Jessica M. Pisegna, PhD, MS CCC-SLP, BCS-S, MEd

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Jessica M. Pisegna, PhD, MS-CCC-CLP, BCS-S, MEd received her doctoral degree in 2016 from Boston University: Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. She is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology Head-Neck Surgery at Boston University and is a clinical Speech Pathologist at Boston Medical Center where she is also the Director of the Voice and Swallowing Center and Section Chief of the Speech Pathology services. Her doctoral work propelled her to researching adult voice and swallowing disorders, which has been a passion of hers. In the world of medical speech language pathology, she particularly enjoys the detective-like skills required to figure out why someone may have trouble voicing, swallowing, or breathing. She specializes in rehabilitating adults with swallowing disorders caused from stroke, head/neck cancer, trauma, and other diseases or disabilities. Her clinical work and research goals aim to improve diagnosis of swallowing disorders to improve diagnosis and recovery time.

Publications

  • Published 4/4/2024

    Buckley DP, Borders JC, Pisegna JM. Muscle Tension Dysphagia: An Expanded Investigation of Clinical Presentations and Swallowing Kinematics. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2024 Jul 03; 33(4):1802-1810. PMID: 38573246.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 1/25/2024

    Kariveda RR, Tran A, Velu PS, Jabbour N, Pisegna JM, Tracy LF. Impact of Patient Factors on Attendance at Remote Telehealth Swallow Therapy. Dysphagia. 2024 Aug; 39(4):735-745. PMID: 38273158.

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  • Published 1/18/2024

    Jabbour N, Agarwal P, Pisegna JM, Mathur N, Zuckerman M, Caten H, Tracy LF. Socioeconomic Impact on Swallow Therapy Attendance. Dysphagia. 2024 Aug; 39(4):757-764. PMID: 38238573.

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  • Published 12/10/2023

    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. PMID: 38072229.

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  • Published 11/19/2023

    Kitila M, Borders JC, Krisciunas GP, McNally E, Pisegna JM. Confidence, Accuracy, and Reliability of Penetration-Aspiration Scale Ratings on Flexible Endoscopic Evaluations of Swallowing by Speech Pathologists. Dysphagia. 2024 Jun; 39(3):504-513. PMID: 37980635.

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Education

  • Boston University, PhD
  • Boston University, MS
  • Long Island University Brooklyn, MEd
  • Hamilton College, BA