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Hours
Monday: 8am – 4:30pm
Tuesday: 8am – 4:30pm
Wednesday: 8am – 4:30pm
Thursday: 8am – 4:30pm
Friday: 8am – 4:30pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Your team
Ioan "John" Lina, MD
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Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT)

Cristina Cabrera-Muffly, MD
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Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

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Personalized care that exceeds expectations

Ear, nose, and throat specialists (also known as otolaryngologists or ENTs) diagnose and treat conditions of the ears, nose, sinuses, larynx (voice box), mouth and throat, as well as structures of the head, neck and face. Our comprehensive team includes Laryngologists (ENT’s specialized in voice, airway and swallowing disorders) speech pathologists and audiologists.

UCHealth board-certified Otolaryngologists and audiologists in Lone Tree provide skilled, compassionate care using the latest proven techniques to diagnose and treat a broad range of ear, nose and throat conditions, both medically and surgically. Our team of experienced surgeons performs over 490 procedures each year to treat laryngeal and tracheal conditions.

Our Otolaryngology providers work closely with speech pathologists and audiologists to provide comprehensive care. By taking a multidisciplinary team approach, we will work with you to develop a personalized treatment plan so that we can meet your goals. Our team has expertise in the latest innovations and clinical trials to treat even the most complex cases of dysphonia.  As the leading voice program in the state of Colorado, we seek to provide you with world-class individualized care to meet your needs.

Conditions we treat

Professional voice services

Our team of voice experts has extensive experience working closely with professional voice users nationwide. From local elementary school teachers to professional musicians, our team of laryngologists and vocally trained speech language pathologist’s partners with you to restore your voice, confidence, and performance. Please reach out to us if you have any of the following:

  • Voice changes
  • Hoarseness
  • Pain with vocalization
  • Fluctuations in voice quality
  • Alteration in vocal range
  • Trouble with your singing voice that does not affect your speaking voice
Comprehensive airway management
  • Laryngeal or glottic stenosis
  • Subglottic and Tracheal stenosis
  • Autoimmune-related airway disease
  • Laryngeal Trauma or fracture
  • Chronic cough
  • Inducible laryngeal obstruction or vocal fold dysfunction
  • Tracheostomy tube dependence
Swallowing disorders
  • Cricopharyngeal muscle dysfunction
  • Zenker’s diverticulum or other esophageal diverticula
  • Velopharyngeal insufficiency
  • Other causes of difficulty swallowing
Gender Affirming Voice for Appropriate Patients Aged 19 and Older
  • Specialized voice therapy
  • Voice feminization surgery
  • Voice masculinization surgery
Additional voice conditions we treat
  • Voice problems
  • Vocal fold nodules
  • Vocal fold polyps
  • Vocal fold benign lesions
  • Vocal fold hemorrhage
  • Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
  • Polypoid Corditis or Reinke’s edema
  • Vocal process Granulomas
  • Early-stage laryngeal cancer
  • Vocal fold paralysis or weakness
  • Neurologic Voice Disorders (Laryngeal dystonia, formerly Spasmodic dysphonia)
  • Muscle tension dysphonia
  • Vocal fold atrophy

Services we provide

Voice

ENT providers commonly work with speech-language pathologists for voice and swallowing issues, including:

  • Comprehensive voice evaluation
  • Treatment for voice disorders, chronic cough and paradoxical vocal fold motion
  • Videofluoroscopic swallow study
  • Flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing
  • Dysphagia evaluation and therapy
Hearing
  • Cochlear implant services for children and adults
  • Comprehensive audiometric evaluations for children and adults
  • Custom hearing protection fittings
  • Dizziness/ imbalance evaluation and treatment
  • Ear mold fitting
  • Hearing aid services for children and adults: fittings, adjustments and repairs
  • Tinnitus evaluation and treatment

Insurance

UCHealth participates with many different insurance companies. Since insurance plans, policies and laws often change, please contact your insurance company to see if we are a contracted provider.

Please notify us if you have an insurance plan change, coverage change or insurance loss, so we can properly bill your claims in a timely manner.

Billing

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Ear, nose and throat information

Ear, nose, and throat conditions
Hearing loss