UCLA Head and Neck and Voice Clinic Beverly Hills

Who We Are

The UCLA Head and Neck and Voice Clinic Beverly Hills provides world class medical expertise in head and neck and laryngeal disorders. Our Beverly Hills Clinic offers comfort, privacy and concierge care.

Beverly Hills Location

9675 Brighton Way, Suite 100
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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Appointments - 310-281-0010

Fax: 310-275-0020
Clinic: 310-205-7310 Ext. 19255

Patient Stories

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Top Head & Neck Doctors - 2021

Congratulations to all our UCLA Head and Neck physicians recognized and featured by @LAMag in the 2021 “Top Doc” list:

Drs. Elliott Abemayor, Keith Blackwell, Dinesh Chhetri, Akira Ishiyama, Abie Mendelsohn, Maie St. John, Jeffrey Suh, and Alisha West. At UCLA Health, we are proud of the quality and integrity of care we offer and appreciate the recognition.

Our Expert Team

Maie St. John, MD, PhD
A highly renowned surgeon, scientist and educator, Dr. St. John is Professor and Chair of Department of Head and Neck Surgery.

Dinesh Chhetri, MD
Dr. Dinesh Chhetri is Laryngologist (Voice, Swallowing, and Airway Specialist), and Professor of Head and Neck Surgery, at the University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Head and Neck Surgery.

Preethi Srikanthan, MD
Preethi Srikanthan, MD, MS is an attending Endocrinologist and Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

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Voice Conditions We Treat

• Aging larynx and vocal cord atrophy
• Ansa Cervicalis Laryngeal Reinnervation
• Benign growths of the larynx (nodule, polyp, cyst, papilloma)
• Cricopharyngeal achalasia/dysfunction (endoscopic & open surgery)
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Head and neck cancer survivorship
• Laryngeal and tracheal stenosis (endoscopic & open surgery)
• Laryngeal reinnervation surgery
• Larynx cancer (early and advanced)
• Performing voice
• Spasmodic dysphonia (Adductor & Abductor)
• Swallowing problems after chemoradiation therapy
• Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) & HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer (throat cancer)
• Thyroid and parathyroid surgery
• Vocal cord paralysis and paresis
• Zenker’s diverticulum and Killian Jamieson diverticulum

Transnasal Esophagoscopy (TNE) in Dysphagia Evaluation and Management
UCLA Laryngologist Dinesh K. Chhetri, MD, presented a live-streaming webinar to discuss technology and techniques of transnasal esophagoscopy.

Benign Vocal Fold Lesions: Principles of Management
UCLA Laryngologist Dinesh K. Chhetri, MD, presented a live-streaming webinar to discuss benign vocal fold lesions and principles of management.

Maie St. John, MD, PhD
Maie St. John's focus is to build programs that can offer every patient with any head and neck condition, precise, state of the art diagnosis and treatment in an environment that is compassionate, and patient centered. She is committed to listening and engaging every patient in their care. In addition, she strives to assure open communication between her team, the patient, the patient’s family and all the patient’s physicians. She wants every patient to receive innovative care but just as important she wants to ensure that our physicians, nurses and staff to treat every patient like family, with compassion and kindness. A highly renowned surgeon, scientist and educator, Dr. St. John is Professor and Chair of Department of Head and Neck Surgery. She also holds the Thomas C. Calcaterra, M.D., Chair in Head and Neck Surgery and is Co-Director of the UCLA Head and Neck Cancer Program. Dr. St. John's laboratory studies the mechanisms of tumor progression and metastasis in head and neck cancer and seeks to identify and study novel genes and pathways for future targeted therapies, while actively incorporating the results of their laboratory-based research into the development of novel therapeutics. Publications > | More >

Dinesh Chhetri, MD
Dr. Dinesh Chhetri is Laryngologist (Voice, Swallowing, and Airway Specialist), and Professor of Head and Neck Surgery, at the University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Head and Neck Surgery. He obtained his Medical Degree from UCLA School of Medicine, where he graduated with distinction for his thesis on vocal fold paralysis and laryngeal reinnervation. He also completed residency training and fellowship in Laryngology at UCLA. Dr. Chhetri is known nationally and internationally for his expertise on laryngeal physiology and has authored over 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications related to laryngeal disorders. He is also an authority on swallowing disorders, and has published a seminal book "Dysphagia Evaluation and Management in Otolaryngology" for clinicians specializing in swallowing problems. Dr. Chhetri specializes in all aspects of Laryngology (voice disorders, growths of the larynx, vocal paralysis, laryngeal and tracheal stenosis, Zenker’s diverticulum, etc.). Our Beverly Hills Voice Clinic is particularly suited for Professional Voice Users as latest assessment tools and voice therapy are available in the premises. More >

Preethi Srikanthan, MD
Preethi Srikanthan, MD, MS is an attending Endocrinologist and Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She is the clinical director of research programs at the UCLA Research center at Alhambra where she oversees several large multicenter epidemiologic studies. Dr. Srikanthan is an active investigator with Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, a multicenter study evaluating modern risk factors impacting the progression from subclinical to clinical atherosclerosis. Further, her important work as a part of the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcome Study (DPPOS), has proven that even 10 years after a period of active lifestyle change or metformin use, these treatments can still delay type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors by as much as 34% in a group of obese Americans, at risk for diabetes. Further, Dr. Srikanthan's epidemiologic studies evaluating the metabolic and cardiovascular import of changes in body composition (specifically increased muscle mass) have lead to multiple highly cited manuscripts which have had significant public health impact. More >

Mensa Hasanovic, RN, BSN, MSN, NP
With more than 20 years of experience in hospital, emergency department and intensive care unit, Mensa Hasanovic is currently the clinic manager at UCLA Head and Neck Surgery and Voice Clinic at Beverly Hills. Mensa Hasanovic is responsible for care supervision, utilization management, and clinical excellence. Mensa initially began her work at the Sarajevo Medical Center during the war in Bosnia where the heartbreaking humanitarian crisis from 1992-1995 in Sarajevo molded her holistic approach to treat each patient uniquely and with kindness. Her past professional experience includes critical care nursing in ER-Trauma, Intensive –Transplant Care Unit and Critical Care Transport Nurse. Her nursing career has been dedicated to creating high quality custom tailored care, reliable structures of care and mentoring the next generation of nurses and health care professionals to lead in these ever-changing times.

J. R. Laing, Speech Language Pathologist
J. R. Laing, M. S., CCC-SLP is a certified and licensed speech language pathologist who specializes in the comprehensive evaluation and treatment of voice and upper airway disorders, including occupational and professional voice, the aging voice, muscle tension dysphonia, phonotraumatic injury, inducible laryngeal obstruction, and gender affirming voice and communication. J. R. joined the UCLA Department of Speech Language Pathology in 2016. She serves as a member of the UCLA Voice Team, a member of the UCLA Gender Health program, and as a member of the UCLA Pediatric Communication Team. She works in the acute care and outpatient setting. She has served as a corporate consultant focusing on optimizing vocal health and performance for occupational and professional voice. She has lectured professional groups on chronic cough and the use of standardized instrumentation in voice assessment. In addition to comprehensive vocal care, J. R. offers a kind and compassionate approach to all her patients. Her thorough approach and personable style makes patients feel comfortable and supported. She received her Masters of Science in Speech Language Pathology from Nova Southeastern University after receiving her Bachelors of Science in Psychology from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo. She holds her Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech and Hearing Association and is licensed to practice in the state of California. She is a Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) certified clinician.