Bobby Ghaheri MD

03/06/2026

I’ve been talking about “mid-tongue restriction” for a decade. It’s not a new concept but it’s one you should understand.

03/04/2026

Update on my course (for the lactation consultants out there) and how 2 twins can have different clinical pictures even though their ties are the same.

10/22/2025

Understanding puzzle pieces is a critical part of being a good provider

08/04/2025

The Importance of Education

Over the last week, I have gotten several emails from parents describing very avoidable but quite serious complications from a tongue tie release. I am entering my 13th year in treating these ties and I am still amazed that people who are doing this procedure. do not understand basic concepts of how to do it correctly. Many people come to my office and think that I am some sort of tongue tie Messiah, only to recognize that what I am doing is very simple, but has to follow very specific goals.

Over time, I have become increasingly less diplomatic when I have to interact with these providers to let them know what they have done. In almost every case, it is very clear that they have no formal training in the procedure. One of these complications was from an ENT with a pair of scissors. One was from a supposed tongue tie expert in his community who was a dentist using a laser. In each case, these problems occur because of a lack of basic understanding of surgical principles and of the underlying physiology of what the tongue is supposed to be doing. I am tired. I am tired of having to explain to parents why this occurred. I am even more tired that 13 years into this, people are making the same mistakes.

I do not care how experienced you think you are. For almost all of you, you have more to learn. How do I know that? Because I am still learning. This is not meant to be some advertisement for my course, but I cannot help but shake my head, knowing that what is in my course would've prevented both of these complications. These courses will not be around forever because of my personal goals to just be in my garden and tend to my crops. Seriously, take the course and learn.

https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0078-0031-6EE53EC166354A5CBFCAC265115ABCE5

04/28/2025

I know many of you in the professional world have to deal with tongue-tied babies, their moms, and the nonsense you hear from people who don’t understand the science. You may get frustrated with a feeling of hopelessness or an inability to take action to correct what is going on. What we need is for those other providers to become educated. Unfortunately, we cannot force them to learn, but we can arm ourselves with as much information as possible.

If you have not taken my course, what I can promise you is that this course will set you up for having as much information at your fingertips to help guide those who have less information. It can help guide your families as well and in the long-term, it is what needs to happen to help push the needle in the opposite direction. Obviously, I am biased because I created it, but I think it is the best course on the topic. For those on Instagram, the link is in my bio. For those on Facebook, the link is here: https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0078-0031-6EE53EC166354A5CBFCAC265115ABCE5

03/28/2025

Exciting news! We finally got approval for speech pathologists to take my online course. You are eligible for seven credit hours through Asha. Access the link for the most contemporary and evidence based course out there! https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0078-0031-6EE53EC166354A5CBFCAC265115ABCE5

02/25/2025

New online course now available for additional participants. Watch for details!

EDIT: I've added categories for RDH, PT and "Other" - Like with the Occupational Therapists, you will receive a general certificate indicating that you've done 7 hours of work if you'd like to try and apply for continuing education on your own.

https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0078-0031-6EE53EC166354A5CBFCAC265115ABCE5

02/01/2025

My course is now live (for some of you) so check it out at drghaheri.com (at the top) or directly at

https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0078-0031-6EE53EC166354A5CBFCAC265115ABCE5

01/29/2025

How to grow citrus in the Pacific Northwest. I super duper promise to post more tongue tie stuff soon. (Link in my fig/gardening channel in bio)

https://youtu.be/rBwMmhbWY-0?si=mpKd7UL2zp-LhHyo

01/29/2025

I super duper PROMISE to post tongue tie content soon. But until then, learn how to grow citrus even in cold environments.

How to grow citrus in the Pacific Northwest

Want to grow in your citrus in environments where you think it might be too cold? There are many cold hardy varieties out there, but even if you want to grow...

01/26/2025

I know with everything going on in the world, you're probably asking yourself "Where can I learn how to propagate fig trees?"

Look no further. https://youtu.be/XahejTRe22M?si=pqPCYx-pQaMQDz6v

Eventually I'll post more stuff on infant feeding and ties, but for now, would y'all humor me by subscribing so I can feel better about how much time I'm spending on my hobby. =)

12/12/2024

Rising from the ashes...