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Sana Smaoui

PhD, MHSc, SLP(C), CCC-SLP, Reg. CASLPO

Practice-based Researcher, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute

Email: sana.smaoui@unityhealth.to
Tel: 416-864-6060

Biography

Dr. Sana Smaoui is a Speech-Language Pathologist at St. Michael Hospital’s Heart, Lung, and Vascular Program. Her clinically focused research interests include the identification and rehabilitation of swallowing disorders.

Dr. Smaoui’s work to date has explored the relationship between hyoid kinematics, tongue pressure, and swallowing safety both in a healthy cohort and in a clinical group of patients with dysphagia post-stroke.

Please note: Dr. Smaoui is not accepting student applications for 2023.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

  1. Bandini, A, Smaoui, S, Steele, CM. Automated pharyngeal phase detection and bolus localization in videofluoroscopic swallowing study: Killing two birds with one stone?. Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2022;225 :107058. doi: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2022.107058. PubMed PMID:35961072 .
  2. Smaoui, S, Peladeau-Pigeon, M, Mancopes, R, Sutton, D, Richardson, D, Steele, CM et al.. Profiles of Swallowing Impairment in a Cohort of Patients With Reduced Tongue Strength Within 3 Months of Cerebral Ischemic Stroke. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2022;65 (7):2399-2411. doi: 10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00586. PubMed PMID:35731684 PubMed Central PMC9584135.
  3. Smaoui, S, Peladeau-Pigeon, M, Steele, CM. Determining the Relationship Between Hyoid Bone Kinematics and Airway Protection in Swallowing. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2022;65 (2):419-430. doi: 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00238. PubMed PMID:34982956 PubMed Central PMC9132158.
  4. Mancopes, R, Gandhi, P, Smaoui, S, Steele, CM. Which Physiological Swallowing Parameters Change with Healthy Aging?. OBM Geriat. 2021;5 (1):. doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2101153. PubMed PMID:34350402 PubMed Central PMC8330408.
  5. Smaoui, S, Peladeau-Pigeon, M, Steele, CM. Variations in Hyoid Kinematics Across Liquid Consistencies in Healthy Swallowing. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2021;64 (1):51-58. doi: 10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00508. PubMed PMID:33270468 PubMed Central PMC8608144.
  6. Mancopes, R, Peladeau-Pigeon, M, Barrett, E, Guran, A, Smaoui, S, Pasqualoto, AS et al.. Quantitative Videofluoroscopic Analysis of Swallowing Physiology and Function in Individuals With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2020;63 (11):3643-3658. doi: 10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00154. PubMed PMID:33105085 PubMed Central PMC8582841.
  7. Mancopes, R, Smaoui, S, Steele, CM. Effects of Expiratory Muscle Strength Training on Videofluoroscopic Measures of Swallowing: A Systematic Review. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2020;29 (1):335-356. doi: 10.1044/2019_AJSLP-19-00107. PubMed PMID:31999193 .
  8. Smaoui, S, Langridge, A, Steele, CM. The Effect of Lingual Resistance Training Interventions on Adult Swallow Function: A Systematic Review. Dysphagia. 2020;35 (5):745-761. doi: 10.1007/s00455-019-10066-1. PubMed PMID:31612288 PubMed Central PMC7522100.
  9. Steele, CM, Peladeau-Pigeon, M, Barbon, CAE, Guida, BT, Namasivayam-MacDonald, AM, Nascimento, WV et al.. Reference Values for Healthy Swallowing Across the Range From Thin to Extremely Thick Liquids. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2019;62 (5):1338-1363. doi: 10.1044/2019_JSLHR-S-18-0448. PubMed PMID:31021676 PubMed Central PMC6808317.