Speech-language pathologist

I am a licensed speech-language pathologist and singing voice specialist providing evaluation and treatment across inpatient and outpatient settings. My clinical focus is evidence-based voice rehabilitation, informed by a background in singing and professional voice training that gives me a performance-aware ear for career voice users and medically complex patients alike. Alongside voice, I treat swallowing, motor speech, and cognitive-communication disorders, and I support patients who communicate using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). I see patients at Straub Benioff Medical Center and the University Health Partners Speech and Hearing Clinic, and I serve as a faculty clinical supervisor with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, where I mentor student clinicians. I also lead a SPEAK OUT! Group Class for people living with Parkinson's.

Conditions I treat

  • Voice disorders: muscle tension dysphonia, vocal fold paralysis, presbyphonia, benign vocal fold lesions, and specialized care for professional and performing voice users.

  • Gender-affirming voice: voice and communication training aligned with your gender identity.

  • Swallowing (dysphagia): evaluation and management of oral and pharyngeal swallowing difficulty, including instrumental assessment.

  • Motor speech disorders: dysarthria and apraxia of speech, including the speech and voice changes associated with Parkinson's disease.

  • Cognitive-communication disorders: support for attention, memory, and executive function following stroke, brain injury, or neurodegenerative disease.

  • Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC): assessment, trial, and setup of speech-generating devices and communication systems.

 Getting started

Most patients are seen by physician referral. If you are a patient, ask your physician or specialist to refer you for a speech-language pathology evaluation, then call the clinic to schedule. If you are a physician or provider, I welcome referrals for voice, swallowing, motor speech, cognitive-communication, and AAC evaluation.

I see patients at two locations:

  • University Health Partners of Hawaii Speech and Hearing Clinic, 677 Ala Moana Blvd, Suite 625, Honolulu, HI 96813. Phone: (808) 692-1580.

  • Straub Benioff Medical Center, Rehabilitation Therapy, 888 S. King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813. Phone: (808) 522-4602.

 

Experience


Faculty Clinical Supervisor
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
January 2025 – Present

Speech-Language Pathologist
Straub Benioff Medical Center
January 2025 – Present

Speech-Language Pathologist
University Health Partners Speech & Hearing Clinic
October 2024 – Present

Speech-language Pathologist
Hawaii Department of Education
August 2023-January 2025

Speech-language Pathology Extern
Tripler Army Medical Center
January 2023–May 2023

Speech-language Pathology Extern
Spark M. Matsunaga Dept of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
January 2023–May 2023

Speech-language Pathology Extern
Aliamanu Elementary School
August 2022–December 2022

Speech-language Pathology Intern
University Health Partners Speech and Hearing Clinic
August 2021–August 2022

SLP Communication Aide
Hau’ula Elementary School
January 2021–May 2021

Voice Teacher
Private Voice Studio
February 2017–Current

 

Credentials


Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist
Hawaii Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology

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

Accredited Voice Teacher
IVTOM (International Voice Teachers of Mix)

Education


University of Hawaii at Mānoa
M.S., Speech-language Pathology

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
B.F.A., Musical Theatre

Activities & Affiliations

Member of HSHA and ASHA
Former Vice President of UH chapter of NSSLHA
Former Director of Education, International Voice Teachers of Mix (IVTOM)
Former HI District Governor, National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS)
Member, Actors’ Equity Association

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Contact

Location: Honolulu, HI 96822

Email: DrewNiles@gmail.com