Cochlear Implant
A cochlear implant is an
electronic device;
however, it is not a hearing aid. A small part of it is
surgically implanted into the cochlea (inner ear) to provide
direct electrical
stimulation of the cochlear nerve. This stimulation is designed
to allow individuals with severe to profound hearing loss
to perceive sound. The cochlear implant system is comprised
of three parts: the speech processor, internal devices, and
speech coding strategies.
Cochlear Implant Process
The Shands at UF difference
Candidacy and successful use of a cochlear implant depends highly
on a multidisciplinary team approach consisting of
the patient and family, otolaryngology, audiology,
speech language pathology, psychology, and social services.
The Multidisciplinary Team
Patrick J. Antonelli, M.D., F.A.C.S.
UF College of Medicine Associate Professor
in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Dr Antonelli is a board-certified otolaryngologist
head and neck surgeon. He received his medical degree from the
University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He completed
a surgical internship at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis,
followed by a four-year residency in otolaryngology head and neck
surgery at the University of Minnesota. Dr Antonelli then completed
a one-year fellowship in otology, neurotology, and skull base
surgery at the Michigan Ear Institute and Providence Hospital
in Southfield, Michigan. After completing his training, he joined the
faculty of the University of Florida.
Dr Antonelli is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of
Otolaryngology and Chief Medical Information Officer for Shands
HealthCare. Dr Antonelli is an active researcher in the field
of middle and inner ear pathology. He is a member of numerous
medical societies, including the American Academy of Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery, the American Neurotology Society, the American
Otological Society, and the Association for Research in Otolaryngology.
He is a former president of the Florida Society of Otolaryngology. Katherine P. Phelan, AuD.
Audiologist
Dr Phelan is a board-certified audiologist. She received her
doctorate degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville,
FL. She completed her externship at the Speech and Hearing Center
in the University of Florida's Department of Communicative Disorders.
After completing training, she joined the faculty at the University
of Florida.
Dr Phelan's specialties include the assessment and evaluation
of hearing in infants, children, and adults with an emphasis in
universal newborn hearing screening; auditory rehabilitation;
cochlear and auditory brainstem implant evaluation, programming
and rehabilitation; and auditory processing disorder evaluation.
She also administers auditory electrophysiology testing. She is
a member of several audiologic societies, including the American
Academy of Audiology, the Academy of Dispensing Audiologists,
and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. James H Johnson, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychology David Wolf
Social Work
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