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Dr. Alan Desmond Signs Book Contract

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

Reprint from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Dr. Alan Desmond, Audiologist and director of Blue Ridge Hearing and Balance Clinic, recently signed an agreement with Thieme Medical Publishers to publish and release his new book. Spokespersons from both Bluefield Regional Medical Center and Princeton Community Hospital, where Dr. Desmond is on staff, said they are unaware of any other medical person affiliated with their facility who has written a medical textbook released by a publisher. The book, Vestibular Function: Evaluation and Treatment, is a textbook intended to be used in training programs for Audiologists, Ear, Nose and Throat Physicians, Neurologists, Primary Care Physicians and Physical Therapists. The book will be released internationally in the spring of 2003. (more…)