Kari Smilsky is the Senior Audiologist in the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Cochlear Implant Program and a  Lecturer in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Toronto.  She holds a Masters of Clinical Science Degree from the University of Western Ontario in Communication Disorders and an Honours Bachelor of Science Degree from McMaster University.  In additional to working clinically, Kari’s research interests include bilateral cochlear implants, single-sided deafness, auditory brainstem implants, hearing preservation, and the expansion of cochlear implant candidacy.