Dr. Katherine Kendall is the director of the Voice Clinic for at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. She is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Minnesota, and a member of the Department of Otolaryngology at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Her clinical and research interests include Laryngology, swallowing function and the surgical treatment of head and neck cancer. Dr. Katherine Kendall earned an undergraduate degree from the University of California, San Diego in Biochemistry and Cell Biology. She attended Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and completed her Otolaryngology Residency at the University of California, Davis. After completing her training, Dr. Katherine Kendall joined the faculty of the Department of Otolaryngology at UC Davis and developed a Laryngology and Dysphagia program integrating clinical care, research and resident education. She served as the Medical Director of the Voice, Speech and Swallowing Center at the UC Davis Medical Center between 1992 and 2004. In 2004, Dr. Katherine Kendall moved to Minneapolis and joined the Park Nicollet Health Services where she established a Voice clinic specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders. Under the direction of Dr. Katherine Kendall, the Park Nicollet Voice Clinic has become one of the only centers in the United Stated to employ high-speed digital imaging of the larynx in clinical practice and research.

Books By Author

• Dysphagia Assessment and Treatment Planning, A Team Approach