Julia K. Ellerston
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Julia K. Ellerston, SLPD

Languages spoken: English, Italian

Clinical Locations

Surgical Specialty Center

Salt Lake City
801-587-3550

  • Julia Ellerston completed her bachelor's degree, a double major in vocal music and communication disorders, her master's degree in speech-language pathology at The University of Northern Iowa, and her clinical doctorate in speech-language pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions. She works full-time at the University of Utah Health's Voice Disorders Center. Julia was previously appointed an instructor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, where she worked with Dr. Robert Sataloff and associates. Julia has presented on voice, dysphagia, and upper airway-related topics at the local, state, and national levels. As a classically trained soprano, Julia has also performed in a variety of venues and locations, including in Italy, Iowa, Pennsylvania, and New York. Her research interests include the interaction of hearing loss with voice production in communication partners and the development of expertise in interpretation of laryngeal imaging.

    Specialties

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 54 reviews )

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    October 30, 2024
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    She's the best!! She's patient and caring , informative and so very helpful!!

    October 29, 2024
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    Very educated and competent

    October 26, 2024
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    Julia was excellent at breaking down the techniques to help with my chronic cough in a way that made it easy to practice and apply them. Shechecked to make sure I was able to correctly do the techniques we learned in prior sessions which made them more effective. My cough has reduced quite a bit and I feel confident that I will continue to improve. Julia listened to me and was very kind.

    October 13, 2024
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    Julia Ellerston was very thorough, competent, and kind during my appointment with me.

    October 08, 2024
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    Kind, thoughtful, knowledgeable and very concerned and willing to go the extra mile to help.

    September 20, 2024
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    Awesome lady. Easy to talk to. Gave clear instructions, detailed comments, and asked a lot of questions to fully understand what was going on. I have great faith in her, her findings, and referrals.

    June 28, 2024
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    I have really enjoyed my time with Julia, she does more! She teaches you what is happening with your swallowing and breathing, also, shows you what is happening inside your body, and then explains the reasons she is asking you to do different types of voice exercises. She brings everything together and shows you the full picture. She has taught me so much and has made it so I want to do more, to get better. I have one more assignment with her and it will be a sad day, but I will feel like I can do what I need by myself. She is an excellent person to be working with clients and making them better.

    June 20, 2024
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    Julia was very helpful with my speech problem. She identified the issue, gave me some speaking exercises and quickly the problem was solved.

    June 15, 2024
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    I have enjoyed being able to be taught by Julia with our sessions. She is very knowledgeable and knows how to explain things to me, that makes sense.

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  • Julia Ellerston completed her bachelor's degree, a double major in vocal music and communication disorders, her master's degree in speech-language pathology at The University of Northern Iowa, and her clinical doctorate in speech-language pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions. She works full-time at the University of Utah Health's Voice Disorders Center. Julia was previously appointed an instructor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, where she worked with Dr. Robert Sataloff and associates. Julia has presented on voice, dysphagia, and upper airway-related topics at the local, state, and national levels. As a classically trained soprano, Julia has also performed in a variety of venues and locations, including in Italy, Iowa, Pennsylvania, and New York. Her research interests include the interaction of hearing loss with voice production in communication partners and the development of expertise in interpretation of laryngeal imaging.

    Education history

    Doctoral Training Speech-Language Pathology - Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions SLPD
    Speech-Language Pathology - The University of Northern Iowa M.A.
    Undergraduate Music, Communication Disorders - The University of Northern Iowa B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Brett Myers, Elizabeth Hary, Julia Ellerston, Julie M Barkmeier-Kraemer (2022). Telepractice Considerations for Evaluation and Treatment of Voice Disorders: Tailoring to Specific Populations. Am J Speech Lang Pathol.
    2. Katherine Kendall, MD, Julia Ellerston, MA, Daniel Houtz, MA, Amanda Heller, MS, AngelaPresson, PhD, and Chong Zhang, MS (April 2016). Objective measures of swallowing function applied to the dysphagia population: a oneyear experience. Dysphagia, (31), 538–546.
    3. Julia Ellerston, MA, Amanda Heller, MS, Daniel Houtz, MA, and Katherine Kendall, MD (November 2015). Quantitative Measures of Swallowing Deficits in Patients with Parkinson's Disease. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol, 125(5), 385–392.
    4. Massi Romanelli-Gobbi BM, Julia Ellerston MA, Rima Abraham MD, Joel Portnoy, MD, and Robert TSataloff, MD (September 2015). Posthemorrhagic Polyp: Risk of Misdiagnosis of the Cause for Glottic Insufficiency. Ear Nose Throat J, 94(9), E34.
    5. Amanda Heller, MS, Kristine Tanner, PhD, Nelson Roy, PhD, Shawn Nissen, PhD, Ray Merrill, PhD, MPH, Karla Miller, MD, Daniel Houtz, MA, Julia Ellerston, MA, Katherine Kendall, MD (2014). Voice, Speech and Laryngeal Features of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol, 123(778).

    Other

    1. Stark A, Ellerston J (2022). Comprehensive treatment of voice and speech in Parkinson’s disease.