Jamie A. Koufman

Jamie A. Koufman, M.D., F.A.C.S. is a nationally and internationally renowned laryngologist and surgeon. She is the Founder and Director of the [http://www.voiceinstituteny.com Voice Institute of New York] ; and previously she was Professor of Surgery at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and the Director of its Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders.

For more than 25 years, Dr. Koufman has lectured and published in the fields of laryngology. She is especially known for her work in [http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2005/0805-fiber_optic_laser.htm office-based laryngeal laser surgery] [Koufman JA, Rees CJ, Frazier WD, Kilpatrick LA, Wright SC, Halum SL, Postma GN.Unsedated Office-Based Laryngeal Laser Surgery: Review of 443 Cases Using ThreeWavelengths. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 137:146-51, 2007.] and for her seminal contributions to [http://www.laryngoscope.com/pt/re/laryngoscope/abstract.00005537-199104000-00001.htm;jsessionid=Lr2DKhKTyMyd41JcnPDv1nzzCgdShv1d3TJBs5STMpmQVkDbGfpT!-1124491571!181195628!8091!-1?index=1&database=ppvovft&results=1&count=10&searchid=3&nav=search gastric reflux research] [Koufman JA. The Otolaryngologic manifestations of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD): A clinical investigation of 225 patients using ambulatory 24-hour pH monitoring and an experimental investigation of the role of acid and pepsin in the development of laryngeal injury. Laryngoscope 101 (Suppl. 53):1-78, 1991] . In 1981, she coined the term Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) to describe gastric reflux that affects the larynx (voice box) and throat [http://www.laryngoscope.com/pt/re/laryngoscope/abstract.00005537-199104000-00001.htm;jsessionid=LwjfxdnXWFPCT2mSBqc21Yn6L99RG2qryvW2qHsQbGmv2rLQQkNV!526656812!181195628!8091!-1?index=1&database=ppvovft&results=1&count=10&searchid=3&nav=search] .

Dr. Koufman also pioneered laryngeal framework surgery in the United States [Koufman JA. Laryngoplasty for vocal cord medialization: an alternative to Teflon.Laryngoscope 96:726-731, 1986.] and was a founding member of the International Association of Phonosurgery. She has received the Honor Award and the Distinguished Service Awards of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, as well as the Casselberry Award and a Presidential Citation from the American Laryngological Association. She is currently the President of the American Broncho-Esophagological Association [http://www.rothschilddesign.com/abea/website/officers/index.html] .

As a trans-woman, [http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/ Dr. Koufman transitioned (2002-04)] while still working full-time as a surgeon and
professor at the medical school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Bibliography

*Koufman, Jamie. [http://www.laryngoscope.com/pt/re/laryngoscope/abstract.00005537-199104000-00001.htm;jsessionid=LwjfxdnXWFPCT2mSBqc21Yn6L99RG2qryvW2qHsQbGmv2rLQQkNV!526656812!181195628!8091!-1?index=1&database=ppvovft&results=1&count=10&searchid=3&nav=search "The Otolaryngologic Manifestations of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): A Clinical Investigation of 225 Patients Using Ambulatory 24-Hour pH Monitoring and an Experimental Investigation of the Role of Acid and Pepsin in the Development of Laryngeal Injury."] , "The Laryngoscope", April, 1991.

*Johnston N, Bulmer D, Gill GA, Panetti M, Ross PE, Pearson JP, Pignatelli M, Axford A, Dettmar PW, Koufman JA (2003). "Cell Biology of Laryngeal Epithelial Defenses in Health and Disease", Annals of Otol Rhinol Laryngol, 112:481-491.

*Knight J, Lively MO, Johnston N, Dettmar PW, and Koufman J (2005). "Sensitive Pepsin Immunoassay for Detection of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux", Laryngoscope, 115:1473-78.

*Johnston N, Dettmar PW, Bishwokarma B, Lively MO, Koufman JA (2007). "Activity/Stability of Human Pepsin: Implications for Reflux Attributed Laryngeal Disease", Laryngoscope, 117:1036-39.

*Koufman JA (1989). "Surgical Correction of Dysphonia Due to Bowing of the Vocal Cords", Annals of Otol Rhinol Laryngol, 98:41-45.

*Koufman, JA, Postma, GN, Cummins, MM, Blalock, PD (2000). "Vocal fold Paresis", Otolaryngol Head Neck Surgery, 122:537-541.

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