Dr. Woo can provide treatment of the following:
- Ear, nose, and throat problems of the professional singer and voice user.
- Voice and swallow dysfunction due to neurological disease (stroke, Parkinson's disease, laryngeal paralysis)
- Polyps, nodules and other benign vocal fold lesions causing hoarse voice
- Acute and chronic laryngitis, reflux laryngitis, and allergic laryngitis
- Muscular tension dysphonia and functional voice disorders
- Laryngeal and tracheal stenosis (narrowing of the airway)
- Diagnosis and minimally invasive intervention for laryngeal cancer
- Evaluation and management of vocal cord paralysis
The following rehabilitative services, surgeries, and procedures are available at 300 Central Park office and at Mount Sinai Medical Center where he operates.:
- Examining of the vibration of vocal cords with a special scope called Videostroboscope.
- High speed video imaging of vocal fold function.
- Objective testing of the acoustic and aerodynamics of the speaking and singing voice with measures of: acoustic parameters, respiratory and phonatory airflow and electroglottography.
- Laryngeal electromyography: Tests of electric signals of muscle function of the larynx.
- Office based pulsed dye laser treatment of polyps, scars and other benign and pre-malignant growths of the vocal fold.
- Office based Carbon Dioxide laser treatment of laryngeal papilloma and granulomas.
- Injection of botulinum toxin into the muscle of the throat and larynx for the treatment of adductor and abductor spasmodic dysphonia
- Diagnosis and management of acid reflux laryngitis
- Voice rehabilitation by tracheal-esophageal puncture
- Laryngeal reconstruction after radiation, trauma and cancer surgery for restoration of voice and airway.
- Conservation surgery and laser surgery for cancer of the larynx
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