Thomas Murry, Ph.D. is a nationally and internationally recognized speech-language pathologist and voice scientistwith clinical and research expertise in voice disorders, care of the performer’s voice and, swallowing disorders. Hehas a special interest in the voice disorders of performing artists and those that result in shortness of breath or chroniccough. Dr. Murry serves as a Professor of Speech-Language Pathology in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Weill MedicalCollege of Cornell University.
Dr. Murry received his undergraduate degree from Indiana Universityof Pennsylvania and his Master of Arts degree from The Ohio State University. He received his Ph.D. from the CommunicationSciences Laboratory, University of Florida, Gainesville and went on to complete a post-doctoral fellowship at the Universityof Florida. Dr. Murry continued his research as a lieutenant in the US Navy at the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory,New London where he worked on the design and development of underwater human communication systems.
Following his research with the U.S. Navy, Dr. Murry went to San Diego where he joined the Veterans Administration MedicalCenter and the University of California, San Diego as both a research scientist and speech-language pathologist in the Divisionof Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery. He has since worked in the Departments of Otolaryngology at the University of Tennessee,University of Pittsburgh and Columbia University where he led the development of multidisciplinary teams to treat voice andswallowing disorders. He continued his research interests at those institutions and at the same time developed and trainedresearch fellows at the University of Hong Kong and University of Crete. He currently maintains his research and clinicalpractice in the Voice Center and the Center for the Performing Artist at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Dr. Murry’scurrent research has focused on the outcomes of treatment for voice and swallowing disorders. While at the University of California,San Diego, Dr. Murry received research funding to study the acoustic, perceptual and aerodynamic parameters of voice in patientswith various neurological diseases. In addition, this work was followed up with studies of swallowing disorders followingsurgery to the organs of the head and neck while at the University of Pittsburgh. He continues to maintain research interestsin swallowing and voice disorders.
Dr. Murry has authored or coauthored 12 books for speech pathologists and otolaryngologists.His book, Clinical Management of Swallowing Disorders with co author Ricardo Carrau, MD is now in its second editionand is used as a text book in many speech pathology departments in the United States and abroad. His most recent two books,The Performer’s Voice and The Singer’s Voice, co-authored with Michael Benninger, MD of the ClevelandClinic continue to be popular with both clinicians and performers. Along with his 12 books, Dr. Murry has contributed at least50 chapters to books in voice and swallowing disorders.
Dr. Murry is sought after as a speaker in both the UnitedStates and abroad. He brings a clear message of voice and swallowing as problems that have a multidisciplinary managementprotocol. He lectures regularly at the Voice Foundation, the Dysphagia Research Society, and the American Academy of Otolaryngology.He has lectured on topics of voice and swallowing disorders in over 30 countries.
Dr. Murry is a Fellow of the AmericanSpeech Language Hearing Association. He has also received an award for being an outstanding alumnus of Indiana Universityof Pennsylvania. Recently, he was awarded the President’s Citation from the American Laryngological Association forhis contributions to the field of laryngology. He is on the Scientific Advisory Boards of the Voice Foundation, the InternationalAssociation of Phonosurgery, and the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics.
Current Position: Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Weill Cornell Medical College
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UNDERGRADUATE: Indiana University of Pennsylvania Bachelor of Science
Indiana, PA
GRADUATE: The Ohio State University: Master of Arts Columbus, OH
University of Florida: Ph.D. Gainesville, FL
POSTGRADUATE: University of Florida: Post-Doctoral Fellow
Gainesville, FL
Peer-Reviewed Publications: 121
Presentations: National 365
International : 185
Books:
Myers EN, Johnson JT, Murry T. Tracheotomy: Airway Management, Communication and Swallowing. San Diego, Singular Publishing Group, 1998.
Murry T, Carrau RL. Clinical Manual of Swallowing Disorders. San Diego: Singular Publishing Group, 2001.
Rosen CA, Murry T. Voice Disorders and Phonosurgery I, Otolaryngology Clinics of North America. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, August 2000.
Rosen CA, Murry T. Voice Disorders and Phonosurgery II, Otolaryngology Clinics of North America. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, October 2000.
Aviv, JE, Murry, T. FEESST Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing with Sensory Testing. San Diego: Plural Publishing Inc. 2005.
Murry, T. Carrau, RL Clinical Management of Swallowing Disorders San Diego: Plural Publishing Co. 2006
Carrau, R. Murry T. Comprehensive Management of Swallowing Disorders. San Diego: Plural Publishing Co. 2006
Benninger, m Murry, T The Performers Voice, Plural Publishing Inc., San Diego
Benninger, M Murry T. The Singers Voice Plural Publishing Inc., San Diego
