Jonathan Bock, MD

Jonathan M. Bock, MD

Meet Dr. Bock

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Jonathan Bock is a fellowship-trained, board certified Otolaryngologist – Head and Neck Surgeon who has a clinical interest in treating patients with voice and throat disorders.

Dr. Bock graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2001, and won numerous awards and honors during his medical school training. He completed a residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Iowa in 2008, including a 2-year NIH-funded research fellowship studying the molecular biology of head and neck cancers. Work during this research fellowship lead to multiple publications and three United States patents.

Following his residency in Otolaryngology, Dr. Bock completed a fellowship in Laryngology & Care of the Professional Voice with Dr. Robert Ossoff at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. During this time, Dr. Bock focused his clinical work on voice and swallowing disorders, as well as the special concerns that arise in caring for voice professionals of all types.

His practice is centered on the care of diseases of the larynx, including treatment of patients with voice concerns, from professional musicians to teachers. He also treats patients with airway stenosis, spasmodic dysphonia, vocal cord paralysis, head and neck cancers, swallowing disorders, and thyroid tumors.

As an academic physician-scientist Laryngologist, Dr. Bock is involved in the instruction of residents and medical students on a daily basis, and he enjoys the academic environment that drives the care of patients at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He continues to perform active research within the department, focusing on the molecular biology of head and neck cancers and laryngeal pathologies.

Dr. Bock’s interest in Laryngology and voice disorders stems from his personal interest in music. He is an accomplished pianist, guitarist, and singer, and continues to perform music on a regular basis. He sang extensively in music groups during his time in college at Yale, including a performance at Carnegie Hall with the Yale Whiffenpoofs.

Dr. Bock believes that every patient deserves to be treated with respect and patience, and attempts to explain complex medical problems to his patients in a clear and straightforward manner.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1995
Doctor of Medicine (MD) – Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2001
Internship (Surgery) – University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, 2002
NIH Research Fellowship (Molecular Oncology) - University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, 2004
Residency – Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, 2008
Fellowship – Laryngology and Care of the Professional Voice, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 2009

BOARD CERTIFICATION

American Board of Otolaryngology

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Wisconsin Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
American Association for Cancer Research
The Voice Foundation

CLINICAL INTERESTS

Voice Disorders
Professional Voice
Videostroboscopy
Hoarseness
Laryngology
Neurologic Diseases of the Larynx
Laryngeal Electromyography (EMG)
Spasmodic Dysphonia
Botulinum Toxin Injections
Rehabilitation of Patients with Vocal Paralysis
Injection Laryngoplasty
Microsurgery of the Larynx
Office-Based Laser Surgery of the Larynx
Trans-Oral Laser Surgery of the Larynx
Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Laryngeal Surgery
Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
Swallowing Disorders
Tumors of the Larynx (Benign and Malignant)
Head and Neck Cancer
Thyroid Disorders
Airway Stenosis

CLINICAL PRACTICE

Patient Age: All
Joined MCW Faculty in 2009

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Molecular Oncology of Head and Neck Cancer
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Cancer Treatment
Laryngeal Muscle Physiology

HONORS/AWARDS

Member, Yale Whiffenpoofs of 1995
President and Founder, Medical Humanities Interest Group, 1997
Goldsand Scholarship Recipient, 1998
Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation Scholarship Recipient, 2000
Armond J. Quick Award for Excellence in Biochemistry Research, 2001
New Jersey Healthcare Association Humanism in Medicine Award, 2001
Thomas W. Grossman Award for Excellence in Otolaryngology, 2001
NIH LRP program recipient, 2003
Best Poster Award, American Head and Neck Society, 2003
Best Poster Award, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Research Forum, 2004
Travel Grant Recipient, Conference on Research Education and Training in Otolaryngology, 2005
Travel Grant Recipient, American Head and Neck Society, 2006
Alfreda Van Wart Award Winner for Best Research Presentation at the 1st Annual Brian McCabe Memorial Research Conference, University of Iowa, 2007
Chief Resident, University of Iowa Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2008
Travel Grant Recipient, International Conference on Advances in Laryngeal Biophysiology, 2008