Q: When did your hearing loss first start and how did it present itself?
A: In 1957, I was twenty-one at the time. The first symptom was a severe loss of balance followed by loss of hearing. To this day, I have very little inner ear vestibular function and compensate with my eyes. I also experienced inflammation of my eyes, fortunately, that cleared up.

Q: How was a diagnosis made and what kinds of doctors did you see?
A: A hospital…

MAY 2011 – The American Hearing Research Foundation has added Sam Marzo, MD, to its board of directors. Dr. Marzo is a professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Loyola University Health System of Chicago. He is the Director of the Loyola Hearing & Balance Center, and the Residency Program Director. Dr. Marzo is also the Director of the Parmly Hearing Institute, a research center at Loyola dedicate to hearing research. The Institute is currently investigating cranial nerve injuries and auditory nerve tumors as well as the effect of Vicodin on hearing loss. In 2010,…

Her writing has appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Popular Science, MUSE, and Outcry. Parmet is also an active artist and shows her work in many Chicago galleries.

Dr. Wackym is currently Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He has received many research awards, including the William H. Call Research Award from the Pacific Coast Oto-Ophthalmological Society; the Vice President’s Research Award and the Shirley Baron Research Award from the Western Section of the American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society, Inc.; and the Nicholas Torok Vestibular Award of the American Neurotology Society.

Dr. Wackym’s clinical emphasis is on the surgical rehabilitation of congenital hearing losses, including aural…

Between 1948-50, he attended the Asheville School in North Carolina, then to Oberlin College.

He graduated from Oberlin in 1954 with a chemistry major, and went to Cornell University Medical College in New York City where he completed Medical school in 1958.  He interned at Denver General Hospital in Denver, Colorado. In the summer of 1959, he entered the army in the doctors draft, had basic training followed…

Before joining the faculty at George Washington, he was successively Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, and Reader in Chinese Politics at the University of London’s School of…

Mr. Sedgwick retired as President of Detex Corporation of New Braunfels, Texas and continues to serve as Director. Mr. Sedgwick’s career includes positions in the office equipment and plywood industries, followed by management consulting and manufacturing company management positions.

Mr. Sedgwick holds a B.A. from the University of Washington in Seattle. He served in the United States Army during World War II and was discharged…

Mr. Means is currently head of his own business, Executive Planning Services. He is a Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Counselor. He has been an officer and Director of the Chicago Association of Life Underwriters, the Association of Advanced Underwriters, and the Chicago Chapter of Chartered Life Underwriters. He is also a member of the American Society of Pension Actuaries, and the Chicago Estate Planning Council.

Mr. Means holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from the University of Illinois. He has received many civic awards, including…

She has volunteered extensively at Northwestern Memorial Hospital at the reception desk, and greeting and directing visitors and patients, and has been volunteering in Chicago hospitals since she was 15.

Himmel-Pollack graduated from the School of Business at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and has completed graduate work at Roosevelt University in the Lawyer’s Assistant Program, and at the University of Chicago in the Interaction Management Program.

At the time of his retirement in late 1996, Mr. Muldoon was a Vice President of Swett and Crawford, a wholesale property and casualty insurance broker. Subsequent to his retirement, he served as a consultant to risk managers, retail insurance agents and brokers, and wholesale brokers.

Earlier in his career, Mr.…

Dr. Moore received his medical degree from Loyola University School of Medicine and continued with his residency in General Surgery there and in Head and Neck Surgery at UCLA. He was a Fellow at the UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery where he merited an NIH National Research Service Award in Neurotology, as a Fellow in Neurotology. He was also a Fellow in Neurotology at the University…

He is a founding principal of Nadler, Pritikin & Mirabelli LLC. He received is undergraduate degree from St. Mary’s College, Magna Cum Laude, and his Juris Doctor from the John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois (1981).

Mr. Mirabelli is currently a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Board of Governors and has served on the ISBA General Assembly and Family Law Section Council. He is also a member of the American Bar Association.

Mr. Mirabelli, Past President of the Justinian Society of…

Dr. Loucks is currently Chief of Staff at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Cliff Hagen Boys Club in Owensboro, Kentucky.

Dr. Loucks holds an M.D. from West Virginia University. He is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology, the American Council of Otolaryngology, the American Medical Association, the American Cleft Palate Association, and the Kentucky Medical Association.

Mr. Keeling is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of WGN Medical. He has a successful history of building businesses in the medical industry, telecommunications, software technology, and finance. Mr. Keeling founded a finance company that provided over $4 billion in financing for medical equipment to hospitals.

Mr. Keeling has been an initiator of capital and idea development through philanthropic activities and foundations, and has been active in community development and management for 30 years.

Mr. Hable is currently General Manager and Certified Hearing Aid Dispenser for Sonus. He is also an Adjunct Instructor in the Marketing Department, Triton College, River Grove, Illinois; and Co-Supervisor for graduate students in Audiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Mr. Hable is a Certified Hearing Aid Dispenser, and is a member of the National Hearing Aid Society and the Illinois Hearing Aid Society. He is also a lecturer and consultant on hearing-related topics.

Throughout his career Mr. Knight has held a variety of senior level finance positions. Currently Mr. Knight is Treasurer of The Chicago Sun-Times.

Mr. Knight holds a B.S. from Loyola University in Chicago and a Masters of Business Administration from DePaul University in Chicago.

Mr. Muench has worked actively in the healthcare industry for over 20 years. Currently, he is vice president in the professional services organization of Cerner Corporation, a leading provider of clinical and management software for healthcare providers.

Mr. Muench holds a Masters in Business Administration degree from the University of Illinois, and…

Dr. Micco is currently Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at Northwestern Medical School. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the Chicago Medical Society, the Chicago Laryngology and Otological Society, and the American College of Surgeons (Associate Fellow).

Dr. Micco holds an M.D. from Northwestern University. He has published many articles in scientific journals and has received numerous awards, including Outstanding Scientific…

Mr. Muench is currently Founder and President of Campion Corporation, a venture capital provider. Previously, he was involved in investment banking, commercial bank operations, and the investment department at a major insurance group.

Mr. Muench has provided leadership and guidance to Chicago Associates, an investment club from Northwestern University Graduate School.