Assistant Professor
M.SC Audiology
Ms. Deepika J, presently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Audiology at SRFASLP an experience of over 11 years.
Completed Under graduation from Samvaad institute of speech and Hearing, Bangalore University, Post-graduation from All India Institute of Speech and hearing, Mysore University. Master’s Dissertation on “Relationship between behavioural Outcome and Aided cortical potentials in Hearing aid users” Under the guidance of Prof. P. Manjula, Department of Audiology AIISH, Mysore.2014.She has enrolled for the PhD at All India institute of speech and hearing, Mysore University. (Jan 2025) under the guidance of Dr Prawin Kumar.
She has worked at different organizations at such as Audiologist (Clinical Supervisor) at Samvaad Institute of Speech and Hearing, Bangalore from 01.07.2011 to 27.07.2012, Audiologist Grade I at All India institute of speech & Hearing 09.10.2014 to 08.10.2015, Lecturer at MERF Institute of Speech & Hearing, Chennai 02.11.2015 to 01.11.2016, Assistant Professor & Clinical Coordinator at MERF Institute of Speech & Hearing, Chennai. (2.11.2016 to 25.02.2025)
Had implantation Audiology training (intra-op measures eCAP, eSRT eABR, Switch on an programming) at Madras ENT Research Foundation and MERF ISH, under the guidance Prof Mohan Kameswaran and Prof Ranjith Rajeswaran.
Presented 25 papers in the National & international conferences & Published 13 articles in National UGC / Peer reviewed approved Journals.
Guided 21 Dissertations.
She has been the examiner, Question paper setter and moderator at various institutions SRM Medical college Kattankulathr, Holy cross Trichy, NIEPMD Kovalam, CMC Vellore and SAVEETHA Medical College Chennai, AVMC Puducherry.
Resource person at various places – talk on Hearing conservation Program held on 29.04.2020 at MERF-ISH, – Talk on hearing aid optimization using hearing potentials at Holy Cross College, September 2022, – Talk on Communication to Communicate at DEC Anbalaya Special school, tiruvottriyur, Chennai on 17.12.2022, – Talk on hearing aid optimization using hearing potentials at Holy Cross College, September 2022, – Talk on Real ear measurements at Holy Cross College, December 2022, Panel member on “Decision making in Single sided Deafness” 20th CIGICON 2023, held in Chennai, – CME on Aural Rehabilitation 22.09.2023 for the international week of deaf people 2023 at Dept of SLHS, Saveetha medical college, Chennai, – Rehabilitation Council of India Resource talk on “Recent trends of diagnosis of Deafness “webinar held on 30.09.2023 – Talk on Cortical auditory Auditory Potentials, October 2023 at MERF-ISH and Invited faculty talk on Fitting CI on the geriatric Population- Adult Cochlear implantation CIGICON 2024 held at AIIMS, Patna, Bihar.
Area of interest,
– Diagnostic audiology – electrophysiological tests.
– Cochlear Implants.
– Bone conduction hearing Devices.
– Cortical Potentials.
– Speech perception.
Expert Activities
– Nominated from MERF-ISH for the RCI Course Coordinators meet of south Zone
Held at NIEPMD Chennai from 27th & 28th March 2023.
– Worked as expert group ASLP for developing the standard operating protocol for
TN Right Project from Sep 2023 to Oct 2023.
– External Expert Member and Member Cop-opting for selection Committee for
Selection of Audiologist and speech Language Pathologist on contractual basis for
NIEPMD (D), Chennai for ASLP Gr I post.
– Expert committee for abstract selection for 2nd AIISH IAC Nov 2023 to be held in
December 2023.
– External Expert Member and Member Cop-opting for selection Committee for
Selection of Audiologist and speech Language Pathologist on contractual basis for
NIEPMD (D), Chennai for ASLP Gr I post. 2024 Oct 2024
1. II Best Paper Audiology Oral Presentation “Can objectives measures be used for
mapping of children with Cochlear implants? at TAN-ISHACON 2016, Puducherry
2. II Best Paper Audiology Oral presentation on “Refractory property of the auditory
Nerve in pre lingual cochlear implantees” at 17th CIGICON Mumbai.
3. Best Paper Audiology E Poster Presentation – on quality of sound outcomes
in post lingual cochlear implants held between 4th to 6th Nov 2022
4. Best Paper Audiology Oral Presentation Audiological profile in single-sided
Michel aplasia– a single case report. Held between Jan 27th to 29th Jan 2023.
5. Best paper in audiology oral platform presentation CIGICON 2024 Profiling the characteristics’ of post-operative eABR in ABI recipients, Aditi N oswal , Deepika J, Ranjith Rajeswaran Held at 21st CIGI AIIMS, Patna.
Life Member-Indian Speech and Hearing Association
Life member of Cochlear implant Group o India
Member-Rehabilitation Council of India