Dr. Dana Suskind

Professor

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Biography

Dana L. Suskind, MD, is a pediatric otolaryngologist specializing in cochlear implantation and hearing loss. She directs the Pediatric Hearing Loss Cochlear Implant program at the University of Chicago Medicine and is recognized nationally for her expertise in early language development. Dr. Suskind is the founder and co-director of the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health, which aims to create a population-level shift in knowledge and behavior among parents and caregivers to optimize foundational brain development in children from birth to five years of age, particularly those born into poverty. She authored the book 'Thirty Million Words: Building Child’s Brain', published in 2015. Her research is dedicated to optimizing early brain development and preventing cognitive disparities that can have lifelong impacts. Dr. Suskind has received numerous awards for her work, including the Weizmann Women in Science Vision Impact Award and the Chairman’s Award from the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, among others.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

1992-01-01 — Present

UChicago Medicine • Chicago, IL

Professor in the Department of Surgery specializing in pediatric otolaryngology.

Awards

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Weizmann Women in Science Vision Impact Award

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SENTAC Gray Humanitarian Award

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LENA Research Foundation Making Difference Award

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Chairman’s Award from the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

2018-01-01
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John D. Arnold, MD Mentor Award for Sustained Excellence

Requirements for University of Chicago

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:104
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Writing sample Candidate statement
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Specialization Notes

Department of Philosophy