Our Professional Staff
Our experienced providers are committed to a high standard of patient care and are here for you throughout every stage of your hearing journey.
Who We Are
Our staff is made up of only highly trained, experienced clinicians. All clinicians are licensed with the California State Board and all maintain more than the required number of CEUs. Our goal is to provide you the best possible hearing care, based upon your individual needs. We provide a comprehensive array of services related to prevention, evaluation, and rehabilitation of hearing impairment.
Our Providers
Samuel Delgado
Owner/Hearing Aid Dispenser
I was born and raised in Southern California. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Communication Disorders from California State University Los Angeles in Spring of 2018. I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Marcia Blank during the last semester of school where I needed to complete hours for an internship program. Immediately after graduating, I joined the Gardena Hearing Center team as a full-time employee, taking on the roles of front-desk receptionist, biller, and Hearing Aid Dispenser trainee.
During this period where I held my trainee license, Dr. Marcia Blank taught me the ins and outs of working in a private practice. Most notably, she was a great mentor in learning how to provide patients with the care they deserve.
In the Spring of 2019, I became a licensed Hearing Aid Dispenser with the California State Board and have been continuing to provide care to patients since then.
It was always a dream of mine to have my own private practice—a dream that became reality when Dr. Blank offered me the opportunity to purchase her clinic. In November 2023, I became owner of Gardena Hearing, and I am excited to keep providing the excellent patient care we are known for and to continue the legacy which she established in the 1990s.
When I’m not in the office seeing patients, I enjoy spending my free time with my wife and dog, traveling, working on cars, going to concerts, cycling, and fostering dogs with rescues in the greater Los Angeles area.
I look forward to being able to provide services in your hearing healthcare journey!
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Marcia Blank, Au.D, CCC-A, F-AAA
Audiologist
Dr. Marcia Blank is an ASHA certified audiologist and has been serving the South Bay since 1995. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Science and Master of Arts in Audiology from the University of Iowa and an Au.D from the Arizona School of Health Sciences.
Dr. Blank is dedicated to delivering the highest quality, compassionate hearing healthcare. Her focus is on providing evidence-based care with solutions tailored to each individual’s hearing and lifestyle needs. After providing 29 years of hearing healthcare service to the community in the South Bay, Dr. Marcia Blank has decided to step down as owner and continue with us on a part-time basis.
In her free time she enjoys time with family, hiking, reading, and traveling.
Vanessa Villavicencio
Hearing Aid Dispenser Trainee/Reception
Vanessa was born and raised in the South Bay. She graduated from California State University Los Angeles in Spring of 2023 with her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Disorders. When she first started university, she had the dream of becoming a Speech-Language Pathologist and working with children. As her first year of university came to an end, she realized she wanted to make a difference in a population that is largely overlooked-- the deaf and hard of hearing community. A friend told her about becoming a Hearing Aid Dispenser and a quick Google search led her to Gardena Hearing. She spent the summer shadowing Sam and quickly fell in love with the field. She received her Hearing Aid Dispenser Trainee license in Fall of 2023.
On her free time, Vanessa likes to cook, bake, shop, and spend time with her family.
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