Lee M. Akst is the Head of the Johns Hopkins Voice Center and the Director of the Division of Laryngology at Johns Hopkins University, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Yale University, did his otolaryngology residency at the Cleveland Clinic, and completed his laryngology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. The focus of his clinical practice is on the management of voice disorders, with a focus on office-based treatments and operative management of epithelial diseases such as vocal cord leukoplakia, papilloma, and early glottic cancer. He has lectured extensively on phonological techniques, treatment of laryngeal leukoplakia, laryngopharyngeal reflux, and globus pharyngeus.