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Colleen Reed
 
Practice Administrator 

Colleen is a graduate of Pittston Area High School. She received an Associate Degree in Administration at Luzerne County Community College. Colleen has been office manager at Valley ENT for over twenty years.

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Mary M. Leedock, LPN
 
Allergy Nurse
 
Mary attended Wilkes-Barre Area Vocational Technical School where she received a degree in Practical Nursing, and has taken additional nursing courses at Luzerne County Community College.Mary worked at Mercy Hospital Medical/Surgical Unit for eight years as well as for Dr. Panzer and Dr. Gernhardt. 

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Joe Vavrek, H.I.S.

Hearing Instrument Specialist

Joseph is a graduate of Wyoming Area High School. He received his license as a Hearing Instrument Specialist from the Pennsylvania Department of Health in 1998. He has worked with private practice ENT's for the last ten years specializing in digital hearing aid evaluations and fittings. Prior to that, he worked for Geisinger Wyoming Valley as a technician for seventeen years.

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Kari Pietralczyk, Au.D,CCC-A
 
Audiologist 
 
Dr. Pietralczyk is a graduate of Mid Valley Secondary Center, Marywood University and Southern Connecticut State University. She earned a Doctor of Audiology Degree from the University of Florida in 2010. Dr. Pietralczyk holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, a Pennsylvania State License in Audiology and a Certificate of Registration for Hearing Aid Fitting and Dispensing from the PA Dept. of Health. She is a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, American Academy of Audiology and the PA Academy of Audiology.
 

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Brooke Polachek, MS. PA-C

Physician's Assistant

Brooke is a graduate of Bishop O'Reilly High School. She graduated cum laude with a BS in Medical Studies and an MS Physician Assistant Studies from King's College. She is certified by the National Comission on Certification of Physician Assistants and is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, the PA society of Physician Assistants and the Society of Physician Assistants in Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery.

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Cynthia Timimski, LPN

Allergy Nurse 

Cynthia is a graduate of Wyoming Area High School and attended College Miseracordia. She graduated from Wilkes-Barre Area Vo-Tech. She has gained her nursing experience from her employment at The Wyoming Valley Health Care System as well physisian's offices.

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Lisa M. Mierzwa, LPN

Nurse 

Lisa graduated from John S Fine High School.
She attended Luzerne County Community College
and received a degree in Practical Nursing
from Wilkes-Barre Area Vo-Tech.
Lisa is a CPR instructor for the Red Cross.