Lindsay A. Murray-Keane M.S. ’08, CCC-SLP, TSSLD, IBCLC, CNT, is a licensed speech-language pathologist in New York and Connecticut. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA, CCC-SLP), an international board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) as well as certified neonatal therapist (CNT). Murray-Keane has experience working with medically complex pediatric clients in diverse settings including acute care, outpatient clinics, as well as specialty interdisciplinary clinic settings such as a craniofacial team, aerodigestive team and NICU follow-up care. She has worked with clients throughout the lifespan with oral feeding challenges, dysphagia, as well as speech-language disorders/delays. Murray-Keane’s special focus is on feeding and swallowing skills in neonates providing family-centered care, parental education, and training to establish positive oral feeding experiences as well as developmental advancement. Murray-Keane has worked with the NYMC team to develop the advanced certificate of pediatric dysphagia to aid in the education and training of fellow SLPs to be prepared in their training and competency to aid int he assessment and treatment of pediatric clients to meet the community needs.

Areas of Expertise

• Human lactation and breastfeeding
• Infant feeding and swallowing
• Pediatric feeding and swallowing
• Feeding and swallowing disorders in the pediatric populations

Education

• B.S., Communication Sciences and Disorders, New York University
• M.S. '08, Speech-Language Pathology, New York Medical College

Honors and Awards

• ASHA ACE Award Recipient

Publications

• LaTuga MS, Mittelstaedt G, Moon JY, et. al. "Clinical characteristics of premature infants who orally feed on continuous positive airway pressure." Early human development, 139(), (2019) 104833. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2019.104833

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Recent Presentations

• Murray-Keane (April 2023). Development of Pediatric MBS Program in small community acute care hospital with Level II NICU. National Association of Neonatal Therapy Annual Conference. Tucson, AZ.
• Murray-Keane (April 2023). Implementation of Objective Feeding Practices in a Level II NICU. National Association of Neonatal Therapy Annual Conference. Tucson, AZ.

Professional Service

• Lactation assessment and treatment
• Feeding and swallowing assessment and treatment
• Consultation for feeding and swallowing program development

Memberships and Affiliations

• American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
• National Association of Neonatal Therapists (NANT)

Teaching Responsibilities

• Advanced Certificate of Pediatric Dysphagia
• Acquisitions and Development of Feeding and Swallowing Skills
• Feeding and Swallowing Disorders in Pediatric Setting
• Clinical Writing and Comprehensive Assessment of Feeding and Swallowing Skills
• Treatment of Feeding and Swallowing Skills
• Practicum Experiences in Feeding and Swallowing
• Medical Management Seminar with a Focus in Pediatrics
• Early Intervention for the Medically Complex Patients

Papers

• Murray-Keane, Lindsay. (2017). Book Review: Medical Speech-Language Pathology: A Practitioner's Guide Johnson Alex F. Jacobson Barbara H. Medical Speech-Language Pathology: A Practitioner's Guide. New York: Thieme Publishing; 2017. Hardcover, 378 pages, ~$110. The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology. 126. 3489417703029. 10.1177/0003489417703029.
• Nurturing Neonates During COVID-19: 8 Steps for Safe Transitions