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Dr. Darrell Klotz is an otolaryngologist who practices general/comprehensive adult and pediatric otolaryngology and has subspecialty fellowship training in laryngology (adult voice and swallowing disorders) in the Charlotte, NC area. He has clinical interests in the use of office ultrasound in head and neck disorders, minimally invasive treatments for chronic cough such as superior laryngeal nerve block and posterior nasal nerve ablation for post-nasal drainage, and minimally invasive office treatment of airway stenosis. Dr. Klotz also provides care for a multitude of general ENT problems including salivary gland disorders, sinusitis, allergy issues, ear infections, and hearing disorders. He has been with CEENTA since 2006 and practices at the SouthPark location.
In his spare time, Dr. Klotz enjoys spending time with his family, fly-fishing and mountain biking.
Dr. Klotz practices in our SouthPark (6035 Fairview Road, Charlotte, NC) office. To make an appointment with him, you may do so online or through myCEENTAchart.
UndergraduateBucknell University, 1991
MedicalUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1995
InternshipSurgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1996
ResidencyOtolaryngology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2001
FellowshipLaryngology/Voice and Swallowing Disorders, University of Washington School of Medicine, 2002
Klotz DA. Laryngeal Intubation Injury: Carolinas Medical Center Anesthesia Grand Rounds; November 2017.
Klotz DA. Subglottic Stenosis and PVFM: Is it Asthma or not? Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Grand Rounds, Carolinas Medical Center; March 2010; Charlotte, NC.
Klotz DA. Chronic Cough: The True Mystery Diagnosis. Carolinas Medical Center, Northeast Medical Center Otolaryngology Grand Rounds; April 2010; Concord, NC.
Klotz DA, Gerlach TT. Healthwise Television Broadcast, “Spasmodic Dysphonia: Caring for a Broken Voice”, December 2009.
Klotz DA. Dysphagia Evaluation. Carolinas Medical Center Head & Neck Tumor Board; October 2007 and 2009.
Klotz DA, Gerlach TT, Sutton LE. Management of Swallowing Disorders: Avoiding PEG. Continuing Medical Education seminar for Charlotte area nurses; July 2009; Charlotte, NC.
Klotz DA. Why Botulinum Toxin Fails in Spasmodic Dysphonia. National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association Annual Meeting; April 2009.
Klotz DA, Gerlach TT, Sutton LE, Hanks S. Voice and Swallowing Disorders. Continuing Medical Education seminar for Charlotte area nurses; May 2007; Charlotte, NC.
Klotz, DA. Hoarseness. Carolinas Medical Center Internal Medicine Resident Lecture; May 30, 2007.
Klotz, DA, Gerlach, TT. Common Vocal Pathologies of the Professional Singer. Church Music Summit; October 2006; Charlotte, NC.
Klotz DA. Laryngeal Electromyography. Annual North Carolina-South Carolina Otolaryngology Society Meeting; July 2006; Asheville, NC.
Klotz DA. Laryngopharyngeal Reflux. Gaston Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds; March 2006; Gastonia, NC.
Klotz DA. Laryngeal Dystonia. Spasmodic Dysphonia Support Group, Presbyterian Hospital; August 2005; Charlotte, NC.
Klotz DA. Surgical Management of Voice Disorders. World Voice Day, Presbyterian Hospital Vocal Health Symposium; April 2005.
Klotz DA, Maronian NC, Waugh PF, Shahinfar A, Robinson L, Hillel AD. Findings of Multiple Muscle Involvement In A Study of 214 Patients With Laryngeal Dystonia Using Fine Wire Electromyography (FWEMG). Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2004 Aug;113(8):602-12.
Klotz DA. Surgical Management of Voice Disorders. University of South Carolina, Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Program; Sept 2004.
Klotz DA. Surgical Management of Voice Disorders. Gardner-Webb University Vocal Arts Program; September 2004.
Hillel, AD, Maronian, NC, Waugh, PF, Robinson, L, Klotz, DA. Treatment of the Interarytenoid muscle with Botulinum Toxin for laryngeal dystonia. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2004;113(5):341-348.
Klotz DA. Management of Vocal Fold Immobility. Greenville-Spartanburg Otolaryngology Society, April 2004.
Klotz DA. Multiple Muscle Activity in Laryngeal Dystonia. Annual North Carolina-South Carolina Otolaryngology Society Meeting; July 2003; Charleston, SC.
Klotz DA. The Diagnosis and Management of Voice Disorders. Cleveland Regional Hospital Grand Rounds; March 2003; Shelby, NC.
Klotz DA. The Diagnosis and Management of Voice Disorders. Gaston Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds; October 2002; Gastonia, NC.
Klotz DA, Winkle MR, Richmon J, Hengerer AS. Surgical Management of Posterior Epistaxis: A new paradigm. Laryngoscope 112:9:1577-1582, 2002.
Klotz DA. Laryngeal Reinnervation. Annual North Carolina-South Carolina Otolaryngology Society Meeting; July 2002; Asheville, NC.
Klotz DA, Howard J, Hengerer AS, Slupchynskyj O. Lipoinjection augmentation of the soft palate for velopharyngeal stress incompetence in musicians. Laryngoscope 111:12: 2157-2161, 2001.
Klotz DA, Hengerer AS. Safety of pediatric bedside tracheostomies in the intensive care unit. Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 127:8:950-955, 2001.
Hengerer AS, Klotz DA. Complications of nasal and sinus infections. In: Bluestone CD, ed. Pediatric Otolaryngology, 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA. W.B. Saunders, 2001.
Klotz DA, Coniglio JU. Prudent management of the mid-cheek mass: Revisiting the accessory parotid gland tumor. Laryngoscope 110:1627-1632,2000 and Laryngoscope Interactive Edition, August 2000.
Frisina RD, Walton JP, Lynch-Armour M, Klotz DA. Efferent projections of a physiologically characterized region of the inferior colliculus of the young adult CBA mouse. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 101(5), Part 1, 1997.
Board Certified by:- American Board of Otolaryngology
Member of:- American Academy of Otolaryngology, Fellow- Fellow, American College of Surgeons- North Carolina Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery- Mecklenburg County Medical Society- North Carolina Medical Society
Laryngeal Reinnervation: Rehabilitation of the voice due to a paralyzed vocal fold has been performed through techniques that reposition the paralyzed vocal fold closer to the good, functioning vocal fold and add bulk to the paralyzed vocal fold. This has traditionally been accomplished through injection laryngoplasty where a material is injected into the vocal fold or by medialization laryngoplasty (thyroplasty) where a silicone implant is placed that pushes the vocal fold over. These techniques can cause the vocal fold to lose some of its elasticity and vibratory characteristic if pushed too much and can limit optimal vocal improvement. Laryngeal reinnervation repositions the vocal fold and adds bulk to the vocal fold through re-establishment of better neural input to the vocal fold. This is done by re-routing an accessory nerve in the neck to the paralyzed vocal fold. These new electrical signals to the vocal fold add increased muscular tone and bulk to the vocal fold more naturally than through physically pushing the vocal fold with an synthetic implant material.
Posterior nasal nerve ablation: Hoarseness can come from excessive nasal mucus that drains preferentially into the posterior (back) portion of your nose and subsequently into the throat. This "drip" can lead to a feeling of needing to swallow or clear one's throat continually. Chronic throat clearing is not just a social annoyance but can be very damaging to the vocal folds, sometimes developing into benign lesions such as nodules and/or polyps on the vocal folds. Post-nasal drainage can oftentimes be treated effectively with simple nasal sprays or pills. If additional control is needed or if reduced reliance on daily sprays or pills is desired by the patient, ablating or destroying the hyperactive nerves responsible for the excessive drainage is another option. Posterior nasal nerve ablation is a minimally invasive technique done on an awake patient in the office. The nose is anesthetized and then a wand is placed into the anatomic area of the nerves responsible for a large portion of the mucus production to ablate or destroy them by applying cryoablation (freezing) or a low-temperature radiofrequency energy. In some cases, the radiofrequency energy technique can also be used to address areas of swelling in the nose to improve bothersome nasal congestion complaints. Pain is minimal and patients can drive themselves to and from the office with minimal downtime for recovery as well.
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TV:Dr. Klotz talked about hoarseness on Charlotte Today
Podcasts:Dr. Klotz discussed singing when you have allergies on XM Divas
Charlotte Speech and Hearing Center, Board Member 2015- presentA local non-profit serving the underserved population of the Charlotte Community.
A patient testimonial about an airway reconstruction Dr. Klotz performed:
