Boston Medical Center’s Cochlear Implant Program is committed to providing high-quality, team-centered, patient-focused hearing care for adults and children with hearing loss. The team is made up of providers who specialize in audiology, neurotology, and speech language pathology. We work closely with patients and families to guide them toward the best course of treatment based on their individual goals. In successful cases, children and adults gradually learn to hear well enough to use the telephone, and most children hear well enough to learn spoken language and attend school.



  ### Cochlear Implant Program

- [Contact Us](#contact-us)
- [Specialty Clinics](#specialty-clinics)
- [Treatments & Services](#treatments-services)
- [Our Team](#our-team)
 
   ## Contact Us

 [ 830 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118   
1st Floor   
BMC, Moakley Building ](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/830+Harrison+Avenue,+Boston,+MA+02118) 

 [617.638.8124](tel:617.638.8124) 

Monday-Friday - 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

 

 

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  ## Specialty Clinics

  [### Audiology (Hearing Problems)

A program within the Department of Otolaryngology where an audiologist evaluates and treats hearing problems, including hearing loss, balance disorders, and related conditions through diagnostic testing and management.

 

 

 ](/departments/ear-nose-and-throat-otolaryngology/audiology-hearing-problems)  [### Ear, Nose, and Throat (Otolaryngology)

A department providing ear, nose, and throat care, including diagnosis and treatment for hearing loss, sinus problems, allergies, and voice and swallowing disorders using advanced techniques in otology and rhinology.

 

 

 ](/departments/ear-nose-and-throat-otolaryngology)  [### Ear, Nose & Throat (Pediatrics)

A program within Pediatric Specialty Care providing ear, nose, and throat care for children, including diagnosis and treatment for hearing loss, ear infections, sinus conditions, airway disorders, and voice or swallowing issues.

 

 

 ](/departments/pediatric-specialty-care/ear-nose-throat-pediatrics)  ## Treatments & Services

 ### Cochlear Implant Surgery

If a person has severe hearing loss, a cochlear implant may help. A cochlear implant is different from a hearing aid. A hearing aid makes sounds louder and helps someone who has some hearing loss; a cochlear implant can help a person with very little or no hearing (partial or complete deafness) be able to hear.

 [Read more](/hearing-problems-audiology/cochlear-implant-surgery)

  ### Cochlear-Meningitis Vaccination

Children with cochlear implants are more likely to get bacterial meningitis than children without cochlear implants. In addition, some children who are candidates for cochlear implants have inner ear anatomic abnormalities that may increase their risk for meningitis.

 [Read more](/content/cochlear-meningitis-vaccination)

   ## Our Team

 

 ###  [Peter C. Weber, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/peter-c-weber-md) 

 Otolaryngologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/7d361891-3864-43a6-b9b9-2be7f2279bc0/Peter-Weber?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Mark A. Vecchiotti, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/mark-vecchiotti-md) 

 Pediatric Otolaryngologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/ab937e19-0fb6-477d-a70a-eba000e69f49/Mark-Vecchiotti_265_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Alison Packer, AuD, CCC-A](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/alison-packer-aud-ccc) 

 Director of Audiology 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/036e3175-cbb0-49e3-bb9b-d855deb68843/Packer?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Kerry McGovern, AuD, CCC-A](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/kerry-mcgovern-aud-ccc) 

 Audiologist 


 

    ![Photo of Kerry McGovern, AuD, CCC-A](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/3a72e0e8-7996-4338-8836-1ab41c26c589/Kerry-McGovern-AuD-CCC-A-headshot?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Catherine Nash, AuD, CCC-A](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/catherine-nash-aud-ccc) 

 Senior Audiologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/d6ef0148-e2a9-424f-aa83-f2ce4d0e1d32/Catherine-Nash-AuD-CCC-A?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)