Slavica has been with Sydney ENT Specialists since 2011 and brings with her over 30 years of knowledge and work experience within the health industry.

Slavica has completed Certificate IV in Business Administration which she completed with Distinction and is a certified Practice Manager and member of the Australian Association of Practice Management. She is also the host and creator of the AAPM North Shore Networking Meetings.

Slavica has been instrumental in building of Sydney Voice & Swallowing which she has attained with integrity and many long hours. She now works behind the scenes ensuring the smooth running of the practice with diligence, a strong work ethic and with pride of the harmonious culture and teamwork at Sydney Voice & Swallowing. Her dedication in providing professional guidance and assistance to patients whilst delivering a seamless and personalized customer experience ensuring the highest quality of patient care takes pride of place in her professional career.

As a valuable team member of Sydney ENT Specialists, Silvina has worked in administration in the field of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) for the last 20 years. She has a great knowledge of the industry and a strong understanding of patient care. Silvina is there to assist and guide patients through the appointments process and with general enquiries.

With a strong knowledge of the industry, Silvina’s dedication accompanied by her professional persona, in providing the highest level of customer service and healthcare to our patients whilst ensuring the smooth running of our reception services is unsurpassed.

Having previously worked in a Chronic Pain Clinic she comes with a deep knowledge and empathy of patients’ chronic conditions and is able to provide the relevant support. Experience in childcare and aged care enables her to deal with people of all ages and assist them in their healthcare journey.

Sophia has a passion for helping people and looks after the surgical bookings.

Sophia studied at the Conservatorium of Music and plays the piano at a professional level. Her hobbies include fitness and enjoys reading, ideally books on psychology.

Dmitriy joined our team in 2023. Dmitriy comes with a wealth of customer service experience.

He has worked in a variety of different fields such as Hospitality, working on a luxury cruise liner as well as sales and administration.

He is well travelled and has developed an excellent understanding of different cultures. Dmitriy has a very calm and cheerful persona and is always ready to assist patients.

Dmitriy has a Masters in Administration and Management, Bachelor of Civil Protection and Firefighting and a Bachelor of Environmental Logistics

Dmitriy is multi lingual speaking Ukrainian and Russian fluently and Polish at an advanced professional level.

Alisa is a fully qualified Speech Pathologist with a Masters in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Sydney. Originally trained as an actor, she obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Performance at Theatre Nepean at the University of Western Sydney where she developed her understanding of using the voice as a performance tool. Alisa has a particular interest in voice disorders in both adults and children. She is also passionate about helping children with speech, language and literacy difficulties through early intervention.

Alisa is a LSVT LOUD® certified clinician trained to deliver specialised voice therapy to clients with Parkinson disease and other neurological conditions. She has also undergone training in vocal techniques such as Voicecraft and Lessac Madsen Resonant Voice.

Alisa has worked in numerous settings including community health, hospitals and disability services. She is committed to working together with clients and their families to create specific programs that target each client’s individual needs. Alisa participates in a regular multidisciplinary Voice and Swallowing Clinic with Dr Novakovic. She consults at at Westmead, Norwest, Frenchs Forest and St Leonards rooms.

Cate has worked as a voice trainer, speech pathologist and voice specialist for the last 25 years. She is recognized nationally and internationally as a voice specialist and has published in peer-reviewed academic journals. She originally trained as an actor and singer at Flinders University of South Australia and worked as a performer for many years across NSW. Working as a voice coach in Sydney fueled her interest in vocal function and disorder, leading to completion of a Speech pathology degree in 1998, with honors and the University medal for her research into describing vocal function. She has subsequently held numerous lecturing positions in Voice in both Speech Pathology and Acting degrees and has completed a PhD in voice quality and personality attribution research.

Dr Madill acts in conjunction with Dr Novakovic as co-directors of the Dr Liang Voice Program at Univeristy of Sydney. She is also currently an Associate Professor and Director of the University of Sydney Voice Research laboratory, Honorary Associate of the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, and a member of Speech Pathology Australia, the Laryngology Society of Australasia and board member of the Australian Voice Association. She is voice consultant to the radio department at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School and has conducted voice training workshops for actors, singers, teachers, call centre workers and auctioneers. She has undergone training in a range of voice techniques including Voicecraft™, Estill Voice Training™, Lessac Madsen Resonant Voice and LSVT®. She specializes in diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders in voice professionals, singers and performers, and facilitates increased vocal effectiveness in those people who depend on vocal skill to inform, move, motivate and inspire.

Dr Madill is also the director of Cate Madill Voice and Speech – her team providing speech pathology services at multiple locations across Sydney. Cate joins the Sydney Voice and Swallowing team for a monthly mutlidisciplinary voice clinic in conjunction with A/Prof Novakovic.

Debbie is an accomplished speech pathologist with a career spanning over 35 years. She obtained her Bachelor of Applied Science in Speech Pathology from Sydney University’s Cumberland College campus and subsequently dedicated 11 years to working in large tertiary referral hospitals in Sydney, focusing on adult communication and swallowing disorders.

Following this, she established Adult Speech Pathology Services, a highly regarded private practice employing a team of speech pathologists. She has served as a consultant to several private hospitals (and 1 public hospital) and aged care facilities. Her expertise lies in providing assessment, treatment and management of swallowing difficulties across diverse medical domains, with a special interest in neurology and neurosurgery. Her experience spans acute and chronic medical management of swallowing including post-surgical and intensive care settings as well as swallow rehabilitation.

Debbie is instrumental in the establishment of the Video Fluoroscopy Swallow Studies at St Vincent’s Clinic Radiology and North Shore Private Radiology practices, where she conducts radiological examinations of swallowing function.

A Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist, Debbie is a member of Speech Pathology Australia and the Laryngology Society of Australia. She has participated in and presented at several swallowing interest groups. Debbie has delivered numerous educational sessions to nursing and medical staff on the identification and management of swallowing disorders.

Debbie currently runs a combined multidisciplinary swallow clinic with A/P Daniel Novakovic and continues to provide expert assessment, management and therapy for patients with swallowing difficulties, referred by Sydney Voice and Swallowing as well as referrals from other medical specialists and other speech pathologists requiring advanced expertise in swallowing assessment and management.

Associate Professor Daniel Novakovic is an Australian trained Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon. He completed his undergraduate degrees through the University of Sydney and obtained Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in 2009. He completed subspecialty training in the fields of Head and Neck oncology (Toronto, Canada) and Laryngology and Neurolaryngology (New York , USA) and is internationally recognised as a leader in the field of Voice and Upper Airway disorders. He is co – director of the Voice Research program at University of Sydney

Dr Tom Stewart is an Australian trained Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon. He completed his undergraduate degrees through the University of Sydney, and obtained Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in 2019 after training in a number of tertiary referral hospitals in Sydney. He has completed a further fellowship in Laryngology and Neurolaryngology in New York, USA in 2020. He manages the breadth of General ENT conditions, particularly encompassing Paediatric ENT, in addition to Laryngology and Care of the Professional Voice.