Hilda Pressman, MA, CCC - Nutritional Management Associates, LLC

Hilda Pressman, MA, CCC

Hilda Pressman, MA, CCC, BRS-S
Speech-Language Pathologist
Board Recognized Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders
Member, Nutritional Management Associates, LLC
SLP Licenses: New Jersey, New York

Ms. Pressman has many years of experience as a clinician in acute care hospitals and as program administrator in speech-language pathology and audiology. Additionally, she has extensive experience in instrumental and clinical evaluation of feeding and swallowing disorders in individuals with developmental disability. She has treated infants, children and adults with a variety of medical and developmental conditions. She has consulted to schools as well as residential and day treatment centers for people with developmental disability and swallowing and feeding disorders (dysphagia). She has been instrumental in the development of teams for managing children with dysphagia and children with cleft lip and palate. In addition to her consultation services she provides treatment services to individuals with dysphagia in Early Intervention Programs and in her private practice. Ms Pressman is a Member of the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Advisory Committee, Division of Consumer Affairs, State of New Jersey and Chairperson, Healthcare Committee, New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She has provided workshops on dysphagia throughout the United States and organized national conferences on dysphagia management in children and adults.

Honors and Awards:

2007	15^th Award for Continuing Education, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2005	Board Recognized Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (BRS-S),)
2004-2009	Member of the New Jersey Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Advisory Committee
2004	Distinguished Clinical Service Award New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2003	Outstanding Clinical Achievement in Human Communication Sciences and Disorders New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2001	Volunteer of the Year New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Publications:

Pediatric swallowing and feeding disorders associated with HIV/AIDS. In HIV/AIDS: A clinical resource for communication hearing and swallowing disorders, D. Swanepoel and B. Louw (Eds.). San Diego: Plural Publishing (in manuscript).

“Preliminary Investigation of Swallowing Apnea Duration and Swallow/Respiratory Phase Relationships in Individuals with Cerebral Vascular Accident” (with Susan Butler, Andrew Stuart, Gretchen Poage and William J. Roche). Dysphagia, 22(3), 215-224, 2007

“Treating Children with Feeding Disorders”, (with M. Berkowitz), The ASHA Leader, 8 (19) Oct. 21, 2003,

"Staying Healthy Through Infection Control", The Journal of NJSHA, 39-42, Spring 1997.

"Dysphagia in Children with AIDS". In Dysphagia and the Child with Developmental Disabilities, S. Rosenthal, J. Sheppard and M. Lotze ( Eds.), San Diego: Singular Publishing Group, 1995.

"Radiologic Assessment of Pediatric Swallowing" (with J. Marquis). In Dysphagia and the Child with Developmental Disabilities, S. Rosenthal, J. Sheppard and M. Lotze ( Eds.), San Diego: Singular Publishing Group, 1995.

"Comprehensive Team Evaluation" (with D.W. Bryan). In Dysphagia and the Child with Developmental Disabilities, S. Rosenthal, J. Sheppard and M. Lotze ( Eds.), San Diego: Singular Publishing Group, 1995.

"Communication Disorders and Dysphagia in Pediatric AIDS". ASHA, 45-47, January, 1992.

"Dysphagia in the Pediatric AIDS Population" (with S.H. Morrison). Dysphagia, 2:166-169, 1988.

"Dysphagia in Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis (Caffey): A Case Report" (with J.J. Sheppard). Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 30, 111-114, 1988.

Evaluating the Non-Verbal Child". Journal of the New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Spring, 1980.

Differential Diagnosis of the Multiply Handicapped Child" (with S. Paise), Journal of the New Jersey Speech and Hearing Association, Winter, 1978