The team at HHF is comprised of senior business leaders, world-renowned research scientists, and top medical doctors who are committed to delivering cures for hearing loss and tinnitus.
Meet our Board, Staff, Council of Scientific Trustees, and Scientific Advisory Board below.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of Hearing Health Foundation is responsible for the leadership and governance of the organization, ensuring financial health and stability in order to achieve the mission. The Board works with in partnership with the CEO to set the strategic direction of the organization, while the CEO has primary oversight of day-to-day operations.
Our Staff
HHF's staff stewards your donations in the most efficient and effective manner. Our staff members are dedicated to providing top-notch support so that HHF can fund the highest quality hearing and balance research.
Council of Scientific Trustees
The governing body of our Emerging Research Grants (ERG) program, the Council of Scientific Trustees (CST) comprises senior researchers and physicians who oversee the ERG program's direction and activities, review shortlisted applications for scientific merit and program relevance, and provide scientific guidance to HHF staff and review committees.
Anil K. Lalwani, M.D.
Head of the Council of Scientific Trustees
Chief, Division of Otology, Neurology, and Skull Base Surgery
Vice Chair for Research, Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Associate Dean for Student Research, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University
Carey Balaban, Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Neurobiology, Communication Science & Disorders, and Bioengineering
University of Pittsburgh
Jill B. Firszt, Ph.D.
Professor, Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Director, Cochlear Implant Program
Washington University School of Medicine
Marlan Hansen, M.D.
Professor of Otolaryngology
Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Professor of Neurosurgery
Brian F. McCabe Distinguished Chair in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Carver College of Medicine
University of Iowa
Ronna Hertzano, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief, Neurotology Branch
Chief, Section on Omics and Translational Science of Hearing
Chief, Section on Inner Ear Therapeutics
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Matthew W. Kelley, Ph.D.
Chief, Laboratory of Cochlear Development
Chief, Section on Developmental Neuroscience
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Sharon G. Kujawa, Ph.D.
Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Principal Investigator, Eaton-Peabody Laboratories
Sheldon and Dorothea Buckler Chair in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Mass Eye and Ear
Ruth Litovsky, Ph.D.
Oros Family Chair & Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Cynthia Morton, Ph.D.
William Lambert Richardson Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Professor of Pathology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Yehoash Raphael, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
University of Michigan Medical School
Allen F. Ryan, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Research, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
University of California, San Diego
Jason Tait Sanchez, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders
Fellow, Knowles Hearing Center
Northwestern University School of Communication
Jennifer Stone, Ph.D.
Research Professor and NIH R25 Research Education Program Director, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
University of Washington
Daniel Tollin, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Department of Otolaryngology
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Scientific Advisory Board
The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) provides oversight and guidance to the Hearing Restoration Project (HRP) consortium. The SAB comprises senior scientists in hearing science, regenerative biology, and related fields. This Board evaluates HRP projects for funding and monitors the performance of funded projects against the goals of the projects.
Seth Blackshaw, Ph.D.
Professor of Neuroscience
Joint Appointment in Ophthalmology
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Zhigang He, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology
Research Associate, Boston Children’s Hospital
Director, Boston Children’s Hospital Viral Core
Harvard Medical School
David Ornitz, M.D., Ph.D.
Alumni Endowed Professor
Department of Developmental Biology
Washington University in St. Louis
Doris Wu, Ph.D.
Chief, Section on Sensory Cell Regeneration
and Development
Chief, Laboratory of Molecular Biology
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Edwin Rubel, Ph.D., Emeritus
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Department of Otolaryngology
Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
University of Washington
Hearing Health Magazine Staff
Yishane Lee
Editor
Robin Kidder
Art Director
Amy Gross
Senior Editor
Brenda Ryals, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita, Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders, James Madison University