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
Invited Speakers

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
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
Conference Managers
Consec - Conference and Event Management
PO Box 3127 BDC ACT 2617 Australia
T: +61 2 6252 1200
E: laryngology@consec.com.au
