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on the town
of all, you have to be very tedious and
innovative when you’re a surgeon. That’s
similar to the piano. You have to be very
delicate with your hands. It’s a similar
kind of job because a lot of times a surgeon
goes in there and we find things we
don’t expect and you have to improvise
–- exactly like you do with music.
Tell my why The Ear Research Foundation
is so important you?
It’s so important because we do research,
education and community service. That’s
why I started it. We do education and
teach the public about hearing problems
and balance problems of dizziness. And
we teach young doctors the same thing.
We give lectures and are one of the leading
research centers in the country. We’re
affiliated with many learning institutions
and are the closest thing to an academic
center that is out of the academic world.
How excited are you about the event with
the amazing Mandy Harvey coming to
Sarasota? Did you watch her on America’s
Got Talent?
I’m really excited. And yes, I watched her
on the show. She was amazing. It’s hard
to believe what she did.
You’re in the field and you see what you
can do with your doctor’s hands and your
jazz. Are you amazed that she’s able to do
what she does and how she does it?
Yes. She can do it because she’s been singing
since she was four years old when she
could hear. She was able to sing for more
than ten years before she went deaf. And
the way she can follow what’s going on is
through vibrations in her feet — from the
drumming. She takes her shoes off and can
feel the vibrations so she knows the songs.
And I’m sure the musicians can follow her
along too. It’s amazing that she can do it
and there’s not many people that can do it.
If you would like to “Give the Gift of
Hearing” by helping the Ear Research
Foundation’s mission of research, education
and community service, you can make
a tax-deductible donation by visiting
earsinus.com or call 941.365.0367 for
more information.
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