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Susan Fowler, Au.D.
Board Certified Doctor of Audiology

Susan Fowler, a Board Certified Doctor of Audiology, is the founder of Arizona Audiology & Hearing Associates which opened in October of 1995 in Sun City West. Dr. Fowler has been practicing Audiology since 1985. She has a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Audiology from California State University, Northridge, and was a Clinical Audiologist in St Louis, prior to moving to Arizona. She completed her Doctorate in Clinical Audiology (AuD) in 2002 at the Arizona School of Health Sciences, a division of the Kirksville University of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dr. Fowler and her practice are widely known and respected throughout the Professional Audiology community nationwide. Her practice is now Audigy Certified and is ranked in the top 2% of the Audiology Private Practices in the country.

Her professional affiliations include being Board Certified in Audiology, a Fellow of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA), the American Academy of Audiology (AAA), the American Auditory Society, Arizona Speech and Hearing Association and the American Speech and Hearing Association. She is a member of the Sun City West Professionals Association and a past board member of the Interfaith Advisory Board in Sun City West. Currently, she is serving on the Advisory Board for the Community Hearing Aid Program which provides hearing healthcare services for low-income residents of Arizona.

Dr. Fowler is very active it the community in many different venues.

• She is a pro-bono provider for the Community Hearing Aid Program in the West Valley.
• She is a regular speaker for the Sun Health Speakers Bureau and the Hearing Loss Association of America, formerly know as SHHH, Self Help for the Hard of Hearing.
• She has spoken at SHHH conventions and the Arizona Council of Aging.
• She frequently is asked to give seminars at the Rio Salado Institute for Senior Education (RISE) in Surprise.
• Dr. Fowler hosted an informative hearing healthcare radio program for more than a year on KMYL and recently appeared on Medical Healthfront on the local Phoenix NBC affiliate.

She sponsors training and mentoring programs for students who are enrolled in Audiology Doctoral programs from the local universities, Arizona State University in Tempe and A.T. Stills University in Mesa.

Currently, she is "On a Mission" to "Loop" the Northwest Valley starting with all the churches in the Sun Cities area, the Maricopa County Events Center and, eventually, the theater venues in downtown Phoenix. If you are interested in a particular venue, please contact Arizona Audiology.

Please contact Arizona Audiology if you are interested in having Dr. Fowler as a speaker for your organization.

Dr. Susan Fowler is a licensed Audiologist by the State of Arizona.

Brenda J. Berry, Au.D., FAAA
Doctor of Audiology

Dr. Berry received her doctorate in audiology from A.T. Still University in Mesa, Arizona. She obtained her bachelor in arts degree in communicative disorders from California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Berry is currently a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and has served on several committees.

Brenda Harrigan
Audiology Assistant

Brenda has lived in the Phoenix area since 1988 with her husband and daughter. She was raised in Missouri. Brenda retired as a Senior Master Sergeant from the Arizona Air National Guard with 22 years. She worked most of her career in Operations. Since her retirement, she has enjoyed raising her daughter and life with two dogs. She enjoys reading, camping, quad-riding, and almost any type of craft!!

Carolyn D. Hedges
Front Office Staff

Born and raised in Oklahoma, she moved to Arizona in 2002 after retiring from the insurance industry, where she worked for 35 years. Since moving to Arizona, she has worked part-time positions. For the last five years has worked with Arizona Audiology in the capacity of one of the front office staff and handles insurance filings. She has 2 sons, one in Nevada and the other resides in Glendale, AZ.

Carol Pursell
Front Office Staff

Carol joined the Arizona Audiology staff a year ago. She was born in New York State and has spent over 38 years as an office manager and administrative assistant working for service organizations. As one of the front office staff, Carol will answer your calls and greet you in the office. Seeking sunshine, she and her husband moved from Washington State to Surprise in 2002. Carol loves to travel and cruising always takes top priority!

Debbie Ranaldo
Audiologist Assistant

Debbie moved to Arizona in 1992. Originally from New Jersey but raised in Florida. Her and her husband owned a Printing Company there and decided to sell and move to the West Coast with their two children. She has over 25 years of experience in Management. She enjoys shopping, bingo and spending the rest of her time with her two wonderful grandchildren.

 

About Our Clinic

Our goal at Arizona Audiology is to provide you the best possible hearing care, based upon your individual needs. We provide a comprehensive array of services related to evaluation, rehabilitation and prevention of hearing impairment. These services include comprehensive hearing evaluations, specialized diagnostic testing, and industrial hearing screenings.

Choosing a hearing professional is one of the most important decisions a hearing impaired person can make. Since a hearing aid cannot be prescribed like eye glasses, proper hearing aid recommendation and fitting is highly dependent on the judgment and skill of the professional selecting the instrument. We test your hearing, select and dispense the hearing instrument best to meet your needs, in addition to, providing support, counseling and service of the hearing system. We treat each of our patient's unique hearing loss and make hearing solution recommendations specific to the lifestyle and personal needs of each individual.

Protecting your hearing can make a big difference. We can help you protect your hearing from further deterioration through education about what affects your hearing, as well as the proper use and care of hearing protection devices.