Katie completed her doctorate in Audiology in 2015 from Rush University Medical Center. Currently, she is a pediatric Audiologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, where she is on the cochlear implant team. Katie’s lifelong ambition has been to work with children who have hearing loss; she was diagnosed with a bilateral severe hearing loss at age 2. Katie is passionate about planning events that children with hearing loss are able to connect with others. When not at the hospital, Katie enjoys spending time with her growing family and competing in triathlons.
Amplified: Presented by Lurie Children’s is a mini-series about growing up with hearing loss. This is a great resource for families who have a child with hearing loss, or anyone who enjoys uplifting human interest stories.
Read more about Katie & her story in this article.Â
