OUR TEAM:
Our professionnal audiologists are all licensed members of the Ordre des Orthophonistes et des Audiologistes du Québec (OOAQ) and are also affiliated to Canadian and American professionnal associations and to numerous end users associations. They all are abilitated and qualified to work with pediatric and adult customers.
Ms. Sylvie Auger M.O.A., audiologist, president and founder of the clinic graduated from Université de Montréal in 1984 with a masters’ degree in both Speech Language Pathology and Audiology.
Ms. Auger has worked many years in the public health system in both hospital and rehabiliation center settings prior to founding Audiology Centre West inc. Also an assistant professor and guest speaker at the Université de Montréal and at the Université d’Ottawa,she is also regularly invited to lecture on the topics of tinnitus, vestibular problems in general and hearing health for musicians in professionnal and scientific venues, as well as public events.
Ms. Auger received specific training to attend to persons who suffer with tinnitus and hyperacusis or with vestibular problems and is often called upon to act as an expert in médical-legal évaluation cases (CSST, SAAQ, DVA and others).
Ms. Ellen Cadloff Prupas M.Sc.(A), audiologist, graduated from McGill university in 1988 with a master’s degree in applied science specialized in audiology. Ms. Cadloff Prupas has worked in a hospital setting in Ontario and was also very much involved as a resource audiologist for an association of hearing impaired persons, here in Montreal.
The Université de Montréal and the University of Ottawa use her services as a clinical supervisor for their audiology students who are completing an internship.
Ms. Cadloff Prupas is well known and respected by her peers for the expertise that she has developped in the area of auditory processing disorders both in identifiying the problem and in offering some rehabilitation. She also offers rehabilitation services to hearing impaired adults (LACE program, lip reading, communication strategies etc).
Ms. Voula Tsagaroulis M.Cl.Sc., audiologist, graduated from Western Ontario university in 2000 with a master’s degree in clinical sciences, specialized in Audiology.
Ms. Tsagaroulis has acquired experience in a hospital setting in Ontario prior to moving back to Montreal where she joined our team. She currently works at the Jewish General Hospital in the audiology department, as well as at our clinic. In both workplaces she has developed an expertise in neo natal hearing screening. At our facility, she is usually involved in the assessment of toddlers and also in auditory processing testing in English.
Ms. Christine Lamarche M.P.A. , audiologist, graduated from Université de Montréal in 2003 with a professional master in audiology. She now works part time at the hôpitale Hôtel Dieu de St-Jérôme as a clinical audiologist as well as at our clinic. She has developed an expertise in pediatric audiology and auditory processing testing in French as well as balance and vestibular assessment with both adults and children.
Dr. Christine Turgeon M.Sc.S., Ph.D., audiologist, graduated from University of Ottawa in 2007 with a masters degree in health sciences, specialized in audiology and completed her doctoral degree at Université de Montréal with dr. Ellemberg in 2011.
Dr. Turgeon offers services in Northern Quebec and often participates in humanitarian services abroad with « audiologistes sans frontières » and Healing Hands for Haïti.
She is currently completing some post doctoral studies at Université du Québec à Montréal and is a clinical teacher at the École d’orthophonie et d’audiologie at the Université de Montréal. At our clinic, she specializes in pediatric audiology.
Mr. Philippe Fournier M.Sc.S., audiologist, graduated from University of Ottawa in 2009 with a masters degree in health sciences, specialized in audiology. He is currently completing doctoral studies with dre. Sylvie Hébert Ph.D. at the BRAMS in the area of tinnitus & hyperacusis.
He is often invited to lecture to students at the school of orthophonie & audiologie at the Université de Montréal as well as students from high school within the SEUR program. The SEUR is a program which aims at developing an interest in science & technology and research with students from grades 9, 10 & 11 and hopefully entice them to include science in their curriculum.
Mr. Fournier has already published peer reviewed articles as a co-writer and has presented lectures and poster sessions in many scientific conferences. He has won awards for both his oral presentations and posters.
Ms. Gwendoline Chénard M.P.A., audiologiste, graduated from Université de Montréal in 2010 with a professionnal master in audiology. She is specialized in auditory processing disorders .
She also has a career as a professionnal singer which makes her the ideal person to take the helm of the musicians’ clinic at our facility. She is also involved with the Association Québécoise des orthophonistes et des audiologistes as the communication director.
Mr. Maxime Maheu M.Sc.S. , audiologist, graduated from University of Ottawa in 2010 with a masters degree in health sciences, specialized in audiology. Mr. Maheu mostly sees people who have balance & dizziness problems and has also developped a specific interest with people who present tinnitus or hyperacusis .
He also acts as an expert in médical-legal evaluation of hearing loss and offers tailor made training for hearing testing and hearing conservation programs in industrial settings.
Mr. Maheu is also currently working as a research assistant at the BRAMS in the field of tinnitus and sleep problems. He has lectured in scientific conferences on the results of these researches.
OUR SECRETARIES & RECEPTIONISTS :
Mrs. Johanna D’Amore
Mrs. Dale Meikle
On week ends :
Marie-Christine Michaud
Christine Auger-Zivic
Mélanie Auger-Zivic
Tél: 514-488-5558
Fax: 514-488-2462
Email: infoaudio@videotron.ca |
