American Cochlear Implant Alliance

Boston Meeting

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American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance) is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Nancy M. Young to deliver the annual Niparko Memorial Lecture at CI2025 Boston, on “Language Prediction to Improve Outcomes for Children with Cochlear Implants.” The Niparko lecture was established to recognize Dr. John K. Niparko’s enduring commitment to cochlear implant research and clinical care and honor his significant contributions to the field.

Nancy M. Young, MD, FACS, FAAP is the Lillian S. Wells Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Fellow of the Knowles Hearing Center of Northwestern. She is Head of the Section of Otology and Neurotology in the Division of Otolaryngology, and Medical Director of Audiology & the Cochlear Implant Programs at the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. She is President-elect of the American Otological Society, a member of the Board of Directors of the Hearing Health Foundation, and was a founding board member of the ACI Alliance.
Dr. Young leads a multi-center study supported by NIH/NIDCD to develop individual child level language prediction after cochlear implantation using pre-surgical brain anatomy derived from magnetic resonance imaging and AI-enabled analytical methods. The goal of this research is to develop a predict-to-prescribe method to improve language outcome by implementation of effective individualized behavioral therapy. She is also principal investigator of the lead site of a multi-center sponsored FDA clinical trial to expand pediatric indications for the MED-EL Synchrony implant system.

CI2025 Boston: Conference on Cochlear Implants will be held April 30 – May 3, 2025, at the OMNI Seaport Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. The conference will foster dissemination of multi-disciplinary scientific information applicable to audiologists, physicians, speech pathologists, psychologists, scientists, engineers, educators, students, and others involved in cochlear implantation. Conference registration opens on December 4, 2024 with discounted rates available for ACI Alliance members and early bird registrants. Conference details can be found at https://ci2025boston.org/.

ACI Alliance is a not-for-profit membership organization created with the purpose of eliminating barriers to cochlear implantation by sponsoring research, driving heightened awareness, and advocating for improved access to cochlear implants for patients of all ages across the US.
Contact:
Laura Odato; Director of Operations and Marketing; lodato@acialliance.org