Infant Hearing Program Audiology Consultant
The Ohio Department of Health
Reena Kothari, Au.D., is a public health audiology consultant for the Ohio Department of Health in the Infant Hearing Program for the last twenty years.Dr. Kothari has extensive experience in EHDI programming. She participated in the passage of the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening legislation and the development of legislative rules, and has assisted with the implementation of hearing screening in Ohio birthing hospitals. Dr. Kothari currently oversees all Ohio birthing hospitals, children's hospitals, NICU's and local health departments for newborn hearing screening program and provides training and technical assistance. In addition, she has developed public awareness materials, trainings for stakeholders, hospitals and others, developed state and national level presentations for the Ohio Department of Health's Infant Hearing Program. She participates on various committees and on special QI projects and . Dr. Kothari is a co-author and a co-presenter for various publications and has assisted with the development of statewide EHDI and audiological protocols.