Our Speakers

Bringing together leading voices in laryngology from across Australia and around the world, the Laryngology Melbourne 2026 conference showcases a dynamic lineup of expert speakers at the forefront of clinical care, research, and innovation. Our speakers represent a diverse range of specialties and perspectives, offering valuable insights into the latest advances, emerging technologies, and best practices shaping the future of voice, airway, and swallowing disorders. Explore the program to discover the thought leaders driving progress in laryngology today.

Keynote Speakers

DR EDIE HAPNER

Professor, Co-Director UAB Voice Center and Director of Hearing and Speech

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Department of Otolaryngology

DR KATE HEATHCOTE

ENT Consultant Surgeon, Laryngology Specialist

University Hospitals Dorset

DR AARON M. JOHNSON

Associate Professor

New York University

Grossman School of Medicine

A/PROF CATHERINE SINCLAIR

ENT Surgeon

Melbourne Neck & Thyroid Surgery

Invited Speakers

DR BELINDA CRUSE

Neurologist

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

PROF DR.-ING. MICHAEL DÖLLINGER

Co-Chair, Division of Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery

University Hospital Erlangen, Germany

PROF VAUGHAN MACEFIELD

Professor of Neuroscience, School of Translational Medicine

Monash University

PROF STUART MAZZONE

Professor in Neuroscience, Director of the Centre of Research Excellence IMPACT Chronic Cough

University of Melbourne

A/PROF PAUL TOFARI

Associate Professor in Exercise Science

Australian Catholic University

DR DOUG WHYTE

Associate Professor in Exercise Science

Australian Catholic University

Oral Presenters

DR JANE BICKFORD

DR JANINE MAHONEY

A/PROF DEBBIE PHYLAND

JULIE BETTLE

CHANTAL MITVALSKY

DR LAURYN STEWART

SIEW-LIAN CROSSLEY

DR ZURAINI MOHAMMAD NASIR

DR DANIELLE STONE

DR VIKASH YOGARAJ

JORDAN JEFFERY

DR DUY DUONG NGUYEN

A/PROF ANNE VERTIGAN

DR WING-NAM CRYSTAL YUEN

A/PROF ESTELLA MA

CHRISTOPHER PAYTEN

DR CHLOE WALTON

DR CATHERINE MADILL

A/PROF PAUL PADDLE

DR JONATHAN WOLIANSKY

Poster Presenters

ANDREA AGNETTI

KATE BAUMOL

DR REBECCA BLACK

GABRIELLE COFFEY

MADLYN CONNELLY

CATHERINE ETTY-LEAL

DR DHANSHREE R GUNJAWATE

DR YONI EVGENI GUTKOVICH

EMILY HOMER

DR CATHERINE MADILL

DR NILNETRE MAHATHANARUK

DR VIPA RATH MARPUKDEE

HOLLY PARKER

CHRISTOPHER PAYTEN

DR BRIAN STASAK

A/PROF ANNE VERTIGAN

THOMAS WILSON

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