
Walter Kim
Audiologist
Helping people reconnect with the sounds that matter
Licensed clinical audiologist with ten years diagnosing and treating hearing and balance disorders across all ages in Seattle. Performs comprehensive hearing evaluations, fits and programs hearing aids, manages tinnitus and balance conditions, and supports patients through cochlear-implant care. Built a pediatric hearing-screening program that caught hearing loss earlier in young children. Combines precise diagnostic work with genuine counseling — helping patients and families understand a diagnosis and adjust to life with better hearing. Holds a doctorate in audiology, stays current with hearing technology, and works alongside ENT physicians on complex cases. Patient, technically sharp and rewarded by the moment hearing comes back. Looking for a clinical audiologist role in a hospital, ENT practice or hearing clinic.
Puget Sound Hearing & Balance Center - Seattle, USA
Clinical Audiologist August 2016 to Present 9 years & 11 months
Built a pediatric hearing-screening program that caught hearing loss far earlier in many young children.
Fit and program the hearing aids and support patients all the way through their cochlear-implant care.
Manage the tinnitus and the balance disorders, building an individualized treatment plan for each patient.
Counsel the patients and their families through the diagnosis and through adjusting to much better hearing.
Collaborate closely with the ENT physicians on all the complex diagnostic and surgical cases.
Seattle Medical Center - Seattle, USA
Audiology Extern / Resident August 2015 to July 2016 1 year
Conducted the patient evaluations and hearing-aid fittings under close clinical supervision.
Built solid skills across pediatric, adult and balance assessment hands-on there.
Gained the state licensure and then a full clinical audiologist role.
University of Washington - Seattle, USA
Audiology Graduate Intern September 2011 to July 2015 3 years & 11 months
Ran the hearing tests and fittings under supervision through training rotations.
Built the clinical and diagnostic foundation the profession is built on.
Moved into a full clinical externship as the final training step.
University of Washington
BSc in Communication Sciences & Disorders (September 2008 to June 2012)
University of Washington
Doctor of Audiology (AuD) (September 2012 to June 2016)
Pediatric screening program
Diagnosis plus counseling
Vestibular & Balance Assessment
American Academy of Audiology (May 2020 to Present)
Tinnitus Management
American Academy of Audiology (June 2021 to Present)
Licensed Audiologist (AuD)
Washington State Department of Health (July 2016 to Present)
Cochlear Implants & Pediatric Audiology
American Board of Audiology (April 2019 to Present)
- Diagnostic Audiology
- Hearing Aid Fitting
- Pediatric Audiology
- Cochlear Implants
- Tinnitus Management
- Vestibular / Balance Testing
- Audiometry
- Patient Counseling
- Treatment Planning
- Hearing Technology