Laura Matrka, MD, is a Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. She graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth College with a BA in English and concentrations in Anthropology and Spanish, completed medical school at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, completed her residency in Otolaryngology at The Ohio State University, and completed a Laryngology fellowship at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio with Blake Simpson.  She is a full-time clinician who devotes significant additional time to clinical research, focusing on complicated airway management, recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, dysphagia after anterior cervical spine surgery, neurogenic chronic cough, and many other topics. She is also devoted to improving gender-affirming health care and addressing issues of diversity in medicine and education. She was inducted into the American Laryngologic Association in 2020, the Triological Society in 2019, and the American Bronchoesophageal Association (ABEA) in 2015; she has held several leadership roles in these societies, and is currently a Councilor-at-large for the ABEA. She has been awarded the Exceptional Physician Peer Award, the Faculty Teaching Award, Press-Ganey recognition for patient satisfaction, and has consistently received Castle Connolly’s Exceptional Women in Medicine and Top Doctors awards since 2019. She has served as Course Director for conferences including the annual Advanced Practices in Voice and Dysphagia and the national ABEA conference, and she is the author of over 50 publications.