Susan E Langmore, PhD
Emeritus Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

PhD, Northwestern University
MA, Stanford University
BA, University of California, Los Angeles



Dr. Langmore is Emeritus Professor of Otolaryngology at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She is a clinician, teacher, and researcher. She has worked as a speech pathologist her entire career, and has worked extensively in aphasia, dysarthria, and dysphagia. She has worked in acute care, ICU, rehab, and outpatient settings, and with patients who have neurologic diseases, pulmonary conditions, and head and neck cancer. Dr. Langmore has made many significant contributions to the field of Speech Language Pathology, starting with the development of the FEES procedure in the 1980's.
She has altered the medical field's perception and management of aspiration pneumonia with her research in the 1990's, and has recently completed a multi-center NIH funded clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of electrical stimulation for dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients. Dr. Langmore was awarded the ASHA Fellowship in 1998 and then ASHA Honors in 2012, and currently serves as the president of the Dysphagia Research Society (DRS). She has served on NIH review committees and is a reviewer or editor of a dozen medical journals.

Ongoing Research Support

5RO1CA120950-02 Langmore (PI) 6/26/2007- 5/30/2012
NIH/NCI
Efficacy of Electrical Stimulation for Dysphagia in Head & Neck Cancer Patients
Role: Principal Investigator
This multi-institutional clinical trial will compare electrical stimulation plus aggressive swallowing exercise to sham electrical stimulation with aggressive swallow exercise to determine the efficacy of e-stim in treating dysphagia in patients who have received radiation therapy for head and neck cancer.

As outgrowths of this research, I am collaborating with several faculty here at BMC to determine how we can best predict and prevent dysphagia in patients undergoing treatment for head & neck cancer.

Member
Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research




Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation for Swallowing Recovery After Dysphagic Stroke
06/01/2016 - 05/31/2019 (Subcontract PI)
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. NIH NIDCD
5R01DC012584-05

Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation for Swallowing Recovery After Dysphagic Stroke
06/14/2013 - 05/31/2017 (Subcontract PI)
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. NIH NIDCD
5R01DC012584-03


PRO-ACTIVE: Comparing the effectiveness of PROphylACTic swallow InterVEntion for patients receiving RT with or without chemotherapy for HNC
01/30/2018 - 01/31/2023 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Susan E Langmore, PhD
University of Toronto Patient-Cntr (PCORI)

Post-Extubation Dysphagia Study
09/28/2015 - 07/31/2018 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Susan E Langmore, PhD
University of Colorado NIH

Implementation of oral care in ICU Settings
06/01/2012 - 08/31/2013 (PI)
Sage Products, Inc.

Efficacy of Electrical Stimulation for Dysphagia in Head & Neck Cancer Patients
07/01/2007 - 05/31/2013 (PI)
NIH-NCI
5R01 CA120950-05


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  1. Zuckerman M, Wang S, Kaneoka A, Coster WJ, Leonard R, Langmore SE, Pisegna JM. Conceptualizing Adult Dysphagia in the United States Within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 May; 105(5):1008-1018.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38072229
     
  2. Cordier R, Speyer R, Langmore S, Denman D, Swan K, Farneti D. Development of a Visuoperceptual Measure for Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (V-FEES) in Adults with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: An International Delphi Study. J Clin Med. 2023 Jun 06; 12(12). PMID: 37373571; PMCID: PMC10299684; DOI: 10.3390/jcm12123875;
     
  3. Jijakli A, Borders JC, Gottlieb A, Ramirez E, Leonard R, Langmore SE, Murray J, Pisegna JM. Absent epiglottic inversion as seen on flexible endoscopic evaluations of swallowing (FEES) is associated with a gestalt reduction in swallowing mechanics. Am J Otolaryngol. 2023; 44(2):103757.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36753976
     
  4. Miller CK, Reynolds J, Kelchner LN, Scarborough D, Langmore S, Gosa M. Tutorial on Clinical Practice for Use of the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing Procedure With Pediatric Populations: Part 2. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2023 Jan 11; 32(1):55-82. PMID: 36538506
     
  5. Kumar S, Marchina S, Langmore S, Massaro J, Palmisano J, Wang N, Searls DE, Lioutas V, Pisegna J, Wagner C, Shinde A, Schlaug G. Fostering eating after stroke (FEASt) trial for improving post-stroke dysphagia with non-invasive brain stimulation. Sci Rep. 2022 Jun 10; 12(1):9607.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35689084; PMCID: PMC9187742; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14390-9;
     
  6. Langmore SE, Scarborough DR, Kelchner LN, Swigert NB, Murray J, Reece S, Cavanagh T, Harrigan LC, Scheel R, Gosa MM, Rule DK. Tutorial on Clinical Practice for Use of the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing Procedure With Adult Populations: Part 1. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2022 01 18; 31(1):163-187. PMID: 34818509
     
  7. Martino R, Fitch MI, Fuller CD, Hope A, Krisciunas G, Langmore SE, Lazarus C, Macdonald CL, McCulloch T, Mills G, Palma DA, Pytynia K, Ringash J, Sultanem K, Theurer J, Thorpe KE, Hutcheson K. The PRO-ACTIVE trial protocol: a randomized study comparing the effectiveness of PROphylACTic swallow InterVEntion for patients receiving radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. BMC Cancer. 2021 Oct 13; 21(1):1100.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34645411; PMCID: PMC8513207; DOI: 10.1186/s12885-021-08826-0;
     
  8. Langmore SE, Krisciunas GP, Warner H, White SD, Dvorkin D, Fink D, McNally E, Scheel R, Higgins C, Levitt JE, McKeehan J, Deane S, Siner JM, Vojnik R, Moss M. Correction to: Abnormalities of Aspiration and Swallowing Function in Survivors of Acute Respiratory Failure. Dysphagia. 2021 Oct; 36(5):842-853.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33635374
     
  9. Starmer HM, Arrese L, Langmore S, Ma Y, Murray J, Patterson J, Pisegna J, Roe J, Tabor-Gray L, Hutcheson K. Adaptation and Validation of the Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity for Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing: DIGEST-FEES. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2021 06 04; 64(6):1802-1810.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34033498
     
  10. Langmore SE, Krisciunas GP, Warner H, White SD, Dvorkin D, Fink D, McNally E, Scheel R, Higgins C, Levitt JE, McKeehan J, Deane S, Siner JM, Vojnik R, Moss M. Abnormalities of Aspiration and Swallowing Function in Survivors of Acute Respiratory Failure. Dysphagia. 2021 10; 36(5):831-841.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33156398
     
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This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 114 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2015 and 2016 and 2020

YearPublications
19831
19881
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19953
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19983
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20022
20034
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20072
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20093
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20147
201510
201610
20174
20183
20198
202010
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dysarthria
dysphagia
outcomes

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