Renee is the director of the Audiology staff at Pittsburgh Ear Associates. She also serves as clinical research coordinator for the implantable hearing aid trials, which are ongoing at this time. Along with her many supervisory and administrative duties, she also manages to see patients for hearing and balance testing and hearing aid services. She also works closely with Dr.’s Chen, Arriaga, and Hillman providing intra-operative ABR and facial nerve monitoring during many surgical procedures where the hearing nerve or facial nerve may be at risk. Renee has been practicing Audiology for 15 years in the Pittsburgh area. She received her Bachelor’s degree in 1988 and Master’s degree in 1989, both at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Renee received her Doctorate of Audiology degreed from A.T. Still University/Arizona School of Health Sciences in 2004. She enjoys her spare time with her young son, husband and golden retriever and doing home improvement projects.