Emory Voice Center

Meet our team

Emory Voice Center provides a multidisciplinary team of experts to offer our patients optimal outcomes. Our team includes:

Adam Klein, MD, FACS

Chief, Division of Laryngology

Dr. Klein joined Emory Voice Center in July of 2005 and is Co-Director of Emory Voice Center. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, where he also completed his residency in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery. He then pursued a fellowship in laryngology and care of the professional voice at the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Restoration, at Harvard University. He is an active member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the American Broncho-Esophagological Association, the Triological Society, and the American Laryngological Association. Dr. Klein's clinical specialties include the treatment of laryngeal disorders and the professional voice. His research interests include vocal cord reanimation, laryngeal papillomatosis, and designing a surgical trainer for phonomicrosurgery (voice surgery). He has over 50 peer-reviewed publications and is an invited speaker nationally and internationally.

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Amanda I. Gillespie, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Co-Director of Emory Voice Center

Dr. Amanda I. Gillespie is director of Speech-Language Pathology, co-director of the Emory Voice Center, and Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at the Emory University School of Medicine. Before Emory, Dr. Gillespie was an Assistant Professor in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Otolaryngology and served as Director of Clinical Research at the University's Voice Center. Dr. Gillespie received her undergraduate degree in speech-language pathology and audiology from New York University, a master's degree in speech-language pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, and her Ph.D. in Communication Science and Disorders with Dr. Katherine Verdolini Abbott at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Gillespie receives numerous awards, including the Early Career Contributions in Research Award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the Emory University Department of Otolaryngology Scholar of the Year, and the University of Pittsburgh Rising Star Alumnus Award.
Dr. Gillespie's research program is supported by federal funding from the NIH and numerous institutional and foundation awards. She directs an annual research internship for speech-language pathology for graduate students interested in clinical voice research. The clinical research program focuses on voice treatment efficacy and efficiency across the lifespan challenges existing voice therapy and diagnostic paradigms. It examines voice as a complex product of multiple interactive body systems.

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Diana Rose Becker, MS, CCC-SLP

Diana Rose Becker holds a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, as well as dual Bachelor of Music degrees in classical vocal performance and music education from the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music. Ms. Becker completed her clinical fellowship at the Emory Voice Center. Along with Dr. Aisha Harun, she helped establish the Emory Voice Center's first multi-disciplinary satellite clinic at Emory Decatur Hospital. Ms. Becker's clinical interests include working with the professional and singing voice, as well as educating novice voice users about how to better use their instruments. A native of New York, Ms. Becker has extensive experience as a professional singer and has performed throughout the US and internationally."

Aisha Harun, MD

Dr. Aisha Harun received her MD degree at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 2012. She completed her otolaryngology residency at John Hopkins School of Medicine in 2019 and her laryngology fellowship at Emory’s Department of Otolaryngology in 2020. Dr. Harun serves as the laryngology service chief at Emory Decatur hospital, and she is helping to establish the Emory Voice Center's first multi-disciplinary satellite clinic at this location. Dr. Harun’s primary clinical focus is on voice, airway, and swallowing disorders.

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Jeanne L. Hatcher, MD

Co-Director of Emory Voice Center and FACS

Dr. Hatcher joined Emory in 2014 after completing a fellowship in laryngology and care of the professional voice in San Antonio, Texas. Since arriving at Emory, she has been integral in offering cutting-edge dysphagia evaluation and management as well as treating patients with complex upper airway disorders. She has been an invited speaker at several national meetings and has written multiple peer-review articles and book chapters.

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Anthony B. Law, MD, PhD

Anthony B. Law, is an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Emory University School of Medicine. He joined Emory Voice Center in 2020 and has a variety of clinical interests including the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and pathology of the upper aerodigestive tract, particularly laryngeal cancer. He treats disorders involving voice, airway, and swallowing using a wide array of techniques ranging from open surgery, endoscopic minimally invasive surgery, and laser surgery. Dr. Law earned his MD and also his Ph.D. in Biophysics and Biochemistry from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology/head & neck surgery and his fellowship in laryngology at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA.

Dr. Law's primary research interests lay in the modeling of complex biology and clinical systems. He has broad experience in mathematical modeling and computational models. His current focus is on applying machine learning (Artificial Intelligence) to characterize and categorize the pathology of the larynx.

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Carissa Maira, MS, CCC-SLP

Carissa Maira came to Emory to complete her clinical fellowship in 2004 after earning a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She returned to the Emory Voice Center in 2010 and specializes in the evaluation and treatment of voice and swallowing disorders. She frequently presents at the national and international level on the topics of treatment adherence and novel therapy approaches for muscle tension dysphonia. She has co-authored multiple book chapters as well as publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Nancy McColloch, CCC-SLP

Nancy McColloch has over 30 years of clinical practice experience in the evaluation and treatment of swallowing, voice, and head and neck cancer concerns. She is an advocate of multidisciplinary care and has spent her career working collaboratively with Otolaryngology, Neurology, Oncology, Gastroenterology, and Radiology to enrich the patient's quality of life. To that aim, she developed the Speech Pathology program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham within the Departments of Surgery and Otolaryngology where she was a key member of the team that first proposed proactive pre-emptive dysphagia therapy for patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation to minimize post-treatment dysphagia. She brought her expertise to Emory in 2014 where she continues to be an advocate for aggressive rehabilitation for patients with dysphagia.

Brian E. Petty, MA, CCC-SLP

Brian E. Petty holds a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from Oklahoma State University, as well as dual Master of Arts degrees in vocal pedagogy and in speech and hearing science, both from The Ohio State University. He is in clinical practice at the Emory Voice Center in Atlanta and has specialized in disorders of the professional and singing voice for over 20 years. He is a past coordinator for Special Interest Group 3, Voice and Voice Disorders, for the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association, and is a frequent national lecturer on the clinical management of voice and upper airway disorders.

Nathaniel Sundholm, MS, CCC-SLP

Nathaniel Sundholm, originally from Brooklyn New York, has a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology with voice specialization from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed his clinical fellowship at the Emory Voice Center and has since remained a permanent member of the team. Clinical interests and growing expertise include singing voice rehabilitation, cough suppression, reactive airway therapy, dysphagia management, and community outreach/engagement. Nathaniel also has a rich performance background with experience in classical voice, Gospel, R&B, Musical Theatre, and CCM.

Andrew Tkaczuk, MD

Dr. Tkaczuk, “Dr. T”, completed Otolaryngology residency training at the University of Maryland with subsequent comprehensive Laryngology fellowship training at the Emory Voice Center. He has remained at Emory Otolaryngology faculty since 2019. His clinical practice broadly includes the management of disorders involving the upper aerodigestive tract that impact voice, breathing, and swallowing. He is the lead ENT physician on a multi-disciplinary treatment team for managing dysphagia or trouble swallowing, along with other dedicated providers in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Neurology, and Speech-Language Pathology. Academically, he has a passion for trainee education including medical students, otolaryngology residents, and laryngology fellows. His research interests include novel diagnostic modalities for investigating dysphagia, dysphagia phenotyping, and determining predictors for better patient outcomes.

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Brianna Williams, MS, CCC-SLP

Brianna Williams, originally from Long Island New York, holds a Bachelor of Art in Communication Science & Disorders from the University of Pittsburgh as well as a Master's of Science in Speech Language Pathology with voice specialization from MGH Institute of Health Professions. She completed her clinical fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Voice & Swallow Clinic. She serves as a clinician with growing expertise in voice rehabilitation, cough suppression, respiratory retraining, and dysphagia management. She is currently pursuing a Clinical Doctorate's in Speech Language Pathology with voice specialization in clinical education & clinical research.