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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Krysta Siliris

Address: **** ****** *** **. *****, Florida, 33635

Telephone: 1-631-***-****

Email: adg08a@r.postjobfree.com

MSC 2016 UCL

• Major: Audiological Sciences with Clinical Practice (CCC) BSC 2014 ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, NY

• Major: Communication Disorders

• Minor: Psychology

Au.D. Present A.T. Still University

• Online Doctor of Audiology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1. Hearing Specialist, Floridal Medical Hearing Centers, 2019. April 2019 to present. In this practice I work as a Hearing Specialists and perform outpatient testing including otoscopy, hearing tests, and speech testing (Word Recognition Testing). Alongside basic testing procedures, develop rehabilitation plans and fit/program hearing aids. The current technology that is used within our clinics including Signia and Widex hearing aids. 2. Audiologist/Hearing Aid Dispenser, Claritas Hearing, 2018. 42 hours per week. Moving into the private sector as a clinical audiologist/hearing aid dispenser exposed me to an extensive amount of different hearing aids, testing material, assistive listening devices, and military testing. Claritas works alongside the RBL (Royal British Legion) to help provide ex-military individuals to receive hearing aids/assistive listening devices. Being apart of this program trained me to recognize noise induced hearing loss and how to organize records/apply for insurance coverage. Claritas has an extensive price list which contains an abundance of different manufactures that a patient can choose from. This has provided me with experience of Phonak, Oticon, GN, and Bernafon hearing aids ranging from both high and low end products. Due to this, I have experience with all fitting softwares as well as associated assistive listening devices including roger pen, remote microphones, tv adaptors, and hearing aid apps. Additionally, my job requires me to be a domiciliary Audiologist. This has allowed me to be comfortable working in various environments and enhance my counseling skills in a family environment. Because i’m a

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domiciliary Audiologist, I have now been trained on how to use wireless software, including fitting devices such as Noah Link, FittingLink, and Cube. 3. Research Audiologist, NIHR Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Centre, February 2017 to March 2018, 37 hours per week. I worked as a research audiologist while still working as a clinical audiologist. As a research audiologist I was required to meet regularly with the local NIHR CRN ENT Speciality lead to review performance of current hearing/tinnitus/balance-related portfolio studies, highlighting challenges and identifying potential solutions relevant to audiology as well as to review upcoming studies for portfolios. I was expected to deputize for the local NIHR CRN ENT Speciality lead at national meetings, so that there is relevant representation for the region. Additionally, I provided assistance to Principal Investigators of all current ENT portfolio studies to ensure timely upload of participant recruitment data and engage with audiology colleagues across the region to raise awareness of the work of the NIHR LCRN and to promote current and upcoming hearing/ tinnitus/balance-related portfolio studies. I was required to utilize software including SPSS, Word, Powerpoint, Excel, and patient management systems. To follow, I was required to file and maintain all documentation within studies to ensure that our standards were up to par for auditing. Lastly, within research I was also required to serve as an ambassador for the NIHR CRN ENT speciality, locally, regionally and nationally, whenever opportunities arise.Working within research has not only provided me with an abundance of opportunities, but also gain a vast amount of skills including developing protocols, providing audiological training as I was required to provide training to all members of staff and helped run the BMedSci training regime, supervision of audiology students, communication skills which developed alongside recruiting patients into audiology studies, and organization and management skills as I was required to file ISF folders and site files. Additionally, it’s allowed me to develop and broaden my skills and knowledge in assistive listening devices, hearing related disorder, cochlear implants, and rehabilitation methods. Clinically I still performed audiological testing to keep to date with my professional skills.

4. Clinical Audiologist, Southend University Hospital, September 2015 to September 2016, 37 hours per week. Working as an Audiologist at Southend University Hospital gave me the opportunity to be involved in a number of specialty fields. From the beginning of my residency I was dispersed into hearing therapy, tinnitus clinic, fittings, parent counseling, vestibular testing, vestibular rehabilitation, communication training, and pediatric perspectives upon all aspects of audiology. In addition to this, varying hearing aid dispensers provided our hospital with their software and variety of hearing aids. This allowed me to become diverse in different types such as Starkey, Oticon, Phonak, Siemens, and Unitron. Additionally, the fast paced teamwork required was something I thoroughly enjoyed and the large amount of early responsibility given helped to shape my focus into improving my ability not only to work confidently independently, but also to work well within a high pressured team. This focus is something I have brought to each

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successive apportionment at Southend University Hospital and will continue in future work endeavors. Additionally, I have not only worked solely at Southend University Hospital, but I have assisted at hospitals in London specifically in the vestibular clinics. VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES:

1. ENT, Greenport Hospital, New York, 10 hours

I spent roughly a month volunteering in the ENT department at Greenport hospital. During my time here, I was given the task to make patients comfortable during their stay, send blood work to the bloods lab, and clean the beds.

2. Neurology, NY Presbyterian, 15 hours

I sent three months working as volunteer in the neurology department at NY Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. I worked alongside nurses and doctors to help clean the rooms, feed the patients, and overall make them feel comfortable. As an additive during my time here, the doctors taught me about different disorders/diseases that I saw in each patient consisting of tumors, multiple sclerosis, dementia, and wernickes aphasia to name a few. 3. Hospitals across London

During my masters program at UCL, for 3 months we were required and set up to observe various hospitals across London in all fields of audiology including but not limited to vestibular testing, vestibular medicine, pediatrics, audiology testing, rehabilitation, and tinnitus therapy.

ORGANIZATIONS:

1. Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC): Hearing aid dispenser license

(HAD03381)

2. Hearing Specialist License (Florida) (AS 5144)

HONORS AND AWARDS:

1. Winner: CRN East Midlands Research Award, Significant Contribution of Services Supporting Research, 2018

2. Honors during all semesters at St. Joseph’s College, 2012 to 2014

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