Ending Hearing Disparities in Older Adults

Carrie Nieman was drawn into medicine by the combination of science and service, a vision that came into focus during her years at medical school at the University of Illinois in Chicago.

Carrie Nieman and patient Carolyn Peoples

Articles in this Issue

  • An Expanding Department into the National Capital Region

    While Johns Hopkins Medicine continues to expand its reach—with affiliated clinics now in places as far-flung as the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Brazil and Turkey—our department is also expanding, though somewhat closer, in the National Capital Region.

    David Eisele
  • A Thank-You Gift for Two Surgeons

    Before coming to Johns Hopkins, Brenda Horrigan was told that her hearing loss was from normal aging. In October, Horrigan underwent potentially lifesaving surgery at Johns Hopkins to remove an acoustic neuroma.

    Brenda Horrigan
  • Finding a Trusted Surgeon, from States Away

    Though the vast majority of cancers in the parotid gland, where Connecticut firefighter Jubenal Gonzalez’s mass was located, are benign, his was indeed cancerous.

    Jubenal Gonzalez
  • Continuing a Legacy

    With a long history of funding daring hearing loss research, Geraldine Fox entrusts the future of her foundation to Johns Hopkins otolaryngology researcher Elisabeth Glowatzki.

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  • Making Sense of Lost Scent

    Andrew Lane is conducting research into loss of the sense of smell to help patients with chronic sinusitis.

    Andrew Lane