Welcome from the Director

The Listening Center shares the mission of the Johns Hopkins institutions in a Commitment in patient care, research, and teaching. Since 1991, The Listening Center at Johns Hopkins has adopted a comprehensive approach to cochlear implantation.

We have sought to develop the resources needed to provide our patients with optimal access to sound and spoken language. The center also serves as a major research and training center for medical and educational professionals working with individuals with hearing loss.

The combined background of the staff of The Listening Center represents decades of experience in a variety of disciplines. Our backgrounds range from education to engineering, audiology to ear surgery, speech and language pathology to psychology and imaging technology to cellular biology. As a team The Listening Center faculty share a commitment to providing a comprehensive network of services to help each of our patients use their cochlear implant to its greatest potential.

Welcome to The Listening Center at Johns Hopkins website. Here you will a vast array of information that you, your family and friends may find helpful in your quest. Please feel free to return often, for each day new technology, research, and developments change.

Thank you

John K. Niparko, M.D.
Director - The Listening Center