Clark A. Rosen, MD

Clark A. Rosen, MD

Professor, Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery; Chief, Division of Laryngology; Director, Voice and Swallowing Center, UCSF

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2233 Post Street, #337
San Francisco, CA 94115

Physician Biography

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Research Summary

Clark Rosen, MD is a Director of the UCSF Voice and Swallowing Center, Chief of the Division of Laryngology, Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Dr. Rosen is originally from Los Gatos, California and is a proud graduate of Cal (Go Bears!). He attended Rush University for his medical degree, accomplished his residency in Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University at OHSU, and completed a fellowship in Laryngology and Upper Airway Physiology at the University of Tennessee in Memphis under the tutelage of Gayle Woodson MD. Dr. Rosen inaugurated modern laryngology at the University of Pittsburgh beginning in 1995 creating a dedicated center of excellence in Laryngology, University of Pittsburgh Voice Center. Dr. Rosen originated the outstanding Fellowship in Laryngology and Care of the Professional Voice at the University of Pittsburgh in 2002 and since has trained over 15 fellows in Larynogology and numerous visiting Otolaryngologists from around the world.

Dr. Rosen has had amazing productivity as a clinician scientist. He has authored over 200 peer reviewed publications, 35 book chapters, 6 books including being the co-editor for Bailey’s Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology (twice) which is one of two main textbooks in our field. Dr. Rosen also authored (with Blake Simpson MD) a key operative atlas, Operative Techniques in Laryngology which has international reach and has been translated into to Mandarin and Spanish.

Dr. Rosen has been a Co-Investigator on numerous NIH grants as well as grants from the Triological Society, the VA, and private industry.

Dr. Rosen has been a sought-after speaker internationally and has had major service to multiple publications and professional societies. He is a founding member of the Fall Voice Conference, Icarus Society served as the Vice Chair of the Annual Meeting Program Committee for the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAOHNS) and has been the Treasurer and President of the American Laryngological Association (ALA).

Research Funding

  • September 15, 2021 - August 31, 2026 - Next-generation clinical phenotyping and pathophysiology of laryngeal dystonia and voice tremor , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: P50DC019900
  • July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2026 - A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Investigation of Autologous Muscle Derived Progenitor Cells for the Treatment of Dysphagia , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: California Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Sponsor Award ID: 4A22-2644-S001

Education

- Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University
MD, - Medicine, Rush University
BA, - Sociology, University of California
- Laryngology and Upper Airway Physiology, University of Tennessee

Selected Publications

  1. Young VN, Ma Y, Rosen CA, Schneider SL. Medicare Restriction of Telehealth Speech Services Negatively Impacts Patient Care. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Apr 12.  View on PubMed
  2. McKeon M, McCoy N, Johnson C, Allen J, Altaye M, Amin M, Bayan S, Belafsky P, DeSilva B, Dion G, Ekbom D, Friedman A, Fritz M, Giliberto JP, Guardiani E, Kasperbauer J, Kim B, Krekeler BN, Kuhn M, Kwak P, Ma Y, Madden LL, Matrka L, Mayerhoff R, Piraka C, Rosen CA, Tabangin M, Wahab S, Wilson K, Wright C, Young VN, Postma G, Howell RJ. Postoperative Care of Zenker Diverticula: Contemporary Perspective from the Prospective OUtcomes Cricopharyngeaus Hypertonicity (POUCH) Collaborative. Laryngoscope. 2023 Dec 26.  View on PubMed
  3. Lin RJ, Munin MC, Belsky M, Smith B, Grose E, Nisenbaum R, Rosen CA, Smith LJ. Technical Challenges for Laryngeal Electromyography. Laryngoscope. 2024 Feb; 134(2):831-834.  View on PubMed
  4. Zhao NW, MacDonald BV, Pietrowski JR, Laus J, Evangelista LM, Joseph I, Rosen CA, Belafsky PC. Clinician accuracy in identifying essential laryngeal landmarks on swallowing fluoroscopy. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2023 Oct; 8(5):1265-1271.  View on PubMed
  5. Lagos-Villaseca A, Bhatt NK, Abdolhosseini P, Quinonez L, Paoletti MF, Gochman G, Johns MM, Rosen CA, Kao TC, Meyer TK. Assessment of Patients Receiving Short-Interval Botulinum Toxin Chemodenervation Treatment for Laryngeal Dystonia and Essential Tremor of the Vocal Tract. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 07 01; 149(7):615-620.  View on PubMed
  6. Howell R, Johnson C, Allen J, Altaye M, Amin M, Bayan S, Belafsky P, Cervenka B, Desilva B, Dion GR, Ekbom D, Friedman A, Fritz M, Giliberto JP, Guardiani E, Kasperbauer J, Kim B, Krekeler BN, Kuhn M, Kwak P, Ma Y, Madden LL, Matrka L, Mayerhoff R, McKeon M, Piraka C, Rosen CA, Tabangin M, Wahab SA, Wilson K, Wright C, Young VN, Postma G, Prospective OUtcomes of Cricopharyngeal Hypertonicity (POUCH) Collaborative. Surgical Outcomes in Zenker Diverticula: A Multicenter, Prospective, Longitudinal Study. Laryngoscope. 2024 Jan; 134(1):97-102.  View on PubMed
  7. Dwyer CD, Gochman GE, Rosen CA, Young VN, Schneider SL. Comparison of Outcome Measures (Subjective, Objective, and Patient-Based) in Laryngeal Dystonia Treatment With Botulinum Toxin A Injection. J Voice. 2023 Apr 29.  View on PubMed
  8. Montalbaron MB, Achlatis E, Johnson AM, Ma Y, Young VN, Rosen CA, Amin MR, Kwak PE. Presumptive Diagnosis in Tele-Health Laryngology: A Multi-Center Observational Study. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2023 Dec; 132(12):1511-1519.  View on PubMed
  9. Dwyer CD, Schneider SL, Gutierrez D, Rosen CA. Gender-Affirming Voice Surgery: Considerations for Surgical Intervention. Semin Speech Lang. 2023 03; 44(2):76-89.  View on PubMed
  10. Tierney WS, Huang LC, Chen SC, Berry LD, Anderson C, Amin MR, Benninger MS, Blumin JH, Bock JM, Bryson PC, Castellanos PF, Clary MS, Cohen SM, Crawley BK, Dailey SH, Daniero JJ, de Alarcon A, Donovan DT, Edell ES, Ekbom DC, Fink DS, Franco RA, Garrett CG, Guardiani EA, Hillel AT, Hoffman HT, Hogikyan ND, Howell RJ, Johns MM, Kasperbauer JL, Khosla SM, Kinnard C, Kupfer RA, Langerman AJ, Lentz RJ, Lorenz RR, Lott DG, Makani SS, Maldonado F, Matrka L, McWhorter AJ, Merati AL, Mori M, Netterville JL, O'Dell K, Ongkasuwan J, Postma GN, Reder LS, Rohde SL, Richardson BE, Rickman OB, Rosen CA, Rohlfing M, Rutter MJ, Sandhu GS, Schindler JS, Schneider GT, Shah RN, Sikora AG, Sinard RJ, Smith ME, Smith LJ, Soliman AMS, Sveinsdóttir S, Veivers D, Verma SP, Weinberger PM, Weissbrod PA, Wootten CT, Shyr Y, Francis DO, Gelbard A. Comparative Treatment Outcomes for Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis: 5-Year Update. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 06; 168(6):1570-1575.  View on PubMed
  11. Lagos-Villaseca A, Koshkin VS, Kinet MJ, Rosen CA. Laryngeal Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid as an Immune-related Adverse Effect of Pembrolizumab Treatment. J Voice. 2023 Jan 18.  View on PubMed
  12. Ma Y, Kidane J, Gochman GE, Bracken DJ, Strohl MP, Rosen CA, Young VN. Assessment of Laryngeal Sensory Function using a Tactile Aesthesiometer in Healthy Adults. Laryngoscope. 2023 10; 133(10):2525-2532.  View on PubMed
  13. Howell R, Tang A, Allen J, Altaye M, Amin M, Bayan S, Belafsky P, Cervenka B, deSilva B, Dion G, Ekbom D, Friedman A, Fritz M, Giliberto JP, Guardiani E, Harmon J, Kasperbauer JL, Khosla S, Kim B, Kuhn M, Kwak P, Ma Y, Madden L, Matrka L, Mayerhoff R, Piraka C, Rosen C, Tabangin ME, Wahab SA, Wilson K, Wright SC, Young V, Yuen S, Postma GN. Killian Jamieson Diverticulum, the Great Mimicker: A Case Series and Contemporary Review. Laryngoscope. 2023 09; 133(9):2110-2115.  View on PubMed
  14. Gochman GE, Dwyer CD, Young VN, Rosen CA. Exploring Patient's Preference of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Laryngeal Movement Disorders. Laryngoscope. 2023 06; 133(6):1448-1454.  View on PubMed
  15. Young VN, Kidane J, Gochman GE, Bracken DJ, Ma Y, Rosen CA. Abnormal Laryngopharyngeal Sensation in Adductor Laryngeal Dystonia Compared to Healthy Controls. Laryngoscope. 2023 09; 133(9):2271-2278.  View on PubMed
  16. Kidane J, Gochman GE, Boscardin WJ, Rosen CA, Young VN, Ma Y. An Ex Vivo Investigation of Tactile Aesthesiometer Force in Laryngopharyngeal Sensory Testing. Laryngoscope. 2023 08; 133(8):1933-1937.  View on PubMed
  17. Howell RJ, Ekbom D, Kasperbauer J, Tabangin M, Altaye M, Wahab S, Belafsky P, Allen J, Amin M, Bayan S, Cervenka B, deSilva B, Dion G, Friedman A, Fritz M, Giliberto JP, Guardiani E, Harmon J, Khosla S, Kim B, Kuhn M, Kwak P, Ma Y, Madden L, Matrka L, Mayerhoff R, Piraka C, Rosen C, Wilson K, Wright C, Young V, Yuen S, Postma G. Cricopharyngeus Muscle Dysfunction and Hypopharyngeal Diverticula (e.g., Zenker): A Multicenter Study. Laryngoscope. 2023 06; 133(6):1349-1355.  View on PubMed
  18. Zhao NW, Mason JM, Blum AM, Kim EK, Young VN, Rosen CA, Schneider SL. Using Item-Response Theory to Improve Interpretation of the Trans Woman Voice Questionnaire. Laryngoscope. 2023 05; 133(5):1197-1204.  View on PubMed
  19. Kharidia KM, Bensoussan Y, Rosen CA, Johns MM, O'Dell K. Variations in Practices and Preferences of Vocal Fold Injection Materials: A National Survey. Laryngoscope. 2023 05; 133(5):1176-1183.  View on PubMed
  20. Chan HF, Rosen CA, Schneider SL. An investigation of the cutoff point of the English version of speech handicap index in the American total laryngectomees. Logoped Phoniatr Vocol. 2024 Apr; 49(1):34-40.  View on PubMed

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