow Exam Workflow: Automating Pre-Analysis Video Sorting in Swallowing Function Assessment. 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine.
- 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. Dysphagia Research Society Meeting (DRS).
- 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.
- 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.
- Buoy, S, Warneke, C, 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.
- 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". Dysphagia Research Society Meeting (DRS).
- Sabry A, Rodriguez V, Hutcheson KA, Martino R. The Penetration Aspiration Scale (PAS): Comparing Airway Safety Ratings for the Initial Versus All Swallows of a Bolus.
- 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.
- 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.
- Buoy SN, Warneke C, Tang X“, Barbon CE, Macdonald C, Hutcheson K. Adoption of the Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST™) by Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP) in Clinical Practice: A CFIR-Guided Survey. Dysphagia Research Society Meeting (DRS).
- Martino R, Rodriguez V, Sabry A, Barbon CE, Hutcheson KA. Maintaining VFS Rating Skills Using a Continuous Audit and Targeted Refresher. Dysphagia Research Society (DRS).
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2025. Late Effects of Radiation Dysphagia. Oral Oncology Core Curriculum Lecture Series. Houston, Tx, US.
- 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, LA, US.
- 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.
National Presentations
- 2023. Poster Presentation: Feeding tube utilization in oropharynx cancer: A preliminary 6-year modern prospective registry analysis. Conference. American Head and Neck Society. Dallas, TX, US.
- 2022. Organ-Preservation Treatments for Laryngeal Cancer: Common Approaches and Functional Expectations. Conference. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 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.
- 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.
- 2022. IDDSI: Implementing the functional diet scale and testing methods in clinical practice. Invited. Texas Speech and Hearing Association. Dallas, TX, US.
- 2022. Towards data-driven goal setting for oral intake throughout RT as a function preservation strategy. Conference. Withdrawn due to COVID-19 related to insitutional travel ban, US.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 2018. Poster Presentation: Flow tests of barium stimuli for use in videofluoroscopy. Conference. Dysphagia Research Society 26th Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD, US.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 2023. Pearls: Pre-HABILITATION for TORS. Invited. American Head and Neck Society. Montreal, CA.
- 2022. Early Stage Oral Cancers & Partial Glossectomy: Is Rehabilitation Needed in Absence of FLAP Reconstruction?. Invited. International Academy of Oral Oncology. Chicago, US.
- 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.
- 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.
- 2020. Postsurgical Oral Rehabilitation: Comparing Therapy Models and Integration of Biofeedback. Invited. Canceled due to COVID-19, US.
- 2020. Manual therapy for head and neck cancer related trismus: A case series. Conference. Postponed due to COVID-19, US.
- 2020. Do MDADI scores associate with symptoms beyond dysphagia: A longitudinal prospective registry analysis. Conference. Postponed due to COVID-19, US.
- 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.
- 2018. Poster Presentation: The effects of liquid bolus consistency on hyoid excursion in health swallowing. Conference. 8th European Society for Swallowing Disorders Congress, IE.
- 2018. Poster Presentation: How common is penetration in healthy swallowing?. Conference. 8th European Society for Swallowing Disorders Congress, IE.
- 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.
- 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.
- 2017. Comparison of thickened liquid flow and consistency: Bostwick vs IDDSI Gravity Flow Testing. Conference. 7th European Society for Swallowing Disorders Congress. Barcelona, ES.
- 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.
- 2016. Precision matching of the flow properties of barium and non-barium stimuli. Conference. 6th European Society for Swallowing Disorders Congress. Milan, IT.
- 2015. Poster Presentation: Tongue-pressure resistance training facilitates functional swallowing improvement post stroke. Conference. Canadian Stroke Congress. Toronto, CA.
- 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.
- 2015. Poster Presentation: Limited functional reserve is not a characteristic of neurogenic dysphagia. Conference. 5th European Society for Swallowing Disorders Congress. Barcelona, ES.
Formal Peers
- 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.
- 2022. From physiology to function: Implementing standardized fluoroscopy measures in head and neck cancer patients. Invited. Rocky Mountain, UT, US.
- 2020. Biofeedback palatograph to improve functional outcomes in glossectomy. Invited. Toronto, CA.
- 2019. Optimizing functional outcomes for oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers. Invited. Ann Arbor, MI, US.
- 2018. Poster Presentation: Relationships between mechanisms of airway protection, bolus, thickness and swallowing safety in indviduals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Invited. Glasgow.
- 2018. Talking with patients after a swallowing evaluation: How thick is thick, and does thickness really matter?. Invited, US.
- 2016. Physiological flow of thickened liquids in base of tongue cancer patients. Invited. London, GB.
- 2014. Thickened liquids for eliminating aspiration in head and neck cancer patients: A systematic review. Invited. Madison, WI, US.
- 2013. Viscoelastic recovery times in naturally thick materials: A pilot study. Invited. Ann Arbor, MI, US.
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 |
| Title: | FLAP: Functional outcomes by oral defect: needs Assessment and Patient-reported outcomes |
| Funding Source: | MD Anderson Institutional Research Grant |
| Role: | PI |
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