About
Building on our strong foundation, we continue to innovate in hearing health through research, education, global health, and pediatric care.
Our Work
Research
Defining the causes of hearing and balance disorders and developing the solutions necessary to aid the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Education
Providing hearing health information to the public and education programs for medical professionals.
Global Hearing Health
Increasing access to treatments, technology, and training in high-need communities locally and worldwide.
Howard P. House founded the institute in 1946 as the Los Angeles Foundation of Otology, a private nonprofit hearing research and education facility with the goal of creating a world where “all may hear.”
From physical challenges like balance disorders to social challenges like reduced academic achievement, hearing loss can have a debilitating impact on all areas of life. World Health Organization estimates that by 2050, 1 in 10 people will have debilitating hearing loss. We are on a mission to change that.
Staff
Jane Cabison, MSPM
Director of Research Administration
John J. Galvin III
PhD, Research Scientist
Jay Headley
Director of Marketing Communications
Kelsey Klein
AuD, PhD, CCC-A
Pediatric Research Scientist
Sean Lang
Clinical Research Coordinator I
Nora McGarry
Director of Major Gifts
Shemms Najjar
Hearing Science Accelerator Coordinator
Erin N. O’Donnell
Managing Director
Taylor Piper
Marketing and Development Coordinator
Faculty
Derald Brackmann, MD
Michael Castle, MD
Samantha Cerasiello, MD
M. Jennifer Derebery, MD
John Galvin, PhD
Donna Gelnett, MA
John House, MD
Kelsey Klein, AuD, PhD, CCC-A
William Luxford, MD
Hossein Mahboubi, MD
Sudhir Manickavel, MD
Kevin Peng, MD
William Slattery, MD
Adjunct Faculty
Meridith Adams, MD
David Bakhos, MD, PhD
Karen Berliner, PhD
Monita Chatterjee, PhD
Qian-Jie Fu, PhD
Mercy Jatto, MD
David Landsberger, PhD
Srikanta Mishra, PhD
Lina Reiss, PhD
Habib Rizk, MD
Daniel Roberts, MD, PhD
James Saunders, MD
Andrea Vambutas, MD