Dr. Venkataraja Aithal U
Professor and Associate Dean MCHP, MAHE ,Manipal
Department of Speech and Hearing
Qualification: PhD
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- BOE/S (Audiology and Speech Language Pathology – program-related)
- Teaching Undergraduate / Postgraduate
- Clinical supervision & patient care (Speech language pathology /Voice / Laryngectomy
- Rehabilitation/Dysphagia
- Guide: Dissertation / PhD / Conference Paper presentation
- PhD Guide (Manipal Academy of Higher Education MAHE, Manipal)
- Advisor, Research Vertical - Innovation and IPR ,MCHP
- Former Chairperson, Institutional Alumni Relations and Industry Liaison, MCHP
- Member of Doctoral Advisory Committee, MCHP, MIT, MAHE, Manipal.
- In charge, Dysphagia Research Lab, MCHP, MAHE, Manipal.
Dr. Venkataraja Aithal Udupi is the Associate Dean of MCHP and Professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing at MCHP, Manipal.
Academic Responsibilities:
Additional responsibility:
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing | I Sem BASLP |
| Dysphagia | III Sem MSC.SLP |
| Voice : Science and Disorders | II SEM MSC.SLP |
| Language Disorders in Children | II SEM MSC.SLP |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langmore foundation FEES certificate course | TATA Memorial Centre, Mumbai | 2019 | |
| PhD | Speech and Hearing | Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal | 2010 |
| MSc | Speech and Hearing | All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore University, Mysore | 1997 |
| BSc | Speech and Hearing | School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal | 1995 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal | Assositae Dean of MCHP | Administration | March 2022 - till date |
| Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal | Professor | Teaching, clinical and research | February 2012 - till date |
| Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal | Associate Professor | Teaching, clinical and research | August 2006 - February 2012 |
| Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal | Assistant Professor | Teaching, clinical and research | March 2000 - July 2006 |
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | Lecturer | Teaching, clinical supervision | December 1997 - March 2000 |
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | Clinical Instructor | Clinical supervision | June 1997- December 1997 |
Development of a computer-based aphasia therapy module in Kannada to enhance auditory verbal comprehension
2012-31-12
BoP MU-Philips
Profiling anxiety-depressive and personality correlates of individuals with tinnitus
2013-31-12
AIISH Research Fund (ARF)
Development and Standardization of Phonological Process Analysis Test for Children (PPAT-C) in Tulu Language”
2015-31-12
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Govt. of India.
An automatic system for identification of phonological processes in children
2018-31-12
Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India
Design Development and Batch production of Silicon Rubber products for Communication Disorders
2020-31-12
Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India
Development of Phonological Assessment tool in Kannada.
2020-31-12
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), Govt. of India
Design and development of Wearable Electrolarynx with Minimal Human Intervention and speech enhancer
(2021apr-2022sept)
BDT-DST
Investigation of swallow fatigue and its impact on eating and drinking behaviors among older adults and post stroke individuals
(April 2023-26)
MUIG
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Voice science, Laryngectomy rehabilitation, Dysphagia, Child language development, Neurogenic communication disorder
Area of Expertise
Voice and Laryngectomy rehabilitation; Speech language pathology and Neurogenic communication disorders; Dysphagia, , Child language acquisition
Area of Research
Professional voice disorders, Surgical voice restoration, Dysphagia, Tinnitus
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
Professional Affiliations:
- Certified member of Rehabilitation Council of India (CRR No. A05274)
- Life Member of Indian Speech and Hearing Association (ISHA) L11040590
- Executive council member of ISHA (2012-2014)
- Executive council member of Asia Pacific Society of Speech, Language and Hearing (2014-17)
- Vice President- Manipal Chapter of Indian Speech and Hearing Association
Contributions:
- BOE/BOS member of Bengaluru University; Former BOE/BOS member of Mysore and Mangalore University.
Awards:
- Muktesh award for the best paper in Audiology – ‘Contralateral sudden hearing loss in post operative acoustic neuroma – an engima’ presented at Annual Convention of the Indian Speech and Hearing Association held in Mumbai in January 2001.
- Alumni award - Alumni Association of U. Kamala Bai High School, Kadiyali, Udupi on 20th Dec, 2011
- Best paper award at TAN-ISHACON 2015, Kanyakumari, for the scientific paper titled “Voice restoration option using electrolarynx in total laryngopharyngoesophagectomy (TLPE) with gastric pull up transposition reconstruction: a case report”.
- “Best Presentation Award” in the 9th Asia Pacific Conference of Speech, Language & Hearing 2015 (APCSLH 2015) held at Guangzhou, China during 9th-11th October 2015 for the paper titled “Estimation of selected aerodynamic measures in tracheoesophageal (TE) speakers: A systematic review & meta-analysis”
- Organizing Secretary for the 47 ISHACON-National convention of Indian speech and hearing Association at conducted at Manipal between Dec30th 2014-Jan 03rd 2015.
- Dr B M Abrol Award for Best Paper in Speech for the paper titled “ Investigation of Swallowing Function in Young Adults using the Dysphagia Handicap Index” presented at the ISHACON 2016 held at Mumbai during February 5th -7th , 2016.
- Best paper award for the poster “Major challenges and management options in individuals with oropharyngeal dysphagia secondary to hemiglossectomy- A case report ” Riya Sara Jacob, Venkataraja U Aithal, Hanna Nelson. At the National seminar on assessment and management of feeding and swallowing problems in children with CP – a multidisciplinary approach held from 23-25th Feb 2017.
- Best Oral presentation “A Systematic Review of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Used in Dysphagia Intervention for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy" Janet J Varghese, Venkataraja U Aithal presented at DYSPHAGIA 2023 at AIMS, Kochi. 26-29 October 2023.
Invited Talks:
- “Acoustic aspects of alaryngeal speech” in a symposium on “Rehabilitation of Laryngectomee and Mandibulectomee” at All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysore, February 2000. 25
- “Clinical application of Otoacoustic Emission” in a “Workshop on Prevention of Deafness” held at Dr.M.V.Shetty College of Speech & Hearing, Mangalore on 13th August 2002. 24
- Organized a “National workshop on Voice rehabilitation after laryngectomy – LARYCARE-2005” held at Manipal College of Allied Health Sciences, MAHE, Manipal and presented a lecture on “Voice restoration options – An overview” on November 25th and 26th 2005. 23
- “Pre and post operative Assessment and Counselling of laryngectomy” and “ Voice restoration options for alaryngeal speakers- An update” in a CRE conducted at AWH Special College, Calicut on 9th March 2008. 22
- “Cerebral palsy – A colossal term” in a CRE on “Current thoughts on Hearing devices and Motor Speech Disorders” held at KMC Mangalore, Karnataka on 18th Oct. 2008. 21
- “Training methods in Speech & Language therapy” for the benefit of parents and teachers at Mangala Jyothi Integrated School, Vamanjoor, Mangalore on 27th Feb 2009. 20
- “Laryngectomy, tracheostomy and voice prosthesis’ for graduates in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology from 13th to 15th July 2009 at Sri Ramachandra College of Allied Health Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai. 19
- “Early identification and management of hearing impaired” Training program of D.Ed. students at Mangala Jyothi Integrated School, Vamanjoor, Mangalore on 9th Dec 2011. 18
- “Pre- and post-operative laryngectomy assessment and counseling” at Laryngology update 2012-1st annual conference of Laryngology and voice association held during 3rd– 5th Feb 2012 at KDAH, Mumbai. 17
- “Dysphagia – Relating the symptoms to the actual disorders” presented at the 5th ISHACON 2012, Kerala state branch. Held on 6th – 7th Oct, 2012. 16
- “Voice prosthesis: Types, accessories and advances” presented and worked as Program Director for the LARYCARE-2: An International Workshop on Voice Rehabilitation after Laryngectomy at the department of Speech & Hearing, MCOAHS, Manipal; held on 9th -10th Oct, 2012. 15
- “Speech and Language therapy for the children with HI and other language disorders” presented a guest lecture during the training program held for primary school teachers on 3rd April 2013 at North school, Udupi, Karnataka. 14
- “Assessment and development of Language in Preschool Children” at RCI sponsored CRE conducted at Dr.M.V.Shetty College of Speech & Hearing, Mangalore on 25th Sept 2013. 13
- “Role of SLPs in assessment and treatment of Laryngectomee” at Workshop on Laryngectomy rehabilitation held at Dr.MVShetty College of Speech & Hearing on Kavoor Mangalore on 20th Jan 201412
- “Voice Restoration after Tracheo-Esophageal Puncture” in the Pre-conference of 46th National Conference of the Indian Speech & Hearing Association held at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala on 6th Feb 2014. 11
- Psychosocial aspects of Tinnitus on 14th Aug 2015 in a seminar on Recent advances in the assessment and management of Tinnitus at Father Muller College, Mangalore. 10
- “Learning disability- Guidelines to parents” in an event organized by parent teacher association, Madhav krupa school, Manipal. On 08th Nov 2015. 9
- “Voice restoration using TE prosthesis” presented at the RCI-CRE on “Living with Laryngectomy” held on 19th February, 2016 at Dr.SR Chandrashekhar Institute of Speech & Hearing, Bengaluru. 8
- ‘Voice rehabilitation in Tracheoesophageal speakers’ at PGI Chandigarh on 29th August 2016. 7
- “Spectrographic analysis – an update” in a RCI approved CRE on ‘Acoustic analysis and perceptual analysis of voice approaches in voice therapy’ conducted at MAPS, Mangalore between 26th – 28th September 2016. 6
- “Learning disability”- for the parents and teachers at Karunya special school Ambalapady, Udupi, Karnataka on 12.10.2017. 5
- “Voice restoration in post laryngectomy” in a RCI sponsored CRE program ‘Nitte Voice Assessment & Thearpeutics’ and national conference on Voice Care and Laryngectomy Rehabilitation held from February 22nd to 24th, 2018 at KS Hegde Auditorium Mangaluru. 4
- Pre-post operative assessment of Ca of Larynx and Hypopharynx. In Larynxcon-2018 organized by Division of Head and Neck Oncology, Dept of Surgical Services, RCC Trivendrum. 3
- “Surgical voice restoration- TEP” and “Trouble shooting of alaryngeal speech” at National seminar on Head and Neck Cancer: Speech and Swallowing Rehabilitation held at Dr.SRCISH, Bengaluru from 02nd -4th May, 2019. 2
- “Trouble shooting in tracheo-esophageal speakers” at the National seminar in otorhinolaryngology and HNS 2019 conducted by Dept of ENT and HNS, KMC Manipal.1
- “Rehabilitation in laryngectomy patients - Evidence based practice in ASLP organized by Indian Speech and Hearing Association, Maharashtra Branch held at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune. 23-24 November, 2019.
- “Rehabilitation in post laryngectomy –Recent advances” February 14-16th, 2020 at National convention of Indian Speech and Hearing Association at PGIMER,Chandigarh.
- ‘Research and Technology: Unavoidable necessity in Clinical Practice’ Panel discussion on 21st Aug.2020 @ASLPGURUVANDANA2020 webinar.
- ‘Vocometry-Assessing vocal abilities’ presented at the 7th SriRamachandra Voice Update 2022 at SriRamachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai.
“Automatically controlled hands free electrolarynx system and method”
2023
Wearable Electrolarynx (E-1/6457/2023) P.No.504285.
Mixed video modeling material for social communication skills
2022
Copyright version 1 (CF-5117/2022)
2012-2014
A comparative study of vocal characteristics between normally aged males and dysarthrophonia.
2012-2014
Accuracy of perceptual evaluation of perturbation measures in synthesized voice by qualified SLPs
2012-2014
Prosthetic aspects and quality of life in Indian Tracheo-oesophageal speakers.
2012-2014
Adaptation of “Tinnitus Handicap Inventory” in Malayalam language.
2014-2016
Investigation of perception of swallowing function among normal young adults, middle aged and the elderly using the dysphagia handicap index.
2017-2018
Essentials of Preoperative Counselling for Laryngectomy Rehabilitation; A Clinician’s Guide
2018-2019
Biomechanics of pharyngoesophageal segment during dry swallow in persons with total laryngectomy- An exploratory study.
2018-2019
Biomechanics of PE segment on swallowing in total laryngectomy patients: A comparative study between solid, semi-solid and liquid diet. (Supported by seed money by MAHE)
2018-2019
Biomechanics of PE segment during dry and wet swallow: a comparative study between laryngectomees with and without dysphagia.
2019-2020
Harmonic organization and frequency measures of different notes in Carnatic singers – a preliminary study
2019-2020
Voice related quality of life in male to female transgenders in Kerala.
2021-22
Identification, validation and evaluation of Indian food items to compare consistency based swallowing function in young, middle aged and elderly population
2021-22
Socio-cultural adaptation, translation, and validation of the Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey 2.0 in Kannada for Head and Neck Cancer Patients".
2022-23
Effect of masako maneuver in healthy young and older adults- a comparative semg swallow study
2022-23
Cultural adaptation and translation of swallowing quality of life questionnaire (swal-qol) in Kannada
2023-24
Agreement between PROM and clinician rated voice and speech problems
2016
PhD thesis : completed--Comprehensive voice evaluation in Indian classical singers’
2020
PhD thesis -Effect of prophylactic intervention on functional swallowing in radiation induced dysphagia for patients with head and neck cancer.
2020
PhD thesis - Mixed Video modelling approach in children with Autism
2020
PhD thesis completed-Aerodynamic and Perceptual Measures in Non-indwelling and Indwelling Tracheoesophageal Prosthetic Voice’
Learning disability in children, Narrative skills in children
2018-01-01
Arogyavani
Swallowing problems in Laryngectomy; COVID guidelines to follow in laryngectomy patients
2020
Arogyavani