Gintas Krisciunas Featured on Innovation Panel at 2025 New York City Dysphasia Symposium

Dr. Gintas Krisciunas, director of the OTO-COATI Lab, was invited to present at the 2025 New York City Dysphagia Symposium, held October 17–18 in New York, NY. He served on a panel titled From Innovation to Implementation in Dysphagia Management, with co-presenters Dr. Georgia Malandraki and Dr. Michelle Troche, and with Dr. Bonnie Martin-Harris serving as a moderator.

His presentation, “Innovation in assessment for dysphagia management,” reflected insights drawn from the lab’s ongoing research in clinical outcomes measurement. His talk highlighted novel psychometric approaches such as Item Response Theory and Modified Bookmarking techniques that can enhance both qualitative and quantitative assessment of patient centric outcomes related to swallowing disorders.

The invitation-only symposium explored how rapidly evolving healthcare innovations intersect with patient access, clinician training, and clinical outcomes — all while keeping the patient experience of eating and drinking, and the critical importance of these functions on patient’s health and daily lived experience, at the heart of discussion.

Dr. Krisciunas’ participation underscores the lab’s active role in contributing to these evolving conversations, and in advancing new approaches to patient-centered dysphagia assessment and management.