Dr. Alicia D.D. Spoor
Doctor of Audiology
EDUCATION
Gallaudet University
- Doctorate in Audiology (Au.D.)
- Masters of Science (M.S.) in Audiology
Michigan State University
- Bachelors of Art (B.A.) in Audiology and Speech Sciences
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Dr. Alicia D.D. Spoor’s (she/her) professional career has been firmly focused on assisting people of all ages. She began working at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona in 2005 while earning her doctorate of audiology degree. Upon graduation, Dr. Spoor accepted a full-time position as an audiology doctor with the Mayo Clinic’s cochlear implant and hearing aid teams. She later moved to Maryland and worked as an audiologist in two local practices, providing a range of services to patients, including tinnitus diagnosis and management, hearing aid programming and fitting, and custom earmold fittings.
Dr. Spoor has subjective tinnitus, which leads her to treat patients the way she would want to be treated. Designer Audiology was born out of Dr. Spoor’s passion for delivering person-focused audiological care to her patients.
SPECIAL SKILLS
- American Sign Language (ASL) knowledge
- Cerumen (Earwax) Management Training
- Tinnitus Management and Retraining Therapy
- Assessment and Fitting of Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs)
Darshan Patel
Audiologist Assistant
Darshan Patel (he/him) has been with Designer Audiology since 2022, initially as the Front Office Administrator. He graduated from the University of Maryland- College Park in December 2023, receiving a double degree in Public Health Science and Information Science. Mr. Patel enjoys assisting and helping others and admires many core values just as respect, altruism, and hard work. Outside of work, Darshan serves as a youth activities coordinator at his local temple. He loves to travel, play basketball, and spend time with loved ones. Mr. Patel plans to continue his education and pursue a masters in Data Science and work in the biotechnology industry in the future.
Ashlee Glasgow
Front Office Administrator
Ashlee Glasgow (she/her) is a seasoned professional with over ten years experience in the administrative industry and three years in the healthcare industry. She graduated from Thomas S. Wootton High School and is interested in furthering her education and looking to apply to medical school in the future. Ms. Glasgow’s bubbly personality, creative thinking, and passion to help others is used to welcome and assist patients in the office. Ashlee looks forward to using her remarkable administrative skills and being a listening ear to make patient’s office visits a great one!