About Columbus Hearing | Dublin & Westerville Audiologists

Our Story

Continuing a legacy of trusted hearing care.

Columbus Speech & Hearing served central Ohio for generations. When the organization closed in early 2026, our providers came together to ensure patients across the community could continue receiving audiology care from the team they already knew.

Columbus Hearing was founded by those same audiologists. We reopened in the same two familiar offices and were named the official custodian of Columbus Speech & Hearing patient records, so continuity of care could be preserved for every patient who depended on us.

Today, our practice carries forward the standards, relationships, and clinical excellence our patients have trusted for decades. As a locally provider-owned clinic dedicated entirely to hearing healthcare, that work is now ours to protect and to grow.

Meet the team

What Guides Us

Three things we won’t compromise on.

Evidence-based recommendations

Every recommendation we make comes from your audiogram, your lifestyle, and how your ear canal responds to sound. Real-ear measurement is part of every fitting, every time.

Time to do it well

A first evaluation here runs about an hour. A fitting appointment is closer to ninety minutes. Our schedule is built to give every patient the time good audiology requires.

Continuity of care

You see the same provider every visit. We keep detailed notes between visits and follow through on every commitment we make to a patient.

The Team

Meet the providers.

Every bio below was written by the audiologists themselves. Credentials, training, and the work they’re most known for.

Dr. Abbey Bavaro, Au.D. Co-Owner · Audiologist Dublin Location

A Columbus native, Abbey previously served as the Director of Audiology at Columbus Speech & Hearing before co-founding this practice. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sciences from Case Western Reserve University and her Doctor of Audiology through the Northeast Ohio Au.D. Consortium.

Clinical specialties: diagnostic evaluations and hearing aid dispensing. As co-owner, she leads the team and keeps the practice oriented around the patients who depend on it.

Dr. Jessica Lockhart, Au.D. Co-Owner · Audiologist Westerville & Dublin Locations

Jessica has called Columbus home since her college years and chose to build her life and her career here. She joined Columbus Speech & Hearing in 2008 and stayed for the rest of its run. She earned both her Doctor of Audiology and her Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Hearing Science from The Ohio State University.

Her expertise spans pediatric and adult diagnostics and hearing aid dispensing. She splits her time between both offices.

Dr. Megan Alston, Au.D. Audiologist Westerville Location

Megan previously served patients at Columbus Speech & Hearing. She earned her Doctor of Audiology from the Northeast Ohio Au.D. Consortium and her Bachelor of Science in Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences from Ohio University.

Areas of expertise: diagnostic services and hearing aid dispensing. She focuses on the everyday wins, the conversations with grandkids, the dinner-table moments, that make hearing care worth pursuing.

Dr. Natalie Rosselli, Au.D. Audiologist Dublin Location

Natalie previously served patients at Columbus Speech & Hearing. She earned her Doctor of Audiology from the University of Akron and her Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders from Ohio University.

Clinical expertise: diagnostic evaluations, hearing aid dispensing, and tinnitus management. She has a particular interest in helping patients who have been told their tinnitus has no answers find practical ones.

Lisa Richmond, M.A. Audiologist Westerville & Dublin Locations

Lisa previously worked at Columbus Speech & Hearing. She earned both her Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts from Kent State University.

Lisa specializes in adult diagnostic services with a particular interest in aural rehabilitation and hearing aid dispensing. She is quietly patient, especially good with first-time hearing aid users who need extra time to get comfortable.

FAQ

Questions people ask about us.

Is Columbus Hearing the same as Columbus Speech & Hearing?

No, but we’re the closest thing. Columbus Hearing was founded by audiologists who worked at CSH. The organizations are legally separate, but the people providers are the same and the patient records are with us.

How long has the team been practicing in Columbus?

Combined, our five providers have decades of clinical experience in central Ohio. Dr. Lockhart began at CSH in 2008. Dr. Bavaro grew up in Columbus and most recently served as Director of Audiology before opening this practice with her co-owners.

Are all of you doctors of audiology?

Four of our five providers hold the Au.D. (Doctor of Audiology) degree: Dr. Bavaro, Dr. Lockhart, Dr. Alston, and Dr. Rosselli. Lisa Richmond is a licensed audiologist with a Master of Arts in audiology from Kent State University. All five providers see patients independently.

A new practice, by the audiologists you already knew.

Continuing a legacy of trusted hearing care.

Local coverage of the practice’s reopening.

Former Columbus Speech and Hearing audiologists start new practice at old offices

Former Columbus Speech and Hearing audiologists start new practice