Philipp P. Caffier

<p>Prof. Dr. Philipp P. Caffier is Senior Consultant and Site Director of the Department of Audiology and Phoniatrics at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany. He received his medical degree from Humboldt University Berlin, earned his doctoral degree in 2003, and obtained board certification in Otorhinolaryngology (2008) as well as in Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology (2013). He completed his habilitation, qualifying for independent teaching and research at professorial level, in 2011 and was appointed Adjunct Professor in 2021. Since December 2024, he has been a Clinical Fellow supported by the Charité Foundation.</p> <p>His clinical and research focus includes voice diagnostics, laryngology, phonosurgery, laser applications, and performing arts medicine, supported by professional training in singing and dance. He is actively involved in medical education and interdisciplinary teaching, holding teaching appointments in voice physiology at the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin and the Berlin University of the Arts. Prof. Caffier has received multiple awards from the German Society of Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology (DGPP), among them the Innovation Award for the development of 3D videolaryngostroboscopy. He serves on national and international professional boards, including the German Association of Singing Teachers (BDG) and the European Academy of Phoniatrics (EAP). He is also a UEMS delegate and National Coordinator of the Union of European Phoniatricians (UEP). He has presented extensively at national and international conferences and authored over 40 peer-reviewed articles in international scientific journals (h-index 16).</p>

Session

09-10
07:30
60min
Objective Voice Evaluation
Hyung Tae Kim, Philipp P. Caffier, jorg bohlender, Michael.Fuchs, virgilijus Ulozas

This 60-minute panel presentation will focus on objective voice evaluation from multiple perspectives and clinical contexts. The session will bring together experts who will address methodological, developmental, professional voice, and multiparametric aspects of acoustic and aerodynamic assessment.

The panel will feature the following contributions:

- Jörg Bohlender (Switzerland): “How Objective Are Jitter and Shimmer? Insights into Perturbation Measures”
- Michael Fuchs (Germany): “Objective Voice Diagnostics in Children and Adolescents: Towards Normative Ranges”
- Hyung-Tae Kim (Korea): “Multichannel Phonokinetic Evaluation System for Assessing Professional Voice”
- Virgilijus Ulozas (Lithuania): “Comparison of Multiparametric Acoustic Voice Indices in Differentiating between Normal and Dysphonic Voices”
- Philipp Caffier (Germany): “Emerging Approaches in Acoustic Voice Analysis for Vocal Pedagogy”

Phoniatrics
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