Lauren Watson completed both her clinical Doctorate of Audiology and her Honors B.A. in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. She has been working with all brands of hearing aids since beginning her apprenticeship in 2016. In fact, she has experience working with all ages in ENT, hospital, and private practice settings.

Lauren loves working in private practice because she can focus on patient-centered care. As an audiologist in Olathe, she is excited to build personal relationships with each patient she meets and work alongside them to accomplish their hearing goals. She is dedicated to making your hearing journey as fun and easy as possible.

Katie Palmietto completed her bachelor’s degree in anthropology and her doctorate in audiology at Missouri State University in Springfield, MO. She began her career as a vestibular audiologist but quickly discovered a passion for hearing aids. Katie has been a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association since 2018. As an audiologist in Olathe, she is particularly interested in forming individualized approaches to hearing aid fitting and selection for her patients. She is also interested in aural rehabilitation.  

Katie has lived in Kansas for the last 5 years but will always be a Missouri girl at heart. She enjoys crocheting, gardening, and spending time with her 3 children.

Katie Palmietto 

Chelsea Peterson, B.S., H.I.S., is a licensed hearing instrument specialist in Kansas City, KS, and Olathe. She achieved her Bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University. After a season of being a full-time mom, she went through the International Hearing Society’s Hearing Health Sciences program. She holds a license for both Kansas and Missouri. In 2016 Chelsea joined the Olathe location for American Hearing and Audiology. She currently helps provide better hearing in our Olathe and KCK clinic locations.

Chelsea became interested in audiology when she discovered how meaningful and rewarding it is to help others. This passion for helping others is what inspires her dedication to keep up with the constantly changing technology so that she can provide the best care possible as a hearing instrument specialist in Kansas City, KS, and Olathe. In her spare time, she enjoys time with her family, cooking, crafts, and attending bible study.

Chelsea Peterson 

Phone:
(913) 270-1331

Address:
153 W. 151^st Street, Ste. 140, Olathe, KS 66061

Hours:
Monday – Thursday | 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Friday | 8:30 am – 1:00 pm

Our Olathe, KS, hearing center, situated in a community celebrated for its dynamism and dedication to excellence in healthcare, delivers patient-centric hearing care. We align with your aim for improved hearing, providing custom assessments, meticulous hearing aid fittings, state-of-the-art technology, and tinnitus management. American Hearing + Audiology audiologists in Olathe go above and beyond to give you the gift of better hearing.