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Susan Wortman-Jutt, M.S., CCC-SLP
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Susan Wortman-Jutt, M.S., CCC-SLP

Former Research Associate
Center for Speech and Language Recovery
Burke Neurological Institute
Speech-Language Pathologist, Advanced Clinician

Biography

Susan Wortman-Jutt received her B.A. in Drama from Hofstra University in 1983; following which, she enjoyed a career as a professional musical theater performer regionally and in Europe for over 10 years. In 1996, Susan’s career changed trajectory; and in 2000, Susan graduated from Hunter College, City University of New York, with a Master of Science in Communication Sciences where she received a Certificate of Achievement award. Her clinical Speech-Language Pathology internships included Lenox Hill Hospital, Jamaica Hospital and Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York. In 2001, Susan began a Clinical Fellowship Year at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. and remained there as a Speech-Language Pathologist treating both inpatients and outpatients.

Susan has been a Speech-Language Pathologist at the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital for over 11 years, where she has specialized in the treatment of speech, language, voice and swallowing impairments due to an acquired neurological injury or disorder such as a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or progressive neurological illness, among others.   

From 2013 through 2018, Susan collaborated with the Brain Stimulation and Robotics Laboratory, Edwards Lab, at the Burke Neurological Institute, under the mentorship of Dylan Edwards, PhD. During her tenure collaborating with Dr. Edwards, Susan participated in two clinical trials. These included a non-invasive brain stimulation (TMS, tDCS) study for the treatment of post-stroke aphasia, in collaboration with McGill University and the Max Planck Institute, for which Susan was the evaluating clinician. Additionally, at Burke Neurological Institute, Susan was the study coordinator for an international clinical trial spanning 13-sites which investigated a dysphagia detection device for use as a screening tool in swallowing disorders.  

Education

Degree: 
M.S., Communication Sciences
Institution: 
Hunter College, City University of New York, New York
Year Completed: 
2000
Degree: 
B.A., Drama
Institution: 
Hofstra University, New York
Year Completed: 
1983

Recent Publications

PUBLICATION: 
Journal Article
Evan K Noch, Dan Pham, Tomoko Kitago, Marissa Wuennemann, Susan Wortman-Jutt, M Cristina Falo
Heliyon . 2023 Jul 20;9(8):e18393. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18393. eCollection 2023 Aug
Full Text on PMC
PUBLICATION: 
Manuscript
Anna Zumbansen, Sandra E Black, Joyce L Chen, Dylan J Edwards, Alexander Hartmann, Wolf-Dieter Heiss, Sylvain Lanthier, Paul Lesperance, George Mochizuki, Caroline Paquette, Elizabeth A Rochon, Ilona Rubi-Fessen, Jennie Valles, Heike Kneifel, SusanWortman-Jutt, and Alexander Thiel; on behalf of the NORTHSTAR-study group
European Stroke Journal. 2020 Jun 30. DOI: 10.1177/2396987320934935
Full-Text on SAGE Journals
PUBLICATION: 
Journal Article
Susan Wortman-Jutt, Dylan Edwards
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 2019 Mar 22; doi: 10.1177/1545968319834901
Abstract on Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair