Our Hearing Professionals

Raised in upstate New York, Dr. Gavin began her audiology and speech pathology studies close to home at State University of New York at Geneseo. She completed her degree in 1971 and then received her Master’s degree, cum laude, in Audiology from Pennsylvania State University in 1972. Forever a student, Dr. Gavin returned to continue her studies and in March 2010 received a Doctor of Audiology degree from A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Health Sciences. At the beginning of her professional career, Dr. Gavin was instrumental in the development of the inpatient audiology program at Blythedale Children’s Hospital and then served as a pediatric clinician for multiply handicapped children at Mt. Carmel Guild for the Blind. She later served as a clinician at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital and Greenwich Hospital. Additionally, Dr. Gavin was as a staff member at Phelps Memorial Hospital from 1980 to 2000. Following her clinical positions in hospitals, Dr. Gavin decided to pursue private practice and co-founded one of the first private audiology practices in Tarrytown, N.Y. with her husband, Daniel Gavin. She currently practices at additional locations in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. and Greenwich, CT.with her husband and daughter, Chelsea Gavin. Dr. Gavin is Board Certified by the American Board of Audiology, a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the New York State Speech Language and Hearing Association and a member of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association and serves on the Alumni Board of Directors of the Arizona School of Health Sciences.

A Brooklyn born native, Mr. Gavin pursued his educational ambitions at Pace University in New York. Wanting to work hands on with the members of his community, Mr. Gavin continued his studies and was granted New York State and Connecticut State licenses in hearing aid dispensing. In the late 1970’s, Mr. Gavin began a first of its kind hearing aid dispensing office at Dyna-Tone Corporation in Ossining, New York. With his business expertise and caring attention to the needs of his clients, Mr. Gavin wanted to reach an even larger population and collaborated with his wife, Dr. Sharon K. Gavin, and together they co-founded Tarrytown Hearing Center in Tarrytown, New York. Mr. Gavin currently serves the needs of his clients in Tarrytown and additional offices in Cortlandt Manor, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut. He is known for his calm and caring demeanor and an unrelenting attitude that he will work until his client is satisfied. Reflecting on a fulfilling career that has been spent helping people hear their world, Mr. Gavin reports that he has never considered what he does to be work. It is never work when you love what you do!

Dr. Lowry’s four year post graduate degree studies included training in audiology diagnostics, rehabilitation, hearing aid fittings and counseling. She gained her clinical knowledge and expertise at a variety of New York City settings including a renowned otolaryngology practice where she performed extensive comprehensive audiological evaluations, amplification fittings, vestibular assessments as well as other electrophysiological testing. Dr. Lowry’s rigorous academic foundation also included a research component that was completed in her last two yeas at Montclair State. Her thesis entitled The Effects of Telecoil Programming on Speech Understanding and Listener Preference in and Induction Loop System was presented in April 2015 at the New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association conference. Prior to beginning her studies at Montclair State, Dr. Lowry had received a Bachelor’s degree in Music Industry from Syracuse University. At that time, she decided to dedicate her professional career to sound and listening in a unique manner. Combining her own trained ear and her compassion to help those who are hearing impaired, Dr. Lowry brings a fresh perspective of sound and its relation to hearing aids to the practice.