Wilks Hearing Center, Inc.

Dr. Mary Lou Carlson has been a clinical and dispensing audiologist for over 30 years.  She is the owner of Wilks Hearing Center in Lawrence, New York.

Dr. Carlson received her Doctor of Audiology degree from the Arizona School of Health Sciences.  She is a member of the American Speech and Hearing Association and the American Academy of Audiology.  She is a board certified through the American Board of Audiology.

Dr. Carlson is passionate about helping her patients hear their absolute best.  She is extremely well versed in a variety of testing techniques as well as all phases of digital hearing aid fittings.

Board Certified by the American Board of Audiology Fellow American Academy of Audiology N.Y. State Licensed Audiologist N.Y. State Registered Hearing Aid Dispenser Certificate of Clinical Competency / Audiology Member American Speech, Language and Hearing Association Member N.Y. State Speech, Language and Hearing Association Member L.I. Speech Language and Hearing Association Dr. Wilks began his work in Audiology in 1972 at the Lexington School for the Deaf, located in Jackson Heights, New York. He provided pediatric evaluations and was involved in some of the earliest research into digital hearing aids. In 1973, he joined the Mount Sinai Medical Center, in New York City, where he became Coordinator of Audiology Services. He served as supervisor of Audiologists and graduate level audiology students and as Lecturer to the Ear, Nose and Throat residency program. In 1978, he left Mount Sinai to operate the Wilks Hearing Center, which was founded by his father, in 1952. Dr. Wilks received his Doctor of Audiology degree from the Arizona School of Health Sciences. In addition to direct patient care, Dr. Wilks serves as the Center's director.

Fellow American Academy of Audiology N.Y. State Licensed Audiologist N.Y. State Registered Hearing Aid Dispenser Certificate of Clinical Competency / Audiology Member American Speech and Hearing Association Member N.Y. State Speech, Language and Hearing Association Dr. Brody began at the Wilks Hearing Center in 1999. She received her Doctor of Audiology degree from the Arizona School of Health Sciences. Dr. Brody is licensed in New York State and her responsibilities include pediatric and adult evaluations, electro acoustic and real-ear hearing aid evaluations and hearing aid dispensing. She has a concentration in digital hearing instrument programming.