Ashley Buba, MS CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Craniofacial Team of Texas

11412 Bee Cave Road, Suite 300
Austin, TX 78738

Phone: 512-377-1142
Fax: 512-377-1143
Toll Free: 877-612-7069

Hours for scheduled appointments:
Monday – Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Ashley Buba – Biography

Ashley Buba received her Masters of Science in Communication Disorders at Texas State University in 2001. She completed her fellowship year at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, where she focused on evaluation and treatment of children born with cleft lip and palate. Following her fellowship year, Ashley continued her work at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles,where she expanded her focus to include speech therapy in children with neurodevelopmental disorders and rehabilitative speech and language in children with acquired brain injury. While at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Ashley was a key member of a multi-disciplinary craniofacial team, a multi-disciplinary rehabilitative team, and a multi-disciplinary feeding and swallowing team. She is a strong believer in team care. In 2007, she was very excited to get the opportunity to move back to her home state, where she began work with the newly formed Cleft Lip and Palate Team at Austin Children’s Hospital and then Dell Children’s Hospital. Ashley has had extensive training in cleft evaluation and treatment, childhood apraxia of speech, 22q11 deletion, and early intervention in children with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Ashley Buba lives in Austin with her husband, her two daughters, and her border collie. She loves anything outside and is an avid runner.

Ashley Buba, MS CCC-SLP – Curriculum Vitae

Experience

Dell Children’s Medical Center 2007-2016

Austin Children’s Hospital 2007

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 2001-2007

Specialty Training

• PROMPT training, 2016
• Introduction to Early Start Denver Model, 2016
• Advanced Training in Early Start Denver Model, 2016
• National Apraxia Training Conference, 2015
• Completing Nasopharyngoscopy Evaluation, 2011
• FEES evaluation, 2007
• Vital Stim Certification, 2006
• Passy Muir Training, 2005

Internship

• Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, 2001

GRADUATE SCHOOL

• MS, Communication Disorders, Texas State University,
• Summa Cum Laude-1999-2001

UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL

• BS, Communication Disorders, Texas State University,
• Magna Cum Laude-1995-2001

CERTIFICATION

• Certificate of Clinical Competence, American Speech-Language Hearing Association
• Vital Stim Certified

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

• American Cleft Lip and Palate Association, 2007-Current
• American Speech-Language Hearing Association
• Special Interest Group V for Craniofacial and Velopharyngeal Disorders

LICENSURE

• State of Texas

HONORS & AWARDS

• Texas State University, Summa Cum Laude-1999-2001
• Texas State University, Magna Cum Laude-1995-2001

Certifications

Vital Stim Certified

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider, American Heart Association
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider, American Heart Association
• Basic Life Support Provider, American Heart Association
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor

Special Interests

• Evaluation and Treatment of Cleft Palate
• Treatment of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction
• Childhood Apraxia of Speech
• 22q11 Deletion
• Autism

Volunteer Work

• Camp Amigo, Texas

Bibliography of Ashley Buba, MS CCC-SLP

PRESENTATIONS

• Buba, A., (2013). Describing Varying Patterns of Velopharyngeal Movement in Patients with 22q Abnormalities Using Nasopharyngoscopic Exam. Presented at The International Congress on Cleft Lip and Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies, Orlando, FL.
• Da Silveira, A., Buba, A. (2011). The Effects of Palatal Expansion on Speech of Cleft Palate Patients. Poster presentation at the American Cleft Palate Association Annual Meeting, Puerto Rico.
• Buba, A. (2010). Assessment of Speech in the Cleft Palate Population. Lecture for the Voice class in the Department of Communication Disorders at University of Texas, Austin, TX.
• Buba, A. (2010). Assessment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. Presented at Dell Children’s Medical Center Craniofacial Conference, Austin, TX.
• Buba, A. (2010). Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. Presented at annual Dell Children’s Medical Center Parent Education Conference, Austin, TX.
• Buba, A. (2009). Speech and Language Development in the Cleft Palate Population. . Presented at annual Dell Children’s Medical Center Parent Education Conference, Austin, TX.
• Buba, A., Peck, K. (2007). Passy Muir Use in the Pediatric Setting. Presented to Rehab Services Department at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
• Buba, A. (2007). Pediatric Modified Barium Swallow Studies. Presented to Rehab Services Department at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
• Buba, A. (2006). A Vital Stim Case study. Presented to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles Rheumatology, Los Angeles, CA.
• Buba, A. (2006). Speech and Language Development. Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles Patient & Family Education Conference, Los Angeles, CA
• Buba, A. (2005). Evaluation and Treatment of Pediatric Dysphagia. Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles Rehab Services, Los Angeles, CA.

 

PUBLICATIONS

• Harshbarger, R., Meyers, R., Kelley, P., Buba, A., (in press).  The Surgeon’s Role in Managing Velopharyngeal Dysfunction (2^nd Ed). Principles and Practice of Pediatric Plastic Surgery.  Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
• Co-Author/developer for online training tool and assessment for Plastic Surgery Fellows entering Craniofacial training in the United States

• Da Silveira, A., Buba, A. (2011). The Effects of Palatal Expansion on the Speech of Cleft Patients
• Da Silveira, A., Buba, A. (2010). The Effect of Fan Type Expansion on Speech in the Cleft Palate Population
• Buba, A., Kelley, P. (2009). The Effects of Conscious Sedation on Velopharyngeal Movement in Cleft and Non-Cleft Individuals

Funding