Meet Nicole Greene, AuD

Dr. Greene is an audiologist with Keck Medicine of USC who specializes in hearing and balance conditions.

She treats patients at Keck Hospital of USC. Here’s what you won’t find on her resume.

She’s a mom.

“When I’m not working, I am usually attending my son’s basketball games or my daughter’s volleyball games. I also enjoy walking our family dog, Charley, and baking loaves of sourdough.”

International travel tops her to-do list.

“I would like to travel to the continent of Africa, maybe Ghana or South Africa. Trips to Italy and Japan are also near the top of my list.”

The best advice she’s ever received:

“I try to live by this Maya Angelou quote: ‘I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.’”

She considered several careers before discovering her passion.

“When I was a kid, I loved school and my teachers, so I thought I may want to be a teacher. In high school, I wanted to be an interior designer. When I entered college, I was a radio-TV-film major! During my first semester of college, I discovered audiology, and the rest is history.”

The opportunity to help people solidified her desire to pursue audiology.

“When I was first introduced to the communication sciences and disorders major during my freshman year of college, my first thought was, ‘Speech pathology and audiology are very interesting.’ My second thought was, ‘Wow, I could help a lot of people in these fields!’

I ultimately chose to become an audiologist because of the significant impact that audiologists have on their patients’ daily lives. Being able to restore my patients’ hearing and improve their lives and relationships via hearing aids and cochlear implants brings me joy on a daily basis.”

Her patients inspire her every day. 

“I am inspired by all of my past and current patients. It’s deeply rewarding when patients say they were pleased with the services I provided, that I helped improve their lives or that they are recommending me to a friend. I love to hear that my patients are happy with their hearing aids or cochlear implants. When my patients are happy, I’m happy.”

She aims to provide a safe, comfortable atmosphere.

“I would describe my approach as friendly, funny when appropriate, easygoing and empathetic. I try to put my patients at ease.”

The breakthrough she hopes to see in her field:

“In my lifetime, I would love to see scientists figure out how to regrow the hair cells in the cochlea. This would help prevent patients from losing their hearing as they age.”

What sets Keck Medicine apart?

“The audiology division is focused on patient-centered care, and we align our protocols with research-based best practices for our field.

I also love the team spirit here at Keck Medicine. I appreciate that everyone, in every specialty, is working hard to provide the best care for our patients.”

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