Site Navigation
Home
Hearing Loss
How We Hear
Symptoms of Loss
Evaluation
Treatment
Tinnitus
Hearing Aids
Cochlear Implants
Balance
Types of Dizziness
Evaluation
Medical Treatment
Sugical Treatment
Ear Specialists
Staff
Office Info
Links
Contact Us
Locations
Forms
Dr. Britt A. Thedinger, M.D. Britt A. Thedinger, M.D.

Dr. Thedinger is a native of Kansas City. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in molecular biology from Vanderbilt University and his medical degree from the University of Kansas. He completed a residency in Otolaryngology at Harvard University-The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Dr. Thedinger completed a fellowship in Otology\Neurotology from The Otology Group/The Ear Foundation in Nashville, Tennessee.

Dr. Thedinger has additional extensive specialty training and academic medical experience, with a continuing commitment to education and otologic research. He has authored numerous scientific articles, co-wrote a textbook on dizziness and lectures often to local, regional, and national groups. He was the first physician in Nebraska to surgically insert a cochlear implant in a child.

Dr. Thedinger is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. He is a member and past president of the Metro Omaha Medical Society. He is currently on the board and is vice speaker of the Nebraska Medical Association. He is also a member of the American Neurotologic Society, the Otosclerosis Study Group, the Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and the American Medical Association.

Dr. Thedinger, and his wife Kelly, have three children. They have lived in Omaha since 1990. Dr. Thedinger is currently on the board of Catholic Charities, The Omaha Safety Council, and the Omaha Hearing School.

Amy Canine, Au.D.

Amy moved to Omaha from Carroll, Iowa. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Iowa in speech and hearing sciences. Amy then practiced as an Audiology Assistant in Orlando, Florida for a year before returning to Central Missouri State to obtain her Masters degree in Audiology. Her Clinical Fellowship Year was then completed in Des Moines, Iowa at several different Ear, Nose, and Throat clinics as well as private practice audiology clinics. Amy has worked for a private practice for 9 years as a dispensing audiologist while earning her doctorate in audiology. Amy joined Ear Specialists of Omaha in August of 2005. Amy and her husband Eric have two girls. Amy is currently a member of the American Academy of Audiology and is a licensed Audiologist through the Nebraska Speech Pathology and Audiology Association. She also is a Nebraska licensed Hearing Aid Dispenser as well as a member of the American Speech Language Hearing Association.

Ashley R. Gragert, Au.D., CCC-A

Dr. Ashley R. Gragert is a Nebraska native, born and raised in the town of Grand Island. She earned her Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Science degree in Communication Disorders with an emphasis in Audiology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her education was rounded off when she received her Au.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in May of 2007. Ashley was asked to join the Ear Specialists of Omaha team in January of 2006. Since then she has provided a wide range of diagnostic/rehabilitative services to her patients; including hearing evaluations, auditory evoked potential testing, inter-operative monitoring, ENG/VNG, and posturography testing, in addition to hearing aid dispensing for adults as well as children. Dr. Gragert holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology and state licensure in both Hearing Instrument Dispensing and Audiology. She prides herself in being an active member in the American Speech Language and Hearing Association and the American Academy of Audiology.

 

Sue Ryan

Office Manager and Licensed Pratical Nurse

 

Mari Jo Schneiderwind

Certified Medical Assistant

 

Sharon Deleo

Senior Vestibular Technician

 

Mary Schwanz

Receptionist and Medical Secretary

 

 

Jill Robinson

Jill Robinson is originally from Pleasanton, NE. She earned her B.S. and Masters of Science degree in Communication Disorders from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Jill joined the Ear Specialists staff in July of 2006. Previously she had worked at an ENT physician’s office for 7 years as a clinical and dispensing audiologist.

At Ear Specialists of Omaha Jill primarily performs cochlear implant evaluations and programming. She also provides a range of diagnostic services, including hearing evaluations, auditory evoked potential testing, balance testing, hearing aid dispensing. Jill is currently a licensed audiologist and hearing aid dispenser through the State of Nebraska and a member of the American Speech Language-Hearing Association.

Jill and her husband Bryan have three children and reside in Lincoln.


 

 

    8005 Farnam Dr. Ste 206, Omaha, NE 68114 • Phone 402 933-3277 • Fax 402 933-2216