Conditions Treated
- Chronic Cough
- Vocal Cord Dysfunction
- Voice Disorders
Research Areas
- Throat Clearing
- Vocal Cord Dysfunction
- Voice Disorders
- Gender:
- Female
Education & Training
Education
- 1950
- University of Ohio (Athens, Ohio), BA
- 1966
- University of Denver, MA
- 1970
- University of Denver, PhD
Biography
Affiliation with University of Colorado Denver
Professor Emeritus, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Special Interests
Treatment of paradoxical vocal cord dysfunction with relaxed throat breathing techniques, treatment of chronic cough with breathing techniques and treatment of hyperfunctional voice disorders and treatment of the professional voice. Dr. Blager also works with speakers and presenters to enhance voice quality and prevent voice problems.
Board Certification
Certificate of Clinical Competence, American Speech and Hearing Association, 1972
Teaching or Professional Positions
Faculty, Aspen Music Festival & School (Aspen, CO)
Emeritus Faculty, Dept of Edu, The Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Consultant to Speech Pathology, Army Audiology & Speech Pathology Center, Walter Reed Army Med Center (Washington, DC)
Professor Emeritus of Speech Pathology, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health
Professional Memberships/Societies
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Colorado Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Zeta Phi Eta, National Professional Fraternity in the Communication Arts and Sciences
Awards & Recognition
Member, Colorado Multiple Institutional Review Board, University of Colorado Denver: Reviewer in Areas of Voice & Laryngeal Function
Developed & Directed Voice Workshops at The Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Honors of Colorado Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc.
Pacific Voice & Speech Foundation
Publications
Blager, F.B. Requested Book Review of Branski, R.C. and Sulica, L., "Classics in Voice and Laryngology.” Journal of American Medical Association. Vol. 303, No. 10, March 10, 2010.
Blager, F.B. "Vocal Cord Dysfunction.” Perspectives on Voice and Voice Disorders. Division 3, Vol. (5), No. 1, pp. 7-10, 2006.
Blager, F.B. "Paradoxical Vocal Fold Movement: Diagnosis and Management." Current Opinions in Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. No. 8, pp. 180-183, 2000.
Landwehr, L.P., Wood, R.P., Blager, F.B. and Milgrom, H. "Vocal Cord Dysfunction Mimicking Exercise-induced Bronchospasm." Pediatrics, Vol. 98, No. 5, pp. 971-974, 1996.
Smith, M.E., Darby, K.P., Kirchner, K. and Blager, F.B. "Simultaneous Functional Laryngeal Stridor and Functional Aphonia and in an Adolescent." American Journal of Otolaryngology, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 366-369, 1993.
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