Dr Danielle Stone is the Principal Speech Pathologist of Voice Swallow Medicine.
With over 20 years’ experience gained across tertiary hospitals in Sydney, Australia and Vancouver, Canada, Danielle is internationally recognised as a Clinical Specialist in voice, swallow and upper airway disorders.
Danielle offers speech pathology assessment and treatment for adults, adolescents and children with voice, swallow and upper airway disorders. Her expertise focuses on voice disorders, inducible laryngeal obstruction/vocal cord dysfunction, chronic cough and laryngeal hypersensitivity in respiratory disease and functional disorders and in swallowing and voice problems as a result of head and neck cancer and cancer treatment/s.
She was awarded her Doctor of Philosophy in 2022, by The University of Sydney, investigating laryngeal hypersensitivity, dysphonia and dysphagia in Whiplash Associated Disorder. She previously completed a Master of Applied Science in research, investigating voice and quality of life outcomes following transoral microsurgery for early larynx cancer. Current research includes an investigation of swallow biomechanics following expiratory muscle strength training in head and neck cancer patients and the feasibility of a student-led telehealth swallow rehabilitation program in head and neck cancer patients, funded by Sydney Health Partners and in collaboration with The University of Sydney.
Danielle has lectured at universities across Sydney since 2009 and is regularly involved in university examination and thesis marking. She frequently peer-reviews research submitted for publication to several international speech pathology, medical and surgical journals.
Danielle is regularly involved in clinician education programs and professional organisations across Australia and New Zealand. She designs self-directed learning modules and education events for Speech Pathology Australia. She is the Treasurer of the Laryngology Society of Australasia and the co-convenor of the 2023 Laryngology Society of Australasia's international conference. Danielle regularly provides clinical supervision and mentorship to clinicians across Australia.
Danielle is also the Australia/New Zealand clinical consultant for Atos Medical, providing clinical support to speech pathologists working in laryngectomy management.