Jamie A. Koufman is a physician and researcher on the topic of acid reflux. She coined the terms "laryngopharyngeal reflux" and "silent reflux". Koufman is the founder and director of the now defunct Voice Institute of New York, a comprehensive voice and reflux treatment center, and Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology at New York Medical College. As a surgeon, Koufman pioneered laryngeal framework surgery in the United States and was a founding member of the International Association of Phonosurgery. She performs voice (vocal cord) reconstruction surgery and office-based minimally invasive laryngeal laser surgery.