Tag: Dr. Gans
Dizziness, Vertigo and Falls: issues for older adults and practitioners
Category: News, Research Articles & PublicationsPublished: Mon 18 Apr 2011AIBaudiologistDr. CastellanosDr. GansGans Sensory Organization Performance TestGans SOPhearing impaired childrenRichard GansVestibular
Article by Richard Gans, Ph.D.published in ENT & Audiology News Vol 20 No 1 Mar/Apr 2011 Read Article
Pediatric Vestibular Screenings Conducted Throughout Guatemala
Category: NewsAIBaudiologistDr. CastellanosDr. GansGans Sensory Organization Performance TestGans SOPGuatemalahearing impaired childrenPediatric Vestibular ScreeningsRichard GansVestibular
Dr. Paty Castellanos, of Guatemala City, Guatemala, one of Central America’s foremost audiologists, recently conducted pediatric vestibular screenings on 700+ hearing impaired children throughout Guatemala. The children, previously identified, were being seen at McDonald’s restaurants for their hearing aid fittings as part of an ongoing philanthropic initiative performed by Dr. Castellanos and her colleagues. Dr. Castellanos in collaboration with Dr. Richard Gans of AIB, who designed the study utilizing the Gans Sensory Organization Performance Test, will be reporting their findings in a major publication early next year. Felicidades, Dra. Castellanos!
Dr. Gans in Guatemala
Category: NewsPublished: Tue 31 Aug 2010AIBAmerican Institute of BalancebalanceBilateral vestibular dysfunctionBPPVcanalith repositioning maneuverDiagnostico Vestibular ClinicdizzinessdizzyDr. GansGans in GuatemalaRichard GansVestibular
Dr. Gans made several presentations at leading Guatemala City hospitals and spent several days consulting and seeing patients with Dr.Michel Nuyens and Dra. Patricia Castellanos de Munoz at the distinguished Diagnostico Vestibular Clinic, the AIB Affiliate in Guatemala.
ENTs from Mexico and Costa Rica Train at AIB
Category: NewsPublished: Mon 19 Jul 2010affiliateAmerican Institute of BalanceDr. GansEducation
Dr. Gans and AIB faculty are pleased to welcome Mario Villegas-Gonzalez, M.D., Ph.D., from Monterrey, Mexico and Enrique Munoz, M.D. from Costa Rica. Both physicians are participating in the Institute’s 3-day Vestibular Rehabilitation Workshop. Dr. Villegas is also collaborating with Dr. Gans on an ENT resident training program at University of Nuevo Leon Medical School in Monterrey.
April Vestibular Rehabilitation Workshop
Category: NewsPublished: Fri 23 Apr 2010AIBAmerican Institute of BalanceDr. GansEducationEducation FoundationRehabilitationRichard GansVestibular
Physical and Occupational Therapists from around the country attended AIB’s Vestibular Rehabilitation Workshop. AIB’s 7 workshops are designed for therapists, physicians and audiologists wishing to learn in small, hands-on learning modules. Dr. Gans works with students in demonstrating the rehabilitation protocols from his book Vestibular Rehabilitation: Protocols and Programs.