Stephen A. Hallenbeck, AuD
Dr. Hallenbeck serves as an audiologist in our practice. He has experience
pertaining to a variety of issues including auditory diagnostics, amplification,
electrophysiology, treatment, hearing conservation, and noise assessment.
His main responsibility is occupational noise assessment, audiometric analysis,
worker compensation reviews, and hearing conservation program auditing. Steve
also teaches in and supervises the practicum component of our audiometry and hearing
conservation seminars which are certified by the Council for Accreditation in
Occupational Hearing Conservation.
Education:
Certification:
Experience:
As part of his doctoral program at Rush University, Steve obtained experience in occupational noise assessment and hearing conservation.
Here, he performed audiometric testing, interpretation, and reviews for employees exposed
to noise. He has maintained threshold databases and monitored for threshold shifts.
In addition, he performed noise assessments of industrial sites and fit custom molded hearing
protection devices for industrial employees, musicians, and recreation enthusiasts.
During his doctoral training, Steve completed clinical practicums at Rush University
Medical Center, Westlake Hospital, Lake Forest Hospital, Veterans Administration,
Loyola University Medical Center, and Chicago Hearing Services. He later served in a
variety of positions including customer support audiologist for GN Otometrics, clinical
audiologist for Rush University Medical Center, and clinical audiologist for Chicago
Hearing Services.
Steve has teaching experience at Rush University Medical Center and the National Youth
Leadership Forum on Medicine. In addition, he has given presentations to the
Illinois Academy of Audiology and the
Illinois Speech, Language, and Hearing Association.
Membership:
Awards:
Outstanding Student Award in Audiology, Department of CSD,
Rush University – 2003
Dean of Health Sciences Outstanding Student Award, Department of CSD, Rush University – 2003