Dr. Ruth Litovsky Selected as Niparko Memorial Lecturer
 | Ruth Litovsky PhD has been selected to deliver the annual Niparko Memorial Lecture at CI2024 Vancouver, on “Successful Pathways to Outcomes in Bilateral Cochlear Implantation.” The Niparko lecture was established to recognize Dr. John K. Niparko’s enduring commitment to cochlear implant research and clinical care and honor his significant contributions to the field. |
Dr. Litovsky is the Oros Family chair in the Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She has a joint appointment in the Division of Otolaryngology in the Department of Surgery, and serves as the Academic Associate Dean for the Division of Natural, Physical & Mathematical Sciences in the College of Letters & Science.
Dr. Jill B. Firszt is Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She is also Adjunct Professor in the Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences at Central Institute for the Deaf at Washington University. Keynote address: Cochlear Implantation of Individuals with Asymmetric Hearing Loss and Single Sided Deafness: Results, Expectations and Gaps in Knowledge | 
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Andrej Kral, MD, PhD
Chaired Professor of Auditory Neuroscience, Hanover Medical School
Professor of Systems Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney Keynote Address: Maturation of the auditory system requires auditory experience within an early critical period Dr. Andrej Kral is Chair of Auditory Neuroscience at the Clinics of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School (MHH) and heads the Dept. of Experimental Otology. Since 2018 he has also been Professor of Systems Neuroscience at Macquarie University, Sydney. Dr. Kral specializes in auditory neurophysiology in animals (rodents, cats) and humans (EEG). His research interests include hearing loss, central effects of deafness, brain development and plasticity, neuroscience of cochlear implants and technology of neuroprosthetics (www.neuroprostheses.com). | 
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