Dr. Nazaneen Grant

Clinical Expertise

Nazaneen Grant, MD completed her Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery residency training at Georgetown University Hospital and is Board Certified. She treats the full spectrum of general otolaryngology disorders and also has fellowship training in Laryngology from the New York Center for Voice and Swallowing in New York City. She specializes in surgical and medical management of hoarseness and growths in the voice box such as papillomas, early cancers, cysts and nodules, vocal fold paralysis, trauma, congenital growths and nerve-related voice disorders. She is well-versed in microlaryngeal surgery, CO2 and KTP laser surgery, and awake surgical procedures for throat, voice, and airway problems that can be done under local anesthesia. These include medialization laryngoplasty injections for vocal fold paralysis or presbyphonia, laryngeal biopsy, and EMG-guided botox injections for spasmodic dysphonia or voice tremor, TMJ, Frey’s syndrome, oromandibular dystonia, and swallowing disorders. Her research interests include movement disorders of voice and the use of lasers on the vocal fold. She has a dual appointment at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Georgetown Hospital. Dr. Grant is also involved in advancing otolaryngologic care and education in developing countries, particularly in Latin America and Africa. She is fluent in Spanish.

Practice Focus

• Laryngology (voice and swallowing disorders)

Internship

• Georgetown University Hospital, General Surgery

Residency

• Georgetown University Hospital, Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Fellowship

• New York Center for Voice and Swallowing, St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY

Credentialed Areas

• American Board of Otolaryngology

Honors, Awards & Society Memberships

• American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery; International and Humanitarian Committees
• American Bronchoesophageal Association – Elected Fellow
• American Laryngological Association – Elected Fellow
• American Board of Otolaryngology – Diplomate
• Voice Foundation
• American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Humanitarian Efforts Travel Grant recipient

Active research

• Movement disorders of voice, Use of lasers on the vocal fold