Faculty List

AuD Faculty at UCSD come from the departments of surgery and neurology, as well as from private practice and the Veterans Administration La Jolla.

Erika M. Zettner, PhD; Full-time Audiology Faculty

Program Co-Director.  Coordinates academic and clinic placements at UCSD.  Supervises AuD students at Perlman Center and teaches courses. Areas of specialization include diagnostic audiology, electrophysiology and otoacoustic emissions as well as treatments including amplification, tinnitus treatments and cochlear implants.

E-mail: ezettner@ucsd.edu

Meghan Spriggs AuD; Full-time Audiology Faculty

Instructor for AuD courses at UCSD and clinical supervisor for AuD students at Perlman Center. Areas of specialization include cochlear implants, BAHA, adult diagnostic audiology, amplification.

Jeffery Harris, MD, PhD; Part-time Audiology Faculty

Professor & Chairman of Head and Neck Surgery. Teaches the Otology Preceptorship course where AuD students receive training in clinical otology, pre/post-operative assessment of patients, pharmacology related to otology, and clinical assessment of patients with balance disorders at the UCSD Ear Center.

Allen Ryan, PhD; Part-time Audiology Faculty

Research in Auditory Neuroscience and Otology, including studies of the development of the auditory and vestibular systems, especially molecular control of sensory cell and neuronal maturation in the inner ear. Guest lectures in AuD courses in auditory/vestibular physiology and supervises AuD students during lab rotation and/or doctoral projects.

Luis Benitez, MD: Part-time Audiology Faculty

Directs the neurodiagnostic laboratory at UCSD Hearing and Balance Center. Routinely provides ABR, ENG, ECoG assessments for the otology/audiology clinic at UCSD. AuD students rotate through Dr. Benitez’s balance clinic.

E-mail: mspriggs@ucsd.edu

E-mail: jpharris@ucsd.edu

E-mail: aryan@ucsd.edu

E-mail: lubedi@yahoo.com

Eric Viirre, MD,PhD; Part-time Audiology Faculty

Maintains a medical neurotologic practice at UCSD. Specializes in vestibular disorders and tinnitus treatments. Provides clinical preceptorship instruction and research opportunities for AuD students.

E-mail: eviirre@ucsd.edu

Quyen Nguyen, MD,PhD; Part-time Audiology Faculty

Neurotologist at UCSD. Specializes in exostosis, middle ear disorders, single-sided deafness, Meniere’s disease and acoustic neuromas. Lectures for the AuD program at UCSD. Director of the Facial Palsy Clinic at UCSD. Provides research mentorship for AuD students

E-mail: quyennguyen@ucsd.edu

Debbie Wian, MA; Part-time Audiology Faculty

Audiologist at UCSD since 1997. Provides clinical supervision for AuD students in the areas of hearing assessment and hearing aid fittings.

E-mail: dwian@ucsd.edu

Genevieve Harris, MA; Part-time Audiology Faculty

Audiologist at UCSD since 1991. Provides clinical supervision for AuD students in the areas of hearing assessment and hearing aid fittings.

E-mail: gnharris@ucsd.edu

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Lesli Guthrie, AuD/SLP; Part-time Audiology Faculty

Private practice Audiologist, currently practices neural intraoperative monitoring in hospitals throughout San Diego County

E-mail: lesli.a.guthrie@gmail.com

Kristina Brady, AuD, Part-time Audiology Faculty

Private practice Audiologist, currently practices neural intraoperative monitoring in hospitals throughout San Diego County.

E-mail: kristinacbrady@gmail.com

Aaron Jones, AuD, Part-time Audiology Faculty

Private practice Audiologist in San Diego. Previously an aerospace and mechanical engineer, now owns and practices audiology at Ear Audiology in Encinitas CA.   Areas of specialty include diagnostic testing, auditory processing assessment in adults, aural rehabilitation, ototoxic monitoring, and amplification.

E-mail: ajones@earaudiology.com