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Maureen Lefton-Greif
Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Fellow
Maureen A. Lefton-Greif, PhD, CCC/SLP, BCS-S, ASHA-F is Professor Emerita in Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Lefton-Greif's clinical practice and research focus on feeding/swallowing development, and the evaluation and management of its disorders. Her specific research interest is on swallowing disorders (dysphagia) in child and adults diagnosed with complex aerodigestive and rare conditions with pediatric origins. She participates in the multidisciplinary clinical and research group studying the natural history of ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) and is co-investigator for a NIH-supported grants to develop a functional scale for clinical trial readiness. Her prior NIH funded research led to the development of the first standardized, reliable and validated scale for the videofluoroscopic assessment of swallowing function of bottle-fed children. As an extension of this work, she is a co-investigator on an NIH funded grant to study Radiation Exposure in Infants and Children from Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies. She developed the Feeding/Swallowing Impact Survey (FS-IS), which is the first outcome measure to assess the impact of children's feeding and swallowing problems on their caregivers, and has been translated into Turkish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Persian. She has published more than 45 peer-reviewed articles, 13 chapters, and co-edited 2 books. Dr. Lefton-Greif is Fellow of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), a founding member of the ASHA's Board of Certified Specialists in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders, an Associate Editor for the Journal of Dysphagia, and Co-Chair of Dysphagia Research Society's Pediatric Dysphagia Special Interest Group.
Courses with Maureen Lefton-Greif
Browse Course CatalogChildhood Assessment of Normal and Dysfunctional Feeding & Swallowing
Presented by Joan Arvedson, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Fellow and Maureen Lefton-Greif, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Fellow
Childhood Assessment of Normal and Dysfunctional Feeding & Swallowing
This session will focus on defining feeding/swallowing disorders (FSDs) in infants and children and discussing the prevalence and characteristics of these disorders, as well as identifying underlying etiologies and the impact of these problems on the development system.
Evaluation of Infants and Young Children with Suspected Dysphagia
Presented by Joan Arvedson, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Fellow and Maureen Lefton-Greif, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Fellow
Evaluation of Infants and Young Children with Suspected Dysphagia
This session will focus on the clinic/bedside and instrumental assessment of swallowing in infants and children. Information will include the basic information derived from each type of evaluation, identification of children who should be evaluated, and the advantages versus disadvantages associated with each type of evaluation process.
Treatment of Children with Dysphagia
Presented by Joan Arvedson, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Fellow and Maureen Lefton-Greif, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Fellow
Treatment of Children with Dysphagia
This course will focus on the management of infants and children with FSDs. The basic management principles, their hierarchy, and neuroplasticity will be discussed. Specific levels of interventions and specific therapies will be reviewed. Cases will be presented to illustrate management decision-making in the context of the evaluation and the model introduced during the first two courses in this series.
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