Dr. Douglas Van Daele, MD

Expert Publications

• Electromyographic activity from human laryngeal, pharyngeal, and submental muscles during swallowing.
• Blood transfusion as a risk factor for death in stage III and IV operative laryngeal cancer. The Department of Veterans Affairs Laryngeal Cancer Study Group.
• Intrinsic fibre architecture and attachments of the human epiglottis and their contributions to the mechanism of deglutition.
• Quantitative assessment of hyoid bone displacement from video images during swallowing.
• Laryngeal movement, oropharyngeal pressure, and submental muscle contraction
• Effects of age, gender, bolus volume, and bolus viscosity on oropharyngeal pressure during swallowing.
• Sense of effort and the effects of fatigue in the tongue and hand.

Media Releases

Get to know Otolaryngologist Dr. Douglas Van Daele, who serves patients in Iowa City, Iowa.

Board-certified otolaryngologist Dr. Daele is affiliated with University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is an 811-bed public teaching hospital and level 1 trauma center affiliated with the University of Iowa. 

He serves as a Professor of Otolaryngology at The Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, which is a highly ranked medical school where students learn to become accomplished clinicians and top-flight researchers and educators. 

Dr. Daele attended the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine where he earned his medical degree. He then went on to complete his internship in general surgery, his residency in otolaryngology, and his fellowship in otolaryngology at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.

Dr. Daele is board-certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology. The American Board of Otolaryngology, located in Houston, Texas, is a non-profit corporation that has set the mission of ensuring professional standards with certificates and memberships, and has offered training in the fields of head neck surgery to professionals since 1924.

Additionally, Dr. Daele is also board-certified in clinical informatics by the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM). The ABPM was established to promote the health and safety of the American people through high standards in the certification and maintenance of certification in the profession of preventive health.

Otolaryngology is the oldest medical specialty in the United States. Otolaryngologists, also known as Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) doctors, specialize in disorders of the head and neck, ranging from hearing loss to cancer. Dr. Daele’s specialities include allergy, laryngology, and otolaryngology. 

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