Dafydd Stephens
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Professor Dafydd Stephens, is an Audiological Physician; Honorary Professor of Audiological Medicine at the Cardiff School of Medicine, Cardiff University
and Visiting Professor at Swansea University
and University of Bristol
. He is a former Consultant Audiological Physician at the Welsh Hearing Institute, University Hospital of Wales
.
He started his career in audiology as a research fellow at the University of Iowa in 1962. His work took him to London
, Cambridge
, Southampton
and Denmark
before he took up a post as consultant in audiological medicine at the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital in 1976. In 1986 he moved back to his native Wales, becoming the director of the Welsh Hearing Institute as well as consulting his work as an audiological physician and lecturer.
He has written and edited several books and has more than 400 publications in peer reviewed high quality scientific journals and books. He has the achieved most impressive list of awards and honours. Over the years he has served numerous professional bodies, committees and societies and he was one of the key people in establishing audiological medicine in the UK, having been appointed to the first post advertised in the specialty.
Even though, he has published his research in almost all the areas related to ear and hearing healthcare, he takes special interest in genetic hearing impairments, the epidemiology of hearing loss, audiological enablement/rehabilitation, tinnitus
and the History of Audiology. In audiological medicine, Professor Stephens is considered an authority in the field of genetic hearing impairment. In general, his work is mainly towards establishing more patient-centered and holistic approach to clinical practice.
Although he retired from clinical work in September 2005, he is still active in audiology, mainly in teaching and research. He is involved in many multi-centre national and international studies. He is also actively involved in contributing to various international conferences around the World as an invited guest speaker. In addition, he is continues to act as an editorial board members for various scientific journals including International Journal of Audiology (IJA), Audiological Medicine, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology (ANZJA), International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, etc.
His interests outside academic career include: Celtic history, language and culture, natural history, cycling and running.
Cardiff University
Cardiff University is a leading research university located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. It received its Royal charter in 1883 and is a member of the Russell Group of Universities. The university is consistently recognised as providing high quality research-based...
and Visiting Professor at Swansea University
Swansea University
Swansea University is a university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Swansea University was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. In 1996, it changed its name to the University of Wales Swansea following structural changes...
and University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
. He is a former Consultant Audiological Physician at the Welsh Hearing Institute, University Hospital of Wales
University Hospital of Wales
University Hospital of Wales , opened in November 1971, is a major 1000-bed hospital situated in the inner city district of Heath in Cardiff, Wales...
.
He started his career in audiology as a research fellow at the University of Iowa in 1962. His work took him to London
London
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, Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
and Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
before he took up a post as consultant in audiological medicine at the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital in 1976. In 1986 he moved back to his native Wales, becoming the director of the Welsh Hearing Institute as well as consulting his work as an audiological physician and lecturer.
He has written and edited several books and has more than 400 publications in peer reviewed high quality scientific journals and books. He has the achieved most impressive list of awards and honours. Over the years he has served numerous professional bodies, committees and societies and he was one of the key people in establishing audiological medicine in the UK, having been appointed to the first post advertised in the specialty.
Even though, he has published his research in almost all the areas related to ear and hearing healthcare, he takes special interest in genetic hearing impairments, the epidemiology of hearing loss, audiological enablement/rehabilitation, tinnitus
Tinnitus
Tinnitus |ringing]]") is the perception of sound within the human ear in the absence of corresponding external sound.Tinnitus is not a disease, but a symptom that can result from a wide range of underlying causes: abnormally loud sounds in the ear canal for even the briefest period , ear...
and the History of Audiology. In audiological medicine, Professor Stephens is considered an authority in the field of genetic hearing impairment. In general, his work is mainly towards establishing more patient-centered and holistic approach to clinical practice.
Although he retired from clinical work in September 2005, he is still active in audiology, mainly in teaching and research. He is involved in many multi-centre national and international studies. He is also actively involved in contributing to various international conferences around the World as an invited guest speaker. In addition, he is continues to act as an editorial board members for various scientific journals including International Journal of Audiology (IJA), Audiological Medicine, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology (ANZJA), International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, etc.
His interests outside academic career include: Celtic history, language and culture, natural history, cycling and running.