Guest: Lori Zitelli, Au.D. - Managing Audiologist at University Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)

Topic: Maximizing the Audiologist's Reach & Impact

Dr. Lori Zitelli joins Dave on this week's episode of the Future Ear Radio podcast to discuss:

• Lori's backstory, Pittsburgh roots and motivation for pursuing Audiology
• Lori's mentor, Dr. Catherine Palmer, and the various projects that the two have developed together
• Interventional Audiology and the benefits of "enlisting" other medical professionals to be advocates for hearing healthcare
• Way to utilize non-custom amplification solutions and how these type of solutions can maximize the Audiologist's impact
• Lori's passion for tinnitus, the ups-and-downs with treating patients with tinnitus, and helping to usher in the next cohort of Audiologists specializing in tinnitus therapy through the course she teaches at UPMC
• How Lori is incorporating telehealth with her patients and how the pandemic has shifted her thinking of how telehealth can be used within Audiology
• UPMC's upcoming plans revolving around mobile Audiology