Adult Stuttering

HistoryThe Chicago Institute for Voice Care has assembled a team of highly trained professionals who create a personalized plan to restore and maintain each voice. Dr. Sims, a fellowship-trained laryngologist, makes and assessment and diagnosis according to the latest scientific research with state of the art equipment. He has assembled a team that can offer an array of appropriate options: medical, surgical, behavioral, and if desired holistic. Our speech pathologist, Jan Potter Reed, is a voice specialist and offers a wide range of treatment options with the goal of restoring each voice to its maximum potential.SpecialtiesJan Potter Reed, MS, CCC-SLP, a licensed speech pathologist, joined the Chicago Institute for Voice Care in October 2012 as a Voice Specialist. Ms. Reed has extensive experience as a speech pathologist at more than a dozen Chicago-area hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, and physician offices. She works with the Institute's patients on voice rehabilitation and as a voice coach. She brings a unique approach, combining the science of speech pathology with techniques informed by the performing arts and integrative medicine. She earned her M.S. in Communication Disorders from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her B.S. at Northwestern University. In 2011, Ms. Reed earned a certificate in Clinical Research Methods from the University of Illinois-Chicago. She is founder and president of the Chicago Chapter of The Voice Foundation and Associate Editor of the Voice and Speech Disorders resource of the Voice and Speech Trainers of America (VASTA). Her work outside the Institute includes planning and managing continuing education courses for voice professionals, as well as research in occupational voice disorders.