Specialty	Ear, Nose, Throat/ Otolaryngology
Clinical Interests	Laryngology
	Care of the Professional Voice
	Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
	Laser Surgery of Larynx
	Swallowing Disorders
Gender	Male
E-mail	kenneth.altman@mountsinai.org
Education and Training	MD, Duke University
	Internship, General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Residency, Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Fellowship, Laryngology, Vanderbilt University
Awards	Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
	Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society
	2005 First Prize - Poster Session Middle Section Meeting of the Triological Society, Chicago, IL
	2003 First Prize - Poster Session Annual Meeting of the Triological Society, Nashville, TN
	1997 Association for Research in Otolaryngology Resident Travel Award
	1995 Biomedical Engineering Society Travel Award
	1988 Graduate Dean's Travel Award Duke University
	1988 Paralyzed Veterans of America Travel Award
	1978 - 1980 New York State Regents Scholarship

Dr. Altman has expertise in laryngology, care of the professional voice, and rhinology.

After receiving his BS from the University of Illinois at Champaign, Dr. Altman went to Duke University for his MS and PhD in Biomedical Engineering prior to obtaining his MD degree. He was at the University of Pennsylvania for residency in Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, and then completed a fellowship in Laryngology & Care of the Professional Voice at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Altman joins the Department of Otolaryngology after six years in Chicago directing the Center for Voice at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Altman has numerous research interests, including interrelation of respiratory and upper gastrointestinal tract disease, neurolaryngology, hormonal effects on the voice, and emerging treatments for vocal paralysis and glottic stenosis.

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Education and Training	MD, Duke University
	Internship, General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Residency, Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Fellowship, Laryngology, Vanderbilt University
Board Certification	Ear, Nose, Throat/ Otolaryngology

Specialty	Ear, Nose, Throat/ Otolaryngology
Clinical Interests	Laryngology
	Care of the Professional Voice
	Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
	Laser Surgery of Larynx
	Swallowing Disorders
Board Certification	Ear, Nose, Throat/ Otolaryngology

Research interests include:

• Interrelation of respiratory and upper gastrointestinal tract disease.
• Neurolaryngology, hormonal effects on the voice.
• Emerging treatments for vocal paralysis and glottic stenosis.

Altman KW, Stephens RM, Lyttle CS, Weiss KB. Changing impact of gastroesophageal reflux in medical and Otolaryngology practice. Laryngoscope 2005 Jul; 115(7): 1145-1153.

Altman KW, Atkinson C, Lazarus C. Current and emerging concepts in muscle tension dysphonia: A 30-month review. J Voice 2005 Jun; 19(2): 261-7.

Altman KW. Laryngeal asymmetry on indirect laryngoscopy in a symptomatic patient should be evaluated with electromyography. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2005 Apr; 131(4): 356-359.

Altman KW, Haines GK Iii, Hammer N, Radosevich JA. The Proton Pump is Associated with Human Laryngeal Submucosal Glands. Laryngoscope 2003 Nov; 113(11): 1927-30.

Altman KW, Haines GK, Vakkalanka SK, Keni SP, Kopp PA, Radosevich JA. Identification of Thyroid Hormone Receptors in the Human Larynx. Laryngoscope 2003 Nov; 113(11): 1931-4.

Altman KW, Simpson CB, Amin MR, Abaza M, Balkisson R, Casiano RR. Cough and paradoxical vocal fold motion. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002 Dec; 127(6): 501-11.

8.\Tsidle DM, Altman KW. The contralateral injury in blunt laryngeal trauma. Laryngoscope 2002 Sep; 112: 1696-8.

Altman KW, Mirza N, Ruiz C, Sataloff RT. Paradoxical vocal fold motion: Presentation and treatment options. J Voice 2000 Mar; 14(1): 99-103.

Altman KW, Austin MB, Tom LW, Knox GW. Complications of frontal sinusitis in adolescents: case presentations and treatment options. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1997 Jul; 41(4): 9-20.