Andrea Plotkowski, Au.D., CCC-A
Clinical Audiologist
Originally from the small town of Alpena, Michigan, Andrea cultivated interests in language development and speech perception early on in her studies. She chose the field of audiology after becoming friends with a fellow college student with a cochlear implant.
Dr. Plotkowski graduated with a B.A. degree in Psychology from Grand Valley State University. She then obtained her doctorate in clinical audiology from Purdue University. She completed her audiology externship with University of North Carolina Hospital’s Adult Hearing Aid and Adult Cochlear Implant Programs.
She is certified by the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA), and is a member of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) and the American Tinnitus Association (ATA). She completed the Tinnitus Practitioners Association (TPA) training in 2017.
Moving to East Tennessee in 2016, her primary interests include the treatment of hearing loss and tinnitus. She joined Appalachian Audiology in 2022. The services she provides here include diagnostic hearing assessment, hearing aid services, tinnitus management and cochlear implant evaluations/programming.
She lives with her husband Alex Plotkowski, their two children and two cats. Her hobbies include gardening and yoga.
A note from Dr. Andrea…
I am so excited to join Dr. Dungan here at Appalachian Audiology. My goal is to provide high-level care with compassion. My favorite part of audiology is seeing people’s faces light up when they realize how much better they can communicate with appropriate technology. My approach is not cookie cutter: I look at your overall profile - your age, your hearing loss, & your lifestyle when deciding to recommend aids or implants… and when deciding which manufacturer & style. Expanding into cochlear implant services also allows us to continue to serve patients in house wherever they are on their hearing journey without having to refer out.