
Kathleen M. Lehnert
Speech-Language Pathology
Otolaryngology
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Kathleen M. Lehnert
Professional Titles
- Speech-Language Pathologist
- Listening and Spoken Language Specialist
- Certified Auditory Verbal Therapist
Primary Academic Title
Assistant in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Background
Kathleen Lehnert, M.S, CCC-SLP, earned her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Towson University in 1993 and a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Loyola University of Maryland in 1995.
Kathleen has been a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist and certified through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) since 1995. More recently, she earned a Listening and Spoken Language, Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist credential (LSLS Cert. AVT) through the AG Bell Academy of Listening and Spoken Language. She has over 20 years of experience working with children and adults in developing their listening and spoken language abilities.
Currently as a member of the Johns Hopkins Listening Center team, Kathleen offers auditory verbal therapy, aural rehabilitation, and performs pre- and post- cochlear implant speech-language evaluations for children and adults who receive cochlear implants. She is also part of ongoing research conducted with cochlear implant recipients.
Centers and Institutes
Research Interests
Cochlear Implants, Early Intervention, Reading, Speech-Language Development
Selected Publications
Ambrose SE, Hammes-Ganguly DM, Lehnert KM. The Speech-Language Specialist on the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Team. Clinical Management of Children with Cochlear Implants-Laurie Eisenberg (2009).Chapter 11, pp 251-323.
Winter M, Lehnert K. How we do it: keeping patients motivated during the pediatric cochlear implant rehabilitative process. Cochlear Implant International, Vol.5, Issue 1, pp 9-12, March 2004.
Memberships
- Maryland State Board of Speech-Language Pathologists
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 6, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 443-997-6467
- fax: 410-367-2365
Expertise
Education
Loyola University Maryland
Graduate School, MS, 1995Board Certifications
Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), 1996Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)