Dr. Ben Rossavik I was very fortunate to have the influences I had at a young age that brought me to where I am today. My parents were physicians who dedicated themselves to primary care in Oklahoma City, so I grew up against the backdrop of their clinic. Their...
Any degree of hearing loss can negatively impact a child’s speech, language, social and emotional development, and academic success. Unfortunately, babies cannot tell us if they can hear. Therefore, infant hearing screening was developed to provide a quick, harmless...
Many healthcare professionals are completing global health outreach trips. Studies have indicated the people who volunteer tend to live longer. To quote Yasemin Saplakoglu, Staff Writer for Live Science, “People who volunteer for selfless reasons, such as helping...
Hina Rehman is currently a third year pediatric resident at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City. Hina is a native Texan who grew up in the sweet city of Sugar Land, located right outside of Houston. Growing up surrounded by a family of...
By the Oklahoma Newborn Hearing Screening Program Hearing loss is the most common congenital condition in the United States (US). Each year, an estimated three in 1,000 infants are born in the US with moderate, severe, or profound hearing loss resulting in delayed...
Kimberly Day, DO, is a second-year pediatrics resident at the University of Oklahoma in Tulsa, OK. She grew up in Oklahoma and graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology. During this time she worked as a nurse assistant...
