Associate Professor
University of Virginia
James J. Daniero, MD MS is an Associate Professor and fellowship-trained laryngologist at the University of Virginia. 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 liberal arts education at Bucknell University followed by a Master’s degree in Biotechnology from Georgetown University. He worked for several years in health care policy at the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies prior to attending medical school at Eastern Virginia Medical School. He completed residency training in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Afterward, he sought out special fellowship training in Laryngology and Care of the Professional Voice at the 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.
Dr. Daniero’s basic science research is focused on voice science, laryngotracheal stenosis, and tissue engineering of the larynx. His research is supported by several industry collaborations and foundational grants, including a W.H. Coulter Foundation Translational Research Partnership Award and the National Institutes of Health- Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIH-NIAMS) and the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIH-NIDCD). He has a particular interest in health care technology development that stems from his biotechnology roots.
When Dr. Daniero is not busy treating patients or working in his laboratory, he enjoys spending time with his family, restoring antique cars and running endless miles of trails in the blue ridge mountains.