What Makes Us Unique?

Shohet Ear Associates has earned a number of distinctions that set us apart from any other type of practice. We are the only practice in the area where you can be treated with every medical and surgical option for hearing loss. We have a lengthy track record of offering the latest breakthrough technologies to patients as new advancements reach the marketplace. From the groundbreaking totally implantable hearing system, Esteem, to invisible extended-wear hearing aid options like Lyric to cochlear implants and more, Shohet Ear Associates can prescribe the most comprehensive array of treatments to ensure you have the widest range of options on the market to restore your hearing.

• Academic-caliber medicine in a community setting – Both Jack Shohet, MD and Joni Doherty, MD, PhD serve as clinical professors at Southern California schools of medicine. So patients have access to the latest medical breakthroughs on ear conditions, but in a more intimate, accessible office setting.
• Dr. Shohet has performed more Esteem surgeries than anyone in the world, with the best outcomes reported in the recently completed clinical trials for Esteem.
• Prior to joining Shohet Ear Associates, Dr. Doherty served as the Director of the Neurotology Fellowship Program at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine’s Division of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
• Shohet Ear Associates was the first practice in Orange County to offer Lyric, and has been designated a Premier Provider for Lyric due to the number of satisfied patients who have subscribed through the practice.
• Shohet Ear Associates carries one of the broadest array of hearing aids in Orange County, so you are sure to have the maximum number of hearing device options available when shopping for your hearing device.
• Dr. Shohet was the first Orange-County based surgeon to implant middle ear devices.
• Dr Doherty has won research awards and grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Oregon Health Sciences University for her work on cancer development and growth, and tumors affecting the nerves supplying the inner ear.
• Dr. Shohet was the first surgeon in Orange County to implant the Soundbridge (then called the Symphonix Soundbridge). Since then, he has implanted many patients with significant success including one patient who is now wearing one in both ears.
• Dr. Doherty serves as a Board examination writer for the American Board of Otolaryngology, and on the editorial board for the prestigious medical journal, Otology & Neurotology.
• Shohet Ear Associates teams distinguished medical doctors noted for specialized ear care with audiologists who provide a full range of audiologic care, including hearing tests and dispensing of hearing aids.

Do you or your loved ones deserve anything less than the most comprehensive array of services for medical, surgical or audiologic care of the ear? We offer two convenient locations to serve you in Orange County and Los Angeles. Click here to make your appointment now.