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Department Head

Lisa L. Hunter, PhD, CCC-A, FAAA
Senior Clinical Director

513-636-4236

lisa.hunter@cchmc.org

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Lisa L. Hunter, PhD, CCC-A, FAAA

Senior Clinical Director

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone: 513-636-4236

Fax: 513-636-7316

Email: lisa.hunter@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Clinical Interests

Diagnostic pediatric audiology; otitis media; student precepting

Research Interests

Middle ear physiology; newborn hearing screening; childhood hearing loss diagnosis

Biography

Lisa L. Hunter is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology and Director of the Audiology Division at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She is the principle investigator of a National Institutes of Health project on Newborn Hearing Screening and Diagnosis, and has completed several research grants in Otitis Media and Hearing Loss in Children. She has authored over 50 publications on otitis media, pediatric audiology and diagnostic audiology, and has given over 100 national and international presentations. She has chaired numerous committees for national professional organizations and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education as well as a past member of the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Audiology.

Education and Training

MA: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1986.

PhD: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1993.

Certification: Audiology, American Speech-Language Hearing Association, 1986.

Fellow: American Academy of Audiology, 1993.

Licensure: State of Ohio Board of Audiology.

Publications

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Hunter LL, Feeney MP, Lapsley Miller JA, Jeng PS, Bohning S. Wideband reflectance in newborns: normative regions and relationship to hearing-screening results.Ear Hear. 2010 Oct;31(5):599-610.

Hunter LL, Tubaugh L, Jackson A, Propes S. Wideband middle ear power measurement in infants and children.J Am Acad Audiol. 2008 Apr;19(4):309-24.

Hunter LL, Bagger-Sjoback D, Lundberg M. Wideband reflectance associated with otitis media in infants and children with cleft palate.Int J Audiol. 2008;47 Suppl 1:S57-61.

Hunter LL, Davey CS, Kohtz A, Daly KA. Hearing screening and middle ear measures in American Indian infants and toddlers. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2007 Sep;71(9):1429-38.

Sutinen P, Zou J, Hunter LL, Toppila E, Pyykko I. Vibration-induced hearing loss: mechanical and physiological aspects. Otol Neurotol. 2007 Feb;28(2):171-7.

Daly KA, Pirie PL, Rhodes KL, Hunter LL, Davey CS. Early otitis media among Minnesota American Indians: the Little Ears Study. Am J Public Health. 2007 Feb;97(2):317-22.

Park AH, Hughes CW, Jackson A, Hunter L, McGill L, Simonsen SE, Alder SC, Shu XZ, Prestwich GD. Crosslinked hydrogels for tympanic membrane repair. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Dec;135(6):877-83.

Park AH, Jackson A, Hunter L, McGill L, Simonsen SE, Alder SC, Shu XZ, Prestwich G. Cross-linked hydrogels for middle ear packing. Otol Neurotol. 2006 Dec;27(8):1170-5.

Director of Research

David K. Brown, PhD
Director of Audiological Research

513-636-2577

david.brown@cchmc.org

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David K. Brown, PhD

Director of Audiological Research

Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Phone: 513-636-2577

Fax: 513-636-2886

Email: david.brown@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Hearing; development of screening and diagnostic tools and procedures such as otoacoustic Emissions, auditory steady-state responses and other evoked potentials

Biography

David K. Brown, PhD, is the Director of Audiological Research at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Assistant Professor in the Departments of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Cincinnati.

He is interested in the development of screening and diagnostic tools and procedures such as Otoacoustic Emissions, Auditory Steady-State Responses and other Evoked Potentials. Dr. Brown has lectured across North America, published numerous articles and two book chapters.

Education and Training

PhD: University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 1996

Certification: CCC-A, 1985

Publications

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Sun GH, Samy RN, Tinkle BT, Cornelius RS, Brown DK. Craniometaphyseal Dysplasia-Induced Hearing Loss. Otol Neurotol. 2010 Mar 25.

Schraff SA, Schleiss MR, Brown DK, Meinzen-Derr J, Choi KY, Greinwald JH, Choo DI. Macrophage inflammatory proteins in cytomegalovirus-related inner ear injury. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Oct;137(4):612-8.

Schraff SA, Brown DK, Schleiss MR, Meinzen-Derr J, Greinwald JH, Choo DI. The role of CMV inflammatory genes in hearing loss. Otol Neurotol. 2007 Oct;28(7):964-9.

Business Director

Clinical Managers

Wendy Steuerwald, MS, CCC-A, FAAA
Clinical Manager, Division of Audiology

513-636-3035

wendy.steuerwald@cchmc.org

Clinical Staff

Sandra Alston, AuD, CCC-A, F-AAA
Audiologist I

513-636-7005

Sandra.Alston@cchmc.org

Katheryn R. Bachmann, PhD, F-AAA
Clinical Audiologist

513-636-4236

katheryn.bachmann@cchmc.org

Kelly Baroch, AuD, CCC-A, F-AAA
Pediatric Audiologist II, Newborn Hearing Screening Coordinator

513-636-9914

kelly.baroch@cchmc.org

Molly Bertinato, MA, CCC-A
Audiologist

513-636-4236

molly.bertinato@cchmc.org

Tammy H. Brown, MA, CCC-A
Audiologist

513-636-4236

tammy.brown@cchmc.org

Micheal Castiglione, AuD, F-AAA
Audiologist I

513-636-4236

micheal.castiglione@cchmc.org

Jodi Creighton, MS, CCC-A, LSLS Cert. AVT
Aural Rehabilitation Audiologist

513-636-4372

jodi.creighton@cchmc.org

Christine Eby-Fishman, AuD, F-AAA
Cochlear Implant Team Operations Coordinator

513-636-4236

christine.eby-fishman@cchmc.org

Susan O. Eichert, M.A., CCC-A
Audiologist II, Division of Audiology

susan.eichert@cchmc.org

Alaaeldin M. Elsayed, MD, MS, AuD
Research Fellow, Division of Audiology

513-636-4236

alaaeldin.elsayed@cchmc.org

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Alaaeldin M. Elsayed, MD, MS, AuD

Research Fellow, Division of Audiology

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Phone: 513-636-4236

Fax: 513-636-7316

Email: alaaeldin.elsayed@cchmc.org

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Publications

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Awad MM, Elbaset AA, Ebraheem S, Tantawy E, Elhafez MA, Elsayed AM. A scoring system as a method to evaluate pilonidal sinus disease to make an easy decision for its management. Indian J Plast Surg. 2009 Jan-Jun;42(1):43-8.

Katritzky AR, Kirichenko K, Elsayed AM, Ji Y, Fang Y, Steel PJ. Convenient preparation of tert-butyl beta-(protected amino)esters. J Org Chem. 2002 Jul 12;67(14):4957-9.

Heublein B, Pethig K, Elsayed AM. Silicon Carbide Coating Ñ A Semiconducting Hybrid Design of Coronary Stents Ñ A Feasibility Study. J Invasive Cardiol. 1998 Jun;10(5):255-262.

Burke AP, Thomas RM, Elsayed AM, Sobin LH. Carcinoids of the jejunum and ileum: an immunohistochemical and clinicopathologic study of 167 cases. Cancer. 1997 Mar 15;79(6):1086-93.

Pantongrag-Brown L, Levine MS, Buetow PC, Buck JL, Elsayed AM. Meckel's enteroliths: clinical, radiologic, and pathologic findings. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1996 Dec;167(6):1447-50.

Pantongrag-Brown L, Levine MS, Elsayed AM, Buetow PC, Agrons GA, Buck JL. Inverted Meckel diverticulum: clinical, radiologic, and pathologic findings. Radiology. 1996 Jun;199(3):693-6.

Elsayed AM, Albahra M, Nzeako UC, Sobin LH. Malignant melanomas in the small intestine: a study of 103 patients. Am J Gastroenterol. 1996 May;91(5):1001-6.

Davis HQ, Kamimori GH, Kulesh DA, Mehm WJ, Anderson LH, Elsayed AM, Burge JR, Balkin TJ. Visual performance with the Aviator Night Vision Imaging System (ANVIS) at a simulated altitude of 4300 meters. Aviat Space Environ Med. 1995 May;66(5):430-4.

Mun SK, Elsayed AM, Tohme WG, Wu YC. Teleradiology/telepathology requirements and implementation. J Med Syst. 1995 Apr;19(2):153-64. Review.

Thomas RM, Baybick JH, Elsayed AM, Sobin LH. Gastric carcinoids. An immunohistochemical and clinicopathologic study of 104 patients. Cancer. 1994 Apr 15;73(8):2053-8.

Tommy C. Evans, AuD,CCC-A, FAAA
Audiologist I, Division of Audiology

513-636-4236

tommy.evans@cchmc.org

Amanda Luise Fitz, MA, CCC-A
Audiologist II, Division of Audiology

513-636-4236

Lori A. Garland, MS, CCC-A
Audiologist II, Division of Audiology

513-636-4236

lori.garland@cchmc.org

Samantha J. Gustafson, BS
Pediatric Audiology Intern, Division of Audiology

513-636-8803

samantha.gustafson@cchmc.org

Jeanie W. Hamilton, MS, CCC-A, F-AAA
Audiologist, Division of Audiology

513-636-4236

jean.hamilton@cchmc.org

Catherine Eileen Haskamp, MA, CCC-A
Audiologist, Division of Audiology

513-636-4236

catherine.haskamp@cchmc.org

Dorsey Heithaus, MA, CCC-A
Audiologist, Division of Audiology

513-636-8330

dorsey.heithaus@cchmc.org

Lisa W. Hilbert, MA, CCC-A
Audiologist, Division of Audiology

513-636-1175

lisa.hilbert@cchmc.org

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Lisa W. Hilbert, MA, CCC-A

Audiologist, Division of Audiology

Phone: 513-636-1175

Fax: 513-636-7316

Email: lisa.hilbert@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Central Auditory Processing Disorder (C)APD, electrophysiology, auditory neuropath

Biography

Lisa W. Hilbert, MA, CCC-A, is one of the cochlear implant audiologists in the Cochlear Implant (CI) program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She provides cochlear implant consultations and evaluations and performs post-implant programming. Mrs. Hilbert also provides in-services to school personnel and other who work with children with cochlear implants. In addition, she gives presentations regarding cochlear implants to local professionals and students.

As a staff member of the Division of Audiology, Mrs. Hilbert performs comprehensive audiologic evaluations on infants and children. This includes Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) evaluation, Otoacoustic Emission (OAE) testing, hearing aid evaluation and fitting and dispensing. She has been involved in various research projects with the Divisions of Audiology and Otolaryngology and the Cochlear Implant Team.

Mrs. Hilbert has participated in several committees within the Department of Patient Services at Cincinnati Children's. She was previously a member of the Vision Implementation Task Force Evaluation team, the Decision Making Task Force for the Intradepartmental Committees, the Intradepartmental Practice Committee and the Division of Audiology Practice Committee. She currently serves on the Shared Governance Council for the Division of Audiology.

Mrs. Hilbert joined Cincinnati Children's in January 1994. She came from Holzer Clinic in Gallipolis, Ohio, where she began her Clinical Fellowship year. Her externship training prior to that was at Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.

Education and Training

AuD: Audiology, A.T. Still University, Mesa, AZ, August 2009.

MA: Hearing and Speech Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH, March, 1993.

BS: Speech Pathology and Audiology, Ohio University, Athens, OH, June, 1991.

Certification: Certificate of Clinical Competency, American Speech, Language and Hearing Association (ASHA), 1994; State of Ohio Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology; Kentucky Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology.

Shari Hoke, MA, CCC-A, F-AAA
Program Coordinator, Division of Audiology

513-636-4236

shari.hoke@cchmc.org

Sara V. Kallini, AuD, CCC-A, F-AAA
Audiologist, Division of Audiology

513-636-4236

sara.kallini@cchmc.org

Alison J. Kemph, BS
Intern, Division of Audiology

513-803-9614

alison.kemph@cchmc.org

Maggie L. Kettler, AuD
Audiologist, Division of Audiology

513-636-4236

margaret.kettler@cchmc.org

Jennifer M. Kraft, MA
Audiologist, Division of Audiology

513-636-4236

jennifer.kraft@cchmc.org

Violette Hawa Lavender, AuD, CCC-A, F-AAA
Pediatric Audiologist, Division of Audiology

513-636-4236

violette.lavender@cchmc.org

Amy S. O'Connor, MA
Pediatric Audiologist, Division of Audiology

513-636-4236

amy.o'connor@cchmc.org

Patricia M. Pauley, MA, CCC-A
Audiologist, Division of Audiology

513-636-4236

patricia.pauley@cchmc.org

Marcy L. Piatt, AuD, CCC-A
Audiologist, Division of Audiology

513-636-4236

marcy.piatt@cchmc.org

Erin Pinsky, AuD, CCC-A
Pediatric Audiologist, Division of Audiology

513-636-4236

Erin.Pinsky@chmcc.org

Gayle Riemer, MA, CCC-A, F-AAA
Audiologist, Division of Audiology

513-636-4236

gayle.riemer@cchmc.org

Michael Scott, AuD, CCC-A
Auditory Implant Team Coordinator, Division of Audiology

513-636-4236

michael.scott@cchmc.org

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Michael Scott, AuD, CCC-A

Auditory Implant Team Coordinator, Division of Audiology

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Phone: 513-636-4236

Email: michael.scott@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Cochlear Implant and BAHA programming; objective measures; rehabilitation; and outcomes.

Biography

Michael Scott is the Auditory Implant Program Coordinator at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. He coordinates the multidisciplinary team including professionals from Speech Pathology, Developmental Pediatrics, Aural Rehabilitation, ENT, Social Work and Audiology. Clinically, he works with children ages birth to 21 years of age providing diagnostic hearing evaluations; management of BAHA implant systems; and cochlear implant consultations, evaluations and programming. In addition, he is the primary investigator, and otherwise involved in several on-going research projects.

Education and Training

AuD: The University of Akron: Northeast Ohio Au.D. Consortium, 2006.

MA: Washington University in St. Louis: Central Institute for the Deaf, 2002.

BA: Saint Louis University: College of Public Service, 2000.

Publications

Scott M, Brown D, Stephens J, Balvalli S, Meinzen-Derr J. Measuring Auditory Steady State Responses in Cochlear Implant Recipients. Objective Measures in Auditory Implants - 6th International Symposium, St Louis, MO, September 2010.

Brotman-Domoracki, S., Dunay, J., Halter, K., Scott, M., Zombeck, L. Promoting
collaboration among professionals working with children with cochlear implants: The Northeast Ohio Consortium for Children with Cochlear Implants. Educational Audiology Review, 20, 8-21. 2009