Our Staff

Lisa Spiegel is the senior member of the Florida Hospital Audiology team, where she has served since 1994. During her time at Florida Hospital, she has enjoyed developing relationships with many patients, built on trust and caring. She received both her undergraduate and graduate training at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. After school, she completed an internship in Jacksonville, Florida, at the Mayo Clinic, the Nemourss Childrens Clinic and the Universal Medical Center. She received her doctorate degree in 2004 from the Arizona School of Health Sciences. Lisa is currently working at the Florida Hospital Hearing Center in Altamonte Springs.

In 1979, Jane Walberg began studying to become a Speech Therapist. Clinical experiences with deaf/hard-of-hearing children and adults, exposed her to an entirely different sort of healthcare -- Audiology. Both Bachelors Degree in Communication Disorders and Masters Degree in Audiology were from universities in Missouri. Since her first hospital Audiologist position in St. Louis 25 years ago, Jane has been an Occupational/Hearing Conservation Audiologist in Portland, Oregon, a Private Practice Audiologist in Orlando, and an Educational Audiologist with Orange County Public Schools for 12 years before joining Florida Hospital. Her last ten years as an Audiologist have been spent at Florida Hospital serving adults and children of all ages. In 2004, she completed her doctorate degree from Arizona School of Health Sciences. Jane continues to serve the communities hearing healthcare needs at the Florida Hospital Hearing Centers Orlando location.

Carol Johnson is the Audiologist at the Florida Hospital Altamonte Springs Hearing Center. She became interested in Audiology as a result of her sister's studies in the same area. Carol majored in Communication Disorders and graduated with honors in 1997 from Florida State University. She went on to receive her Master's Degree in Audiology from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Never one to stray too far from home, Carol returned to Florida where she was raised, and joined the Florida Hospital family in 1999. She earned her Doctorate in Audiology in 2006 from A.T. Still University in Mesa, Arizona. She specializes in fitting hearing aids, working with individuals with tinnitus and performing diagnostic testing of balance disorders.

Carolyn Guarnieri has been with the Florida Hospital Audiology Team since March 2006 following her move to Central Florida with her family. Carolyn is originally from the greater Boston area (GO RED SOX) and has happily settled in to the warmth of sunny Florida. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders from Boston University and her Masters degree in Audiology from the Ohio State University. Her professional background includes 16 years in a hospital setting at Southcoast Hospitals Group in Massachusetts developing the hospitals first Audiology department as well as its first Newborn Infant Hearing Screening Program, as a Private Practice Audiologist with Milford Ear, Nose and Throat Physicians , and as a Rehabilitation/Educational Audiologist with Sargent Rehabilitation Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Carolyn is presently working at the Florida Hospital East Hearing Center.

Patricia Brinskelle joined the Florida Hospital team November 10, 2008.  She earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree from St. John’s University in Queens, New York.  She then earned her Doctor of Audiology degree from Central Michigan University.   Patricia’s career consists of implementing an infant hearing screening program at 2 hospitals in Queens while also building their Audiology Departments. She has worked for a private ENT practice in Manhattan where she serviced the adult and geriatric population.  Since moving to Florida Patricia has focused on helping the adult and geriatric population with their hearing health needs and concerns. Patricia is currently working at the Florida Hospital Hearing Center Lake Mary location.