Our Professionnals

Founded in 1997 by Sylvie Auger, M.O.A., audiologist, Audiology Centre-West inc. is a private audiology clinic located in Montreal.

Our professional audiologists are all members of « l’Ordre des orthophonistes et des audiologists du Québec » (OOAQ) and of Canadian and American professional associations as well as user associations. All are authorized to work with pediatric and adult clients.

Ms. Sylvie Auger M.O.A.

Audiologist / President and Founder

President and founder of the clinic, graduated from the University of Montreal in 1984 with a Master’s degree in speech-language pathology and audiology. Ms. Auger has worked many years in the public health system in both hospital and rehabiliation centre prior to founding Audiology Centre West inc.

She is an assistant professor and guest speaker at the University of Montreal and at the University of Ottawa. She is also regularly invited to lecture on the topics of tinnitus/hyperacusis, vestibular problems and hearing health for musicians in professional and scientific venues, as well as public events.

Ms. Auger works with people with tinnitus and hyperacusis, vestibular problems and is often called upon to act as an expert in medico-legal files (CNESST, SAAQ, DVA and others).

Ms. Kim Foisy M.P.A.

Audiologist and Chief of operations

Ms. Kim Foisy M.P.A. audiologist, graduated from the University of Montreal in 2019 with a professional master’s degree in audiology. Interested in sciences, Ms. Foisy also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Audiology and a Major’s degree in Biological Sciences.  She is currently studying part-time Business Management at HEC Montreal.

During her research project in audiology, Ms. Foisy examined the efficacy of methods used in vestibular rehabilitation  for people who present with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, also known as BPPV. As part of another project, she was also interested in tests available to detect a vestibular problem in children.

She is currently in a full-time position at our clinic and practices part-time at the CHUM hospital. She is mainly interested in the evaluations performed in our vertigo clinic, but she is also very involved with adult and pediatric clients as well as the musicians’ clinic. Her past experiences allow her to interact effectively and appropriately with children and people with special needs.

Ms. Ariane Pelletier M.P.A.

Audiologist

Ms. Ariane Pelletier M.P.A. audiologist, graduated in 2019 from Université de Montréal with a professionnal master’s degree in audiology. Ms. Pelletier also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Audiology.

While completing her master’s degree, she focused her research project on bilateral cochlear implants, looking at if the performance measured after simultaneous implantation was different than the one measured after sequential implantation, with a pediatric population.

Prior to joining our team, Ms. Pelletier worked with an adult population in a private diagnostic setting. She is currently in a part-time position at our clinic and studies Medicine at the University of Montreal. In our team, she is working mainly with the pediatric population and adults.

Ms. Alexa Gagnon M.P.A.

Audiologist

Ms. Alexa Gagnon, M.P.A audiologist, graduated from the University of Montreal in 2021 with a professional master’s degree in Audiology. Ms. Gagnon also has a Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics and Psychology.

As part of her research internship, she investigated the music perception for people wearing a cochlear implant.

She is currently in a full-time position at our clinic. Ms. Gagnon is mainly involved in our assessment services with adult and pediatric clients as well as in the newborn hearing screening program.  She is also involved in the assessment of dizziness and imbalances.

Ms. Julia Iacino M.P.A.

Audiologist

Ms. Julia Iacino, audiologist, graduated from the University of Montreal in 2022 with a professional master’s degree in Audiology. Ms. Iacino also has a Bachelor’s degree in Behavioural Neurosciences.

Ms. Iacino currently holds a full-time position at our clinic. She performs hearing evaluations in our adult and pediatric patients, as well as newborn hearing screenings. Her practice also includes Auditory Processing Disorder assessments.

Ms. Majda Tatari M.P.A.

Audiologist

Ms. Majda Tatari, M.P.A audiologist, graduated from the University of Montreal in 2022 with a professional master’s degree in Audiology. Ms. Tatari also has a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Sciences.

As part of her research internship, she investigated audio-vestibular interaction while stepping in place.

Newly graduated, Ms. Tatari is mainly involved in our assessment services with adult and pediatric clients as well as in the newborn hearing screening program. She is also involved in the assessment of dizziness and imbalances.

Ms. Catherine Vaudry 

Audiological Assistant and student at the master’s degree of Audiology at the University of Montreal

Ms. Tinna Nguon 

Audiological Assistant and student at the master’s degree of Audiology at the University of Montreal