Our Team
Team Approach
The defining factor at the Melbourne Voice Analysis Centre is our TEAM approach. Our patients benefit from a combination of medical and clinical assessments, equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and a 30+ year history of excellence.
Ear Nose & Throat Specialists
Our Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists are all fellows of the Royal Australasian college of surgeons, and members of the Australian Society of Head & Neck Surgery, and the Laryngology Society of Australasia. All have had many years of sub-specialty training and practice in the management of voice disorders, and have published and presented widely in the discipline. They all collaborate closely with speech pathologists in the care of patients with voice disorders.

Mr Paul M Paddle FRACS
Associate Professor Paul Paddle MBBS (Hons), FRACS, MPH, PGradDipAnat Paul Paddle is an ENT, Head and Neck Surgeon with fellowship training in laryngology, specialising in disorders of voice, airway and swallowing. He completed his Bachelor of Medicine...
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A/Prof Catherine Sinclair FRACS
Associate Professor Catherine Sinclair MBBS (Hons), FRACS Catherine Sinclair is a dual board-certified, dual fellowship-trained surgeon specialising in laryngology and head and neck surgery. She completed her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery with Honours at Flinders University,...
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Mr Anthony Rotman FRACS
Mr Anthony Rotman MBBS, FRACS, PGDipSurgAnat Anthony Rotman is a Melbourne-trained ENT, Head and Neck Surgeon with fellowship training in laryngology, specialising in disorders of the voice, airway and swallowing. He joined Melbourne Voice Analysis Centre in...
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A Speech Pathologist is a paramedical / health professional who has expertise in the assessment and management of communication, voice and swallowing disorders. As many problems have a functional basis, the speech pathologist has expertise in the evaluation of the function of the laryngeal mechanism particularly regarding the efficiency of voicing for speech and singing. Our Speech Pathologists at the Melbourne Voice Analysis Centre all have significant experience, additional qualifications and sustained dedication to the field of laryngology working alongside their Otolaryngology colleagues as integral team members.

A/Prof Debbie Phyland SP
Associate Professor Debbie Phyland PhD, MAppSc (Research), BAppSc (Speech Pathology) Dr Debbie Phyland is a speech pathologist with more than 35 years’ experience across medical speech pathology, voice, research and university teaching. She is an Adjunct Associate...
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Professor Jenni Oates SP
Emeritus Professor Jennifer Oates PhD, MAppSc, BAppSc (Speech Pathology), FSPAA Emeritus Professor Jennifer Oates (Jenni) is one of Australia’s leading speech pathologists, with more than 50 years of clinical, teaching and research experience in the assessment and...
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Meaghan Sullivan SP
Meaghan Sullivan BSpPath, BMus (Voice), CPSP Meaghan Sullivan has been working as a Speech Pathologist since graduating from La Trobe University in 2002. Prior to entering speech pathology, she completed a Bachelor of Music specialising in voice...
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Natasha Curham SP
Natasha Curham BSpPath (Hons), CPSP Natasha Curham graduated as a Speech Pathologist from La Trobe University in 2004 with First Class Honours, having undertaken her Honours project investigating voice in Parkinson’s disease. She brings more than 20...
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