Deborah S. Pitcher, Au.D.
Director of Audiology

Deborah S. Pitcher earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech and Hearing Therapy at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio), a Master of Science in Audiology from East Tennessee State University and her clinical doctorate (Au.D.) from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, School of Audiology.

Her early work experience included three years as a public school speech therapist and subsequent years working as an Audiologist at the Medical School and VA hospitals in Johnson City, Tennessee, at Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, and ENT physicians in Bloomington, Illinois. She, in conjunction with two partners, formed Bloomington-Normal Audiology in 1990.

She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and Illinois Academy of Audiology, holds her certificate of Clinical Competency in Audiology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is licensed to practice Audiology by the State of Illinois. Dr. Pitcher is an active member of the Illinois Academy of Audiology and serves as the Co-Chair of the Reimbursement Committee for ILAA and will serve as the Academy’s President in 2011.  She also serves as a Board Member of the Professional Regulations Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

Dr. Pitcher has taught doctoral level classes at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, School of Audiology, via the internet distance learning program and at Illinois State University.

Dr. Pitcher entered the field with special interest in hearing loss in children and eventually became quite involved with infant hearing assessment. She now finds much fulfillment in improving the quality of life of persons of all ages with hearing loss and is especially excited about the new technologies which make the work of Audiologists so exciting.   Dr. Pitcher has particular interest in working with patients who experience tinnitus.

She can be seen in our Bloomington office.

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