Specialist in Tinnitus, Noise Exposure, Military

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Award-winning Audiologist with 40 years of experience dealing with neurological and cognitive disorders. I specialize in Tinnitus Evaluations and Treatments with specialty training and certification. I am a VA-trained Audiologist and I work closely with the NYS Division of Veterans' Services and Veteran Service Officers across NYS doing Veteran Claims and Appeals for Hearing Loss & Tinnitus. I have served as an Expert Witness in four Veterans' Hearing Loss and Tinnitus dealing with faulty earplugs as well as several Personal Injury cases dealing with Motor Vehicle Accidents and Wrongful Death in a Light Rail case dealing with ionsufficient signaling systems. My articles on TInnitus and Hearing loss have been published in the US and abroad. As an accomplished Musician, I have extensive knowledge of acoustics and noise and its effect on the auditory system. I am also a Certified Health Coach by the National Society of Health Coaches which gives me an in-depth knowledge of human health and wellness. * Clinical Audiology * Military Audiology * 3M Litigation * Airbag and blast exposures * Traumatic Brain Injury * Auditory Electrophysiology * Central Auditory Processing Evaluation * Acoustics * ADA EDUCATION AuD. Doctor of Audiology, 2000|Nova Southeastern University | Ft. Lauderdale, FL Title of Professional Research Project: "The Efficacy of Chirp Stimuli in Notched Noise to Obtain Frequency-Specific Auditory Brainstem Responses" Certificates in Advanced Tinnitus Diagnosis and Treatment | Jastreboff Tinnitus & Hyperacusis Center, Maryland May 2018 Tinnitus Retraining Therapy for Management of Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Oct. 2019 Tinnitus Retraining Therapy for Management of Decreased Sound Tolerance Oct. 2019. Advanced Class on Tinnitus Retraining Therapy AWARDS Winner, Readers' Choice Award Winner Best Hearing Aid Clinic, Mid-Hudson Valley NY 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Winner, Readers' Choice Award Winner Best Audiologist, Mid-Hudson Valley, NY 2023 LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology, American Speech Language Hearing Association New York State Licenses NYS Audiology #001314 NYS Hearing Aid Dispenser 14000018600 Florida Audiology License #AY2456 Certified Health Coach, National Society of Health Coaches Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Practitioner Certificate Certified Master Personal Trainer, ISSA Certified Functional Aging Specialist – Functional Aging Institute, 2023