Kara Leyzac
MUSC Health Rutledge Tower
Office
(843) 792-3531
135 Rutledge Avenue Charleston, SC 29425Call Today
About
Kara Leyzac
Kara Leyzac, AuD, Ph.D. CCC-A is the director of the Cochlear Implant Program within the Department of Otolaryngology at MUSC. She received her undergraduate degree in Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences from Ohio University, and then went on to complete both her Doctorate of Audiology and Doctorate of Philosophy in Audiology at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her dissertation focused on interactions between aging and cochlear implants in adults. She completed her externship at the National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research in Portland, Oregon. Prior to MUSC, she was a faculty member at the University of Michigan and the Kresge Hearing Research Institute, and was a member of the University of Michigan Cochlear Implant Team. She continues to participate in the clinical care of cochlear implant patients, and is also involved in several extramurally funded cochlear implant research projects with both internal and external collaborators. Dr. Leyzac has participated as an invited speaker at several national and international cochlear implant conferences, and most of her recent research efforts have focused on better understanding the relationship between auditory nerve health and cochlear implant outcomes.
Primary Specialty
ENT
Practice
MUSC Health Rutledge Tower
Gender
Female
Certification
American Speech, Language and Hearing Association, American Speech, Language and Hearing Association-12126762, SC, SC-4135, MI, MI-1601000659, OH, OH-A.01754, PA, PA-AT006177
Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted
Aetna (PPO), Managed Choice, Open Choice and Exclusive Choice), Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace) , BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace), Blue Choice Blue Option (Exchange Plan), Blue Choice MyChoice (Available as individual commercial product), Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC), Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Choice HealthCare (Group Health Plan), Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP), Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators, Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina, Cigna, Coventry, Employers Health Network/SC Business Coalition on Health, First Health, Great West Healthcare (Part of Cigna now), Humana ChoiceCare PPO (Group Health Plan) , Medcost, Tricare, United HealthCare, AllWell by Absolute Total Care, Clover Health , Absolute Total Care (NEIC), Blue Choice Medicaid, First Choice/Select Health (NEIC), Molina Healthcare , WellCare, Absolute Total Care Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan , First Choice VIP Care Plus Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan, Molina Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy
Office Name
MUSC Health Rutledge Tower
Languages
English
Services
Kara Leyzac provides otolaryngology services in Charleston, SC.
Please call MUSC Health Rutledge Tower at (843) 792-3531 to schedule an appointment in Charleston, SC or to get more information. Additional Services Doctor
Please call MUSC Health Rutledge Tower at (843) 792-3531 to schedule an appointment in Charleston, SC or to get more information. Additional Services Doctor
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