James Joseph Daniero MD, MS

James J. Daniero, MD MS is a fellowship-trained laryngologist at the University of Virginia. He specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of laryngeal disorders, including care of the professional voice. Dr. Daniero established the Laryngology Division within the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and currently leads a team of clinicians and researchers within the University dedicated to improving the lives of patients with laryngeal disorders. Dr. Daniero received his undergraduate education at Bucknell University in central Pennsylvania followed by a Master’s degree in Biotechnology from Georgetown University.

He worked in Washington, DC for several years on health care policy while at the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Feeling a need to more directly affect patient care, he went on to pursue medical training at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA. His training then took him to Pennsylvania where he completed his internship and residency training in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. Afterward, he sought out special fellowship training in Laryngology and Care of the Professional Voice at the prestigious Vanderbilt Voice Center in Nashville, TN. Dr. Daniero joined the faculty at the University of Virginia in 2014 and quickly established the interdisciplinary Voice and Swallowing Center. Dr. Daniero’s team is devoted to providing real-time interdisciplinary care for voice, airway, and swallowing problems.