Heather Thompson

Heather Thompson, MS, CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center specializing in the evaluation and treatment of oropharyngeal swallowing disorders, including head and neck cancer speech and swallowing restoration. She is proficient in the management of voice prostheses following tracheoesophageal voice restoration after total laryngectomy. Formerly, the clinical lead for the department of speech-language pathology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, she has served as a guest lecture at University of Southern California and California State University Los Angeles. Most recently she presented at the Society of Physicians Assistants in Ear, Nose and Throat in Los Angeles, California. She co-authored a book chapter on the role of the SLP in head and neck cancer management. Currently, she is involved in research in the lung transplant population and participates in community outreach promoting speech-language pathology.