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	Cochlear Implant Team Members

	Staff Profiles
		Dr. Peters graduated Magna Cumme Laude with a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of North Texas. He graduated in the top 10% of his Medical School Class at the University of Texas at Galveston. In addition to being board certified in otolaryngology, he has completed an additional one year fellowship in otology and neurotology; specializing in the medical and surgical treatment of all ear, facial nerve and hearing related disorders including Otosclerosis, Meniere's disease, Acoustic Neuromas, Facial Nerve Paralysis and Cochlear implants. He is an associate Clinical Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and has authored several medical journal publications. A CV is available upon request. Please be sure to read his message(s) and article(s) as listed below: "He Who Has Ears To Hear" "Rationale for Bilateral Cochlear Implantation in Children and Adults". "Pediatric Cochlear Implantation" - Pediatric Society Newsletter"

		Leslie Lianos is a clinical audiologist at Dallas Otolaryngology Associates. She received both her Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Communication Disorders from the University of Texas at Dallas. She has been practicing audiology since 1989 and specializes in pediatric audiology, auditory brainstem response evaluations, and ENG testing. She also performs intraoperative auditory brainstem response monitoring and neural response telemetry testing during acoustic tumor removal and cochlear implant surgery.

		Melody Zaragoza received her Bachelor of Science degree in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in 2003. In 2007, she earned her Doctor of Audiology degree from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Melody performs diagnostic testing such as behavioral hearing evaluations, auditory brainstem response, auditory steady state response, electrocochleography, and video nystagmography for adults and children. She also dispenses hearing aids and works closely with cochlear implant patients.

		Kristin King received her Bachelor of Science in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in 2004 and her Doctor of Audiology degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in 2008. She performs comprehensive audiological testing, auditory brainstem response evaluations, videonystagmography testing, cochlear implant evaluations, and neural response telemetry testing. Also, Kristin specializes in fitting and dispensing hearing aids.

		Stephanie Cox received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Baylor University in 2003. In 2008, she received her Doctor of Audiology degree from the University of Texas at Dallas/Callier Center for Communication Disorders with a specialty in Pediatric Aural Habilitation. She performs comprehensive audiological testing, electrophysiological testing, cochlear implant evaluations, videonystagmography testing, and neural response telemetry during cochlear implant surgery for both adults and children. Stephanie also enjoys working with adults and children who have hearing aids.

	Consultant Profiles
		Linda Daniel, M.A., Lic. Audiologist; M.S. Communication Disorders, Cert. Auditory-Verbal Therapist. In her preschool years, Linda told her mother, “When I grow up I’m going to teach deaf people to talk.” Pursuing her dream, she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech and Hearing Science from the University of Iowa, a Master of Arts degree in Audiology from the University of Denver and a Master of Science degree in Communication Disorders from the University of Wisconsin. A Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist, Linda brings over 25 years of experience to the deaf children and adults who receive the cochlear implant. Ms. Daniel provides family-based therapy services which help patients develop a sophisticated sense of hearing and intelligible speech. Her goal is for each person to function as independently as possible at school, at work and in society.

		Brenda Weinfeld Bliss, M.S., CCC-SLP/A, Cert.AVT, a dually certified speech/language pathologist and audiologist graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a B.S. in Speech/Language Pathology. She became dually certified in speech/language pathology and audiology graduating from The University of Texas at Dallas, Callier Center for Communication Disorders. Following her formal schooling, she completed her fellowship years at The House Ear Institute in Los Angeles, California, working on the single channel trials for cochlear implants under the direction of Dr. William House. Dr. House pioneered the single channel 3M cochlear implant device. Once completing her internship in speech/language pathology and audiology, she pursued her certification in auditory-verbal therapy. Brenda Bliss is also the director of Bliss Speech and Hearing services. Her practice provides auditory-verbal therapy services and cochlear implant rehabilitation to infants, children and adults with varying degrees of hearing loss. Bliss Speech and Hearing Services, Inc also provides therapy for all types of speech and language disorders including language, articulation, voice, and fluency disorders as well as oral-motor and verbal apraxia and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD).

		Sarah S. Nuche, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist who holds a doctoral degree in child clinical psychology from the University of North Texas. She also obtained master’s degrees in Special Education, from the University of Houston, and in school psychology, from the University of North Texas. She obtained additional course work in deaf education from Boston University and her pre-doctoral training included a practicum at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and an internship with the Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Terrell State Hospital Consortium. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology at the Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Nuche is certified as a health service provider and maintains a private practice in psychology. Her areas of expertise include assessment and intervention, across the lifespan, for individuals with sensory differences, neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, and developmental delays. Additionally, she has experience in the public schools as an elementary teacher and school psychologist for a regional deaf education program.

		Dr. Angela Scheuerle is a Medical Geneticist: the career she wanted when she fell in love with genetics as a sophomore in high school. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Biology from Sewanee: The University of the South. She received her medical degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa. She completed a residency in pediatrics at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio and a fellowship in Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Scheuerle maintains certification in Pediatrics, Clinical Genetics and Clinical Molecular Genetics. She has been in practice as Tesserae Genetics since 2000 and at Medical City since 2003. In addition to patient care, Dr. Scheuerle works with the Texas Department of State Health Services Birth Defect Surveillance program and as a teratologist for various FDA mandated pharmaceutical pregnancy registries. More information about Dr. Scheuerle and her practice can be found at: http://www.tesseraegenetics.com.