The Emory Voice Center has a multidisciplinary staff that is dedicated to the compassionate care of all patients with voice disorders.  We also serve the special needs of professional singers and public speakers.

Our physician staff is led by Michael M. Johns III, MD,  a specialist in laryngology.  The Emory Voice Center staff also includes licensed speech-language pathologist Edie Hapner, PhD, and experienced singing voice specialist, Marina Gilman, MM, MA, who works especially with singers. 

Listed below is a brief biographical summary of each of our key staff members at the Emory Voice Center:

Michael M. Johns III, M.D., Director, Emory Voice Center
Assistant Professor, Emory University Department of Otolaryngology

Dr. Johns is a graduate of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.  He completed a residency in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Michigan, where he also trained as a research fellow through a National Institutes of Health program.   He then pursued a fellowship in laryngology and care of the Professional Voice at the Vanderbilt Voice Center of Vanderbuilt University.  Dr. Johns was awarded the highest honors during his academic career, including membership in Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.   He is a member of the Academy of Otolaryngology and the Voice Foundation and is involved in continuing research in his field, including a special interest in vocal fold paralysis and motion impairment.

Adam M. Klein, M.D., Laryngolgist, Emory Voice Center
Assistant Professor, Emory University Department of Otolaryngology

Dr. Klein is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.  After completing his residency in otolaryngology at the University of Connecticut Health Center,  he went on to do a fellowship to subspecialize in laryngology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, under the direction of Dr. Steven Zeitels.  He is board certified with the American Board of Otolaryngology and is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.  Dr. Klein's clinical specialties include general otolaryngology, laryngeal disorders and the professional voice.  His research interests include imaging of the human vocal folds using inhanced laryngeal imaging tools.

Edie Hapner, Ph.D., CCC-SLP 
Assistant Professor, Emory University Department of Otolaryngology
Director of Speech-Language Pathology, Emory Voice Center

Dr. Hapner is a licensed speech-language pathologist and completed her doctoral work at Vanderbilt University in Speech and Hearing Science. She has over 25 years of experience in clinical work as a speech-language pathologist specializing in voice disorders.  Her research interests include applying the principles of evidence-based medicine to the diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders, facilitating adherence to therapy, and the use of virtual reality in the comprehensive treatment of voice.

Dr Hapner is a Scientific Fellow in the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and was appointed to the Clinical Scholars program through AAOHNS for 2005-2006. She is a steering committee member for the Voice and Voice Disorders Special Interest Division (SID-3) of ASHA.  

Marina Gilman, MM, MA, SLP

Ms. Gilman is a licensed speech/language pathologist with voice specialization, voice and speech teacher and a certified Feldenkrais Practitioner. Ms. Gilman has worked as the speech pathology voice specialist at the Bastian Voice Institute, Loyola University Voice Institute and as a singing voice consultant working primarily with singers, actors and other voice professionals for the University of Chicago Voice Center

Ms. Gilman offers techniques for effective voice therapy and on the application of the Feldenkrais Method for singers and voice professionals. Prior to earning her Masters degree in Speech & Languate Pathology, Ms. Gilman was the coordinator and principal teacher in the Vocal Coaching Program at Cornell University and Chair of the Voice Department at Syracuse University.