Dr. Crane is an expert in otology and neurotology who also has a research background in disorders of the vestibular system. His research aims to better understand human motion perception and spatial orientation using psychophysical and engineering techniques to study head motion and its interaction with visual stimuli. Current studies involve healthy individuals, patients with vestibular hypofunction, and patients with dizziness symptoms related to common central integration disorders such as migraine associated vertigo.
Dr. Crane's Areas of Expertise include:
- Single sided deafness
- Cochlear implants
- Acoustic Neuroma (Vestibular Schwannoma)
- Otosclerosis
- Cholesteatoma
- Vestibular disorders
- Superior canal dehiscence syndrome
- Facial nerve disorders
Additional providers
Part of Strong Memorial Hospital
Dr. Anson is an expert in vestibular rehabilitation with a research background in disorders of the vestibular system and other causes of balance problems. He received a Masters degree in Physical Therapy from Texas Tech University Health Science Center in 2003, his doctoral degree from the University of Maryland, and he completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His research interests include perception of self-motion and the effects of vestibular disorders on gaze and postural control problems during balance and walking.
Dr. Anson’s Areas of Expertise:
- Vestibular Disorders
- Multisensory Balance Problems
Dr. Fitzgerald joined URMC in 2020 after earning a Doctor of Audiology from the University of Buffalo and completing a fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. He specializes in tinnitus and vestibular assessment. As a musician with a background in performance and conducting, Dr. Fitzgerald is also interested in hearing services for musicians and entertainers.
Dr. Leadbeater is an audiologist who joined the department in 2021. Dr. Leadbeater earned a Doctor of Audiology from the University of Buffalo in 2019 and completed a fellowship at the Western New York Veterans Affairs Hospital.
Dr. Nye is a clinical audiologist at UR Medicine Audiology. She graduated from Towson University in May 2021 with a Clinical Doctorate in Audiology after completing a 4th-year externship at Boston Children's Hospital. She earned her bachelor's degree in Communication Disorders and Sciences at SUNY Plattsburgh in 2017.
