Hutcheson Laboratory

Kate Hutcheson, Ph.D., is a tenured professor in the Head and Neck Surgery department with a dual appointment in the Radiation Oncology division at MD Anderson. She serves as section chief and research director for the section of Speech Pathology and Audiology. Dr. Hutcheson is a certified speech-language pathologist, a board-certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders (BCS-S), and holds a doctorate degree in epidemiology. She maintains an active clinical practice and research program. She has authored over 150 journal articles with funding support from the National Institutes of Health, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, the MD Anderson Institutional Research Grant Award program, the CPRIT UT Health Innovation Training Program, foundation grants, industry and donor funds. She serves as associate editor for the journals Head and Neck and Dysphagia. She is a globally recognized clinician and educator who lectures nationally and internationally on radiation-associated-dysphagia and head and neck cancer rehabilitation.