Our Team
Edward J. Damrose, MD, FACS
Director, Stanford Voice and Swallowing Center
Dr. Damrose graduated from Yale University in 1991 cum laude, earning a bachelor's of science degree in biology. He attended the UCLA School of Medicine, earning his MD in 1995 and completing a thesis in the field of head and neck surgery.
He remained at UCLA for training in general surgery from 1995 to 1997, and was nominated "Physician of the Year" by the UCLA staff. He completed his UCLA otolaryngology/head and neck residency in 2001. He remained with UCLA from 2001 to 2003, serving as clinical instructor in surgery and completing a two-year clinical and research fellowship in laryngology/bronchoesophagology under Gerald S. Berke, MD.
Dr. Damrose joined the Stanford faculty in 2003 as Assistant Professor.
His clinical interests include the diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders, including spasmodic dysphonia; phonosurgery; surgical treatment of vocal cord paralysis including thyroplasty and arytenoid adduction; laryngeal reinnervation procedures; laser surgery for laryngeal cancer; airway reconstruction for patients who are tracheostomy dependent; and botox and collagen injection.
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C. Kwang Sung, MD, MS
Dr. Sung graduated from Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, CA with a bachelor’s of science degree in chemistry with a minor in music. He earned a master’s of science degree in organic chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. He attended the State University of New York – Downstate Medical Center and obtained his MD in 2004.
He completed his internship in general surgery at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City in 2005. He continued at Mt. Sinai to finish his residency in otolaryngology – head & neck surgery in 2009. Following residency, he completed a fellowship in laryngology at Harvard Medical School – Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary with Ramon A. Franco, Jr., MD in 2010.
In addition to his medical training, Dr. Sung worked extensively as a professional singer and actor for several years. He attended drama academy in New York City and performed in productions off-Broadway, in regional theaters, and in national and international tours. He is currently a member of the Stanford University Symphonic Choir.
Dr. Sung joined the Stanford faculty in 2010 as Assistant Professor. He is also a staff physician at the Veteran’s Administration Palo Alto Health Care System.
His clinical interests include the care of professional voice users; phonomicrosurgery; treatment of vocal fold paralysis with laryngeal framework surgery and injection techniques; diagnosis and Botox treatment of spasmodic dysphonia; office-based laser surgery; treatment of recurrent laryngeal papilloma; and Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS).
More information about Dr. C. Kwang Sun and his research activities.
Yuling Yang, PhD
Yuling Yan earned her PhD degree in mechanical engineering from Keio University, Yokohama, Japan, in 1991. She was a post-doctoral fellow in mechanical engineering at McGill University, Montreal, Canada for one year and held a research associate position at Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Munich, Germany for three years. From 1996-1999, she served on the engineering faculty at the University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
She was an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at University of Hawaii - Manoa from 2002-2005 prior to moving to Stanford University School of Medicine where she is currently a consulting assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery. Her primary research interests include biomechanical and dynamic systems, voice and speech production, high-speed digital imaging of the larynx, laryngeal dynamics and physiology, biomedical imaging, visualization and analysis.
Ann Kearney, MA, CCC-SLP, BRS-S
Ann Kearney, M.A., SLP, received her Master's degree in speech pathology from the University of Iowa. She completed her Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) at North Coast Rehab Center in Santa Rosa, CA. After her CFY, she moved to San Francisco and became the Director of the Speech Pathology Department at San Francisco General Hospital, an affiliate of UCSF. It was during this time that she became interested in post laryngectomy speech rehabilitation and trained with Mark Singer, MD. From there, she moved to Boston and spent time at the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), a training hospital for Harvard Medical School. She was a member of the Voice and Swallowing department and worked with Kitty Verdolini, PhD and Marvin Freed, MD. After several years at the BWH, she moved to Tufts/New England Medical Center where she was the voice specialist for the Department of Otolaryngology and worked directly with the Chair of the Dept., Stanley Shapshay, MD.
Ann has been with the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery since 2003. She has been active with the laryngectomee community. She is the program coordinator for CEU courses offered through the Department, such as Stanford's TEP course and an Advanced FEES course. In addition, she is the co-organizer for the head and neck support group at the Cancer Center. Her interests include post laryngectomy rehabilitation, voice therapy in the professional voice user, swallowing disorders in head and neck cancer, and spasmodic dysphonia. She is Board certified in swallowing disorders and certified by the IAL/Voice Institute.