Karen Marie Sheffler

Karen Sheffler is a speech-language pathologist based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in swallowing and swallowing disorders, a condition clinically known as dysphagia. She earned her master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1995 and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP). In 2012, she obtained Board Certification as a Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (BCS-S), a specialty credential reflecting advanced training and peer-reviewed examination in that field. She is licensed in Massachusetts.

Through her practice, SwallowStudy & Associates, LLC, Sheffler has worked in acute care settings since 1999, providing dysphagia evaluation and management services. She also offers industry peer review and product consultation, and has authored educational content on topics including radiation-associated dysphagia, post-bariatric surgery dysphagia, and oral health. In 2023, she presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association annual conference on the topic of litigation mitigation.

Sheffler provides medical expert witness services and litigation support in matters involving swallowing disorders, drawing on her clinical background in acute care dysphagia management. Her work in this capacity includes case review and consultation for legal proceedings.