Dr. Andrew J Mcwhorter MD
Ear-Nose and Throat Doctor (ENT)
4950 Essen Ln Suite B Baton Rouge LA, 70809Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Andrew Mcwhorter is an ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctor, also known as an otolaryngologist, practicing in Baton Rouge, LA. Dr. Mcwhorter specializes in diseases and disorders of the ear, nose and throat as well as other parts of the head and neck. Such structures an ENT may work on include the sinuses, larynx (voice box) and mouth in addition to the ear, nose and throat. There are seven areas of expertise that an ENT might specialize in, and these are: allergies; facial reconstructive surgery; head and neck; laryngology; otology/neurotology; pediatric otolaryngology; and rhinology.
Education and Training
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1995
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Tracheotomy: timing and techniques.
- Transoral lateral oropharyngectomy for squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsillar region: I. Technique, complications, and functional results.
- Technical refinements in the supracricoid partial laryngectomy to optimize functional outcomes.
- Investigation of voice initiation and voice offset characteristics with high-speed digital imaging.
- Preliminary study on the quantitative analysis of vocal loading effects on vocal fold dynamics using phonovibrograms.
- Current concepts and new horizons in conservation laryngeal surgery: an important part of multidisciplinary care.
- True vocal fold nodules: the role of differential diagnosis.
- Assessment of the variability of vocal fold dynamics within and between recordings with high-speed imaging and by phonovibrogram.
- Vocal warm-up practices and perceptions in vocalists: a pilot survey.
- Vocal fold vibratory behavior changes following surgical treatment of polyps investigated with high-speed videoendoscopy and phonovibrography.
- Mitigation of temporal aliasing via harmonic modeling of laryngeal waveforms in high-speed videoendoscopy.
- Preprocessing techniques for high-speed videoendoscopy analysis.
- Advanced waveform decomposition for high-speed videoendoscopy analysis.
- Objective quantification of pre- and postphonosurgery vocal fold vibratory characteristics using high-speed videoendoscopy and a harmonic waveform model.
- Effects of 2 different swallowing exercise regimens during organ-preservation therapies for head and neck cancers on swallowing function.
Treatments
- Acid Reflux
- Throat Cancer
- Birth Defects
- Laryngitis
- Ear Wax
- Tonsillitis
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