Swallowing Disorders Center

The Swallowing Disorders Center at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine of NYU Medical Center is a unique multidisciplinary program dedicated to the diagnosis and therapeutic management of feeding and swallowing disorders (dysphagia). Evaluation and treatment is offered for both pediatric and adult inpatients and outpatients. Consulting medical and rehabilitation specialists are available as needed. The Center is staffed by Speech-Language Pathologists with extensive training in the anatomy and physiology of the swallowing mechanism. This team of five is dedicated solely to the evaluation and treatment of swallowing disorders.

The Swallowing Disorders Center's "team approach" integrates the expertise of rehabilitation and other medical specialties throughout NYU Medical Center to ensure complete care of the individual.

Definition of Swallowing Disorders and The Swallowing Mechanism

Who Has Dysphagia?

Symptoms of Dysphagia

Evaluation of Swallowing Function

Treatment for Dysphagia

The Staff

How to Get Started and Contacting Us