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Rina Abrams

Rina Abrams, MS

Speech-Language Pathology

Highlights

Languages

  • English

Gender

Female

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

About Rina Abrams

Professional Titles

  • Speech Language Pathologist
  • Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Dysphagia and Deglutition Clinic

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Background

Rina Abrams holds a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences from the University of Colorado and a Master of Science from the Medical University of South Carolina. She is an Assistant Professor, Co-Director of the Dysphagia and Deglutition Clinic, and Lead Head and Neck Speech Pathologist at Johns Hopkins University in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Her primary clinical focus is dysphagia, head and neck cancer, and alaryngeal speech. She also serves as adjunct faculty at the University of Maryland and Towson University. She lectures nationally and publishes on head and neck cancer rehabilitation. 

Research Interests

Dysphagia, head and neck cancer, alaryngeal voice restoration

Expertise

Education

  • Graduate School: Medical University of South Carolina, MS, 2009

Board Certifications

  • Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP): American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), 2010

Insurance

Search plans
  • Aetna
  • CareFirst
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • HealthSmart/Accel
  • Johns Hopkins Health Plans
  • MultiPlan
  • Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
  • Point Comfort Underwriters
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)