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Patricia Castellanos
CEO and Head Audiologist
Centro de Audición, CEDAF
Location : , Guatamala,
Specialization: Audiology
Education: Gallaudet University
Master of Arts, Education of the Hearing Impaired
1987-1988

University of Florida
Doctor of Audiology
2006-2007

Industry: Health, Wellness and Fitness
Year of Experience : More Than 25 Years

Biography

Patricia Castellanos is a woman who received her AuD in Audiology and started her own practice in Guatemala called Centro de Audicion, CEDAF. She is also the founder of Smiles that Listen Foundation, intended to serve people in Guatemala who cannot afford audiological services; it started in 2009. The Centro de Audicion started as a small organization and grew due to the dedication of Patricia Castellanos and her managing every aspect of the business, starting with working with patients to the economic end of it. Her average day consists of assisting patients with audiological needs, finding business opportunities for her practice and monitoring the quality of service and customer care at the clinic. It is a national organization that mostly services Guatemala but also El Salvador, Honduras, Belize and Nicaragua. She has publications in 2015 "Audiology without Borders", 2015 ENT NEWS, and chapter in a book published in 2011 Audiology in Developing Countries (CH. 10). She claims that she got into this industry through sheer luck. She was sent on an international study program that entailed learning and working with the deaf and that's when she fell in love with the profession. In the next 3-5 years she sees herself expanding her business and working less with patients but creating more jobs for women in her organization and expanding geographically.