Dr. Marcus S. Albernaz

Voice is central to human communication, social interaction, identity, and may be critical for professional success. Many professionals depend on having a good voice, including teachers, singers, clergy, attorneys, and call center operators. Swallowing and breathing are also vital life functions and problems in either area can lead to significant reduction in quality of life. I am grateful to have the opportunity to help people every day who are experiencing voice, breathing or swallowing problems. My goal is to collaborate with patients in a team-based, interdisciplinary approach to restore patients' voices and ability to communicate and perform, swallow, and breathe. I work with patients to personalize treatment decisions to fit their individual needs. This may include medical treatments and/or surgical interventions, as well as voice and swallowing therapy in collaboration with my speech-language pathology and singing voice specialist colleagues. Dr. Cohen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vocal Cord Dysfunction. His top areas of expertise are Spasmodic Dysphonia, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis, Laryngeal Nerve Damage, and Laryngectomy.

Alissa Collins is an Otolaryngologist in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Collins is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vocal Cord Dysfunction. Her top areas of expertise are Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Swallowing Difficulty, and Laryngectomy. Dr. Collins is currently accepting new patients.

David Witsell is an Otolaryngologist in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Witsell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vocal Cord Dysfunction. His top areas of expertise are Spasmodic Dysphonia, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Hearing Loss, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Myringotomy.