Mistyka Schar

Dr Mistyka Schar

Senior Lecturer

School of Allied Health and Human Performance

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Schar is an accomplished speech pathologist with extensive experience in the assessment and management of swallowing disorders (dysphagia) in adults, across both hospital and community settings. Her clinical practice in Head and Neck Cancer, neurological conditions, and the Intensive Care Unit was centred on a patient-centric approach, delivering individualised management in complex swallowing contexts. Her PhD focused on the clinical translation of pharyngeal manometry, a catheter-based assessment of swallowing biomechanics, to guide management decisions. Through her research, she helped bridge the gap between innovative diagnostic technology and real-world clinical applications, supporting the integration of advanced assessments into dysphagia patient care. 
 
Beyond her clinical and research roles, Dr Schar is a passionate educator and highly dedicated to teaching and delivering workshops nationally and internationally. Her authentic teaching style is grounded in real-world clinical experience and aims to empower the next generation of speech pathologists with evidence-based knowledge, practical clinical skills, and a commitment to compassionate care for patients with dysphagia. Her leadership in education aims to help advance the future of dysphagia management, ensuring that real benefits are experienced by those people living with dysphagia. 
 
Dr Schar is continuing her clinical research projects in pharyngeal manometry applications in collaboration with St. George's Hospital in Sydney and the University of Leuven in Belgium. 
 
Currently, Dr Schar teaches the swallowing curriculum and Research Honours courses.

Date Institution name Country Title
2019 - 2022 Flinders University Australia PhD
2003 - 2006 Flinders University Australia Bachelor of Speech Pathology

Year Citation
2025 Omari, T., Ross, A., Schar, M., Campbell, J., Lewis, D. A., Robinson, I., . . . Mossel, B. (2025). The Impact of Bolus Rheology on Physiological Swallowing Parameters Derived by Pharyngeal High-Resolution Manometry Impedance. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 37(4), 10 pages.
DOI Scopus2 WoS3 Europe PMC1
2025 Omari, T., Ross, A., Schar, M., Campbell, J., Thompson, A., Besanko, L., . . . Mossel, B. (2025). Effect of Thickened Fluids on Swallowing Function in Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: Impact of Shear Rheology and Disorder Subtype.. Neurogastroenterology and motility, 37(4), e15003.
DOI Scopus5 WoS6 Europe PMC1
2025 Omari, T. I., Maclean, J. C. F., Cock, C., McCulloch, T. M., Nativ‐Zeltzer, N., O'Rourke, A. K., . . . Rommel, N. (2025). Defining Pharyngeal and Upper Esophageal Sphincter Disorders on High‐Resolution Manometry‐Impedance: The Leuven Consensus. Neurogastroenterology & Motility, 38(4), 15 pages.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC2
2024 Huang, D., Schar, M., Wu, P. I., Maclean, J., Pandey, D., Cock, C., . . . Szczesniak, M. M. (2024). Development and validation of an electronic version of Sydney Swallow Questionnaire. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 36(5), 9 pages.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC4
2023 Omari, T., Cock, C., Wu, P., Szczesniak, M. M., Schar, M., Tack, J., & Rommel, N. (2023). Using high resolution manometry impedance to diagnose upper esophageal sphincter and pharyngeal motor disorders. Neurogastroenterology & Motility, 35(1), 10 pages.
DOI Scopus24 WoS21 Europe PMC18
2023 Cheriyan, S. S., Schar, M. S., Woods, C. M., Bihari, S., Cock, C., Athanasiadis, T., . . . Ooi, E. H. (2023). Swallowing biomechanics in tracheostomised critically ill patients compared to age- and gender-matched healthy controls. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 25(2), 97-105.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2023 Cheriyan, S. S., Schar, M., Woods, C. M., Szczesniak, M., Cock, C., Omari, T. I., . . . Ooi, E. H. (2023). Clinical application of pharyngeal high-resolution manometry in Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) practice. Australian Journal of Otolaryngology, 6, 14 pages.
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2022 Omari, T. I., Ferris, L., Schar, M., Cock, C., & Doeltgen, S. (2022). Multiple swallow behaviour during high resolution pharyngeal manometry: prevalence and sub-typing in healthy adults. Speech, Language and Hearing, 25(1), 1-7.
DOI Scopus10 WoS4
2022 Omari, T., Rommel, N., Jan, T., Szczesniak, M., Wu, P., Schar, M., . . . Cock, C. (2022). Transient hypopharyngeal intrabolus pressurization patterns: Clinically relevant or normal variant?. Neurogastroenterology & Motility, 34(6), 9 pages.
DOI Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC7
2022 Huang, L., Athanasiadis, T., Schar, M., Woods, C., Bassiouni, A., Martin, S., . . . Ooi, E. H. (2022). Bedside voice assessments cannot be used as a screening test for laryngeal injury following prolonged intubation in an intensive care population. Australian Journal of Otolaryngology, 5, 0.
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2022 Schar, M. S., Omari, T., Woods, C. M., Cock, C., Doeltgen, S. H., Chai-Coetzer, C. L., . . . Ooi, E. H. (2022). Swallowing biomechanics before and following multi-level upper airway surgery for obstructive sleep apnea. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL SLEEP MEDICINE, 18(4), 1167-1176.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC2
2022 Schar, M. S., Omari, T. I., Woods, C. M., Footner, L. R., Marshall, N., Cock, C., . . . Ooi, E. H. (2022). Pharyngeal tongue base augmentation for dysphagia therapy: A prospective case series in patients post head and neck cancer treatment.. Head & neck, 44(8), 1871-1884.
DOI Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC6
2021 Schar, M. S., Omari, T. I., Woods, C. M., Ferris, L. F., Doeltgen, S. H., Lushington, K., . . . Ooi, E. H. (2021). Altered swallowing biomechanics in people with moderate-severe obstructive sleep apnea. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 17(9), 1793-1803.
DOI Scopus11 WoS9 Europe PMC8
2021 Ferris, L., Doeltgen, S., Cock, C., Rommel, N., Schar, M., Carrión, S., . . . Omari, T. (2021). Modulation of pharyngeal swallowing by bolus volume and viscosity. American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, 320(1), G43-G53.
DOI Scopus43 WoS40 Europe PMC30
2020 Schar, M. S., Omari, T. I., Fraser, R. J., Bersten, A. D., & Bihari, S. (2020). Disordered swallowing associated with prolonged oral endotracheal intubation in critical illness. Intensive Care Medicine, 46(1), 140-142.
DOI Scopus17 WoS17 Europe PMC13
2018 Chandran, D., Woods, C., Schar, M., Ma, N., Ooi, E., & Athanasiadis, T. (2018). Cost analysis of injection laryngoplasty performed under local anaesthesia versus general anaesthesia: An Australian perspective. Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 132(2), 168-172.
DOI Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC7
2018 Ferris, L., Schar, M., McCall, L., Doeltgen, S., Scholten, I., Rommel, N., . . . Omari, T. (2018). Characterization of swallow modulation in response to bolus volume in healthy subjects accounting for catheter diameter. Laryngoscope, 128(6), 1328-1334.
DOI Scopus20 WoS20 Europe PMC19
2018 Schar, M., Woods, C., Ooi, E. H., Athanasiadis, T., Ferris, L., Szczesniak, M. M., . . . Omari, T. (2018). Pathophysiology of swallowing following oropharyngeal surgery for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 30(5), 13277-1-13277-11.
DOI Scopus18 WoS18 Europe PMC13
2018 Omari, T., & Schar, M. (2018). High-resolution manometry: what about the pharynx?. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 26(6), 382-391.
DOI Scopus27 WoS22 Europe PMC15
2016 Omari, T. I., Savilampi, J., Kokkinn, K., Schar, M., Lamvik, K., Doeltgen, S., & Cock, C. (2016). The Reliability of Pharyngeal High Resolution Manometry with Impedance for Derivation of Measures of Swallowing Function in Healthy Volunteers.. International journal of otolaryngology, 2016, 2718482.
DOI Europe PMC23
- Schar, M., Omari, T., Szczesniak, M., Chen, C. -L., Heddle, R., & Cock, C. (2025). Clinical utility of pharyngeal high-resolution manometry with impedance for upper esophageal sphincter dysfunction in gastroenterology. ADVANCES IN DIGESTIVE MEDICINE, 13 pages.
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