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Who
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STAFF
Deirdre
D. Michael, Ph.D.,
CCC/SLP
George S.
Goding, Jr., M.D.,
F.A.C.S.
Pradeep
Ramanathan, M.S., M.A.,
CCC/SLP
Sara
Oberg, clinic
assistant
Hiland
Overgaard, administrative assistant
MAKE APPOINTMENTS / CONTACT
US
Clinic
Phone Numbers
HOW TO FIND US
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STAFF
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Deirdre
D. Michael, Ph.D., CCC/SLP
Dr. D.D. Michael is
Assistant Professor in the Department of
Otolaryngology in the University of Minnesota
Medical School, and is Co-Director of the Lions
Voice Clinic. She has been a singer all of her
life, a voice and piano teacher for 30 years, and a
Speech Language Pathologist since 1991.
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Dr. Michael
received her B.A. in music and psychology from
Hamline University in St. Paul, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in
Communication Disorders from the University of Minnesota
where she specialized in
voice science. At the Lions Voice Clinic, she
specializes in treating singers, actors, teachers
and other professional voice users. She is a
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core member of the University
of Minnesota Vocology
Consortium, a collaboration between the Departments of
Otolaryngology and Communication Disorders, and the School
of Music. She is a member of the American Speech and Hearing
Association (ASHA), the National Association of Teachers of
Singing (NATS), and National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC)
as well as many local professional organizations.
Dr. Michael is a
frequent presenter at national and international
conferences for voice and singing science as well
as voice treatment. She also lectures regularly at
colleges around the state, where she presents
seminars in vocal health and voice science for
singers. Her areas of research and publication
include perceptual characteristics of voice,
acoustic measures of voice quality, and various
aspects of normal and abnormal singing and speech
production. As an educator, Dr. Michael makes voice
science accessible to singers as well as training
medical residents in voice disorders and the
special needs of singers. She maintains an active
private voice and piano studio, and continues to
perform regularly in a variety of musical
styles.
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Department of Otolaryngology
420 Delaware St. SE, Box 396
Minneapolis, MN 55455
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(612) 626 0925
(800) 688 5252 (ext 6 0925)
Fax (612) 625 2101
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micha008@umn.edu
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George
S. Goding Jr., M.D.
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Dr. Goding received his medical
degree with honors from Tulane University School of
Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1982. He
completed a residency in Otolaryngology, Head and
Neck Surgery at the University of Washington in
Seattle, Washington in 1988. Since then he has been
on the faculty in the Department of Otolaryngology,
Head and Neck Surgery at the University of
Minnesota and at Hennepin County Medical Center
(both in Minneapolis, MN.
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He has subspecialty interests in
laryngology, upper airway disorders and care of the
professional voice. He is the medical director of
the Lions Voice Clinic at the University of
Minnesota and the Siegel Laryngeal Physiology
Laboratory at Hennepin County Medical Center. He is
a core member of the University of Minnesota
Vocology Consortium, a collaboration between the
Departments of Otolaryngology and
Speech-Language-Hearing Science, and the School of
Music.
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Dr. Goding is an Associate
Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology Head
and Neck Surgery, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is an Associate
Physician, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and
Neck Surgery, Hennepin County Medical Center,
Minneapolis and Staff Physician, Division of
Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Veterans
Administration Medical Center,
Minneapolis.
Dr. Goding is a reviewer for
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The
Laryngoscope Journal and Archives of
Otolaryngology. Dr. Goding has authored over 40
articles and book chapters and given over 100
scientific presentations both locally and
nationally.
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Department of Otolaryngology
420 Delaware St. SE, Box 396
Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Office: (612) 625 7400
(800) 688 5252 (ext 5 7400)
Clinic: (612) 626 5900
(800) 688 5252 (ext 6 5900)
Fax (612) 625 2101
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godin001@umn.edu
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Pradeep
Ramanathan, M.S., M.A., CCC/SLP
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Pradeep Ramanathan received his
Bachelor's degree in Physics at the University of
California at Berkeley in 1987, and also studied
voice during that time. He worked as a Process
Engineer in Silicon Valley, and performed in
Gilbert & Sullivan and Offenbach light operas
in the San Jose area, as well as a minor role in a
production of The Magic Flute at the 1990 summer
music festival in Bear Valley, CA. Pradeep
continued his training in voice and music while
completing a Master's degree in Physics at San
Francisco State University in 1996. He worked as an
engineer until moving to Minnesota in
1998.
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Pradeep completed a Master's
degree in Speech Pathology at the University of
Minnesota in 2002, with an emphasis on the singing
voice and vocal pedagogy. Pradeep is a member of
the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(ASHA) and has been a member of the clinical staff
at the Lions Voice Clinic since June 2002. His
areas of clinical interest
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include the singing voice, motor learning, and the
use of relaxation techniques for muscle tension dysphonia. Pradeep
is currently working on his Ph.D. in the Department of
Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, with a minor in Neuropsychology. His areas of research include
phonation threshold pressure, measures of singing
voice quality, artificial neural networks, implicit
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Department of Otolaryngology
420 Delaware St. SE, Box 396
Minneapolis, MN 55455
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(612) 626 3416
(800) 688 5252 (ext 6 3416)
Fax (612) 625 2101
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rama0042@umn.edu
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Sara
Oberg
Sara Oberg is our clinical assistant at
the Lions Voice Clinic. She has bachelor degrees in Vocal
Performance and Vocal Music Education (grades K-12), from
the University of Minnesota. She continues to perform in a
variety of styles in various venues throughout the Twin
Cities. Currently, she is a graduate student at the
University of Minnesota, pursuing a masters degree in Speech
and Language Pathology. Sara plans to focus her studies on
Voice Therapy. In the clinic, Sara is in charge of collecting clinical
data and facilitating many aspects of our patient care.
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Hiland
Overgaard
Hiland Overgaard has a bachelor's degree in Vocal
Performance from the University of Minnesota, and continues to
perform in singing and piano venues in the Twin Cities. He is also
currently pursuing a career in ministry. Hiland is the administrative
and technical assistant at the Lions Voice Clinic. His
duties include handling clinic documents, billing, financial accounts, office supplies,
and electronic hardware and software. He also produces and maintains this web site
and assists with research projects.
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Department of Otolaryngology
420 Delaware St. SE, Box 396
Minneapolis, MN 55455
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(612) 626 3416
(800) 688 5252 (ext 6 3416)
Fax (612) 625 2101
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The staff of the Lions Voice Clinic: (from left to
right) Dr. Goding, Dr. Michael, Hiland Overgaard, Sara
Oberg, Mr. Ramanathan.
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Make an Appointment
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For
appointments with Dr. Michael:
Toll
Free: 800-688-5252 (ext 6-0925)
Local: 612-626-0925
For
appointments with Mr. Ramanathan:
Toll
Free: 800-688-5252 (ext 6-3416)
Local: 612-626-3416
For
appointments with Dr. Goding:
New
Patients:
Toll
Free: 800-688-5252 (ext 5-7400)
Local: 612-625-7400
*New patients seeing Dr.
Goding will usually see either Dr. Michael or Mr.
Ramanathan as well. A separate appointment does not
have to be made.
Returning
Patients:
Toll
Free: 800-688-5252 (ext 6-5900)
Local: 612-626-5900
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