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Nayla MATAR

Chargé de Cours - Vacataire - PhD

Faculty of Medicine (FM)
FM Simulation Center (MEDSIM)

(+961) 1 421 000 ext 9206 nayla.matar@usj.edu.lb

Nayla Matar is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Higher Institute of Speech Therapy at Saint Joseph University in Beirut, where she teaches numerous courses supervises Master’s and Doctoral theses. A graduate in general ENT from USJ, Dr. Matar pursued a subspecialty in laryngology at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium and obtained a PhD in Language Sciences from Aix-Marseille University. She is an active member of several international scientific societies (ELS, ESSD, SFPL). Dr. Matar is the author of numerous articles and serves as a reviewer for various international ENT journals. In addition to general ENT, her specialized clinical work focuses on the diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment of voice (spoken and sung) and swallowing disorders.


• PhD in Language Sciences
• University Diploma in Education
• Certificat Universitaire de Formation Medicale Specialisée Complémentaire
• Master Arts, Lettres et Langues, Finalité Recherche
• ENT Specialty Diploma
• Medical Doctor Diploma

002OTRLM1 - Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie 040APPSL1 - Anatomy physiology of speech 040PDRDM1 - Pathologies de la déglutition et avancées des pratiques en rééducation de la dysphagie 040PHONL2 - Phonation: Anatomie, physiologie et pathologies 040PATHM1 - Oropharyngeal dysphagia research advances in rehabilitation


Medecine and Health

Voice, Hoarseness, Laryngeal cancer Swallowing, Dysphagia Therapeutic patient education Gender in Medicine Medical Education

Peer reviewed publications 1. Abboud B, Tabchy B, Atallah Ch, Aouad R, Matar N, Ghorra C. Image in endocrinology: Intratracheal ectopic thyroid mass. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jan 92(1):26-7. 2. Aouad R, Matar N, Haddad A, Ghorra C. Oncocytic lipoadenoma of the parotid: Pathology quiz. Archives of Otolaryngology- Head Neck Surgery 2008 Avr 134 (4): 446-448. 3. Ali Y, Rahme R, Matar N, Moussa R, Ibrahim I, Menassa-Moussa L, Rizk T, Nohra G, Okais N, Samaha E. Impact of the lunar cycle on the incidence of intracranial aneurysm rupture: Myth reality? Clinical Neurol Neurosurg 2008 May; 110(5):462-5. 4. Abou Hamad W, Matar N, Elias M, Nasr M, Hokayem N, Sarkis- Karam Dolla, Haddad A. Bacterial flora of normal maxillary adult sinuses. Am J Rhinol Allergy 2009 (May-June):261-3. 5. Matar N, Melki I, Maalouf S, Rassi S. Knotting of a nasogastric tube around a nasotracheal tube: A rare case of hypercapnia in a 3 months’ infant. Am J Crit Care 2009 (April) 21. 6. Matar N, Melkane A, Rassi S, Haddad A. Lateral sinus thrombosis in the pediatric population: Multiple presentations for a potentially lethal disease, Pediatr Emerg Care 2009 Oct 25(10):681-683. 7. Remacle M, Matar N, Delos M, Nollevaux M-C, Jamart J, Lawson G. Is frozen section reliable in transoral C02 laser assisted cordectomies?, Eur Arch of Otorhinolaryngol 2010Mar, 267(3):397-400. 8. Remacle M, Matar N, Verduyckt , Lawson G. Relaxation thyroplasty for mutational falsetto treatment, Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2010 Feb; 119(2): 105-109. 9. Matar N, Lawson G. An unusual giant polyp of the vocal folds, Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2010 Jun;142(6):911-912. 10. Melkane AE, Matar NE, Haddad AC, Nassar MN, Al-Moutran HG, Rohayem Z, Daher M, Chalouhy G, Dabar G. Management of postintubation tracheal stenosis: Appropriate Indications make outcome differences. Respiration 2010; 79 (5):395-401 11. Remacle M, Matar N, Lawson G. Glottoplasty for male-to-female transsexualism: Voice results. J Voice. 2011 Jan;25(1):120-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2009.07.004. 12. Matar N, Amoussa K, Verduykt I, Nollevaux MC, Jamart J, Lawson. G, Remacle M. Co2 laserassisted microsurgery for intracordal cysts: Technique and results on 49 patients. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2010 Dec;267(12):1905-9. doi:10.1007/s00405-010-1315-y. 13. Melkane A., Matar N., Haddad A., Zoghby A. Suicidal Hanging Attempt: Poor Symptoms for potentially lethal injury. J Trauma. 2010 Oct;69(4):E36. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181754952. 14. Matar N, Lawson G, Nollevaux M-C, Jamart J, Delos M, Remacle M, Vander Borght T. Reliability of sentinel node in the treatment of N0 supraglottic laryngeal cancer. Laryngoscope. 2010 Nov;120(11):2213-7. doi: 10.1002/lary.21131. 15. Lawson G, Matar N, Kesch S, Levêque N, Remacle M, Nollevaux M-C, Doyen Ch. Laryngeal Kaposi Sarcoma: Case report and Litterature review. B-ENT. 2010;6(4):285-8. 16. Irjala H, Matar N, Remacle M, Lawson G. Pharyngo-laryngeal examination with the narrow band imaging (NBI) technology – Early experience. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2011 Jun;268(6):801-6. doi: 10.1007/s00405-011-1516-z. 17. Matar N, Remacle M, Amoussa K, Lawson G. Co2 laser digital scanning system and injectable collagen for the treatment of sulcus vocalis. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2011, Vol. 22, no.2, p. 155-158. 18. Matar N, Remacle M, Lawson G, Bachy V. Transoral CO2 laser partial laryngectomies using the digital scanning system, Operative techniques of otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2011 Jun; 22(2):122-127. 19. Lawson G, Matar N, Remacle M , Jamart J, Bachy V . Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for the management of head and neck tumours: Learning curve. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2011 Dec;268(12):1795-1801 20. Remacle M, Matar N, Lawson G, Bachy V. Laryngeal Advanced Retractor System (LARS): a new retractor for transoral robotic surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2011 Oct; 145(4):694-696. 21. Matar N, Remacle M, Nollevaux MC, Delos M, Jamart J, Lawson G. Reliability of frozen section analysis in transoral laser microsurgery of upper aerodigestive tract advanced malignant tumors. International Journal of Phonosurgery and Laryngology 2011, Vol. 1, no.1, p. 19-20. 22. Aouad R, Matar N, Melkane A, Nassar M, Moutran H, Haddad A. Sulfuric Acid ingestion. J Trauma, May 2011; 70 (5): E 98 23. Matar N, Haddad A. New trends in the management of Head and Neck cancers. Journal Médical Libanais 2011; 59 (4): 220-226. 24. Remacle M, Ricci-Maccarini A, Matar N, Lawson G, Pieri F, Bachy V, Nollevaux MC. Reliability and efficacy of a new CO(2) laser hollow fiber: a prospective study of 39 patients. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Mar; 269(3):917-921 25. Remacle M, Matar N, Lawson G, Nachy V, Delos M, Nollevaux MC. Combining a new CO2 laser wave guide with transoral robotic surgery: a feasibility study on four patients with malignant tumors. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Jul;269(7):1833-1837 26. Matar N, Remacle M, Bachy V, Lawson G, Giovanni A, Lejoly-Devuyst V, Legou T. Objective measurement of real time subglottic pressure during medialization thyroplasty: a feasibility study. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Apr;269(4):1171-1175 27. Benmansour N, Remacle M, Matar N, Lawson G, Bachy V, Van Der Vorst S. Endoscopic treatment of anterior glottic webs according to Lichtenberger: Technique and results on 18 patients. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Sep;269(9):2075-80 28. Bachy V, Matar N, Jamart J, Remacle M, Lawson G. Long-term functional results after endoscopic cricopharyngeal myotomy with CO2 laser: a retrospective study on 32 cases. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Mar;270(3):965-8. 29. Matar N, Portes C, Lancia L, Legou T, Baider F. Acoustic correlates of masculinity in voices of Lebanese women with Reinke’s edema. Proceedings of International Seminar on Speech Production (ISSP), 2014, p. 273-276. 30. Francis E, Matar N, Khoueir N, Nassif C, Farah C, Haddad A. T4a laryngeal cancer survival: retrospective institutional analysis and systematic review. Laryngoscope. 2014 Jul;124(7):1618-23. 31. Simo R, Bradley P, Chevalier D, Dikkers F, Eckel H, Matar N, Peretti G, Piazza C, Remacle M, Quer M. European Laryngological Society: ELS recommendations for the follow-up of patients treated for laryngeal cancer. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Sep;271(9):2469-79. 32. Mendelsohn AH, Matar N, Bachy V, Lawson G, Remacle M. Longitudinal Voice Outcomes Following Advanced CO2 Laser Cordectomy for Glottic Cancer. J Voice. 2015 Nov;29(6):772-5 33. Khoueir N, Matar N, Farah Ch, Francis E, Rabchy B, Haddad A. Survival of T4aN0 and T3N+laryngeal cancer patients: a retrospective institutional study and systematic review. Am J Otolaryngol. 2015 Nov-Dec;36(6):755-62. 34. Matar N, Portes C, Lancia L, Legou T, Baider F. Voice quality and gender stereotypes: A study on Lebanese women with Reinke’s edema. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2016 Dec 1;59(6): S1608-S1617. doi: 10.1044/2016_JSLHR-S-15-0047. 35. Khalaf, Michel & Matar, Nayla. (2017). Translation and transcultural adaptation of the VHI-10 questionnaire: the VHI-10lb. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 10.1007/s00405-017-4585-9. 36. Marc Remacle, Christoph Arens, Mostafa Badr Eldin, Guillermo Campos, Carlos Chiesa Estomba, Pavel Dulguerov, Ivana Fiz, Anastasios Hantzakos, Jerôme Keghian, Francesco Mora, Nayla Matar, Giorgio Peretti, Cesare Piazza, Gregory N. Postma, Vyas Prasad, Elisabeth Sjogren, Frederik G. Dikkers. Laser-assisted surgery of the upper aero-digestive tract: a clarification of nomenclature. A consensus statement of the European Laryngological Society. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2017 August 37. Remman R, Matar N, Puech M. Perceptive evaluation of the severity of dysphonia among Lebanese bilingual subjects. International J Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. o 4(2018): July-August 2018 38. Jaber Batoul, Remman Reina, Matar Nayla. Repetitive voice evaluation in dysphonic teachers: Office versus Home. J Voice. 2020 Sep;34(5):675-681. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2019.01.012. Epub 2019 Feb 11. 39. Matar N, Smaily H, Cherfane P, Hanna C. Profiling of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in an Acute Care Hospital Setting. Ear Nose Throat J. 2020 Apr 3:145561320917795. doi:10.1177/0145561320917795 40. Smaily H, Cherfane P, Matar N. Pediatric laryngeal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour: Case report and systematic review of the literature. Auris Nasus Larynx. 2020 Aug 30:S0385-8146(20)30221-2. doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2020.08.018. 41. Abi Lutfallah A, Jabbour K, Gergess A, Hayeck G, Matar N, Madi-Jebara S.[Cervical plexus block as an alternative anesthetic approach for type I thyroplasty: a case report]. Rev Bras Anestesiol. 2020 Sep-Oct;70(5):556-560. doi: 10.1016/j.bjan.2020.08.002. Epub 2020 Sep 7. 42. Smaily H, Khalaf M, Melkane AE, Helou D, Richa T, Khoury C, Azoury F, Farha G, Haddad A, Matar N. Smoking cessation intervention for patients with head and neck cancer: A prospective randomized controlled trial. Am J Otolaryngol. 2021 Jan-Feb;42(1):102832. doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102832. Epub 2020 Nov 14. 43. Piazza C, Paderno A, Sjogren EV, Bradley PJ, Eckel HE, Mäkitie A, Matar N, Paleri V, Peretti G, Puxeddu R, Quer M, Remacle M, Vander Poorten V, Vilaseca I, Simo R. Salvage carbon dioxide transoral laser microsurgery for laryngeal cancer after (chemo)radiotherapy: a European Laryngological Society consensus statement. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Nov;278(11):4373-4381. doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-06957-5. Epub 2021 Jul 5. PMID: 34226992; PMCID: PMC8486708. 44. Haddad R, Ismail S, Khalaf MG, Matar N. Lipoinjection for Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Laryngoscope. 2022 Aug;132(8):1630-1640. doi: 10.1002/lary.29965. Epub 2021 Dec 11. PMID: 34894158. 45. Ghaddar Z, Matar N, Noujaim J, Diep AN, Tohmé A, Pétré B. Consensus on the Objectives of an Educational Intervention for Patients with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia and Their Informal Caregivers: A Delphi Study. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2022 Jun 23;16:1511-1524. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S364520. PMID: 35769338; PMCID: PMC9236548. 46. Makhoul M, Melkane AE, Khoury PE, Hadi CE, Matar N. A cross-sectional comparative study: ChatGPT 3.5 versus diverse levels of medical experts in the diagnosis of ENT diseases. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2024 May;281(5):2717-2721. doi: 10.1007/s00405-024-08509-z. Epub 2024 Feb 16. PMID: 38365990. Book Chapters 1. Matar N, Remacle M. Chapter 11: Laser surgery for common laryngeal pathology, in Principles and Practice of Lasers in Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck, editors V. Oswal, M. Remacle, S. Jovanvic, S.M. Zeitels, J.P. Krespi, C. Hopper. 2nd Edition. 2. Matar N, Remacle M. Benign tumors of the larynx. EMC - Otolaryngology 2015;0(0):1-12 [Section 20-700-A-10]. 3. Matar N, Remacle M. Chapter 11: ELS classification of transoral resections. Bernal-Sprekelsen & Isabel Vilaseca. Transoral Laser Microsurgery of Benign and Malignant Lesions. 1st Edition. Thieme, 2016. 4. Matar N, Remacle M. Surgical aspect of vocal feminization. From the spoken voice to the song. Editor Carine Klein-Dallant, 2016. 5. Matar N, Remacle M. Spasmodic dysphonia. From the spoken voice to the song. Editor Carine Klein-Dallant, 2016. 6. Matar N, Remacle M. Phonosurgery of benign vocal cord tumors. EMC - Surgical Techniques - Head and Neck 2017;0(0):1-16 [Section 46-350].