Apr 6, 2020 10:00 AM
11:00 am
This talk has been cancelled due to COVID-19.
Dr. Ruffin will be a the second speaker in the inaugural Johns Hopkins Equal Access in Science and Medicine Lecture Series. This lecture series was developed by a group of students and student organizations at Johns Hopkins.
The objective of this lecture series is to feature scientists and clinicians with disabilities, chronic illnesses, and mental health conditions in order to provide positive role models to trainees at Johns Hopkins.
He speaks at the invitation of Dr. Bonnelin Swenor, Associate Professor the Wilmer Eye Institute within the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Swenor researches vision and aging, access to healthcare, and disability inclusion. Having low vision herself, Dr. Swenor works tirelessly on the inclusion of people with disabilities in healthcare. Her work towards these goals has been published in leading medical publications including Journal of the American Medical Association and the New England Journal of Medicine.
This event is supported by funding from the UHS Wellness and the SOM Graduate Student Association, the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association, and internal funding from the Johns Hopkins Diversity Innovation Grant and 10x20 Challenge grant.
Dr. Chad Ruffin is an ear, nose, and throat doctor who specializes in hearing restoration and ear surgery in Seattle, Washington. He is one of the first people born with severe hearing loss to become a surgeon using cochlear implants. He performs cochlear implant and hearing restoration surgery and teaches his patients how to live to the fullest with hearing loss. In addition to treating patients in the clinic, he also researches and develops technology for hearing loss. Follow the latest updates via Twitter and Facebook.
Dr. Ruffin is committed to providing every patient with outstanding care. Hear what patients of Dr. Ruffin have to say about their experience with him.
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Dr. Ruffin was the first person in over 10 years to actually take the time to really listen to me. He took the time to figure out what’s actually going on without chalking it up to something simple and sending me on my way.
I really appreciated Chad's honesty with options, having surgery being a last result and most of all explaining everything in layman's terms. I couldn't be happier with my experience and really appreciate him getting to the bottom of my ear issue and making it feel better than it ever has!
Dr. Ruffin was incredibly knowledgeable, thorough and compassionate. He took the time to fully understand the issues and was able to provide immediate relief. Nothing short of a miracle here. Furthermore, the entire team was very kind and professional. One of the best medical experiences I have had!
