Dr. Dworkin-Valenti received his Ph.D. from the University of Buffalo with special focus on speech and voice physiology. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, concentrating his research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the Department of Neurology. He is currently Director of Clinical Research at the Detroit Medical Center, in cooperation with the Department of Otolaryngology ENT Residency Program. Throughout his career, Dr. Dworkin-Valenti has cumulatively published more than 125 scientific journal articles, textbooks, and book chapters on various subjects, including vocal pathologies, otolaryngic allergy, and motor speech and developmental communication disorders.

Grants: 

1.    Dworkin, J.P. Protrusive lingual force and lingual diadochokinetic rates: A comparative analysis between normal and lisping speakers. Journal of Language, Speech & Hearing in Schools, 9:8-16, 1978.

2.   Dworkin, J.P. A therapeutic technique for the improvement of lingua-alveolar valving abilities. Journal of Language, Speech & Hearing in Schools, 9:162-175, 1978.    

3.    Dworkin, J.P. A review of motor speech disorders (Part I). Journal of National Student Speech & Hearing Assoc., December, 12-36, 1978. 

4.    Dworkin, J.P. Differential diagnosis of motor speech disorders: The clinical examination of the speech mechanism (Part II). Journal of National Student Speech & Hearing Assoc., December,37-62, 1978.

5.    Dworkin, J.P. The influence of lingual muscular strength on articulatory proficiency. Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences, 4:413-420, 1979.

6.   Dworkin, J.P. & Hartman, D.E. Progressive speech deterioration and dysphagia in ALS.                     Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 60: 423-425, 1979.

7.   Abkarian, G.G., Dworkin, J.P., & Brown, S. Signed English as a transition step in the treatment         of a child with Reye’s syndrome. Human Communication, Spring, 375-380, 1980.

8.   Dworkin, J.P. Characteristics of frontal lispers clustered according to severity. Journal of Speech       & Hearing Disorders, 45:37-44, 1980.

9.   Dworkin, J.P., Aronson, A.E. & Mulder, D.W. Tongue force in normals and dysarthric patients          with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Speech & Hearing Research, 23:828-837, 1980.

10.  Dworkin, J.P., Hartman D.E. & Keith, R.L. Tongue strength following total laryngectomy (Part         I). Laryngoscope, 90:680-684, 1980.

11.  Dworkin, J.P., & Hartman, D.E. Tongue strength in artificial alaryngeal speech (Part II).

       Laryngoscope, 90:867-870, 1980.

12.  Dworkin, J.P. & Culatta, R.A. Tongue strength: Its relationship to tongue thrusting, open bite            and articulatory proficiency. Journal of Speech & Hearing Disorders, 45:277-282, 1980.

13.  Dworkin, J.P. & Johns, D.F. Management of Velopharyngeal incompetence in dysarthria: A               historical review. Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences, 5:61-74, 1980.

14.  Dworkin, J.P. & Sparker, A. Surgical vocal rehabilitation following total laryngectomy: a state          of the art report. Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences, 5: 339-351, 1980.

15.   Dworkin, J.P. Tongue strength measurement in patients with ALS: Qualitative vs. quantitative           procedures. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 61: 422-424, 1980.

16.   Monahan, D. & Dworkin, J.P. A brief review of vocal nodules. Kentucky Journal of Speech-             Language Pathology & Audiology, 4: 20-24, 1980.

17.   Dworkin, J.P. Book review. Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences, 1981.

18.   Dworkin, J.P. Book review. Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences, 1982.

19.   Hartman, D.E. & Dworkin J.P. Ratings of manual activity for two forms of alaryngeal speech.           Australian Journal of Human Communication, 10:31-36, 1982.

20.   Dworkin, J.P. Glossectomy: a case report. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 63:        182-183, 1982.

21.   Dworkin, J.P. & Banton, A. Esophageal vs. artificial instrument speech rehabilitation methods           for the laryngectomee. Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences, 7: 269-277, 1982.

23.   Dworkin, J.P. Book review. Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences, 1983.

24.   Dworkin, J.P. Book review. Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences, 1984.

25.   Dworkin, J.P. Dysphagia. Journal of Childhood Communication Disorders, 7: 48-54, 1985.

26.   Dworkin, J.P. & Culatta, R.A. Oral structural and neuromuscular characteristics in children with         normal and disordered articulation. Journal of Speech & Hearing Disorders, 50:150-156, 1985.

27.   Dworkin, J.P. & Aronson, A.E. Tongue Strength and Alternate Motion Rates in Normal and              Dysarthric Subjects. Journal of Communication Disorders, 1986

28.   Dworkin, J.P., Abkarian G.G. & Johns, D.F. Apraxia of Speech: A Therapeutic Regimen.                  Journal of Speech & Hearing Disorders, 53:280-294, 1988.

29.   Dworkin, J.P. & Culatta, R.A. Some comments about oropharyngeal motor development in                children. Journal of Speech & Hearing Disorders, 53: 483-485, 1988.

30.   Dworkin, J.P. & Petrucci-Coley, T. Closed head injury:A look from the speech physiology lab.          Texas Journal of Audiology & Speech Pathology, 14: 8-13, 1988.

31.   Dworkin, J.P. & Nadal, J.C. Nonsurgical treatment of drooling in a patient with closed head               injury and severe dysarthria. Dysphagia, 6:40-49, 1991.

32.   Hartman, D. & Dworkin, J.P. Motor speech disorders. Gundersen Clinic Journal of Medicine,            May, 1993.

33.    Abkarian, G.G. & Dworkin, J.P. Treatment of Severe Motor Speech Disorders. Give speech a            chance. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 1:285-287, 1993.       

34.    Purser, S., Meleca, R., Dworkin, J.P. & Stachler, R. The action of the cricoarytenoid joint: A             reappraisal. Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, 113, 169-170, 1995.

35.   Dworkin, J.P. & Arden R.L.  Phonosurgical Management of Laryngeal Lupus. Journal of                   Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 3, 201-215, 1995.

36.   Dworkin, J.P. Bite Block Therapy for oromandibular Dystonia.  Journal of Medical Speech-               Language Pathology,  4:47-56, 1996.

37.   Dworkin, J.P. & Abkarian, G. Treatment of phonation in a patient with dysarthria secondary to          severe closed head injury. Journal of Medical Speech -Language Pathology, 4:105-116, 1996.

38.   Dworkin, J.P. & Aref, A. Voice laboratory measures following RT for T1N0 glottic CA.                    Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 5:61-73, 1997.

39.   Aref, A., Dworkin, J., Devi, S. Denton, L., & Fontanesi, J. Objective evaluation of the quality of         voice following RT for T1 glottic CA. Radiotherapy & Oncology, 45:149-153, 1997.

40.   Danish, M. Dworkin, J.P., & Meleca, R. Airway obstruction, saccular cysts: A review of the             disease entity and treatment approach emphasizing complete endoscopic CO2 laser excision.             Archives of Otolaryngology, 124: 593-596, 1998.

41.   Dworkin, J., Meleca, R., Simpson, M., Zormeier, M., Garfield, I., Jacobs,J., & Mathog, R. Pharyngoesophageal segment vibratory characteristics in total laryngectomeeds who use the tracheoesophageal method of speech production.Laryngoscope, 108, 12: 1773-81, 1998.

42.   Arden, R., Dworkin, J., & Garfield, I. Marlex mesh suspension of the floor of mouth in the glossectomee.  Operative techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 9, 3:119- 122, 1998.

43.  Dworkin, J., Meleca, R., Simpson, M., Zormeier, M., Garfield, I., Jacobs, Mathog, R. Vibratory         characteristics of the PE segment in total laryngectomees. Journal of Medical Speech-Language         Pathology, 7: 1-18, 1999.

44.  Dworkin, J., Meleca, R., Abkarian, G. et al.  Phonation subsystem of laryngectomees following RT for T1 glottic carcinoma:  A prospective voice  laboratory investigation. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 7: 181-194, 1999.

45.  Zormeier, M., Meleca, R., Dworkin, J., & Simpson, M., Botox injection to improve TE speech after total laryngectomy. Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, 120: 314-319, 1999.

46.    Dworkin, J.P. & Meleca, R. Behavioral therapy for organic voice tremor. Phonoscope, 2: 113-          122, 1999.

47.   Dworkin, J.P., Rachel, J., & Meleca, R. Evaluation of postsurgical vocal fold paralysis.                      Phonoscope, 2: 193-202, 1999.

48.   Dworkin, J.P. & Meleca, R. Muscle tension dysphonia. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology, 8:          169-173, 2000.

49.   Dworkin, J.P., Meleca, R., & Garfield, I., Use of topical Lidocaine in the treatment of muscle            tension dysphonia. Journal of Voice, 14: 567-575, 2000.

50.   Ahsan, S., Dworkin, J.P. & Meleca, R. Botox of the cricopharyngeal muscle for treatment of             dysphagia. Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, 112: 691-695, 2000.

51.   Meleca, R., Dworkin, J., Zormeier, M., Simpson, M, et al. Videosroboscopy of the P-E Segment         in laryngectomees treated with Botox. Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, 123: 38-43, 2000.

52.   Zacharek, M., Pasha, R., Meleca, R., Dworkin, J., et al. Functional outcomes after supracricoid          laryngectomy. Laryngoscope, 111: 1558-1564, 2001.

53.   Dworkin, J.P., Meleca, R., & Culatta, R. Laryngeal manifestations of speech dysfluency:                    Topical anesthesia treatment approach. Laryngoscope, 112: 936-937, 2002.

54.   Dworkin, J.P., Meleca, R., Oh, C., & Simpson, M. Use of esophageal videoendoscopy for the            differential diagnosis and treatment of poor TE speech. Journal of Medical Speech Language             Pathology, 10: 133-142, 2002.

55.   Dworkin, J.P., Culatta, R., Abkarian, G., & Meleca, R. Laryngeal anesthetization for the                     treatment of acquired disfluency: A case study. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 27: 215-226,                 2002.

56.   Leonard, R., Dworkin, J.P., Meleca, R., Colton, R., et al. Assessment of the disordered voice.            Journal of Medical Speech language Pathology, 10: 111-131, 2002.

57.   Oh, C., Meleca, R., Simpson, M. & Dworkin, J. Fiberoptic examinatin of the P-E segment in             tracheoesophageal speakers. Archives of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, 128: 692-697,         2002.

58.   Meleca, R., Dworkin, J., Kewson, D., Stachler, R, & Hill, S. Functional outcomes following             non-surgical treatment for advanced stage laryngeal carcinoma. Laryngoscope , 113, 720-728,            2003.

59.   Dworkin, J.P., Meleca, R. & Stachler, R. More on the role of the mandible in speech                          production: Clinical correlates of Green, Moore and Reilly’s findings. Journal of Speech,                   Language & Hearing Research , 46, 1016-1020 (2003).

60.   Abkarian, G., Dworkin, J.P. & Abkarian, A. Fathers’ speech to their children: Perfect pitch or             tin ear? Fathering, 1: 27-50, 2003.

61.   Reidy, P., Dworkin, J.P., & Krouse, J. Laryngeal effects of antigen stimulation challenge with            perennial allergen D. Pteronyssinus. Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 128, 455-462                  (2003).

62.   Dworkin, J.P., Meleca, R., Zacharek, M., Stachler, R., Pasha, R. et al. Voice and deglutition               functioning following the supracricoid laryngectomy and total laryngectomy procedures for                advanced stage laryngeal carcinoma. Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, 129, 311-320                 (2003).

63.   Karpenko, A., Dworkin, J.P., Meleca, R. & Stachler, R. Cymetra injection for unilateral vocal            fold paralysis. Annals Otology Rhinology Laryngology, 112, 927-934 (2003).

64.   Dworkin, J.P., Abkarian, G., Stachler, R., Culatta, R. & Meleca, R. Is voice amplification for             teachers with dysphonia really beneficial?  Journal Speech, Language, & Hearing Research, 47,         353-357 (2004).

65.   Dworkin, J.P., Marunick, M.T., & Krouse, J.H. Velopharyngeal dysfunction: speech                           characteristics, variable etiologies, evaluation techniques, and differential treatments. Language,         Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 35, 333-353 (2004).

66.   Dworkin, J.P., Marunick, M.T., & Stachler, R.  Neurogenic velopharyngeal incompetence:                 Multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment. Journal of Applied Research in Clinical Dentistry, 1,         35-46 (2004).

67.   Dworkin, J.P., Stachler, R.J., Kewson, D., Meleca, R.J., & Garfield, I. Videostroboscopy,                   mirror, and fiberoptic laryngoscopy: Objective comparisons. Journal of Medical Speech-                    Language Pathology, 12, 99-106 (2004).

68.   Dworkin, J. Apraxia of speech. The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders, 2004.

69.   Dworkin, J. The dysarthrias. The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders. 2004.

70.   Dworkin, J.P., Hill, S., Stachler, R.J., & Kewson, D. Swallowing function outcomes following          nonsurgical therapy for advanced stage laryngeal carcinoma. Dysphagia , 10, 66-74 (2006).

71.   Dworkin, J.P., Stachler, R.J., Shaw, A., & Meleca, R.J. Medialization thyroplasty versus                    injection laryngoplasty for unilateral vocal fold paralysis: A comparative analysis of functional          outcomes. Journal of Medical Speech-Language pathology,  14, 1-13 (2006).

72.   Dworkin, J.P., Dickson, M., Stachler, R. & Yoo, G. Tracheoesophageal speech rehabilitation:           Managing complications to ensure successful treatment outcomes. Journal of Medical Speech-           language Pathology,  14, 97-109 (2006).

73.   Dworkin, J.P. Laryngeal inflammation: Types, causes, & treatments. Otolaryngologic Clinics of         North America, 419-436 (2008).

74.   Krouse, J., Dworkin, J., Carron, M., &  Stachler, R. Baseline laryngeal effects among                         individuals with dust mite allergy. Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, 149-151 (2008).

75.   Dworkin, J.P., Reidy, P., Krouse, J.H. & Stachler, R.J. Effects of sequential dust mite                         stimulation: on the anatomy and physiology of the larynx. ENT Journal, 88, 793-799 (2009).

76.   Dworkin, J.P. & Treadway, C. Idiopathic vocal fold paralysis: Treatments and outcomes.                   Journal of Neurological Sciences , 284, 56-62 (2009).

77.   Mao, J., Kayali, F., Dworkin, J., Stachler, R., & Mathog, R. Conservative management of                  iatrogenic esophageal perforation in head and neck cancer patients with esophageal                             stricture. Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 505-511 (2009).

78.   Dworkin, J.P., Klapchar, R., & Madgy, D. Masses that arise within or encroach upon the                    parapharyngeal space. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology , 19, 31-44 (2011).

79.   Dyer, S., Sirigiri, R., Saraiya, S., Dworkin, JP., et al. Congenital lobular capillary hemangioma of the larynx. International Journal of Pediatric Otolaryngology,  (2011).

80.   Humphreys, I, Saraiya, S., Belenky, W, & Dworkin, J.  Nasal Packing with Strips of Cured                Pork as Treatment for Uncontrollable Epistaxis in a Patient with                                                           GlanzmannThrombasthenia.  Annals of Otology, Rhinology, & Laryngology, 120 (11),  732- 736, (2011).

81.   Thottam,P.J., Haupert,M., Saraiya, S., Dworkin,J.P.,  Sirigiri,R., & Belenky, W. Functional              endoscopic sinus surgery  (FESS) alone versus balloon catheter sinuplasty (BCS) and                         ethmoidectomy: A comparative outcome analysis in pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis,  Int. J.                Pediatic Otorhinolaryngol,  76 (9),1355-60 (2012).

82.  Dworkin, J.  Dysarthria.The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders, Second Edition. Ed.Brigham Narins, Gale, (2012).

83.   Meshkinfam, S., Haupert, M., Poulik, J., Dworkin, J., Tabassum, F., Zegarra-Linares, R.McGrath, E. Mycobacterium Avium Complex Associated Bronchocentric Granulomatosis of the Mainstem Bronchus in an Immunocompetent Child Presenting as an Airway Foreign Body. Consultant in Primary Care, 108-110, February, (2013).

84.   Dyer, S., Durvasula,P., Bathula,S., Sana,S., Madgy,D., Haupert,M., & Dworkin,J.                               Intraoperative Use of FloSeal to  Prevent Adverse Postoperative Outcomes in pediatric                       patients. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 149, 312-317 (2013).  

85.   Rutt, A., Dworkin,J., & Stern, N.  Supraglottic Obstruction in an adult with inspiratory arytenoid cartilage prolapse. Otolaryngology (open access) 4: 165 (2014).

86.  Dworkin, J.P., Thottam,P.J., Madgy, D., & Saraiya, S.  Pathologies that Threaten the                          Pediatric Airway. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 21 (2), 91-106, (2014).  

87.  Cannito, M., Chorna, L., Kahane, J, & Dworkin, J.  Influence of voicing characteristics on                 sentence productions in abductor versus adductor spasmodic dysphonia. Journal of Voice, 28             (3), 394-407 (2014).        

88.   Rutt, A., Dworkin J., Kim H, et al.  Swallowing function after non-surgical treatment for                   advanced hypopharyngeal or laryngeal cancer.  Journal of Medical Speech-Language                          pathology, 21 (4), 357-368 (2014).

89.   P.J. Thottam, C. Metz,  M.C. Kieu, J. Dworkin-Valenti, J. Jagini. FESS versus Balloon                      Sinuplasty as  Long-term Treatment for Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A 2-Year Post-                   operative Analysis.  Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, January,              (2015).        

90.   Dworkin-Valenti, J., Dowdall, J.,  Kubik, M, Thottam, P., & Folbe, A.  Role of the modified              barium swallow study and esophagram in patients with chief complaints of a globus sensation.           Dysphagia,  DOI 10.1007/s00455-015-9629-y,  (2015).   

91.   Belafsky, P, Peake, J, Smiley-Jewell, S, Verma, S, Dworkin-Valenti, J., & Pinkerton, K.                     Eosinophilic laryngitis. Laryngoscope, November, DOI:10.1002/lary.25467, (2015).

92.   Sugihara, E., Dworkin-Valenti, J., Thottam, P., & Taweel, J. Numb Chin Syndrome and                     Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Prolonged Outcome and Propensity for Younger Age.                Jacobs Journal of Otolaryngology, 1(2): 010, (2015).

93.   Dworkin-Valenti, J , Vandjelovic, N. & Bathula,S. The therapeutic value of trans-cricothyroid           injections for  intractable conversion reaction mutism. Annals of Rhinology, Laryngology,                 Otology, 2(8): 1055, (2015).

94.   Dworkin-Valenti, J. Sugihara, E., Stern, N., et al.  Laryngeal inflammation.  Annals of                        Rhinology, Laryngology, Otology, 2(9): 1058, (2015).

95.  Klapchar, R., Crigger, B., & Dworkin-Valenti, J. Proliferating trichilemmal cyst with                         lymphadenopathy:  A discussion of cutaneous neoplasms involving the scalp. Journal of Ear,

       Nose, and Throat Disorders, 1 (1) 1002, 1-4 (2016).

96.   Lane, J., Dworkin-Valenti, J., & Haupert, M. Postoperative Tonsillectomy Bleeding                            Complications in Children: A Comparison of Three Surgical Techniques. International Journal          of Pediatric Otolaryngology, 88, 184-188 (2016).

97.    Kelley, B., Vandjelovic, N., Neil, D., Amjad, E. & Dworkin-Valenti, J. Tumoral calcinosis involving the airway. Journal of Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders, 1 (1):1101-1104 (2016).

98.    Dworkin-Valenti, J., McNulty, B., Amjad, E., Sugihara, E., and Naumann, I. Otogenic versus neurogenic dizziness: The neurotology perspective. Current Trends in Neurology, 10, 1-12 (2016).

99.    Stachler, R. & Dworkin-Valenti, J. Allergic Laryngitis: Unraveling the Myths.

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery,  25, 242-246 (2017).

100.    Patel, S., Dworkin-Valenti, J., & Haupert, M. Secondary airway lesions in patients with                      laryngomalacia. Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery. In Submission.

101.    Szekely, J., Amjad, E., Evans, M., & Dworkin-Valenti, J. Plummer Vinson Syndrome: Fatal progression in an African American female. Annals of Otolaryngology and Rhinology, 4:1192-1194 (2017).

102.    Dworkin-Valenti, J., Stachler, R., Stern, N., & Amjad, E. Pathophysiologic perspectives on muscle tension dysphonia. Annals of Otolaryngology and Rhinology. In Submission.