Melissa Pereira

Audiology Section Chief at VA Northern California Health Care System
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(386) 825-5501
Languages
  • Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Portuguese Limited working proficiency
  • American Sign Language Elementary proficiency

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Credentials

  • ABA
    American Board of Audiology
    Nov, 2017
    - Oct, 2024
  • CCC-A
    The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
    Oct, 2017
    - Oct, 2024
  • Course Director
    Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation
    Oct, 2017
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • VA Northern California Health Care System
    • United States
    • Medical Practices
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Audiology Section Chief
      • Feb 2023 - Present
  • Kaiser Permanente
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Clinical Audiologist
      • Dec 2022 - Feb 2023

      Clinical audiologist performing diagnostic audiograms, hearing aid selections, hearing aid fittings, and hearing aid troubleshooting. Clinical audiologist performing diagnostic audiograms, hearing aid selections, hearing aid fittings, and hearing aid troubleshooting.

  • US Army
    • United States
    • Law Enforcement
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief, Joint Base Lewis McChord Army Hearing Program
      • Apr 2019 - Jan 2023

      Serves as Joint Base Lewis McChord's Hearing Program manager and audiology consultant to Madigan Army Medical Center. Maintains overall responsibility for a comprehensive Army Hearing Program, consisting of Hearing Readiness, Clinical Hearing Services, Operational Hearing Services, and Hearing Conservation for over 30,000 at risk, noise-exposed military and civilian personnel. Contributes to DoD and VA hearing research.

    • Audiologist
      • Aug 2017 - Apr 2019

    • Audiologist
      • May 2017 - Aug 2017

    • Audiology Extern
      • Jul 2016 - May 2017

      - Diagnostic audiologic evaluations-Hearing aid fittings and follow-ups-Ototoxic monitoring-Auditory processing evaluations-Pediatric sedated ABRs -Pediatric diagnostic testing -VNGs and rotary chair testing -Progressive tinnitus management workshops -CROS and BiCROS fittings

  • Buffalo VA Medical Center
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Student Clinician
      • Feb 2016 - Jun 2016

      I work in-conjunction with my supervisors on basic hearing evaluations, hearing aid fittings, hearing aid troubleshooting/ repairs, tympanometry, counseling, aural rehabilitation etc. I work in-conjunction with my supervisors on basic hearing evaluations, hearing aid fittings, hearing aid troubleshooting/ repairs, tympanometry, counseling, aural rehabilitation etc.

  • The Research Foundation for SUNY
    • United States
    • Education Management
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Assistant/ Buffalo Site Study Coordinator
      • Jan 2014 - Jun 2016

      I am responsible for recruiting participants, inputting data, keeping data organized, programming patient devices, scheduling, intraoperative monitoring, and randomizing participants. I am responsible for recruiting participants, inputting data, keeping data organized, programming patient devices, scheduling, intraoperative monitoring, and randomizing participants.

  • University at Buffalo
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Student Clinician
      • Aug 2013 - Jun 2016

      I work in-conjunction with my supervisors on; basic hearing evaluations, hearing aid fittings, hearing aid troubleshooting, hearing aid verifications, tinnitus evaluations, tinnitus counseling, APD evaluations/counseling, tympanometry, acoustic reflexes, etc. I work in-conjunction with my supervisors on; basic hearing evaluations, hearing aid fittings, hearing aid troubleshooting, hearing aid verifications, tinnitus evaluations, tinnitus counseling, APD evaluations/counseling, tympanometry, acoustic reflexes, etc.

  • Peoples Liberation Army
    • China
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Student Clinician
      • May 2015 - Jun 2015

      I worked in conjunction with otolaryngologists, surgeons, nurses, and audiologist in the outpatient and inpatient wards preforming; audiological evaluations, vestibular evaluations, electrophysiology, cochlear implant mapping, daily patient rounds, intraoperative NRT readings, newborn hearing hearing screenings etc. I worked in conjunction with otolaryngologists, surgeons, nurses, and audiologist in the outpatient and inpatient wards preforming; audiological evaluations, vestibular evaluations, electrophysiology, cochlear implant mapping, daily patient rounds, intraoperative NRT readings, newborn hearing hearing screenings etc.

  • Diversified Hearing Services
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • Student Clinician
      • Jan 2015 - May 2015

      I work in conjunction with my supervisors on; basic hearing evaluations, tinnitus evaluations, tinnitus counseling, hearing aid fittings, hearing aid dispensing, hearing aid troubleshooting, tympanometry, acoustic reflexes, counseling, aural rehabilitation etc. I work in conjunction with my supervisors on; basic hearing evaluations, tinnitus evaluations, tinnitus counseling, hearing aid fittings, hearing aid dispensing, hearing aid troubleshooting, tympanometry, acoustic reflexes, counseling, aural rehabilitation etc.

  • Delaware Audiology
    • United States
    • Medical Practices
    • Student Clinician
      • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

      I worked in conjunction with my supervisor on; basic hearing evaluations, hearing aid fittings, BAHA fittings, hearing aid troubleshooting, tympanometry, acoustic reflexes, counseling, aural rehabilitation etc. I worked in conjunction with my supervisor on; basic hearing evaluations, hearing aid fittings, BAHA fittings, hearing aid troubleshooting, tympanometry, acoustic reflexes, counseling, aural rehabilitation etc.

Education

  • State University of New York at Buffalo
    Doctor of Audiology, Audiology/Audiologist
    2013 - 2017
  • Saint John's University
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
    2009 - 2013
  • St. Francis Preparatory
    High School
    2005 - 2009

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