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Sarah Blumhardt, CCC-SLP, is a board-certified speech language pathologist specializing in voice and swallowing disorders at the Texas Voice Performance Institute within the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Her background includes training in classical singing, which she studied as an undergraduate at The University of Texas at Austin.
Blumhardt received both a Bachelor of Arts in music with a certificate in vocal performance and a Bachelor of Science in communication sciences and disorders from UT Austin in 2013. She went on to earn her Master of Science in speech pathology in 2016 from the University of North Texas and completed her fellowship training in 2017 with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center.
Blumhardt has expertise in the areas of voice and upper airway disorders, singing voice rehabilitation, gender-affirming voice care, neurogenic voice and swallowing disorders, particularly in Parkinson’s and ALS, transitional management of chronic aerodigestive disorders, and head and neck cancer rehabilitation, including laryngectomy management. She also enjoys clinical research related to voice and swallowing. Her past projects have focused on transitional care for patients with chronic aerodigestive diseases (conditions affecting breathing, swallowing, and digestion), on changes in vocal resonance following sinus surgery, and on a current medical device trial for vocal cord paralysis.
Blumhardt is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and Pathway for Advanced Voice Education and Service (PAVES). She is a recipient of the ASHA Continuing Education Award, which recognizes an ongoing commitment to advanced professional training.
Outside of work, she enjoys singing locally in various groups, such as the Houston Symphony Chorus, as well as traveling and spending time with family.
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