
Rina Abrams, MS
Speech-Language Pathology
Highlights
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
- 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)