Seth H. Dailey
Credentials: MD
Position title: Chief, Division of Laryngology; Professor; Laryngology Fellowship Program Director
Email: shdailey@wisc.edu

Education
- BA, Columbia University, New York City, NY
- MD, New York University School of Medicine, New York City, NY
- Internship, General Surgery St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York City, NY
- Residency, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
- Fellowship, Laryngology, Boston, MA
Honors
Best Doctors in America Award, Otolaryngology
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Dailey is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and is the Laryngology Fellowship program director. He specializes in voice, airway and swallowing disorders. He also has expertise in professional and performing voice disorders, laryngeal cancer, laryngeal premalignancy, spasmodic dysphonia, laryngeal tremor, vocal cord paralysis, recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, airway stenosis, and dysphagia.
Dailey provides a wide range of services including airway dilation, airway reconstruction, arytenoid adduction, endoscopic partial laryngectomy, esophageal dilation, laryngeal papilloma laser treatment, laryngeal surgery, laser procedures, leukoplakia laser treatment, microlaryngoscopy, open partial laryngectomy, thyroplasty, total laryngectomy, transnasal esophagoscopy (TNE), transnasal laryngotracheoscopy (airway examination), vocal cord injection, Zenker’s diverticulectomy.
Research Interests
Dailey specializes in voice, swallowing and airway disorders. His research focuses on surgical reconstruction of the vocal fold, vocal fold scarring, laryngeal premalignancy, office-based procedures of the upper airway, surgical simulation, and laryngeal education. He has more than 19 years of research experience training residents and fellows.
Dailey’s book, The Laryngeal Dissection and Surgery Guide, can be found on several online bookselling sites including Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
Publications
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Lasers in Office-Based Laryngology
April 15, 2025