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Our Auditory and Vestibular Researchers

Joseph M. Furman
Joseph M. Furman, MD, PhD, FACS
  • Director, UPMC Center for Balance Disorders
  • Professor, Departments of Otolaryngology, Neurology, Bioengineering, and Physical Therapy
Catherine V. Palmer
Catherine V. Palmer, PhD
  • Director of Audiology, UPMC
  • Professor and Chair, Department of Communication Science and Disorders
  • Professor, Department of Otolaryngology
Peter L. Santa Maria, MD, PhD
Peter L. Santa Maria, MD, PhD
  • Vice Chair of Clinical and Translational Research
  • Chief, Division of Otology/Neurotology
  • Professor, Division Chief of Otology & Neurotology
  • Director of Faculty Innovation, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Director, SPARK Global
Thanos Tzounopoulos
Thanos Tzounopoulos, PhD
  • Director, Pittsburgh Hearing Research Center 
  • UPMC Endowed Professor of Auditory Physiology
  • Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Department of Otolaryngology
Susan Whitney
Susan L. Whitney, DPT, PhD, NCS, ATC, FAPTA
  • Director, Vestibular Rehabilitation Program
  • Co-Director and Professor, Physical Therapy Post-Professional MS Program
  • Professor, Departments of Otolaryngology and Physical Therapy
Chris Cunningham
Chris Cunningham, PhD
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology and the Pittsburgh Hearing Research Center
Michele Insanally
Michele Insanally, PhD
  • Assistant Professor, Departments of Otolaryngology, Neurobiology, and Bioengineering
Melissa McGovern
Melissa McGovern, PhD
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology
Ross Williamson
Ross Williamson, PhD
  • Assistant Professor, Departments of Otolaryngology and Neurobiology