Audiology Staff

Frank Aiello, Ph.D., CCC-A

I. ASHA Certified Clinical Audiologist, Owner of Columbia Basin Hearing Center
II. Received Doctorate in Audiology, University of Washington 1972
III. Past professional experience includes:
A. Speech & Hearing Disorders Clinic (Carbondale, IL)
B. University of Washington Speech & Hearing Clinic (Seattle, WA)
C. Veterans Administration Hospital (Seattle, WA)
D. Puyallup Valley Hearing & Speech Disorders Clinic (Puyallup, WA)
E. Hearing Conservation Consultant, Corp of Engineers, Sandvik Special Metals, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick Lions Club
F. Founder Columbia Basin Speech/Language & Hearing Center, Richland, WA 1978
IV. Current member Richland Kiwanis, Past President Kennewick Lions Club, Past Member Kadlec Foundation Board
V. Fellow of The American Academy of Audiology, American Speech and Hearing Association, American Academy of Dispensing Audiologists, Washington Society of Audiology
VI. Lives in Kennewick, WA, 1978 to present

Neil Aiello, M.A., CCC-A

I. ASHA Certified Clinical Audiologist, Senior Staff Audiologist and Assistant Director of Columbia Basin Hearing Center
II. Received Master's Degree in Audiology, Washington State University 1992
III. Past Professional experience includes Portland Veterans Administration Medical Center, Spokane Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic, Rockwood Clinic (Spokane, WA), Spokane Public School Deaf Education Program, Washington State University Speech/Hearing Disorders Clinic (Pullman, WA), University Programs in Communication Disorders Clinic (Spokane, WA)
IV. Current Member Columbia Center Rotary
V. Fellow of The American Academy of Audiology, American Speech and Hearing Association, Washington Society of Audiology
VI. Returned to Tri-Cities, WA, 1992

Eric McLaughlin, M.A., CCC-A

I. Staff Audiologist, Clinical Fellow - Audiology
II. Received Masters in Audiology, Washington State University, August 1998
III. Past professional experience includes Spokane Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic, Rockwood Clinic (Spokane, WA), University Programs in Communication Disorders Clinic (Spokane, WA), Eastern Washington University Speech and Hearing Clinic (Cheney, WA)
IV. Member of The American Speech and Hearing Association
V. Kennewick native who returned to Tri-Cities, WA, in 1996

All of us at Columbia Basin Hearing Center want to thank all of you who have supported our families for the past twenty-one years! Because of you, we can continue to provide our community with professional, honest, ethical and caring quality hearing healthcare! We love this community we call home and look forward to serving you and your family in the future.