Dana L. Suskind, MD
Dana L. Suskind, MD
Professor of Surgery
Co-Director, TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health
Director, Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Program
Specialties
- Pediatric Otolaryngology (ENT)
- Otolaryngology (ENT)
- Sleep Medicine
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- About
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- Accepted Insurance
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Dana Suskind, MD, is a pediatric otolaryngologist who specializes in hearing loss and cochlea implantation. She directs the University of Chicago Medicine's Pediatric Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implant program.
Recognized as a national thought leader in early language development, Dr. Suskind has dedicated her research and clinical life to optimizing foundational brain development and preventing early cognitive disparities and their lifelong impact. She is founder and co-director of the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health, which aims to create a population-level shift in the knowledge and behavior of parents and caregivers to optimize the foundational brain development in children from birth to five years of age, particularly those born into poverty.
Her book "Thirty Million Words: Building a Child’s Brain" was published in 2015.
Dr. Suskind has received several awards for her work, including the Weizmann Women for Science Vision and Impact award, the SENTAC Gray Humanitarian Award, the LENA Research Foundation Making a Difference Award, the Chairman’s Award from the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in 2018, and the John D. Arnold, MD Mentor Award for Sustained Excellence from the Pritzker School of Medicine.
Connect with Dr. Dana Suskind at @drdanasuskind.
Areas of Expertise
- Failed Newborn Hearing Screen
- Language Development
- Cochlear Implants
- Hearing Loss
- Pediatric Cochlear Implantation
- Head and Neck Surgery
Board Certifications
- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Practicing Since
- 1992
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- University of Missouri School of Medicine
Internship
- Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania
Residency
- Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship
- Washington University in St Louis
Awards & Distinctions
Awards
- Weizmann Women for Science Vision and Impact Award
- SENTAC Gray Humanitarian Award
- LENA Research Foundation Making a Difference Award
- 2018 Chairman’s Award from the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- John D. Arnold, MD Mentor Award for Sustained Excellence from the Pritzker School of Medicine
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
- American Medical Association
- American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology
News & Research
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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