Sarah E. Hollas, MA, CCC-SLP

Personal Statement

Sarah is a speech language pathologist in the Speech, Language, and Learning Department at Texas Children’s Hospital-Medical Center Campus who works primarily with patients with voice disorders. Sarah is part of a multidisciplinary Voice Team which provides evaluations for patients with voice concerns. She also provides voice therapy for patients to habilitate/rehabilitate their vocal potential. In addition to working in the Voice Clinic, Sarah works closely with the Pulmonary Medicine and Asthma Clinic to evaluate and treat patients with Irritable Larynx Syndrome (Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion/Chronic Cough). She also participates in Tracheostomy Team Rounds, providing a collaborative approach to ensure hospitalized patients with tracheostomies have access to services to address their communicative and swallowing needs. This includes identifying patients who may be appropriate candidates for use of a speaking valve.

Sarah is committed to providing the best possible care to patients with voice disorders, whether it be guiding them in accessing their best possible voice or assisting them in retraining their breathing pattern so that they can fully return to their sport.

Clinical Interests:

Voice and voice disorders, Reducing phonotraumatic behaviors in children, Instrumental and perceptual voice evaluations, Irritable larynx syndrome (Paradoxical vocal fold motion and Chronic cough), Speaking valves

Research Interests:

Instrumental voice outcomes of laryngeal reinnervation surgery for patients with vocal fold paralysis, Personalities and vocal fold pathologies, Parental voice qualities influencing children’s vocal qualities 

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* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.

Ongkasuwan J, Devore D, Hollas S, Yan J. Transoral rigid 70-degree laryngoscopy in a pediatric voice clinic. Laryngoscope 2019 Jul; 129 (7): 1657-1659.

Liao K, Kwak P, Hewitt H, Hollas S, Ongkasuwan J. Measuring Quality of Life in Pediatric Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion Using the SF-36v2. Journal of Voice 2017 Jul; 31 (4): 518.

Ongkasuwan J, Devore D, Hollas S, Jones J, Tran B. Laryngeal Ultrasound and Pediatric Vocal Fold Nodules. Laryngoscope 2017 Mar; 127 (3): 676-678.