Improving quality of life through better hearing since 1986!
Our staff is made up of highly trained, experienced, licensed Audiologists. Our goal is to provide you the best possible hearing outcome based upon your individual needs. We provide a comprehensive array of services related to diagnostics, evaluation, prevention and rehabilitation of hearing and balance impairment.
Eric Sandler, Sc.D.
Dr. Eric Sandler, Director of Audiological services at The Hearing Center, graduated from Rutgers College in 2002. He graduated from Montclair State University in 2007 with a Doctorate of Science in Audiology. He is a licensed Audiologist (#722) and Hearing Aid Dispenser (#1082) in the state of New Jersey. Dr. Sandler has presented his doctoral research on patient satisfaction and perceived value of hearing aids. He has worked in the private practice setting since 2007. Dr. Sandler has been a co-owner of The Hearing Center since 2010. Dr. Sandler is a member of the American Academy of Audiology, New Jersey Academy of Audiology, and the New Jersey Speech and Hearing Association. Dr. Sandler was selected in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 and 2023 as one of NJFamily.com favorite doctors for children. Dr. Sandler is co-director of The Hearing Center’s student mentoring program supervising doctoral level students in audiology. Dr. Sandler is an adjunct professor at Montclair State University in the Audiology department as well as at Kean University. Dr. Sandler enjoys working closely with patients and their physicians to manage complex audiological cases. He also enjoys working with cochlear implants as part of the The Hearing Center’s cochlear implant center. As a Music Audiologist, he has been working with national and internationally known musicians and entertainers to treat their hearing loss and preserve their hearing. He also has experience presenting to the community, at the state, national, and international conventions on various topics related to hearing loss. He is the third generation in his family in this field. He lives locally with his wife and 3 children. He plays guitar and enjoys going to concerts.
Judith Sandler, Au.D.
Dr. Sandler is no longer actively seeing patients. Judith Sandler, AuD., received her Doctorate in Audiology from Arizona School of Health Sciences in 2005. She co-founded The Hearing Center in 1986. Previous to that she was the Audiologist at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch where she participated with the Cleft Palate Unit and the ENT Clinic. Dr. Sandler was also involved with starting the audiologic monitoring of all babies from the hospital’s Neonate Intensive Care unit. After working at the hospital she was the Audiologist at Kean University, where she did routine testing along with consulting to their Campus School for children with multiple disabilities. She also supervised many of the graduate audiology students. Dr. Sandler has also consulted with several Otolaryngolists throughout the state. She is also a member of the American Academy of Audiology and the American speech-language and hearing association.
Meredith Rothenberg, Au.D.
Dr. Rothenberg is no longer seeing patients. Meredith Rothenberg, Au. D. Received her Doctorate in Audiology from Arizona School of Health Sciences in 2005. She cofounded The Hearing Center in 1986. Previous to that, she worked at the Kean University Audiology Clinic where she met Dr. J. Sandler. Dr. Rothenberg also consulted with many Otolaryngologists throughout the state. She is also a member of the American Academy of Audiology
Anne Michele Puglisi, Au.D.
Dr. Anne Michele Puglisi, received her clinical doctorate in Audiology (Au.D.) degree in 2005 from The School of Audiology at Salus University. She has a Master of Science degree in Audiology from Gallaudet University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Deaf Education from The College of New Jersey. Her experience includes employment at both an outpatient rehabilitative hospital and independent private practices. Dr. Puglisi has a special interest in aural rehabilitation. For seven years, she led The Hearing Society, a local group for older persons with hearing loss, coordinating content, practice, and support. She is currently an adjunct professor at Montclair State University, teaching Adult Aural Rehabilitation. In addition to maintaining clinic hours at The Hearing Center, she is also the Director of Hearing Health Coaching at Amptify (a product by clEAR, Inc.) She holds New Jersey Licenses for both Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing. Dr. Puglisi is a member of the American Academy of Audiology and the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. Dr. Puglisi is proficient in conversational sign language.
Samantha Greenfield, Au.D.
Dr. Samantha Greenfield graduated in 2018 from Montclair State University with her Doctorate in Audiology (Au.D). She has extensive training in diagnostic testing and treatment of hearing disorders in adult and pediatric populations. Dr. Greenfield was selected as a 2022 Favorite kids doctor by NJFamily.com. She spent a semester as a clinical intern at The Hearing Center, and completed her fourth-year clinical residency at Hackensack University Medical Center and Hackensack Audiology and Hearing Aid Associates. Dr. Greenfield earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Muhlenberg College in Psychology with a minor in Public Health. In 2016, she was accepted into the Honor Society for Graduate and Professional School students for academic excellence and leadership. In her free time she enjoys hiking, reading, and spending time with her friends and family.
Stefanie Perle, Au.D.
Dr. Stefanie Perle earned her Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) degree in 2004 from The George Osborne School of Audiology at Salus University in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. She has a Masters of Science Degree in Audiology from Hunter College and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications Disorders and Sciences from The State University of New York at Buffalo. She began her career at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute and Saint Peter’s University Hospital where she enhanced her clinical skills for pediatric through adult populations. After starting a family, Dr. Perle transitioned to private practice settings. One of Dr. Perle’s special interests are implantable technology, including cochlear implants and the Bone Anchored Hearing Apparatus (BAHA). Dr. Perle was one of the first audiologists in Monmouth County who was identifying cochlear implant candidates and programming cochlear implants. In addition, she specializes in the diagnosis and management of auditory processing disorders in children and adults. Dr. Perle has been invited to collaborate with several local public and private schools to serve this population of students. She was selected in 2016, 2017, and 2018 as one of New Jersey Family Magazine’s top doctors for children. Dr. Perle holds New Jersey Licenses for both Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing. She is a member the American Academy of Audiology and the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. Outside of her office, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children.
Michelle Schechter, Au.D.
Dr. Michelle Schechter graduated from Montclair State University in May 2022 with her Doctorate in Audiology. She may be familiar to some of our patients as she completed a clinical internship at The Hearing Center from 2020-2021 and her 4th year externship for the 2021-2022 academic year. Dr. Schechter has worked with a wide variety of patients ranging from pediatric through geriatric, and has clinical experience with diagnostic testing, hearing aids, cochlear implants and videonystagmography (VNG). She especially enjoys performing Auditory Processing evaluations and recently completed a master’s course on the Buffalo Model for Auditory Processing. Dr. Schechter has presented at the New Jersey Speech and Hearing Association NJSHA (2023) and the American Academy of Audiology (AAA 2024). Previously, Dr. Schechter earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Art History from Rutgers University in 2018. While at Rutgers, she received the SAS Excellence Award and was inducted into the Psi Chi Honors Society and Phi Beta Kappa. In her free time, she enjoys playing piano and guitar, participating in fitness classes, traveling and spending time with friends and family.