Physicians Hearing Center @ ENTcare

Gracie Thoman Herndon holds a doctorate in Audiology from Arizona School of Health Sciences. She graduated with her bachelor of science from Columbus State University in 1982. She then earned her master's from Louisiana Tech in 1987. Gracie has been employed with ENTcare for 17 years. She is the Director for Physicians Hearing Center, which is a division of ENTcare. She has been counseling and fitting 100% digital hearing aids for the past 12 years. Physicians Hearing Center has become the largest hearing aid provider in the Southeast for this size of practice. This success rate is from Gracie’s true desire to help people hear well again.

Julie Ann Rikard earned her doctorate in Audiology from Arizona School of Health Sciences. She graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Bachelor of Communication Disorders from Auburn University in 1997. She immediately returned to Auburn University where she earned her master's degree in Audiology. Julie Ann has been employed with ENTcare for ten years. She is the Marketing Director for Physicians Hearing Center, which is a division of ENTcare. Prior to joining our team, she has been employed in two other ENT offices in the South where the majority of her experience has been in dispensing hearing aids.

Kristy earned her board certification with the State of Alabama Board of Hearing Instrument Dealers in 2007 after an apprenticeship at ENTcare for 2 years. She has been trained in comprehensive audiometric testing, hearing aid evaluations, and dispensing. She also received certification through Nova Southeastern University for diagnostic testing and digital amplification. She has been with ENTcare for 8 years. Kristy is married with two sons.When she is not helping her patients hear better she enjoys spending time with her family and friends.