5-Star-Rated Audiology Team

Dr. Day received her bachelors' degree in communication disorders and her MBA from Arizona State University and Doctorate in Audiology from Arizona School for Health Sciences, now A.T. Still University. Dr. Day has taught both vestibular classes and CAPD classes at Arizona State University and A.T. Still University. Dr. Day was instrumental in the development, opening, and running of the Barrow Balance Center at Barrow Neurological Institute/St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center taking the hospital-based program private in 2003 to provide a level of care to the patient that goes beyond the visit itself. She is a Board-Certified Audiologist with the American Speech Language Hearing Association. Dr. Day is a fellow with the American Academy of Doctors of Audiology and holds her license in Audiology from the State if Arizona.  Dr. Day is recognized for her skills in the diagnosis and treatment of dizziness, vertigo, and balance disorders. She is also recognized for her outstanding work in Central Auditory Processing Disorder diagnosis and treatment.  Dr. Day is committed to providing the highest quality of care that includes appropriate diagnosis and treatment that will make a difference in the lives of her patients.

Dr. Susan Schmidt originally obtained her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Arizona and then went on to get her master’s degree in Audiology at Idaho State University. She later completed her Doctor of Audiology degree at AT Still University in Mesa, AZ. She is board certified by the American Speech and Hearing Association.She has been passionate about helping patients with dizziness and balance disorders for 20+years. She joined Dr. Dana Day in 2003 to create, Arizona Balance and Hearing, a well respected balance evaluation clinic in Phoenix, AZ. She has performed countless balance evaluations over the years and has gained vast experience in diagnosis of different balance disorders and more recently experience in treating those with balance disorders, She also specializes in tinnitus evaluations and treatments as well. Counseling her patients through these different treatments is one of her strengths. She Is now the clinical director of Southwest Dizziness, Balance and Ear Institute and oversees the testing and treatment of patients as well as training current and future staff audiologists in maintaining the most effective outcomes for our patients.

Joe is the newest member of our team and has been helping patients in the Phoenix area for 25 years. Besides greeting you at SWBDE he enjoys rainy mornings, fresh fruit and feeding the neighborhood cats.

My name is Dr. McKell Larson, AuD. I am a clinical audiologist and am happy to be part of the team at Southwest Balance.

I am a local (and consider myself a native) Arizonan. I attended Arizona State University where I earned my bachelor's degree in Speech and Hearing Science in 2012 and received my Doctorate of Audiology from AT Still University in Mesa, Arizona in 2017.

I am passionate about improving my patients' quality of life by providing patient-centered care that focuses on solutions that are unique to each patient’s hearing and lifestyle needs. I enjoy going above and beyond for my patients to help them hear and communicate better.