Phillip A. Burney Au.D., Co-Founder

Phillip A. Burney is the co-founder of Palm Springs Hearing Seminars. In 1971, he graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a Masters of Arts Degree in Audiology. After earning his degree, Phil continued his academic career as an educator, and served for three years as an instructor of Audiology with James Jerger, Ph.D. at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. In 2004, he obtained his clinical Doctorate in Audiology from the Arizona School of Health Sciences.

In 1974, Phil established his private practice in Palm Springs, CA. Using his academic experience as a springboard, Phil’s private practice has continued to flourish. In addition to evaluating hearing problems, Phil has been a leading hearing aid dispenser in California. He has served as a consultant to manufacturers on hearing aid design, marketing, and training. As a consultant to the Hearing Aid Dispensers Examining Committee in California, he has assisted in preparing the licensing examination for hearing aid dispensers. He has also served as a consultant for industrial hearing programs, a community instructor, and has been published in several magazines. Phil has also presented lectures at ASHA, ADA, and manufacturer sales meetings in addition to community groups and service club organizations.

Andrea Huttinger MA, EMERATIS

Ann Huttinger is co-owner of Parker Hearing Institute. She specializes in detecting and treating hearing impairments in children, but her experience as an audiologist is a family tradition – her father and 2 brothers are also audiologists (her 3rd bother Matt was the first certified organic mushroom farmer in LA county), and all have been longtime activists in the hearing-impaired community. Ann is a hearing specialist dedicated to children.

“As a mother, I know what it’s like worrying about your child and wanting only good health and happiness for them. That’s what keeps me going day-in and day-out, and that’s why I’ll always take the time to explain everything not only to you, but to your child, as well. To me, there’s nothing more rewarding than helping a child with hearing problems live a normal, happy life.”

MA - Audiology, California State University, Los Angeles

BA - Communicative Disorders, California State University, Long Beach

Mark A Parker Ph.D., President

Dr. Mark A. Parker earned his MS in Speech and Hearing Sciences and his PhD in Neuroscience. Dr. Parker is the current President of Hearing University (HearU), which is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the amelioration of hearing loss and balance disorders by providing an educational forum of all the stakeholders to improve the delivery of high-quality hearing healthcare. In this capacity, he organizes the academic agenda of the Palm Springs Hearing Seminars, which provided professional education to hearing healthcare professionals and other interested parties. He is committed to inviting the best scientists, clinicians, and industry experts together for a lively and informative seminar. Importantly, Dr. Parker is always looking for suggestions for new topics and excellent speakers. Please let him know how he is doing or where we can improve.

Dr Parker is the past Director of Audiology at Steward Medical Group and at Tufts University School of Medicine where he taught hearing and balance assessments to audiology students and otolaryngology fellows, conducted research on hearing loss and its treatments, and attended to patients including fitting of conventional and implantable hearing aids.