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The Hearing Doctor is Family Operated and Family Oriented. Our mission is to help YOURfamily communicate more easily by providing caring & compassionate service in conjunction with advanced technology. We are committed to providing awareness and education of childhood hearing disorders, noise pollution, hearing conservation, and realistic amplification options.
Dr. Vowell & Crimson "Coale" Ed & Melody Enjoying an OU Football Game!
Coale is the office Labradoodle puppy & was named after Sheri Coale, the The Hearing Doctor parents are Ed & Melody Vowell. "Mum and Dad"
OU women's basketball coach! She loves to greet patients of all ages, the can frequently be found around the office helping in various ways.
mailman who brings her treats, and Linda our favorite DHL courier! Coale is Ed helps with advertising/marketing & Melody helps with answering
hypoallergenic & non-shedding for our patients with allergy/sinus problems. phones and greeting patients.
Dr. Vowell is a native Tulsan and a gradaute of Memorial High School. She completed her undergraduate degree in 1998 at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Sciences & Disorders with an emphasis on Deaf Education and a minor in Reading Education. Dr. Vowell then attended the University of North Texas and earned a Master of Science in Audiology in 2000. She earned her Doctor of Audiology degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry & School of Audiology in 2003. Dr. Vowell completed her clinical fellowship in medical facilities in Plano, Texas and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Dr. Vowell currently serves as an adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor for the University of Oklahoma Doctor of Audiology Program. Her vast hearing healthcare experience includes managing the former Audiology department at Claremore Regional Hospital and for local physicians. Dr. Vowell has worked as a Professional Trainer for Phonak Hearing Systems, one of the top hearing aid manufacturers, teaching and training about advanced hearing aid technology to other professionals. During her time with Phonak she covered the Heartland and SouthEast regions including Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
Dr. Vowell is experienced in providing all aspects of hearing and balance care for children and adults. Comprehensive adult audiological evaluations, pediatric audiologic evaluations, hearing aid evaluation and fitting, vertigo/balance evaluation & treatment, auditory processing disoder evaluation & treatment, electrophysiologic evaluation of the auditory system, ototoxic/cancer drug monitoring, and cerumen management.
Dr. Vowell enjoys working with her patients, shopping, traveling, OU Football games, professional speaking, ballet, bungee jumping, and spending time with family & friends! Her favorite things include Starbucks hot and iced coffees, stargazer lilies, chocolate mousse, red wine, and pizza! Dr.Vowell's newest pastime is enjoying time with her new baby, Phoenix! Even Phoenix comes to the office!
You will also occasionally see Aunt Paula helping around the office as well! Aunt Paula is Melody's sister and they are sure to make you laugh if you run into both of them in the office!
Dr. Vowell & Ed "Dad" at Christmas!
Ed Vowell is our General Manager and Dr. Vowell's father. Ed assists with our accounting and our sales and marketing ventures but also helps out around the office. Ed is a native Tulsan, graduate of Webster High School, and completed most of his higher education coursework at the University of Tulsa in Accounting, Finanace, & Marketing. He is a retiree of the United States Postal Service and served in the United States Navy. Ed's favorite pastime is bowling and he has been inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame Bowlers. He currently bowls on the Senior Tour Circuit and has won the Tulsa area City Bowling Champion for multiple years. If you have Bowling questions, Ed is the person to ask!
Dr. Vowell & Melody "Mum"!
Meldoy Vowell is our esteemed Office Mother! As of March 2, 2010 she is now the Office Nanny! Melody is thrilled with her new job playing with her only grandson Phoenix! However, when Phoenix is sleeping you will find her making jewelry, doing her scrapbooks, or helping to answer your phone calls and questions. She assists Dr. Vowell and the office manager in daily activities around the office. Melody is a St. Francis Hospital retiree and continues to provide service on occasion for the 4North and 4South Hospital Floors. She is also the St. Francis Retiree Organization Group Historian. Melody is a native Tulsan and graduated from Rogers High School. She enjoys scrapbooking, OU football, shopping with Dr. Vowell, and excercising with her sister Paula at The Health Zone.
You will also frequently see Dr. Vowell's husband, Brett Freeman, around the office assisting with all sorts of things! From helping Dr. Vowell climb tall ladders to changing ceiling tiles, to fixing computers, or simply watching a football game on the bigscreen television in the Hearing Aid Fitting room! Brett is Dr. Vowell's biggest source of inspiration and support for the office! Brett helps with all the autographed sports and entertainment memorabilia you see. His favorite teams are the Oklahoma Sooners and the Chicago Bears! He is a graduate of Jenks High School and the University of Oklahoma. He serves our local dermatology physicians by providing them with the most current information on dertmatology products as a Territory Manager for a specialty pharmaceutical company.
OUR NEWEST AND CUTEST ADDITION to The Hearing Doctor Family!
Barton "Phoenix" Freeman
Phoenix was born on March 2, 2010 at 2:30 AM. He weighed 6 lbs,12oz
Office Manager
Kaylyn Lee is Dr. Vowell's office manager. Kaylyn earned her degree in healthcare administration from the University of Phoenix and has over 5 years of experience in healthcare insurance and management. Kaylyn enjoys spending time with her fiance and two boys going camping, fishing, riding the motorcycle, and anything else that requires you to be outdoors! She has also learned that as the mother of two boys loving football, baseball, and wrestling is a requirement, and she loves every minute of it! Kaylyn handles all the daily running of the office and is the person to talk to if you have a problem and just don't know what to do next.
Billing/Marketing Manager
Paula Eaton is our Billing and Marketing Manager. Paula and Dr. Vowell have worked together at various locations, especially in the Claremore area, for almost ten years! Paula handles difficult insurance cases and inside and outside marketing. If you are interested in learning more about having Dr. Vowell speak about hearing related topics for your work, school, church, or assisted living group please contact Paula to find out more information. Paula also handles joint marketing/public outreach events and charity events such as the TWU American Airlines Annual Poker Run and the Happy Hands Educational Center Annual Golf Tournament.
Dr. Vowell & Sutton feeding raspberries to Zabu, a Lemur monkey from Safari's, at Uncle B's birthday bash!
Around the holidays you may see a gaggle of little girls around the office giggling with Dr. Vowell and Uncle Brett! You will also see their "artwork" and pictures decorating various places around the office!
Dr. Vowell, Hadley, Alexis, Lawson, & Sutton playing with a "deskunked" skunk at Uncle B's birthday bash!
ARFF aarf!! That's Coale barking to say "Thanks for visiting Our Family and We hope to see you and your family soon"! Oh, and Coale likes doggie treats of all kinds when you visit...hint, hint!
Coale sleeping in her bed in Dr. Vowell's office. It's hard work being an office dog! Coale thinks everyone comes in to visit her and once in a while she needs a nap to recouperate from all the attention she garners from patients!
Hi Everyone! Mommy lets me mangle my Oregon quacking duck toy, it's great fun! She frowns and mumbles something about an OU football game being very ducky every time I play with this toy! Go Sooners!
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10115 S. Sheridan Rd.
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Tulsa, OK 74133
