Current Topics in Congenital Hearing Loss

This conference took place Wednesday, May 14, 2008 in Bridgewater, NJ.

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This conference united the essential components of early intervention, beginning with inpatient newborn hearing screening and outpatient follow up services. We explored genetics and genetic testing in relation to congenital hearing loss and diagnosis.

MidAtlantic Neonatology Faculty

Laura J. Crawford, Au.D., FAAA, CCC-A, Program Director
Kathryn Crowley, M.D., Medical Director, Newborn Hearing Screening Program
Ben H. Lee, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.C.R., and Andrew Schenkman, M.D., Co-Directors, MidAtlantic Neonatology Associates

Guest Speakers

Jed A. Kwartler, M.D., MBA Otology and Neurotology, Summit Medical Group, Berkeley Heights, NJ
Heidi L. Rehm, PhD, FACMC, Associate Molecular Geneticist; Instructor in Pathology (BWH); Director, Clinical Molecular Genetics Training Program (ABMG/HMS); Associate Director, Harvard Medical School Center for Hereditary Deafness
Nancy Schneider, M.A., CCC-A, FAAA, Audiologist, New Jersey Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (NJ EHDI) Program New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Trenton, NJ