Jamie Koufman

Dr. Jamie Koufman is one of the world’s leading authorities on reflux and has lectured widely on the subject both nationally and internationally. For nearly three decades, her pioneering research has focused on reflux as it affects the voice and breathing passages. She coined the terms “silent reflux” and “laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR),” the medical term for reflux that involves the larynx (voice box) and throat.Dr. Koufman is the founder and director of Koufman Reflux, a new national company dedicated to providing quality healthcare to people with reflux and reflux-related diseases.  Dr. Koufman is also the director of the Voice Institute of New York. She has been listed among the Top Doctors in America every year since 1994, and her book, Dropping Acid: The Reflux Diet Cookbook & Cure is a New York Times Best Seller. .