About Matthew Naunheim, MD, MBA
Dr. Matthew Naunheim is a fellowship-trained laryngologist who specializes in voice, breathing, and swallowing problems. He focuses on minimally-invasive removal of growths of the voice box with the use of cutting-edge technology.
Dr. Naunheim cares for patients with complex laryngeal pathology including laryngeal cancer, laryngeal dysplasia, airway narrowing, vocal cord paralysis, vocal cord polyps, and respiratory papillomatosis. He is the medicald director of the Mass. Eye and Ear Transgender Voice center.
Dr. Naunheim’s practice also offers in-office (non-sedated, awake) procedures, such as vocal cord augmentation for paralysis, steroid and Botox injections, laser treatments of the vocal cords, and biopsies.
Dr. Naunheim is also on the forefront of research related to patient quality-of-life. He has helped implement a patient-reported outcome measure for subglottic stenosis. He has also established tradeoffs between risk of complication, likelihood of surgical success, and postoperative voice quality for laryngotracheal surgery. He uses advanced econometric methodologies to quantitatively understand patient preferences.
Clinical Interests:
- Laryngology / Voice
- Laser Treatments of the Vocal Cords
- Steroid and Botox Injections
- Vocal Cord Augmentation for Paralysis
- Voice and swallowing disorders
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass Eye and Ear
243 Charles St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-523-7900
Medical Education
- MBA, Harvard Business School*
- MD, Harvard Medical School
- Residency, Massachusetts Eye and Ear
- Fellowship, Mount Sinai Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Dr. Naunheim is the best . I am so lucky to have him as my doctor.
Dr. Naunheim did a very careful diagnosis, did a very careful surgical procedure, did excellent follow-up. I always felt like I was in excellent caring hands.
Yes, this was a very informative and positive interaction with the doctor and I would recommend him to anybody. He's a nice guy, nice young guy and was very, very forthcoming with all the information and questions that I asked. Okay, bye-bye.
I'm happy thus far with Dr. Naunheim. He listened, examined, and explained his findings quite well.
The entire team did a great job. They explained everything in detail and allowed me to ask questions.
It was very satisfactory.
Dr. Naunheim was fabulous. I really loved his manner and he explained everything. [redacted]
He was very nice. He listened and responded in a comfortable way. I felt at ease in his care
He listened The voice specialists were great
Very good examination, on point and took action immediately. The reception staff was also helpful