Susan D. Emmett, M.D., MPH, is an otolaryngologist and public health expert who develops evidence-based solutions to address preventable hearing loss. She studies novel pathways for prevention and applies digital innovations such as mobile screening and telemedicine to extend access to care to rural and underserved communities.
Dr. Emmett serves as Associate Professor of Otolaryngology and Epidemiology and is the inaugural recipient of the Thomas McGill Chair in Otolaryngology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, AR, USA. She is the Founder and Director of the UAMS Center for Hearing Health Access, the first of its kind in the world. She is the 10th highest funded Principal Investigator in the US in otolaryngology research. Dr. Emmett serves as Co-Chair of Innovations in Service Delivery for the Lancet Commission on Hearing Loss. She is the Founder and Director of the Global Hearing Loss Evaluation, Advocacy, and Research (HEAR) Collaborative, a multidisciplinary group of collaborators from 28 countries that represents the only international research network dedicated to hearing loss. She is also the Founder and Director of HEAR-USA, a national research network dedicated to improving hearing health access in rural and underserved U.S. populations. She is the only otolaryngologist in the world who is a TED Fellow, named in 2017.