Laryngology & Professional Voice

Joel H. Blumin, MD, FACS
Associate Professor and Chief
Division of Laryngology and Professional Voice
Department of Otolaryngology & Communication Sciences

Dr. Joel H. Blumin is a Fellowship trained, Board Certified Otolaryngologist/Head Neck Surgeon who has a clinical emphasis in treating patients with voice and throat problems. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences and sees patients of all ages.

Dr. Blumin graduated from the Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa in 1993. He was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society in 1992. Following medical school, he went back to his home of Los Angeles, CA for a residency in Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery at UCLA. As a resident, he received multiple awards for excellence in both teaching and research.

After his residency he stayed at UCLA to become the first Fellow in Laryngology, Voice Disorders, and Bronchoesophagology under the mentorship of Dr. Gerald S. Berke. During this two year Fellowship, he honed his diagnostic and surgical skills within the subspecialty of Laryngology.

At the Medical College of Wisconsin, Dr. Blumin focuses his practice on diseases of the larynx and treatment of vocal professionals in all walks of life. He has a special interest and has been nationally recognized for his care of patients with spasmodic dysphonia, a neurologic disorder of the larynx. He also treats patients with airway stenosis, head & neck cancer, swallowing disorders, parotid and thyroid tumors, and tumors of the larynx.

He also enjoys his role as an academic otolaryngologist in teaching residents and medical students both the art and the science of medical practice. His research interests lie in neurolaryngology, laryngeal biomechanics, and spasmodic dysphonia.

Dr. Blumin has a simple philosophy of patient care that was passed to him from his mentors-treat every patient as if they were your mother or father. He'll carefully explain a patient's diagnosis and treatment options in terms they can understand.

• Bachelor of Science (BS) - University of California, Riverside, CA, 1987

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) - University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 1993

• Residency - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 1999

• Fellowship - Laryngology, Voice Disorders and Bronchoesophagology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 2001 

• American Board of Otolaryngology

• American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
• American College of Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
• National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association
• The Voice Foundation
• Society of University of Otolaryngologists
• American Broncho-Esophageal Association

• Voice Disorders
• Professional Voice
• Videostroboscopy
• Hoarseness
• Laryngology
• Neurologic Disorders of the Larynx
• Laryngeal Electromyography (EMG)

• Treatment of Spasmodic Dysphonia including Advanced Surgical Techniques

• Botox Injections
• Rehabilitation of Patients with Vocal Paralysis
• Microsurgery of Larynx
• Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Laryngeal Surgery
• Laser Surgery
• Reflux Disease
• Swallowing Disorders
• Trans Nasal Esophagoscopy
• Tumors of the Larynx
• Head and Neck Cancer
• Parotid and Salivary Gland Tumors
• Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders
• Airway Stenosis
• Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS) Implantation

• Patient Age: All
• Joined MCW Faculty in 2005

• Neurolaryngology
• Spasmodic Dysphonia
• Laryngeal Biomechanics

• Alpha Omega Alpha, 1992

• Travel Award, Western Sectional Meeting of the Triological Society, 1999

• Most Outstanding Research/Clinical Presentation, Paul H. Ward Society Meeting, 1999

• Resident Teaching Award, University of California Los Angeles, 1999

• Clinical Faculty Teaching Award, University of California Los Angeles, 2000

• Clinical Faculty Teaching Award, University of California Los Angeles, 2001

• Resident Research Award, American Laryngological Association, 2002

• Named 'Best of Philadelphia' by Philadelphia Magazine, 2003

• Established Patient Appointments - 414.805.5689

• New Patient Appointments - 414.805.3666 (or) 800.272.3666