Dr Jaime Leigh, PhD, is Director of Cochlear Implant, Balance Services and Relationships at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, where she also holds a senior clinical role within the Cochlear Implant Clinic. She has over 20 years of experience as a clinical and research audiologist, with expertise spanning adult and paediatric cochlear implantation. Dr Leigh has led the development of the Victorian Cochlear Implant Program and, since 2023, has overseen strategic service development and stakeholder engagement across cochlear implant and balance services. She holds an Honorary Research Fellowship at the University of Melbourne, and her research focuses on translational outcomes in cochlear implantation, including candidacy, early intervention, speech and language development, and bilat