Lynne Canales, MA
Lynne is a Teacher of the Deaf at Children’s Hospital Colorado. She has taught students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing for over 30 years. She co-teaches the Parent-toddler groups, is on the Cochlear Implant team, the Hearing Clinic teams and the Family Support team. Lynne also works in the public schools as a Hearing Itinerant teacher and has worked as a Home Early Interventionist for Colorado Home Inclusion Program.

Meghann Greear, AuD

Dr. Meghann Greear earned her bachelor's degree in Physiology from the University of Arizona and her Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) from Northwestern University. After completing her clinical training at Brigham and Women's Hospital, she held positions at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and the University of California San Diego before joining Children's Hospital Colorado in 2022.

Dr. Greear is board certified in pediatric audiology and has extensive experience caring for both pediatric and adult patients. She is a member of the Northern Region Cochlear Implant Team at Children's Hospital Colorado. Her clinical interests have included implantable hearing devices with a focus on providing comprehensive care for children with complex hearing needs.

Karen Hendrick, AuD

Dr. Karen Hendrick is a Board Certified Vestibular Audiologist and Vestibular Clinical Practice Specialist at Children’s Hospital Colorado. She graduated with her AuD from the University of Washington in 2015, following an externship at Seattle Children’s Hospital.  She served on the board of the Colorado Academy of Audiology as the Vice President of Education from 2018 to 2020.  Specialties include pediatric vestibular testing, auditory evoked potential testing, and global health.  Current and past research includes characterizing gait patterns in pediatric cochlear implant (CI) recipients and audio-vestibular findings in congenital cytomegalovirus, pediatric CI recipients, cerebellar mutism syndrome, pediatric onset multiples sclerosis, and traumatic brain injury.

Brian Herrmann, MD

Dr. Brian W. Herrmann is an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and an attending pediatric otolaryngologist at Children's Hospital Colorado. He specializes in the evaluation and management of pediatric hearing loss, cochlear implantation, congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV), and a broad range of pediatric ear, nose, and throat disorders. Prior to joining Children's Hospital Colorado, Dr. Herrmann served as Medical Director of the Children's Hearing Loss Program at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. He is active in national pediatric otolaryngology organizations and serves on multiple state and national initiatives focused on early hearing detection and intervention. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Herrmann leads and collaborates on research related to pediatric hearing loss, otologic surgery, and medical innovation. His work has resulted in numerous peer-reviewed publications, research grants, and patented technologies designed to advance pediatric otolaryngologic care.

Lindsay Kendall, MA, CCC-SLP
Lindsay Kendall is a Speech-Language Pathologist and Clinical Practice Specialist for the Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing therapy program at Children’s Hospital Colorado. She has over 20 years of experience working with children to achieve their communication goals, in both the educational and medical settings. Her primary focus over the years has been on the
deaf/hard-of-hearing population. She is a member of both the cochlear implant and hearing clinic teams, providing insight for cochlear implant candidacy, and information/resources for newly identified hearing loss. Lindsay is also a member of the Qualified Bilingual Staff program at Children’s Hospital Colorado, and provides intervention in English, Spanish, and Sign Language.

Shay Guetz-Lindhal, MS, CGC

Shay is a board certified pediatric genetic counselor currently working at Children’s Hospital of Colorado. She received her masters in genetic counseling from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 2021. In addition to being a part of the General Genetics team, she currently runs a genetic counselor only telehealth hearing clinic and participates in the multidisciplinary hearing clinic at Children’s Hospital of Colorado through the Ear, Nose, and Throat department.

Debbie Mood, PhD

Deborah Mood, PhD is a Gallaudet-trained licensed psychologist specializing in working with children who are deaf/hard of hearing and children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Dr. Mood is an associate professor at University of Colorado Anschutz, School of Medicine, Department of Developmental Pediatrics where she serves as lead psychologist on the developmental behavioral pediatrics D/HH team, microtia team and cochlear implant team. Dr. Mood is passionate about supporting children who are D/HH with co-occurring developmental disabilities and is affiliated faculty with the JFK Partners/Developmental Pediatrics Leadership and Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program.

Patricia Yoon, MD

Patricia J. Yoon, MD is the Medical Director of the Bill Daniels Center for Children’s Hearing at Children’s Hospital Colorado. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and has been an attending physician at Children’s since 2003. Dr. Yoon completed her fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, and completed her General Surgery internship and residency in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA. Dr. Yoon earned her Bachelor of Arts in History magna cum laude at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, and her medical degree at Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL. Dr. Yoon has written and contributed to numerous publications and presentations both nationally and internationally and serves on numerous local and national committees. She has been named a Top Doc by 5280 Magazine for many years.

Taylor Stevenson, AuD

Taylor joined the Bill Daniels Center for Children’s Hearing at Children’s Hospital Colorado in 2016. She graduated from the University of Utah Audiology Doctoral Program. As a previous LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities) trainee in Utah and Colorado, she completed the Autism Enhancement and Pediatric Audiology tracks, as these are areas of interest for her. Taylor is Board Certified in Pediatric Audiology and enjoys seeing patients from birth to young adulthood. Taylor is a member of the cochlear implant program at Children’s Hospital Colorado and serves as a cochlear implant audiologist for the northern region of Colorado. 

Disclosures:

Financial - All planners and faculty have no financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose and do not intend to reference the off-label or investigative use of any commercial products or devices.