20 Years of VHI Endowed Laryngeal Surgery Professorship at Harvard Medical School

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Drs. Steven and Maria Zeitels at Harvard Medical School inaugural celebration of endowed professors

Today we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Eugene B. Casey Professorship in Laryngeal Surgery with Harvard Medical School and its first incumbent, Dr. Steven Zeitels, Director of the Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation at Massachusetts General Hospital.

VHI endowed this professorship to ensure that the highest quality clinical care in Laryngeal Surgery will be maintained into the future. The professorship also supports advancements in Laryngology through novel and enterprising research programs.

We would also like to recognize the generosity of the late Mrs. Betty Brown Casey for making this possible and her unwavering commitment to the welfare of children. With her support innovative approaches to pediatric voice loss have also been advanced over these past years.

Photo courtesy of Drs. Steven and Maria Zeitels at the inaugural celebration of Harvard Medical School’s Endowed Professors from all of its hospitals. This type of event has never occurred before in its more than 200-year history.

Dick Vitale Announces He Will Return to Broadcasting

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Dick Vitale with Dr. steven zeitels at the massachusetts general hospital voice center

Sports legend, Dick Vitale, shared emotional and exciting news on January 8th, 2025 after an examination with his voice surgeon, Dr. Steven Zeitels, Director of the Voice Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. Mr. Vitale announced his vocal cords are cancer-free and he has been given the all-clear to return to broadcasting.

Read more here: Sports Illustrated: Dick Vitale Gets Great News About Cancer Recovery and Return to ESPN

Broadcasters Foundation of America Teams Up with Dr. Steven Zeitels and the Voice Health Institute

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Broadcasters Foundation of America Teams Up with Dr. Steven Zeitels and the Voice Health Institute

“The Broadcasters Foundation has done amazing work over many years,” observed Dr. Zeitels. “I am impressed with their transparency and their commitment to providing aid to broadcast industry individuals in dire need. I am pleased that VHI will partner with the Foundation to help educate broadcasters throughout the US about voice problems they may be experiencing.”

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Dick Vitale On Road to Recovery After Battling Vocal Cord Cancer

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Dick Vitale recently shared great news with the help of his voice surgeon, Dr. Steven Zeitels, in an emotional and moving video using his voice again after a prolonged period of voice rest while undergoing treatment for vocal cord cancer.

Sportscaster Dick Vitale receives good news from his voice surgeon, Dr. Steven Zeitels, Director of the Massachusetts General Voice Center, following his battle with vocal cord cancer.

Dick Vitale Gives Heartfelt ESPYs Acceptance Speech Following Recovery From Voice Surgery

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College basketball and sports icon, Dick Vitale, received the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the 2022 ESPY Awards, following his battle with lymphoma and precancerous dysplasia of his vocal folds over the past year. Throughout his speech, Mr. Vitale passionately emphasized the importance of cancer research.

ESPYs 2022: Dick Vitale Acceptance Speech

Dick Vitale Receives Good News from Voice Surgeon Dr. Steven Zeitels

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After weeks of voice rest following intense surgery to his vocal cords, college basketball icon, Dick Vitale, is cleared to use his voice by world-renowned voice surgeon, Dr. Steven Zeitels, at the Massachusetts General Hospital Voice Center. Dr. Zeitels and Mr. Vitale shared the great news on Wednesday. Read more on ESPN: https://www.espnfrontrow.com/2022/03/dick-vitales-march-gladness-now-i-can-officially-begin-using-my-voice/

HPV infection may be behind rise in vocal-cord cancers among young nonsmokers

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A remarkable recent increase in the diagnosis of vocal-cord cancer in young adults appears to be the result of infection with strains of human papilloma virus (HPV) that also cause cervical cancer and other malignancies. Investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) describe finding HPV infection in all tested samples of vocal-cord cancer from 10 patients diagnosed at age 30 or under, most of whom were non-smokers. Their report appears in a special supplement on innovations in laryngeal surgery that accompanies the March 2019 issue of Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology.

For the news release from Massachusetts General Hospital, click here.

To read Glottic Carcinoma in Young Patients by Semirra Bayan, M.D., William Faquin, M.D., Ph.D., and Steven M. Zeitels, M.D., F.A.C.S. from the Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, click here.

Comprehensive Review Analyzes Vocal-Cord Restoration in 18 Grammy Award-Winning Singers - Supported by VHI

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Treatment of elite vocalists provides insight into the treatment and management of vocal-cord disease in non-performers.

A retrospective review of microsugery performed in 18 Grammy Award-winning performers treated by surgeons at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Division of Laryngeal Surgery has revealed insights into the treatment and management of vocal-cord disease in elite performers. Detailed photo-documentation is provided which demonstrates a range of microsurgical techniques that were created at MGH. This unique first-of-its kind investigation was published in a special supplement to the March 2019 issue of the Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology, entitled Innovations in Laryngeal Surgery.

For the news release from the Massachusetts General Hospital, click here.

To read Innovations in Laryngeal Surgery by Steven M. Zeitels, M.D., F.A.C.S. from the Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, click here.

Billboard Magazine - Music's Top Throat Doctors Who Saved The Voices of Adele, Sam Smith and More

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Billboard Magazine features Dr. Steven Zeitels as "The Maestro" in an article profiling the nation's leading voice doctors.

Billboard Magazine - (CLICK HERE)