Dr. Bernstein has been with Hearing Evaluation Services since 2006. Prior to her audiology career, Dr. Bernstein worked as a licensed nursing home administrator for several years. In addition to her clinical caseload, Dr. Bernstein is the The Head of Program Development and is  responsible for ensuring that our office remains on the cutting edge of diagnostic audiology procedures. Dr. Bernstein has presented at several national audiology conferences and has taught and assisted undergraduate and graduate audiology courses at the University at Buffalo.

Dr. Bernstein grew up in Northern New Jersey and has lived in several cities throughout the United States and abroad prior to relocating to the Buffalo area in 2003.

Education/Training:

2007 Doctorate in Audiology
State University of New York at Buffalo

1999 Master of Science in Health Policy and Management
Harvard University

1996 Bachelor of Arts in Health and Society
Minor: American Sign Language
University of Rochester 

Licenses and Certifications:

New York State License in Audiology

Certificate of Clinical Competence, ASHA

Hearing Aid Dispensing License

Board Certification in Audiology, ABA

Awards/Honors:

2006 Sertoma Scholarship for Study of Communicative Disorders

2006 Audiology Foundation of America Student of the Year

Presentations (selected):

2008 University at Buffalo - Grand Rounds Presentation on VEMP testing

2007 American Academy of Audiology - Poster Presentation on Development of Clinic Specific VEMP norms

2006 American Speech, Language and Hearing Association - Poster presentation on the Test Order Effects of Calorics on the Sensory Organization Test

Memberships:

American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)

American Academy of Audiology (AAA)

Specialty Areas:

Videonystagmography (VNG) and Balance Function Testing

Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (VEMP)

Auditory Evoked Potentials (ABR)

Hearing aid and FM fittings