Returning to Pittsburgh after spending several years in Massachusetts, Rhonda Tubbs joined the Audiology staff at Pittsburgh Ear Associates in 2002. Dr. Tubbs is a Senior Audiologist and holds the position of Coordinator of the Cochlear Implant Program here at Pittsburgh Ear Associates. Other duties include audiologic, electrophysiologic and balance testing and intraoperative monitoring, as well as seeing patients in the Hearing Aid Center at Pittsburgh Ear Associates. Dr. Tubbs is co-investigator of several FDA Clinical Trials lead by Drs. Chen and Hillman as well as primary investigator of several cochlear implant studies.
Dr.Tubbs received her Doctorate of Audiology from A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Health Sciences in 2007. She was awarded her Masters of Arts degree in Audiology in 1995, as well as her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Science and disorders in 1993, from the University of Pittsburgh. After completing her Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, in Boston, MA, she became a staff audiologist at the Infirmary for close to 7 years. She also holds appointments as Clinical Field Instructor and as a Network Clinical Educator at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Health and Rehabilitation Science, Department of Communication Science and Disorders. In addition to being a Fellow in the American Academy of Audiology, Dr. Tubbs holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, rooting for the Red Sox and is desperately trying to train her two beagle mixes and one border collie.
