Beth Solomon, MS, CCC-SLP
Beth Solomon is the Chief of the Speech and Language Pathology at the NIH Clinical Center.  She received her Masters of Science in Speech Language Pathology from Columbia University.  She received her Bachelors of Arts in Elementary Education and Bachelors of Science in Communication Disorders from the University of Massachusetts. Her clinical practice and research interests involve speech rehabilitation of head and neck cancer patients, pediatric and adult dysphasia, voice disorders, and craniofacial anomalies. She is a recognized leader in the area of voice restoration following laryngectomy and as an Infant and Toddler Specialist by the Governor's Office for Children, Youth and Families in the State of Maryland. She is the appointed Speech-Language Pathology Liaison to the U.S. Public Health Service and U.S. Surgeon General's Office. Her collaborative research efforts include the study of speech and swallowing outcomes with various head and neck cancer treatments, and the natural history study of speech, swallowing and voice production in various pediatric genetic and metabolic conditions, as well as outcome measures with various treatments in progressive neurologic diseases.  Ms. Solomon has mentored numerous graduate students during clinical internships and is a frequent guest lecturer in many of the local university graduate programs in speech-language pathology.  She has presented at numerous state, national, and international meetings and has published extensively in the areas of swallowing, oral motor function, and head/neck cancer and rare diseases and syndromes.

Maia L. Magder, M.S. CCC-SLP
Maia L. Magder is a staff speech language pathologist in Speech Language Pathology at the NIH Clinical Center.  She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Miami in English Literature and Marketing and graduate degree at Emerson College in Boston in Communication Sciences and Disorders. As a speech language pathologist, her clinical and research interests are with adult neurogenic acquired communications disorders. Currently, she provides clinical services in the domains of speech, language, cognition, and swallowing for both adults and children.  Ms. Magder's clinical training included internships at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, New England Medical Center, and at Boston Children's Hospital.   She has worked on the stroke and head injury team at Philadelphia's Moss Rehabilitation Hospital. She has provided clinical acute care services to Georgetown University Hospital. She leads a social communication group for children with autism spectrum disorders along with an actress in the community.  Ms. Magder is the elected Legislative Council representative for the District of Columbia for the American Speech and Hearing Association.