Local Support Groups

• Anchorage
  Mike Howard
  Alaska Dizziness & Balance Center
  4001 Laurel St., Ste. 206
  Anchorage, AK 99508
  (907) 561-2102
  e-mail

• Phoenix
  Amy Alexander, PT
  Shelly Massingale, MPT
  Banner Vestibular Support Group
  Banner Samaritan Rehab Institute
  1012 E. Willetta, Rm. 1
  Phoenix, AZ 85006
  (602) 239-5230
  Amy: e-mail
  Shelley:e-mail

• Garden Grove
  Co-leaders: Susan Davis and Michelle Lithgow
  Balance and Dizziness Support Group of Orange County
  England Physical Therapy
  12459 Lewis St., Ste. 102
  Garden Grove, CA 92840
  Susan: (949) 716-4497; e-mail
  Michelle: (562) 863-8285; e-mail
• Mission Viejo
  Finding Balance Support Group
  Contact: Susan Wegener, MSW, LCSW
  Balance Rehabilitation Inc.
  25971 Pala, Suite 110
  Mission Viejo, CA 92691
  (949) 465-9549; e-mail
• San Francisco and Peninsula
  John Hanson
  San Francisco Bay Area Dizzy Group
  10 Pio Pico Way
  Pacifica, CA 94044
  (650) 225-8073
  e-mail

• Jupiter
  Co-leaders: Rose Ann Curboy, MS, OTR/L and Dianna Nuquist, OTA/L
  Dizziness and Balance Support Group of South Florida
  meeting location: 210 Jupiter Lakes Blvd., Bldg. 5000, Ste. 106
  Jupiter, FL 33458
  (561) 745-0028
  e-mail 
• Sarasota
  Vicki Alexander, LPN, PT
  Silverstein Institute
  1901 Floyd St.
  Sarasota, FL 34239
  (941) 366-9222
  e-mail

• Atlanta
  Gaye Cronin, OTD, OTR
  Atlanta Vestibular Disorder Support Group
  Atlanta Ear Clinic
  980 Johnson Ferry Rd. NE, Ste. 470
  Atlanta, GA 30342
  (404) 851-9093
  e-mail
  Web page for support group 
  meeting location: Northside Hospital Auditorium or St. Joseph's Hospital classrooms

• Honolulu
  Karen Scharff
  mailing address:
  1717 Mott-Smith Dr. #3009
  Honolulu, HI 96822
  (808) 524-1921
  e-mail

• Meridian:
  Gayle Hynes, PT
  Dayna Olson, PT
  Hearing and Balance Centers of the Elks
  520 S. Eagle Rd., Ste. 1225
  Meridian, ID 83642
  (208) 489-5999
   e-mail

• Chicago 
  Michele Kehrer PT, DPT, ATC 
  LifeStyle Physical Therapy & Balance Ctr
  3130 N. Lincoln Ave.
  Chicago, IL 60657
  (773) 525-5200
  e-mail 
  

• Overland Park
  Co-leaders Susan Thomas and Jo O'Dwyer
  Balancing Life with Vestibular Disorders (BLVD)
  meeting location: Johnson County Library
  9875 W. 87th St.
  Overland Park, KS
  Susan: (913) 390-9859
  Jo: (816) 353-7256
• Kansas City
  Mike Sharp
  Dizziness and Balance Disorders Support Group
  5818 Meadow Heights Dr.
  Shawnee, KS 66226
  (913) 441-0890
  e-mail

• Brunswick
  Sue Rodgers
  HealthSouth
  12 Industrial Parkway
  Brunswick, ME 04011
  (207) 386-1550
• Portland
  Paul Albert MS, PT
  Portland Area Vestibular and Balance Disorders Support Group
  mailing address: 43 Baxter Blvd.
  Portland, ME 04101
  e-mail
  meeting location: Woodfords Congregational Church
  202 Woodfords St
  Portland, ME 04103

• Metro Boston
  Claire Haddad
  Boston-Area Vestibular Disorders Support Group
  10 Heritage Ln.
  Cohasset, MA 02025
  (781) 383-0253
  e-mail
  meeting location: Newton-Wellesley Hospital
  Newton, MA

• Rochester
  Meniere's and Dizziness Support Group
  Kelly Ratowski, Director
  (248) 651-5051
  e-mail
  meeting location:
  Michigan Ear, Head, & Neck Clinic
  1349 Rochester Rd., Ste. 100
  Rochester, MI 48307

• Minneapolis
  Treva Paparella (under the auspices of the International Hearing Foundation)
  701 25th Ave S LL6
  Minneapolis, MN 55454
  (612) 339-2120
• Minneapolis
  Co-leaders: Jane Gilbert, MA; Scott Bunnell, MA
  Balance Function Program
  Minneapolis Neuroscience Institute Ste 39304
  800 E. 28th St.
  Minneapolis, MN 55407
  (612) 863-3200

• Hattiesburg
  Co-leaders: Ramona Ridley, PT; Leigh Howell, PT
  Balance and Dizziness Support Group
  Health Management Connection
  5909 US Hwy. 49, Ste. 40
  Hattiesburg, MS 39402
  (601) 288-3860

• Las Vegas (Summerlin) 
  Brian K. Werner, MPT
  Vestibular Support Group
  Werner Institute of Balance and Dizziness
  7660 West Cheyenne Ave., Ste. 114
  Las Vegas, NV 89129
  (702) 880-1515
  e-mail

• Morris County
  Tracy Rubinetti, CMM, CMA (Facilitator)
  Vestibular Disorders Support Group
  e-mail
  (973) 584-1282
  meeting location:
  St. Clare’s Hospital, Dover Campus
  Jardine St., Dover, NJ
  First floor (accessible location) 

• Albany
  Gail L. Steslow
  Capital District Ménière's Disease Support Group
  59 Virginia Blvd.
  Scotia, NY 12302
  (518) 393-5229
• Buffalo
  Randy S. Atlas
  Dizziness & Balance Support Group of Western New York
  PO Box 466
  Buffalo, NY 14215
  (716) 838-3730
  e-mail
  Web page for support group
• Great Neck
  Stephen Silverman, MD
  Lifeline Rehabilitation
  560 Northern Blvd.
  Great Neck, NY 11021
  (516) 482-4060
  e-mail

• Beachwood (Cleveland)
  Mohamed A. Hamid, MD, PhD
  Diane Kish, RN
  Meniere's Support Group of Cleveland
  Cleveland Hearing and Balance Center
  24755 Chagrin Blvd., Ste. 310
  Beachwood, OH 44122
  (216) 292-3100
• Cincinnati
  Sharon Hepfner, MA, FAAA
  Steady
  mailing address: VENTS
  222 Piedmont Ave., Ste. 5200
  Cincinnati, OH 45219
  meeting location: Madeira Public Library
  Miami & Euclid
  Madeira (Cincinnati), OH
  (513) 475-8453
• Euclid (Cleveland)
  Larry Maurer
  Tinnitus Support Group - Cleveland
  meeting location: Cleveland Clinic Euclid Hospital
  18901 Lake Shore Blvd.
  Euclid, OH
  mailing address: 9680 Glenstone Dr.
  Kirtland, OH 44094
  (440) 256-8023
  e-mail
• Parma (Cleveland)
  Larry Maurer
  Tinnitus Support Group - Cleveland
  meeting location: Health Education Center
  7300 State Rd.
  Parma, OH
  mailing address: 9680 Glenstone Dr.
  Kirtland, OH 44094
  (440) 256-8023
  e-mail

• Eugene
  Co-leaders: Linda Diáz and Claudia Bark
  Eugene Vestibular Support Group
  mailing address: 250 Ferndale Dr.
  Eugene, OR 97404
  (541) 345-3212
  e-mail
  meeting location: Atrium Building
  99 W. 10th Ave., Room 325
• Portland
  Inner Ear Disorders Support Group
  Legacy Community Health Education Services
  Good Samaritan Medical Bldg.
  1040 NW 22nd Ave., Conference Rm. N & S
  Portland, OR 97210
  (503) 413-7348

• Center Valley
  Lee A. Weidner
  Lehigh Valley Ménière's Support Group
  meeting location: Heller Homestead
  Friedensville Rd.
  Lower Saucon Township
  mailing address: PO Box 184
  Center Valley, PA 18034
  (610) 282-4819
• Darby
  Robert Slater, MD
  Hearing & Balance Center
  Mercy Fitzgerald Outpatient Center
  1500 Lansdowne Ave, Floor 2
  Darby, PA 19023
  (610) 237-4388
• Doylestown
  Wendy Webb Schoenewald, PT
  meeting location:
  Wendy Webb Schoenewald Physical Therapy
  1456 Ferry Rd. Ste 601
  Doylestown, PA 18929
  (215) 489-3234
  e-mail
• Philadelphia
  Glenn Knox, MD
  Meniere's Support Group
  University of Pennsylvania Balance Center
  (215) 662-6017
  e-mail
• Pittsburgh
  Lois Boyles, RN, MNEd
  Dizziness & Balance Disorders Support Group
  St. Clair Hospital, Public Relations Dept.
  1000 Bower Hill Rd.
  Pittsburgh, PA 15243
  (412) 344-6600, ext. 2594
  e-mail
• Willow Grove
  Margaret Fitzpatrick, PT, DPT, OCS
  Dizziness & Imbalance Support Group
  Willow Grove Physical Therapy
  1001 Easton Rd., Ste. 101M
  Willow Grove, PA 19090
  (215) 659-7759
  e-mail

• Halifax, NS
  Anna Parkinson
  Acoustic Neuroma Group
  27 Feldspar Crescent
  Halifax, NS B3R 2M2
• Mississauga, ON
  Helen Regueiro
  643 Thamesford Terrace
  Mississauga, ON L5R 2B8
  (416) 314-7428 (work)
  (905) 890-8057 (home)
  e-mail
  
  
• Sudbury, ON
  The Canadian Hearing Society
  Meniere's Information and Discussion Group
  1233 Rue Paris St.
  Sudbury, ON P3E 3B6
  Voice: (705) 522-1020
  TTY: (705) 522-1090
  Fax: (705) 522-1060
  e-mail
   
• St. John's, NL
  Canadian Hard of Hearing Association, Newfoundland and Labrador (CHHA-NL)
  136 Crosbie Rd., Ste. 103
  St. John's, NL A1B 3K3
  (709) 753-3224
  Fax: (709) 753-5640
  email
• Toronto, ON
  Co-leaders: Heather DesRoches, RN; Don Lynch
  Meniere's Support Group
  The Toronto Hospital EN7-209
  200 Elizabeth St.
  7 Eaton 213
  Toronto, ON M5G 2C4
  (416) 340-3665
  Fax: (416) 340-3745
  e-mail
  meeting location: 30 Gloucester St.
• Vancouver, BC
  Muriel Kauffman
  B.C. Balance and Dizziness Disorders Society
  325 - 5525 West Blvd.
  Vancouver, BC V6M 3W6
  (604) 878-8383
  http://www.balanceanddizziness.org
  email
• Winnipeg, MB
  Winnipeg Meniere's Support Group
  c/o Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (Manitoba Chapter)
  825 Sherbrook St.
  Winnipeg, MB R3A 1M5
  (204) 975-3037
  chha-mb.ca 
  email 
  
  
   

• Wellington
  Meniere's Support Group 
  PO Box 19-038
  Courtenay Place
  Wellington