HES Welcomes 2017 – 2018 Doctoral Residents

Please join us in welcoming our incoming 2017-2018 Doctoral Residents, Kim Dahar, Yugandhar Ramakrishna, and Caitlyn Potter.

Kim will work out of the Amherst office. You may recognize her as she has spent past semesters during her graduate work at HES. She is a native of Fairport, New York and studied Communicative Disorders and Sciences at Northwestern University and SUNY Buffalo. She will be receiving her Doctorate in Audiology from the University at Buffalo in May 2018.

Yugandhar will work at the Orchard Park and Tonawanda offices. He is currently studying at UB for dual degrees; his Au.D. in Audiology and a Ph.D. in Communication Disorders and Sciences. In 2010, Yugandhar received his Bachelors in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (BASLP) from the Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for Hearing Handicapped in Hyderabad, India. He then worked as a clinical Audiologist and Speech Therapist at the PES Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, and as a Clinical Audiologist for Andhra Pradesh State Government in India, before coming to the United States.

Caitlyn, a native of Dryden, New York, studied Communicative Disorders and Sciences at the University at Buffalo, before pursuing her Doctorate in Audiology at UB. She will be graduating in May 2018, and she hopes to research and assist with implementing Pediatric and Adult Oncology Ototoxic Monitoring Protocols in Western New York for cancer patients.

L to R:  Kim, Yugandhar and Caitlyn