INSTRUCTORS
A multidisciplinary faculty will outline business and clinical considerations for establishing a balance and mobility program that is both clinically and financially successful. All of the speakers have extensive backgrounds in balance function and balance disorders, and will be available throughout the seminar. Participants will have ample opportunity to experience first-hand the different points of view from a variety of professional disciplines.
Jacksonville
J. Douglas Green, Jr., MD, FACS
Neurotologist
Jacksonville Hearing & Balance Institute
Jacksonville, FL
Dr. Douglas Green received his medical degree from the University
of Oklahoma. He completed his internship in general surgery, his
residency in otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose and throat specialty),
and earned his master’s degree in biomedical sciences at the
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr.
Green completed a fellowship in otology/neuro-otology at the
internationally renowned House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles. He is
involved in a number of clinical research trials, particularly involving
hearing aids and prostheses for otologic surgery, has been published
in numerous medical journals and authored clinical book chapters,
and has lectured nationally and internationally. Dr. Green is involved
in several professional associations, including the Clinical Otologic
Research Team and the Christian Society of Otolaryngology.
Thomas E. Boismier, MPH
Director of the Balance Center at Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, PC, Fort Wayne, IN
Mr. Boismier has 25 years of experience in clinical and research aspects of balance and vestibular science. He was directly involved in the startup of 3 successful comprehensive balance centers, and has consulted on several others. He has taught balance testing to professionals nationwide and abroad, including a 1995 teaching secondment in Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust Hospital at Cambridge University, UK.
Jack King, Ph.D., CCC-A
Assistant Professor, MUSC College of Health Professions
Director, Lowcountry Balance & Hearing, LLC, Charleston, SC
Dr. King was the Director of the Vestibular and Balance Center at the Medical University of South Carolina for five years and currently serves as director for Lowcountry Balance & Hearing, LLC where he continues to be active in balance testing and cochlear implant programming. He has taught and lectured at the Arizona School of Health Sciences and is co-author of several peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.
Jim Megna, PT, MS, NCS
Administrative Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Southside Hospital
President, Long Island Balance and Vestibular PT, PC, Long Island, NY
Mr. Megna is the director of a hospital based facility that provides inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation and physiatrist services. With the experience of successfully establishing balance rehabilitation clinics in the hospital based and private practice settings, he has become a national provider of training and consultative services for balance and vestibular therapy clinics. Mr. Megna has written a textbook chapter entitled “Balance and Vestibular Rehabilitation in the Patient with Acquired Brain Injury” and has several peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals.
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Charlotte
B. Joseph Touma, MD
Otologist, Touma Ear, Hearing & Balance Center
Huntington, WV
Dr. B. Joseph Touma received his BA from Duke University and his MD from West Virginia University. He completed his internship and residency in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at West Virginia University. He completed a two-year fellowship in Otology/Neurology at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Touma has been in practice in Huntington, West Virginia since 2001 specializing mainly in diseases of the ear as well as balance. He has been an Otology and Neurotology Journal Review Board member since 2005 and is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology Equilibrium Committee. He helped to establish the Cabell Huntington Hospital Balance Center in 2003 which has become a regionally known balance center.
Jack King, Ph.D., CCC-A
Assistant Professor, MUSC College of Health Professions
Director, Lowcountry Balance & Hearing, LLC, Charleston, SC
Dr. King was the Director of the Vestibular and Balance Center at the Medical University of South Carolina for five years and currently serves as director for Lowcountry Balance & Hearing, LLC where he continues to be active in balance testing and cochlear implant programming. He has taught and lectured at the Arizona School of Health Sciences and is co-author of several peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.
Jim Megna, PT, MS, NCS
Administrative Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Southside Hospital
President, Long Island Balance and Vestibular PT, PC, Long Island, NY
Mr. Megna is the director of a hospital based facility that provides inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation and physiatrist services. With the experience of successfully establishing balance rehabilitation clinics in the hospital based and private practice settings, he has become a national provider of training and consultative services for balance and vestibular therapy clinics. Mr. Megna has written a textbook chapter entitled “Balance and Vestibular Rehabilitation in the Patient with Acquired Brain Injury” and has several peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals.
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Cherry Hill, NJ
Thomas E. Boismier, MPH
Director of the Balance Center at Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, PC, Fort Wayne, IN
Mr. Boismier has 25 years of experience in clinical and research aspects of balance and vestibular science. He was directly involved in the startup of 3 successful comprehensive balance centers, and has consulted on several others. He has taught balance testing to professionals nationwide and abroad, including a 1995 teaching secondment in Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust Hospital at Cambridge University, UK.
Jack King, Ph.D., CCC-A
Assistant Professor, MUSC College of Health Professions
Director, Lowcountry Balance & Hearing, LLC, Charleston, SC
Dr. King was the Director of the Vestibular and Balance Center at the Medical University of South Carolina for five years and currently serves as director for Lowcountry Balance & Hearing, LLC where he continues to be active in balance testing and cochlear implant programming. He has taught and lectured at the Arizona School of Health Sciences and is co-author of several peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.
Jim Megna, PT, MS, NCS
Administrative Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Southside Hospital
President, Long Island Balance and Vestibular PT, PC, Long Island, NY
Mr. Megna is the director of a hospital based facility that provides inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation and physiatrist services. With the experience of successfully establishing balance rehabilitation clinics in the hospital based and private practice settings, he has become a national provider of training and consultative services for balance and vestibular therapy clinics. Mr. Megna has written a textbook chapter entitled “Balance and Vestibular Rehabilitation in the Patient with Acquired Brain Injury” and has several peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals.
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Chicago
Benjamin J. Copeland, MD, PhD
Physician, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Otology and Neurotology
Otolaryngology Associates, LLP
Indianapolis, IN
Dr. Ben Copeland earned his MD and PhD at Ohio State University. He served as an intern in General Surgery, resident in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and clinical and research fellow in Otology/Neurotology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Dr. Copeland is currently a clinical instructor at the Indiana University School of Medicine in the Otolaryngology Department, as well as with the Family Practice Residency at St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. Dr. Copeland’s history includes research in cochlear function. Dr. Copeland is currently a physician partner at Otolaryngology Associates, LLP and the Medical Director at Balance Point and Whisper Hearing Centers in Indianapolis.
Thomas E. Boismier, MPH
Director of the Balance Center at Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, PC, Fort Wayne, IN
Mr. Boismier has 25 years of experience in clinical and research aspects of balance and vestibular science. He was directly involved in the startup of 3 successful comprehensive balance centers, and has consulted on several others. He has taught balance testing to professionals nationwide and abroad, including a 1995 teaching secondment in Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust Hospital at Cambridge University, UK.
Lori Swaldi, MPT, DPT
President and Co-owner, Star Physical Therapy & Fitness
Dr. Lori Swaldi is co-owner and President of Star Physical Therapy & Fitness, a successful private practice in Pennsylvania serving diverse populations ranging from professional athletes to geriatrics and pediatrics. The private practice includes physical therapy, athletic training contracts with local high schools, nutritional education, golf instruction and conditioning, as well as a full fitness/aerobics program. With more than 10 years experience, she has educated her staff on the creative implementation of Neurocom products for their specific patient populations. She has lectured annually at the PA Strength & Conditioning Conference, and throughout the U.S. on clinical interpretation and use of NeuroCom systems.
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Minneapolis, MN
Thomas E. Boismier, MPH
Director of the Balance Center at Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, PC, Fort Wayne, IN
Mr. Boismier has 25 years of experience in clinical and research aspects of balance and vestibular science. He was directly involved in the startup of 3 successful comprehensive balance centers, and has consulted on several others. He has taught balance testing to professionals nationwide and abroad, including a 1995 teaching secondment in Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust Hospital at Cambridge University, UK.
Jack King, Ph.D., CCC-A
Assistant Professor, MUSC College of Health Professions
Director, Lowcountry Balance & Hearing, LLC, Charleston, SC
Dr. King was the Director of the Vestibular and Balance Center at the Medical University of South Carolina for five years and currently serves as director for Lowcountry Balance & Hearing, LLC where he continues to be active in balance testing and cochlear implant programming. He has taught and lectured at the Arizona School of Health Sciences and is co-author of several peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.
Tamara L. Kobienia, PT, MA
Coordinator, Hearing & Balance Center at Affiliated Community Medical Centers
Willmar, MN
Ms. Kobienia is the coordinator of the Hearing & Balance Center, a practice dedicated to the evaluation and treatment of dizziness and imbalance. She developed the program which utilizes a multidisciplinary team approach to diagnosing and treating dizziness and balance disorders in West Central and Southwest Minnesota. Ms. Kobienia works with a team including ENT’s, audiologists, and physical therapists to provide comprehensive, coordinated care for patients. She holds a certificate of Competency in Vestibular Rehabilitation from Emory University School of Medicine and is a member of the Vestibular Disorders Association and the American Physical Therapy Association.
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Seattle
Thomas E. Boismier, MPH
Director of the Balance Center at Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, PC, Fort Wayne, IN
Mr. Boismier has 25 years of experience in clinical and research aspects of balance and vestibular science. He was directly involved in the startup of 3 successful comprehensive balance centers, and has consulted on several others. He has taught balance testing to professionals nationwide and abroad, including a 1995 teaching secondment in Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust Hospital at Cambridge University, UK.
Elizabeth Cozzi, Au.D.
Clinical Audiologist, Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital Neurological Institute, Tucson, Arizona
At Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital Dr. Cozzi functions as a clinical audiologist providing a full range of diagnostic and rehabilitative services. The multidisciplinary team at the Carondelet Balance Center consists of four audiologists and six physical therapists, as well a physician consultants in the areas of ENT, neurology, vascular, and ophthalmology. In addition to vestibular work, Dr. Cozzi collaborated in the establishment of a Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program and developed an interoperative monitoring program for ENT and neurosurgery procedures. Dr. Cozzi is a founding board member of Arizona Hands and Voices, is an American Academy of Audiology Fellow, a member of the Vestibular Disorders Association and is a certified member of the American Speech, Language & Hearing Association.
Tamara L. Kobienia, PT, MA
Coordinator, Hearing & Balance Center at Affiliated Community Medical Centers
Willmar, MN
Ms. Kobienia is the coordinator of the Hearing & Balance Center, a practice dedicated to the evaluation and treatment of dizziness and imbalance. She developed the program which utilizes a multidisciplinary team approach to diagnosing and treating dizziness and balance disorders in West Central and Southwest Minnesota. Ms. Kobienia works with a team including ENT’s, audiologists, and physical therapists to provide comprehensive, coordinated care for patients. She holds a certificate of Competency in Vestibular Rehabilitation from Emory University School of Medicine and is a member of the Vestibular Disorders Association and the American Physical Therapy Association.
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