This is episode 167 of the Swall Your Pride Podcast.

And today's guest is Kelly Salmon.

She is an SLP specializing in the treatment of adults

with communication and swallowing disorders

across the continuum of care. She's been a board certified specialist

in following its following disorder since 2011 and earned designation in 2014 as a

lymphology Association of North America certified lymphodema therapists

Specializing in the treatment of head and neck lymphodema. Over the past several years of her career

Kelly has focused on becoming an expert in the treatment of swallowing disorders

resulting for many medical conditions,

including head and neck cancer, stroke, and progressive disease.

The evaluation and treatment of head and neck lymphizema has also become a focused area of clinical

practice for Kelly over the past 10 years.

She is also passionate about working with individuals undergoing total laryngectomy

to rehabilitate and restore communication and swallowing function throughout the various stages of survivorship.

Kelly earned her bachelor's degree in speech pathology

and audiology through Stockton University in New Jersey,

her master's degree in speech pathology at New York University,

and recently completed her clinical

doctor in speech language pathology at Nova Southeastern University in 2018. She

completed a research study examining swallowing related outcomes for

individuals undergoing specialized robotic surgery. examining swallowing

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