Douglas L. Beck

Doug began his professional career at the House Ear Institute (Los Angeles) focused on cochlear implant research and intraoperative cranial nerve monitoring. In 1988, he became Director of Audiology at Saint Louis University. In 1996, he co-founded a multi-office dispensing practice in St Louis. In 1999, he became President and Editor- In-Chief of AudiologyOnline.com and SpeechPathology.com. From 2008 through 2015 he served as Web Content Editor for the American Academy of Audiology (AAA). In 2016 he was appointed Senior Editor for Clinical Research at the Hearing Review and was appointed Adjunct Clinical Professor of Communication Disorders & Sciences at State University of NY at Buffalo. In August 2005 Dr Beck joined Oticon Inc. In 2019 he was appointed Vice President of Academic Sciences at Oticon. After 17 years with Oticon, Beck retired from Oticon March 4, 2022.

Dr. Beck currently consults, lectures, teaches, volunteers and writes for multiple audiology, science, medical, and health-related professional organizations globally. Dr. Beck is among the most prolific authors in audiology with more than 208 publications. To learn more about Dr. Douglas L. Beck Au.D., visit www.douglaslbeck.com.