hillman.robert@mgh.harvard.edu

Robert E. Hillman, PhD

HST Faculty

Associate Professor of Surgery and Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital
Co-Director and Research Director, Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Provost for Research, MGH Institute of Health Professions

Contact Information

617-643-2466

Degrees

BS in Speech Pathology, Pennsylvania State University, 1974
MS in Speech Pathology, Pennsylvania State University, 1975
PhD in Speech Science, Purdue University, 1980

Selected Awards/Societies

Associate Fellow of the American Laryngological Association (1997)
Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (1997)
Casselberry Award - American Laryngological Association (1998)
Alumni Fellow Award - Pennsylvania State University (2008)
Broyles-Maloney Award - American Bronchoesophalogical Association (2010)
Manuel Garcia Prize - International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (2010)

Research Interests

A major focus of Dr. Hillman's research is the development of methods for assessing and treating laryngeal voice disorders. Work is in progress in the following areas: development of a portable (wearable/ambulatory) voice monitor with biofeedback capability; development of an improved artificial electrolarynx communication system with neural interface (a voice neural prosthesis); development of an automated psychoacoustics-based voice quality assessment (APVA) system; development of a laryngeal endoscope with calibrated sizing function.

Reference Publications

Deliyski DD, Hillman RE. State of the art laryngeal imaging: research and clinical implications. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Jun;18(3):147-52.
Mehta DD, Deliyski DD, Zeitels SM, Quatieri TF, Hillman RE. Voice production mechanisms following phonosurgical treatment of early glottic cancer. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2010 Jan;119(1):1-9.
Stepp C.E., Hillman R.E., Heaton J.T. "Use of Neck Strap Muscle Intermuscular Coherence as a Measure of Vocal Hyperfunction", IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2010; Volume: 18, Issue: 3.

Courses Taught

HST 710 - SP 2013 - Speech Communication

Speech Communication

People

Faculty

hillman.robert@mgh.harvard.edu

Courses Taught