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Alan Desmond, Au.D.
Blue Ridge Hearing and Balance Clinic
Princeton, WV
100 New Hope Road, #19
Princeton, WV 24740
Education:
Bachelor of Science - Communication Disorders
Radford College, 1979
Master of Science - Audiology
Radford University, 1981
Doctor of Audiology
Central Michigan University, 2002
Additional Training:
Stanford University Medical Center - Stanford, CA
Visiting Staff, 4/83 - 6/83
House Ear Clinic - Los Angeles, CA
Visiting Staff, 1/93 - 2/93
Professional Experience:
Blue Ridge Hearing and Balance Clinic, Princeton and Bluefield, WV
Founder and Director, 7/83 -8/87, 3/88 - present
Adjunct Professor of Graduate Audiology
West Virginia University, 2005-present
Tucson Audiology Institute, Tucson, AZ
Co-Founder and Co-Director, 8/87 - 2/88
Radford University, Radford, VA
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Graduate Audiology, 1994-1999
Publications:
Books:
Desmond Alan L., Touchette Deborah, (1998) Balance Disorders: Evaluation and Treatment, A Short Course for Primary Care Physicians, Micromedical Technologies, Chatham, IL
Desmond Alan L, (2001) Dizziness and Balance Disorders: Evaluation and Treatment. A Short Course for Primary Care Physicians. 2nd edition. Micromedical Technologies, Chatham, IL
Desmond Alan L, (2004) Vestibular Disorders: Evaluation and Treatment. Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, Stuttgart
Book Chapters:
Hosford-Dunn Holly, Baxter Jane, Cherow Evelyn, Desmond Alan L., Jacobson Gary, Johnson Jean, Martin Patty,(1994) Development and Management of Audiology Practices. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Rockville, MD
Desmond Alan L, (2000) Vestibular Rehabilitation. In: Audiology: Diagnosis, Treatment and Practice Management, Eds. Valente M, Hosford-Dunn H and Roeser R. Thieme Medical Publishers, NY, NY
Desmond, Alan L, (pending) Vestibular Rehabilitation In: Audiology: Diagnosis, Treatment and Practice Management, Second Edition, Eds. Valente M, Hosford-Dunn H and Roeser R. Thieme Medical Publishers. NY, NY
Baxter Jane, Clark Debbie, Desmond, Alan (pending) Planning the Audiology Office In: Audiology: Diagnosis, Treatment and Practice Management. Eds Hosford-Dunn H, Valente M, Roeser. R. Thieme medical Publishers, NY, NY
Articles:
Hosford-Dunn Holly, Baxter Jane, Cherow Evelyn, Desmond Alan L., Jacobson Gary, Johnson Jean, Martin Patty,(1995) American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Guidelines for education in audiology practice management. (March, 1995), Asha (Suppl. 14 pp.20)
Desmond Alan L, Touchette Deborah (1998) Cost effective management of the dizzy patient
Vestibular Update, Micromedical Technologies (Spring/Summer)
Desmond Alan L, (2000) Equipping the comprehensive balance clinic. Advance for Audiologists. July/August Volume 2, #4
Desmond Alan L, Collie R Brian, (2001) Treating dizziness with antivert. Advance for Audiologists. May/June. Vol. 3, #3
Desmond Alan L, (2002) Reducing false-negatives in BPPV. Advance for Audiologists, July/August. Vol 4, #4
Desmond Alan L, (2004) Education: the key to the gate(keeper). Audiology Today. July/August. Vol 16, #4
Desmond Alan L, (2004) Rules of engagement: understanding vestibular coding. Advance for Audiologists. Sep/Oct. Vol 6 #5
Desmond Alan L, (2005 pending) Common misconceptions about electronystagmography. On The Level. Quarterly Newsletter of the Vestibular Disorders Association.
Desmond Alan L, Thompson Shanna, (2005) Group Treatment: Staffing the comprehensive balance clinic. Advance for Audiologists. March/April, Volume7,#2
Desmond, Alan L, (2006 pending) Clinical decision making in vestibular patients. Advance for Audiologists
Presentations:
Vestibular Evaluation: Does it fit into your practice? (3/96) Presented at the 23rd meeting of the Arizona Speech and Hearing Association, Tucson, AZ
The Balance Clinic Approach (3/98) Annual meeting of the West Virginia Speech and Hearing Association, Charleston,WV
Cost Effective Evaluation of the Dizzy patient (4/98) Annual meeting of the American Academy of Audiology, Los Angeles, CA
Contemporary Vestibular Evaluation (5/98) Selected faculty by Gordon Stowe and Associates for bi-annual continuing education program. Cincinnati, OH
Dizziness in Primary Care (3/00) Bluefield regional Medical Center, Bluefield, WV
Vestibular Rehabilitation and other Treatment Options for the Dizzy Patient (4/02) Annual meeting of the West Virginia Speech and Hearing Association, Huntington, WV
Evidence Based Vestibular Management (11/02) Selected faculty by Gordon Stowe and Associates for continuing education program. Indianapolis, IN
Marketing Vestibular Testing and Rehabilitation (2/04) Featured Session. Annual meeting of the American academy of Audiology, Salt Lake City, UT
Evidence Based Vestibular Management (4/05) Annual meeting of the West Virginia Speech and Hearing Association, Morgantown, WV
Dizziness in Primary Care (5/05) Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV
Rotational Chair Testing in the 21st Century (5/06) Sponsored workshop by Micromedical Technologies, St. Louis, MO
Honors, Awards, Licenses and Certifications:
Contributor to AudiologyOnline.com Ask the expert
Member Balance Assessment Work Group -Accreditation Committee for Audiology Education (ACAE)
Advisory and Review Board AudiologyOnline.com website
Advisory Board- HealthyHearing.com website
Committee member (internal marketing) American Academy of Audiology
Committee Chair (4th year student licensing issues) American Academy of Audiology
Audiology Awareness Committee (AAC) -vestibular consultant for their Web site (to answer questions posed regarding vestibular dysfunction and dizziness)
Certificate of Clinical Competence, American Speech-Language -Hearing Association
Charter Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Ace Award for Continuing Education
Licensed to practice Audiology in West Virginia and Virginia |
