In 1991, Dr. Hany M. Mikhail took over as the director of Audiology for the clinic. Since then, Dr. Hany has established himself as an elite audiologist in the United States. This credibility is earned from numerous journal articles, papers, and 2 thesis’ published in various mediums of the hearing health care world. Before moving to the United States, Dr. Hany earned his M.D. from Tanta University School of Medicine in Montgomery, Egypt and a master’s degree in otorhinolaryngology from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. He was invited by the University of Kansas to perform academic research at the university’s medical center in 1983 in vestibular studies and encouraged to finish a second master’s degree in audiology and speech pathology from The University of Central Missouri in 1990. Upon finishing his second master’s degree, he began practicing in Joplin, Missouri as the director of audiology for Area Hearing and Speech Clinic. In 2000, he was a part of the inaugural class to graduate with his doctorate in audiology from Arizona School of Health Sciences. In 2006, Dr. Hany took over as the owner of Area Hearing & Speech Clinic. His current work has focused on adult and geriatric audiology, with emphasis on the latest trends in technology as well as hearing conservation in industrial settings throughout the area.