Robert Dobie MD is clinical professor of otolaryngology at the University of Texas (San Antonio) and partner in Dobie Associates, providing consultation in hearing, balance, hearing conservation, and ear disorders (www.dobieassociates.net). After residency training at Stanford University, he completed fellowships in auditory physiology and otoneurosurgery. Previous positions included professor (University of Washington), department chair (University of Texas), and director of extramural research (NIDCD, NIH). Dr. Dobie’s research interests include age-related and noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus. He is the author of Medical-Legal Evaluation of Hearing Loss (3rd edition, 2015).