Airway, Swallowing, Voice

Dr. Rima DeFatta’s passion is the diagnosis and management of all upper aerodigestive tract disorders that are vital to your patient’s ability to eat, breathe and speak. She is a board certified Otolaryngologist with fellowship training in Laryngology. Her expertise lies in the management of difficult airway and swallowing disorders. She has a particular interest in the most challenging and diverse issues related to professional, occupational and developmental voice problems. She specializes in cutting-edge diagnostic, medical and surgical treatments of the larynx and related structures, such as:

• Microsurgery of vocal fold edge pathologies
• Voice sparing surgery for early stage laryngeal malignancy
• Autologous lipotransfer for rehabilitation of the aging voice
• Endoscopic treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum
• Botulinum toxin for spasmodic dysphonia
• Injection medialization of the paralyzed vocal fold
• Laryngeal framework surgery for glottic insufficiency
• Acute and long-term management of inhalational injury
• Endoscopic management and external fixation of laryngeal trauma
• Laser ablation and balloon dilatation of airway stenosis
• Voice optimizing treatment of laryngeal papillomatosis
• Minimally invasive treatment of pediatric voice disorders and vocal fold pathology