Lais Ama, hearing specialist, brings to the practice 17 years of experience in providing hearing care from her native country of Brazil. There she worked with the Pontificia Universidade Catholica in Sao Paolo, providing clinical services and presenting research papers on vestibular rehabilitation and the effects of ototoxic drugs on the auditory system.

She also completed an internship at the University of Bordeaux, France, and there she was involved with clinical audiology services, hearing aids and vestibular rehabilitation.

Lais holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Audiology and Speech Pathology from the Pontificaia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paulo and has taken courses in physiotherapy from the Universidade de Sao Paulo – Faculdade de Medicina.  She is licensed in California as a hearing aid dispenser.

After moving to the U.S. she worked for many years in Palo Alto at a large medical clinical providing hearing services to children and adults.   Lais currently lives in Palo Alto.