Research Faculty

Roger C. Nuss, MD, FACS

 

Department Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement
Hospital Title Associate in Otolaryngology
Academic Title Assistant Professor of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School
Phone 617-355-5116
Fax 617-730-0320
Email Roger Nuss
Location 300 Longwood Avenue
LO-329
Boston MA 02115

 

Research Overview   

 Roger Nuss's research interests focus upon pediatric laryngology and voice disorders. Currently, he is developing grading scales to describe vocal fold nodules in children, and studying the long-term outcomes of children with vocal fold nodules. Additional research interests include management of vocal fold immobility and airway scarring. 

 

About Roger Nuss 

Roger Nuss received a BS degree in Engineering from Swarthmore College, and his MD degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed an internship in Surgery at University of Massachusetts Medical School, a residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and a fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Childrens Hospital Boston. He is active on staff at Childrens Hospital Boston, directs the Voice Clinic and co-directs the Velopharygneal Dysfunction Clinic. 

 

Key Publications 

 Nuss RC, Ward J, Huang L, Volk M, Woodnorth GH. Correlation of vocal fold nodule size in children and perceptual assessment of voice quality. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2010 Oct;119(10):651-5.

 Shah RK, Feldman HA, Nuss RC. A grading scale for pediatric vocal fold nodules. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Feb;136(2):193-7.

 Shah RK, Harvey-Woodnorth G, Glynn A, Nuss RC. Perceptual voice characteristics in pediatric unilateral vocal fold paralysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Apr;134(4):618-21.

 Shah RK, Woodnorth GH, Glynn A, Nuss RC. Pediatric vocal nodules: correlation with perceptual voice analysis. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2005 Jul;69(7):903-9. Epub 2005 Mar 16.

 Rahbar R, Litrovnik BG, Vargas SO, Robson CD, Nuss RC, Irons MB, McGill TJ, Healy GB. The biology and management of laryngeal neurofibroma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Dec;130(12):1400-6.