Cynthia A Clark, AuD
Audiology
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Bio & Overview
Dr. Clark is a clinical audiologist and coordinator of the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program at UVA. Her areas of interest include cochlear implants, electrophysiology and intraoperative monitoring.
Dr. Clark grew up in Maryland and attended the University of Maryland at College Park. She obtained her doctorate in audiology from Northwestern University. After completing her audiology internship at UVA, Dr. Clark joined the Department of Otolaryngology in 2009.
In her spare time, she enjoys running, gardening, hiking and spending time with her dog.
- Gender
- Female
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Certification
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) (Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A))
Highlights
Dr. Cynthia Clark Video Profile
My name is Cynthia Clark. I'm a clinical audiologist. I am also the coordinator of the newborn hearing screening program at UVA. I see all age ranges, from infants up to adults. We do diagnostic hearing tests for infants, and then I see cochlear implant patients, as well. I first learned about audiology when I was in college. I was preparing to be an elementary school teacher, and found that I really liked spending time with the kids that got pulled out for language services, and, so, kind of decided to change gears and go into speech pathology, and then took a class about ears as part of the curriculum and really fell in love with it. Typically, we start off most of our appointments with a diagnostic hearing test. So, we explain things, we do some testing, and then we review all of the results. Usually, they may have another family member there just as an extra set of ears, but we like to try to include the family as much as possible, because it isn't always an individual thing. A lot of times, the family is involved, especially for our pediatric patients. I really enjoy working with patients. I like getting to know the patients that I follow for a long time. It's fun to see the kids grow up, and then also, just progress with their cochlear implants.