Biographical summary
Dr. Semirra (Sami) Bayan is an Otolaryngologist with subspecialty training in Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Disorders. As part of the Mayo Clinic Voice Center, Dr. Bayan understands that everyone's voice is important and strives to provide focused, personalized care to every patient.
Her clinical focus includes:
- Comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for professional and non-professional voice users in close coordination with speech and language pathologists specializing in the treatment of voice disorders
- Minimally invasive KTP laser surgery for early vocal fold cancers and vocal cord dysplasia
- In office procedures for vocal cord paralysis, recurrent vocal cord dysplasia and recurrent vocal cord papilloma
- State-of-the-art surgical treatment for benign voice and airway disorders
In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Bayan is active in research and education providing mentorship to residents and fellows.
Conditions treated
- Laryngeal cancer
- Laryngeal papillomatosis
- Laryngeal trauma
- Laryngitis
- Laryngocele
- Leukoplakia
- Spasmodic dysphonia
- Subglottic stenosis
- Tracheal stenosis
- Vocal cord cyst
- Vocal cord nodule
- Vocal cord paralysis
- Vocal cord paresis
- Vocal cord polyp
- Vocal cord scarring
- Vocal tremor
- Voice disorder
- Zenker's diverticulum
Procedures performed
Interests
- Malignant vocal cord lesions
- Framework surgery for vocal fold paralysis including thyroplasty and adduction arytenopexy
- In office/awake vocal cord injections
- In office/awake laser procedures for papilloma and dysplasia of the vocal cords
- Benign vocal fold lesions
- Recurrent respiratory papilloma
- Professional voice
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2016
Fellow - Laryngeal Surgery Clinical FellowMassachusetts General Hospital
- 2015
Residency - Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck SurgeryUniversity of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
- 2010
MDUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine
- 2006
BS - Pharmaceutical SciencesOhio State University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2016
Otolaryngology � Head & Neck SurgeryAmerican Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Awards and honors
- 2022
Teacher of The YearMayo Clinic
- 2021
Top Performing Provider Patient Experience Award
- 2020
Top Performing Provider Patient Experience Award
- 2015
Senior Resident Teacher of the Year AwardUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- 2014
Faculty Selected Chief ResidentUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- 2014
Podium Presentation Award- 2nd place for “Voice Outcomes in Early Glottic Carcinoma”Midwest Head and Neck Consortium Meeting
- 2013
Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching AwardUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- 2010
Gold Humanism Honors Society HonoreeUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine
- 2009
Medical School Foundation’s Leslie Faudree ScholarshipUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine
- 2006
President’s Salute to Academic Achievement HonoreeOhio State University
- 2006
Magna Cum Laude, The Ohio State UniversityOhio State University
- 2003
The Ohio State University Scholar Athlete AwardOhio State University
Professional memberships
- 2023 - present
MemberGME DEI Advisory Board
- 2022 - present
MemberHealth Equity in OHNS Committee
- 2022 - present
MemberEnvironmental Action Group
- 2022 - present
MemberDepartment Diversity Leader Accelerator Group
- 2022 - present
DirectorMayo Medial Student Community Partners Program
- 2022 - present
LeadDepartment Diversity Leader, Department Committees
- 2021 - present
MemberMidwest SWAT Center for Health Equity and Community Engaged
- 2020 - present
RepresentativeSafety Management and Resource Taskforce (SMaRT)
- 2020 - present
RepresentativeAerosol-generating Procedure (AGP) Executive Committee
- 2020 - present
Committee MemberEducation Committee, Department of Otorhinolaryngology
- 2020 - present
Associate Residency DirectorAssociate Residency Director Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
- 2020 - present
Committee MemberDepartment of Otolaryngology Research Executive Committee
- 2019 - present
Committee MemberDepartment of Otolaryngology Clinical Practice Committee
- 2019 - present
Committee MemberAsk Mayo Expert
- 2019 - present
Committee MemberDepartment of Otolaryngology Quality Committee
- 2018 - present
Co-DirectorInternational Conference on Cancers of the Larynx and Hypopharynx
- 2017 - 2018
DirectorUniversity of Chicago Hospitals, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Laryngology
- 2017 - 2018
Co-DirectorUniversity of Chicago Hospitals Airway Education Committee
- 2017 - 2018
MemberChicago Medical Society
- 2016 - 2018
LiaisonUniversity of Chicago Department of Otolaryngology Epic Liaison
- 2016 - 2018
Associate Program DirectorUniversity of Chicago Hospitals, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
- 2016 - 2018
MemberUniversity of Chicago Hospitals Patient Quality and Safety Improvement Committee
- 2014 - 2015
Chief ResidentUniversity of Iowa Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
- 2012 - 2015
Committee MemberAAO-HNS Section for Residents and Fellows-in-Training
- 2010 - present
MemberAmerican Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Publications
Research activities