Jill C. Bernstein, Au.D.
Doctor of Audiology / Assistant Director
Dr. Jill Bernstein has been with Hearing Evaluation Services since 2006. Prior to her audiology career, Dr. Bernstein worked as a licensed nursing home administrator for several years in Westchester County. In addition to her clinical caseload, Dr. Bernstein is the Assistant Director and is responsible for ensuring that our office remains on the cutting edge of diagnostic audiology procedures. Dr. Bernstein has presented at several national audiology conferences and has taught and assisted undergraduate and graduate audiology courses at the University at Buffalo, where she serves as an Adjunct Clinical Instructor.
Dr. Bernstein is passionate about educating the public and those in the medical field about the importance of hearing health care. She has presented on current research, clinical testing techniques, and treatment and management of hearing and balance disorders for physicians at Dent Neurologic Institute, Sisters of Charity Hospital, and the Buffalo Ear Nose and Throat Society. She also regularly presents on a variety of hearing, tinnitus, and balance topics at local senior residences and community centers.
In 2015, Dr. Bernstein extended the reach of HES’s charitable mission and activities by joining a medical mission team going to Guatemala. Each year, she returns to Guatemala to test hearing and fit hearing aids for rural villagers who do not typically have access to medical or audiological services.
Dr. Bernstein grew up in Northern New Jersey and has lived in several cities throughout the United States and abroad prior to relocating to the Buffalo area in 2003.
Education/Training:
- 2007 Doctorate in Audiology; University at Buffalo
- 2006 M.A. in Audiology; University at Buffalo
- 1999 M.S. in Health Policy and Management; Harvard University
- 1996 B.A. in Health and Society, Minor in American Sign Language; University of Rochester
Licenses and Certifications:
- New York State Audiology License
- New York State Hearing Aid Dispensing License
- Certificate of Clinical Competency in Audiology (CCC-A) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Certified Lyric provider
Awards/Honors:
- 2024 Excellence In Health Care Award Winner, Buffalo Business First
- 2021 Academy Scholar – American Academy of Audiology (AAA)
- 2018 Health Care Champion, Buffalo Business First
- 2006 Sertoma Scholarship for Study of Communicative Disorders
- 2006 Audiology Foundation of America Student of the Year
Memberships:
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
- American Academy of Audiology (AAA)
- Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA)
- New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NYSSLHA)
Specialty Areas:
- Comprehensive diagnostic audiometric evaluations for adults
- Selection and fitting of hearing aids and assistive listening devices
- Education and counseling related to hearing and balance disorders
- Lyric extended wear hearing device fitting
- Ototoxic monitoring
- ENT diagnostic testing