Our Hearing Health Care Team

Patricia Reiff, AuD/CCC-A
Doctor of Audiology

Patricia Reiff, AuD/CCC-A, is the owner and director of Associates in Hearing, Inc. She is a Doctor of Audiology and hearing aid specialist who has over 30 years of experience in the Philadelphia area. Patricia received a Bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University and a Master’s degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology from Hahnemann University and Hospital and performed her clinical fellowship working with an otologist in Northeast Philadelphia. Mrs. Reiff is a member of numerous National and State Audiology organizations and is a Certified Course Director of Occupational Hearing Conservationists. She has a special interest and expertise with Occupational Noise Exposure and works with numerous industries designing and implementing effective hearing conservation programs that comply with OSHA’s regulations, as well as preventing occupational hearing loss. She formerly held the position of Coordinator of Audiology for a large rehabilitation agency. In 1986, Patricia started her own private practice that expanded in 1987 when she purchased Hearing Aid Specialists, which had been in business for 30 years. The new corporate name, Associates in Hearing, Inc., has its main office in the same building, 100 West Main Street, Suite 105, in Lansdale, Pennsylvania.

 

Dr. Reiff’s main philosophy is that QUALITY service is the most critical element in order to successfully fit individuals with hearing aid devices. Patricia is currently taking courses from the Arizona School of Health Sciences in order to complete her Doctor of Audiology Degree in December, 2011. Dr. Reiff continued her education and is graduating from the Arizona School of Health Sciences on March 3, 2012.

Her main office is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (evening and Saturday appointments are offered). She encourages ongoing follow-up service and is truly committed to comprehensive patient care.

 

Emily Brown, AuD/CCC-A
Doctor of Audiology
Dr. Emily Brown has over 20 years of experience as a clinical Audiologist in the Philadelphia and Allentown areas. She has worked as an Audiologist for several different Ear, Nose and Throat Physicians, and spent many of those years working in the Lansdale and Doylestown areas. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Speech and Hearing from Elmira College, then relocated to the Philadelphia suburbs and went on to earn her Master’s degree in Audiology from Temple University. In 2005, she decided to pursue a Clinical Doctorate in Audiology through the distance learning program at Arizona School of Health Sciences which she then earned in 2007. She joined Associates in Hearing in the Fall of 2011 and is thrilled to be part of this practice.

Emily's main goal is to improve the quality of life of those with hearing loss. She specializes in the evaluation and fitting of hearing aids. She feels that proper patient counseling in use and expectations is the key to successful hearing aid use. Emily is currently providing services in a number of area retirement communities. She is enjoying working with the residents, their family members and the nursing staff.

Emily is a member of both the American Academy of Audiology and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She regularly attends state and national conferences as well as local manufacturer training to keep abreast of what is most current in hearing aid technology and in the field of Audiology.

Martha Derr, AuD/CCC-A

Doctor of Audiology

Dr. Martha Derr has 30 years of experience as a certified clinical audiologist. Twenty of those years have been working with hearing instruments. Martha earned her Bachelor Degree from the University of Florida and her Masters Degree from the University of Tennessee- Knoxville. Following, she completed a clinical fellowship at an Ear, Nose, & Throat physician’s office in Roanoke, VA. Martha has worked in a variety of settings including, ENT offices, hospitals, schools, industries, private practice and the Butler VA in western PA. She went back to school and earned her clinical Doctorate degree of Audiology in 2002 through the University of Florida. She joined the staff of Associates in Hearing in the fall of 2011 and is very happy working for this practice.

 

Martha specializes in evaluation, recommendation, and fitting of hearing instruments. She services several retirement communities in Bucks County. She feels that patient counseling is a vital component to a successful hearing aid fitting. She enjoys working with families and health care professionals to appropriately fit hearing instruments that provide optimal amplification as well as training nursing staff on hearing aid use and care.

 

Martha is a member of the American Academy of Audiology and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She maintains her continuing education by attending state and national conferences as well as manufacturer training in the office.

 

The field of Audiology has expanded dramatically over the past ten years. In light of this, Associates in Hearing is dedicated to educating and implementing the latest technological hearing instrument advances to ensure optimal hearing.

 

Karen Fry

Office Manager

Karen Fry heads our office staff. Her business expertise and skills ensure that the office runs smoothly at all times. Karen is always ready to help clients along the pathway to better hearing.

 

 

 

 

 

Mary Kay Mariano

Audiology Assistant

Mary Kay has been at our office for over 5 years assisting the audiologists, taking care of walk-in patients, performing various office tasks and handling special projects. She spends some time traveling around to various industries in the Philadelphia Area performing OSHA mandated hearing screenings on industrial workers. Mary Kay is using her educational background to teach others about hearing loss, the prevention of hearing loss and instructing those who have chosen to improve their hearing by purchasing hearing aids through Associates in Hearing.