Barbara Pisano Messing: “Be open to change, be open to new ideas, understand that there is much to learn”

Be open to change, be open to new ideas, understand that there is much to learn. Continue to practice, practice, practice. In the words of Dr. Seuss, “the more that you read, the more things you will know. That more that you learn, the more places you will go.

As a part of my series about strong female leaders, I had the pleasure of interviewing Barbara Pisano Messing, M.A., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, FASHA. Barbara is the Director of the Milton J. Dance, Jr. Head and Neck Center, Johns Hopkins Head & Neck Surgery and Johns Hopkins Voice Center located at GBMC in Baltimore, Maryland. She is a Ph.D. student at the University of Queensland, focusing on her research on dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients. Messing is a practicing medical speech pathologist with 30 years of experience who is recognized as a Clinical Specialist in Head and Neck Rehabilitation and a Board Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders. She lectures nationally and internationally on dysphagia, esophageal disorder, head and neck clinical pathways and outcomes in head and neck cancer. Her clinical and research…