Tamara Wincko oversees the provision of clinical services in five hospitals and manages a growing team of speech-language pathologist providing both inpatient and outpatient services to UPMC. She specializes in the evaluation and treatment of swallowing disorders, with a special interest in the head and neck cancer population. She is a member of the Swallowing Disorder Center team, UPMC Head & Neck Cancer Survivorship Program, Aspiration Prevention Committee, and leads the system speech group in standardization of care practice.
Ms. Wincko is also a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Mini MBA Program
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Clinical Fellowship
- Nova Southeastern University, MS, Speech Pathology
- Slippery Rock University, BS, Elementary Education
Education & Training
Awards
Distinguished Service Award, PAO-HNS, 2021
Outstanding Clinical Achievement in Human Communication Sciences and Disorders, ASHA, 2019
Research Interests