Specialties
Susan Thibeault, PhD, CCC-SLP
Professor
- Diane M. Bless Endowed Chair in Otolaryngology
- UW Health Medical Director of Speech & Hearing Services
- Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research (WIMR) BLDG. 1485
1111 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705-2275
Education
- BS, University of Western Ontario, Biology, London, Ontario, Canada
- MS, Communication Disorders, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
- PhD, Communication Disorders, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Clinical Specialties
Susan Thibeault, PhD, CCC–SLP, is the Medical Director of the Speech & Hearing Services at UW Health and the Diane M. Bless Endowed Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Research Interests
Dr. Thibeault received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her NIDCD funded research efforts are primarily in the areas of vocal fold mucosa biology encompassing regenerative medicine, immunology and development.
Specific to WiSOR affiliated health services research, Dr. Thibeault is the Principal Investigator for the University of Wisconsin–Madison Voice and Swallow Outcomes Database. This is a disease specific database that has health-related data including long-term data from more than 5000 patients who have been seen at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Dr. Susan Thibeault and Dr. Vlasta Lungova were awarded a five-year, $2.7 million research grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Their study will focus on vocal fold epithelial stem cells and their role in maintaining the structure and function of the vocal fold epithelium. Read more here.
Recent Publications
Laryngeal Aerodynamics, Acoustics, and Hypernasality in Children With Cleft Palate.
Fujiki RB, Munday J, Johnson R, Thibeault SL
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2025 Feb 28; 1-15
[PubMed ID: 40020658]Sensitivity and Specificity of the Yale Swallow Protocol in Recently Extubated Patients.
Marvin S, Thibeault S, Ehlenbach W
Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2025 Mar 10; 34(2): 458-468
[PubMed ID: 39869124]Biophysical aspects of mechanotransduction in cells and their physiological/biological implications in vocal fold vibration: a narrative review.
Cha J, Thibeault SL
Front Cell Dev Biol 2025; 13: 1501341
[PubMed ID: 39931244]Does the TruBlue Laser Set Microlaryngoscopy Equipment on Fire? A Systematic Evaluation.
Roitman A, Lunga T, Venkatraman A, Schroeder KM, Thibeault SL, Dailey SH
Laryngoscope 2024 Dec 06;
[PubMed ID: 39641341]Microbiome and Communication Disorders: A Tutorial for Clinicians.
Venkatraman A, Davis R, Tseng WH, Thibeault SL
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2025 Jan 02; 68(1): 148-163
[PubMed ID: 39572259]