Course Faculty Disclosure Information
Heather Dillon Anderson, PT, DPT, NCS Physical Therapist
Financial Relationship Disclosure: Heather Anderson is employed by Neumann University and receives a salary for her position as an assistant professor.
Non-Financial Relationship Disclosure: Heather Anderson currently holds position of a peer reviewer of manuscripts for the Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy and Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Robert A. Avery, DO, MSCE Attending Physician
Financial Relationship Disclosure: Robert Avery is employed by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and receives a salary for his position as attending physician in the Division of Ophthalmology. Additionally he receives a salary as an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania.
Non-Financial Relationship Disclosure: Robert Avery is PI on a NIH Innovator Award research project on development of noninvasive structural and vascular measures of ICP in children.
Megan E. Beam, PT, DPT, PCS Physical Therapist
Financial Relationship Disclosure: Megan Beam is employed by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and receives a salary for her position as a physical therapist.
Non-Financial Relationship Disclosure: Megan Beam has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Jason A. Brant, MD Assistant Professor
Financial Relationship Disclosure: Jason Brant is employed by University of Pennsylvania and receives a salary for his position as an assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology.
Non-Financial Relationship Disclosure: Jason Brant serves on the Editorial Board of World Journal of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and is the co-founder of MobileOptx, LLC.
Melissa L. Caine, Au.D. Audiologist
Financial Relationship Disclosure: Melissa Caine is employed by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and receives a salary for her position as an audiologist. Additionally, she is employed as adjunct faculty at Salus University’s George S. Osborne College of Audiology.
Non-Financial Relationship Disclosure: Melissa Caine has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Sharon L. Cushing, MD, MSc, FRCS(C) Attending Physician Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology
Financial Relationship Disclosure: Sharon Cushing is employed by The Hospital for Sick Children and receives a salary for her position as an otolaryngologist. Additionally she receives a salary as an Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at University of Toronto.
Non-Financial Relationship Disclosure: Sharon Cushing is a board member for the Interamerican Association of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology and is a reviewer for Journal of Otorhinolaryngology: Hearing and Balance, International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, European Journal of Pediatric Neurology, Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, Neural Plasticity, Audiology and Neurotology, and International Journal of Audiology.
Steven Jeffrey Eliades, MD, PhD Assistant Professor
Financial Relationship Disclosure: Steven Eliades is employed by University of Pennsylvania and receives a salary for his position as an assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology.
Non-Financial Relationship Disclosure: Steven Eliades serves Animal Research Committee Chair for the Association for Research in Otolaryngology and is an ad-hoc reviewer for Journal of Neurophysiology, Neuron, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Current Biology, Journal of Neuroscience, and Journal of Neuroscience Methods. He has two funded research grants through NIH (NIH/NIDCD K08-DC014299) and Triological Society Clinical Scientist Development Award.
Michael Karl, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Physical Therapist
Financial Relationship Disclosure: Michael Karl is employed by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and receives a salary for his position as a physical therapist.
Non-Financial Relationship Disclosure: Michael Karl has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Sonya Monique Knight, DO Physician Owner
Financial Relationship Disclosure: Sonya Knight is the owner and care provider at Neurology, Psychiatry, and Balance Therapy Center, LLC and receives a salary for her position. Additionally she receives a salary as an Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at University of Toronto.
Non-Financial Relationship Disclosure: Sonya Knight has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Thierry Morlet, PhD Senior Research Scientist
Financial Relationship Disclosure: Thierry Morlet is employed by Nemours/Alfre I. duPont Hospital for Children and receives a salary for his position as a senior research scientist. Additionally, he is employed as adjunct faculty at Salus University’s George S. Osborne College of Audiology.
Non-Financial Relationship Disclosure: Theirry Morlet is the co-founder of CHOICES (Making Language Choices Available to Delaware Families of Children with Hearing Loss), assistant editor of the OAE website, and international editorial board member of the Journal of Audiology and Otology.
Robert Carlos O’Reilly, MD Attending Physician Professor of Otorhinolaryngology
Financial Relationship Disclosure: Robert O’Reilly is employed by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and receives a salary for his position as a neurotologist. Additionally he receives a salary as a Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Non-Financial Relationship Disclosure: Robert O’Reilly serves as a reviewer for The Laryngoscope, Hearing Research, Pediatrics, Archives of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Ear and Hearing, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Otology & Neurotology, and International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology.
Michael J. Ruckenstein, MD, MSc, FACS, FRCS Attending Physician Professor of Otorhinolaryngology
Financial Relationship Disclosure: Michael Ruckenstein is employed by University of Pennsylvania and receives a salary for his positions as attending physician at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Medical Director of The Balance Center at University of Pennsylvania.
Non-Financial Relationship Disclosure: Michael Ruckenstein serves as an external reviewer for NIDCD Program Project Grants, an ad- hoc reviewer for Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, Otology & Neurotology, The Laryngoscope, Hearing Research, Ear and Hearing, Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Journal of Otolaryngology, and serves on the editorial board of Otology Neurotology and Audiology Neurotology.
Jeffrey P. Staab, MD, MS Professor of Psychiatry
Financial Relationship Disclosure: Jeffrey Staab is employed by the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science receives a salary for his position as a professor. Additionally he is employed as a consultant by the Departments of Psychiatry & Psychology and Otorhinolaryngology at Mayo Clinic.
Non-Financial Relationship Disclosure: Jeffrey Staab serves as an editorial board member for Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium & Orientation, Otology & Neurotology, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Gait & Posture, Journal of Concussion, and Psychosomatics. Additionally, he is an associate editor of Frontiers in Neurology and Behavioral Subcommitte Chair for the Barany Society’s Committee for the Classification of Vestibular Disorders.
Ilana Waasdorp, PT, DPT, PCS Physical Therapist
Financial Relationship Disclosure: Ilana Waasdorp is employed by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and receives a salary for her position as an audiologist.
Non-Financial Relationship Disclosure: Ilana Waasdorp has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.