Meet the Team
Our team, trained extensively by Dr. Susan Langmore, is a group of exceptionally experienced clinicians, teachers, and researchers who are dedicated to providing the best evidence based FEES training programs available. Our team members have been teaching clinicians how to use FEES nationally and internationally for decades. We have collectively taught thousands if not tens of thousands of clinicians using best evidence practice, and with information that is unbiased and objectively supported by clinical research. We are passionate about training clinicians how to incorporate FEES into their current clinical practice, and we strive to provide "gold standard" programs that allow clinicians to feel confident that they received the very best training available.
Susan Langmore, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Co-founder & Content Director
Dr. Langmore is a clinician, teacher, and researcher. She has worked as a speech pathologist her entire career, and has worked extensively in aphasia, dysarthria, and dysphagia. She has worked in acute care, ICU, rehab, and outpatient settings, and with patients who have neurologic diseases, pulmonary conditions, and head and neck cancer. Dr. Langmore has made many significant contributions to the field of Speech Language Pathology, starting with the development of the FEES procedure in the 1980's. She has altered the medical field's perception and management of aspiration pneumonia with her research in the 1990's, and led a seminal multi-center NIH funded clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of electrical stimulation for dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients. Dr. Langmore was awarded the ASHA Fellowship in 1998 and then ASHA Honors in 2012, and recently served as the president of the Dysphagia Research Society (DRS) in 2020. She has served on NIH review committees and is a reviewer or editor of a dozen medical journals. She is Professor Emeritus of Otolaryngology at Boston University School of Medicine, she actively mentors junior faculty, and is involved in a number of clinical trials. When not working, she enjoys yoga, wine, skiing, and traveling the world.
Co-founder & Content Director
Dr. Langmore is a clinician, teacher, and researcher. She has worked as a speech pathologist her entire career, and has worked extensively in aphasia, dysarthria, and dysphagia. She has worked in acute care, ICU, rehab, and outpatient settings, and with patients who have neurologic diseases, pulmonary conditions, and head and neck cancer. Dr. Langmore has made many significant contributions to the field of Speech Language Pathology, starting with the development of the FEES procedure in the 1980's. She has altered the medical field's perception and management of aspiration pneumonia with her research in the 1990's, and led a seminal multi-center NIH funded clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of electrical stimulation for dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients. Dr. Langmore was awarded the ASHA Fellowship in 1998 and then ASHA Honors in 2012, and recently served as the president of the Dysphagia Research Society (DRS) in 2020. She has served on NIH review committees and is a reviewer or editor of a dozen medical journals. She is Professor Emeritus of Otolaryngology at Boston University School of Medicine, she actively mentors junior faculty, and is involved in a number of clinical trials. When not working, she enjoys yoga, wine, skiing, and traveling the world.
Gintas Krisciunas, PhD, MPH, MA
Co-founder & Managing Partner
Gintas is a research assistant professor in the department of Otolaryngology at Boston University School of Medicine / Boston Medical Center, and has over 17 years of research and management experience. His research focuses on dysphagia in the head and neck cancer population, the application of psychometrics to develop and test dysphagia outcome measurement tools, and the use of innovative technology to enhance clinical outcomes in oral cancer patients. He currently works as a principal investigator or co-investigator on several NIH sponsored clinical trials, and lectures widely at national and international conferences. He is a member of the Boston University Medical Center Institutional Review Board and is a reviewer for a number of medical journals including Dysphagia, Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology, Head & Neck, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and PLOS ONE. When not working at Boston University or at Langmore FEES, LLC, he serves on the board of directors at Freedom House, Inc. (an education non-profit), and enjoys traveling, being outdoors, and spending time with his family.
Co-founder & Managing Partner
Gintas is a research assistant professor in the department of Otolaryngology at Boston University School of Medicine / Boston Medical Center, and has over 17 years of research and management experience. His research focuses on dysphagia in the head and neck cancer population, the application of psychometrics to develop and test dysphagia outcome measurement tools, and the use of innovative technology to enhance clinical outcomes in oral cancer patients. He currently works as a principal investigator or co-investigator on several NIH sponsored clinical trials, and lectures widely at national and international conferences. He is a member of the Boston University Medical Center Institutional Review Board and is a reviewer for a number of medical journals including Dysphagia, Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology, Head & Neck, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and PLOS ONE. When not working at Boston University or at Langmore FEES, LLC, he serves on the board of directors at Freedom House, Inc. (an education non-profit), and enjoys traveling, being outdoors, and spending time with his family.
Edel McNally, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Instructor
Edel is a senior SLP at Boston University Medical Center and Spaulding Rehab, and has over 25 years of experience in both rehabilitation and acute care settings. She is a lecturer at Boston University Sargent College where she teaches advanced dysphagia to SLP graduate students, and is actively involved in NIH and industry sponsored clinical research. When not working or teaching FEES courses, Edel enjoys traveling back to her home country of Ireland and searching for the best brown bread available in Boston.
Instructor
Edel is a senior SLP at Boston University Medical Center and Spaulding Rehab, and has over 25 years of experience in both rehabilitation and acute care settings. She is a lecturer at Boston University Sargent College where she teaches advanced dysphagia to SLP graduate students, and is actively involved in NIH and industry sponsored clinical research. When not working or teaching FEES courses, Edel enjoys traveling back to her home country of Ireland and searching for the best brown bread available in Boston.
Becky Scheel, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Instructor
Becky has over 25 years of clinical experience as a SLP, and specializes in dysphagia with all age groups in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She is currently a senior SLP at Beth Israel Lahey Medical Center, and has established FEES programs at two institutions. She has taught the advanced dysphagia graduate course at Boston University Sargent College and has been involved in both NIH and industry funded clinical research. Becky has been extensively trained for over a decade by Dr. Langmore to teach her foundation and advanced FEES courses, and has taught FEES courses with Dr. Langmore both nationally and internationally. Outside of the world of Speech Pathology and FEES, Becky enjoys spending time with her family, relaxing by the pool, and snuggling with her Bernese mountain dog.
Instructor
Becky has over 25 years of clinical experience as a SLP, and specializes in dysphagia with all age groups in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She is currently a senior SLP at Beth Israel Lahey Medical Center, and has established FEES programs at two institutions. She has taught the advanced dysphagia graduate course at Boston University Sargent College and has been involved in both NIH and industry funded clinical research. Becky has been extensively trained for over a decade by Dr. Langmore to teach her foundation and advanced FEES courses, and has taught FEES courses with Dr. Langmore both nationally and internationally. Outside of the world of Speech Pathology and FEES, Becky enjoys spending time with her family, relaxing by the pool, and snuggling with her Bernese mountain dog.
Trish Cavanagh, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Instructor
Trish has over 30 years of clinical experience as an SLP in the acute care and rehabilitation settings. She is Chief of the Speech Pathology Section at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and an adjunct professor at San Francisco State University where she teaches the graduate dysphagia course. At the San Francisco VA, she specializes in dysphagia of all etiologies with a special focus in the head and neck cancer population. When not doing clinical work or teaching, Trish enjoys spending time with her family, surfing in Northern California and making chain maille jewelry.
Instructor
Trish has over 30 years of clinical experience as an SLP in the acute care and rehabilitation settings. She is Chief of the Speech Pathology Section at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and an adjunct professor at San Francisco State University where she teaches the graduate dysphagia course. At the San Francisco VA, she specializes in dysphagia of all etiologies with a special focus in the head and neck cancer population. When not doing clinical work or teaching, Trish enjoys spending time with her family, surfing in Northern California and making chain maille jewelry.
Ann Kearney, CScD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Instructor
Ann has over 30 years of clinical experience and has trained with a number of renowned clinicians including Dr. Mark Singer, Dr. Kitty Verdolini, Dr. Marvin Freed, and Dr. Stanley Shapshay. Since 2003 she has worked in the department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Stanford Medicine. Her interests include post laryngectomy rehabilitation, professional voice therapy, dysphagia after head and neck cancer, PVFM disorder, and chronic cough. She has presented at numerous national meetings and has been on the faculty for the IAL/Voice Institute, is trained in Buteyko Breathing (level 1) and is Myofascial Release certified for the head and neck.
Instructor
Ann has over 30 years of clinical experience and has trained with a number of renowned clinicians including Dr. Mark Singer, Dr. Kitty Verdolini, Dr. Marvin Freed, and Dr. Stanley Shapshay. Since 2003 she has worked in the department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Stanford Medicine. Her interests include post laryngectomy rehabilitation, professional voice therapy, dysphagia after head and neck cancer, PVFM disorder, and chronic cough. She has presented at numerous national meetings and has been on the faculty for the IAL/Voice Institute, is trained in Buteyko Breathing (level 1) and is Myofascial Release certified for the head and neck.