J. Tod Olin, MD, MSCS

Special Interests

Dr. Olin is specifically interested in helping children and adults exercise safely and comfortably across the spectra of health and performance, whether sick or well, fit or obese, toddlers or Olympic-level athletes.

Dr. Olin has published in the area of pediatric airways disease, as well as in the area of high-performance exercise limitation. He has invented two novel therapies for exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (also known as vocal cord dysfunction), a condition for which Dr. Olin is considered a global leader. The first of these interventions, a procedure known as therapeutic laryngoscopy during exercise, was published in the fall of 2016. The second innovation, a series of breathing techniques known as the Olin EILOBI breathing techniques, was published in 2017. This and other work has been featured in the Washington Post, New York Times, National Public Radio, and the Wall Street Journal.

Dr. Olin also values working with sporting bodies to inspire and promote population health. He serves as a respiratory consultant for several national sporting bodies. Dr. Olin aims to inspire the next generation of professionals through educational work at the University of Denver.  

Board Certification

2008: Pediatrics
2012: Pediatric Pulmonology

Professional Memberships

American Thoracic Society
American College of Sports Medicine

Publications

Olin JT, Clary MS, Fan EM, Johnston KL, State CM, Strand M, Christopher KL. Continuous laryngoscopy quantitates laryngeal behavior in exercise and recovery. Eur Respir J. 2016 Oct;48(4):1192- 1200. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00160-2016. PMID: 27418554

Olin JT, Deardorff EH, Fan EM, Johnston KL, Keever VL, Moore CM, Bender BG. Therapeutic Laryngoscopy During Exercise: A Novel Non-Surgical Therapy for Refractory EILO. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2016 Oct 31. doi: 10.1002/ppul.23634. PMID: 27797458

Hargrove AE, Hargrove MB, Olin JT. Therapeutic Laryngoscopy during Exercise for Treatment of
Refractory Exercise-induced Laryngeal Obstruction: A Personal Experience. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Dec 28. doi:10.1513/AnnalsATS.201612-948OR. PMID: 28029805

Johnston KL, Bradford H, Hodges H, Moore CM, Nauman E, Olin JT. The Olin EILOBI Breathing Techniques: Description and Initial Case Series of Novel Respiratory Retraining Strategies for Athletes with Exercise-Induced Laryngeal Obstruction. J Voice. 2018 Nov; 32 (6): 698-704. PMID: 29050661

Olin JT, Westhoff CE. Exercise-Induced Laryngeal Obstruction and Performance Psychology: Using the Mind as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Target. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2018 May;38(2):303-315. PMID: 29631738

Hospital Affiliations

• Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children

Academic Affiliations

Appointment as Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver

Website Information

National Jewish Health Exercise and Performance Breathing Center

Conflicts of Interest

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