Sue Bessel Hume, PhD, CCC-SLP
Sue Bessel Hume, PhD, CCC-SLP
Clinical Associate Professor
shume@uthsc.edu
865-974-4657
- Evaluation and treatment of voice disorders
- Speech sound and structural disorders, including cleft palate
- Stroboscopy and high speed
Dr. Sue Hume has been with UT for over 25 years. She has clinical expertise in the
evaluation and treatment of voice disorders including the use of video stroboscopy
and high-speed imaging, techniques which permits viewing of the vocal folds and laryngeal
mechanism. Dr. Hume treats a variety of the voice and laryngeal disorders which occur
in the general population as well as in professional voice users. She works with area
physicians to evaluate and treat patients with disorders such as paradoxical vocal
fold dysfunction and chronic persistent cough. Another area of Dr. Hume’s expertise
is the evaluation and treatment of children with severe speech sound disorders including
Childhood Apraxia of Speech and structural disorders such as cleft palate.
- BS, Ohio State University, Columbus (1971)
- MS, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (1973)
- PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1984)