Associate Professor Anne Vertigan

Director Speech Pathology, University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Health

Research Programs

Asthma and Breathing

Published the first randomised control trial of speech pathology management of chronic cough

Lead author in the development of the Laryngeal Hypersensitivity Questionnaire used internationally and translated into several languages

Leads research into investigating research into laryngeal dysfunction in chronic cough and inducible laryngeal obstruction

Associate Professor Anne Vertigan is the manager of speech pathology for John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle Australia, and Conjoint Associate Professor in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Newcastle Australia.

Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Applied Science in Speech Pathology, Master of Business Administration, Master of Clinical Epidemiology, Master of Medical Statistics and a PhD through the University of Queensland.

Anne’s clinical and research interests include voice disorders, chronic cough/VCD, laryngectomy and dysphagia.

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