Organizing Committee Member
Dr. Somia Tawfik
Professor audiology
Ain Shams University
Egypt
Biography
Dr. Somia Tawfikis a professor of Audio vestibular medicine, college of medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. The main area of interest is auditory processing disorders where she developed diagnostic test materials and intervention programs in Arabic language with a team in audiology unit, Ain Shams university. Currently, she is a member of the audiology committee of international association of logopedics and phoniatrics (IALP), the International Association of Physicians in Audiology (IAPA, the Egyptian Audio-Vestibular Medicine Association (EAVMA)and the Egyptian Society of Oto-rhino-laryngology. She is an editor of the Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose and Throat and Allied Sciences (EJANAS). She is a member of the Egyptian University Higher Board committee for promotion of professors in otology, audiology and phoniatrics.The current research is focusing on new horizons in diagnosis and management of auditory processing disorders in special population.
Research Area
Auditory processing disorders in children and adults