Audiologic Solutions - Rensselaer

Stefan Fosco, AuD, earned his master's degree in science from Ithaca College in 2000 and later completed his Doctorate in audiology as Salus University in 2009. His early career began in Schenectady, NY, where he worked in a rehabilitation hospital and developed a strong interest in patient focused hearing care.

With more than two decades of experience Dr. Fosco has trained professionals and provided education for major hearing technology manufacturers, sharing his expertise on hearing loss and hearing aid advancements at national conferences. He has served as a board member for the New York State Department of Education's Board of Audiology and Speech Pathology and remains active in both the American Academy of Audiology and the Academy of Doctors of Audiology.

Originally from Burlington, Vermont, at an early age Dr. Fosco relocated to Providence, Rhode Island, where he lived for 24 years. Ithaca College drew him to New York State, where met his wife after graduate school.

After nearly a decade of traveling as a training and education manager for advanced hearing instrument companies, Dr. Fosco's desire for helping others brought him back to us here at Audiologic Solutions, where he can devote his time to helping our patients improve their quality of life.

Erin Walborn-Sterantino, AuD graduated in 1995 with her Master’s of Science degree. In 2004 she received her clinical doctoral degree in Audiology from Salus University. she went on to attend Salus University where she completed her clinical doctoral degree in Audiology in 2004. She has worked with various ENT physicians, as well as in private practice, in the past. Dr. Erin is dedicated to delivering honest, caring and thorough service. She is deeply comitted to her patients and this field of work, and continues to provide care as part of the team. Dr. Erin specializes in the treatment of hearing loss, hearing aids, tinnitus, sound sensitivity and brain injury related loss. Her special interest is in the treatment of tinnitus and sound sensitivity. Erin is a qualified teacher of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MSBR), an approved behavioral therapy option from the American Tinnitus Association. In her free time she teaches introduction to mediation classes along with the MSBR course.

Erin and her husband Dan are the proud pantens of their two children Olivia and Sam. She loves to travel, meditate, hike, and time spent with friends and family.

Dr. Erin is currently in the Rensselaer location Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. She is also in our Hudson location on Tuesdays.

Karen DeJoy, Au.D. received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Ithaca College in 1992 and 1993, respectively. She received her Doctoral degree in Audiology from Salus University in 2009. Dr. DeJoy has worked in a variety of settings over the years, including local area hospitals, multiple ENT practices, as well as in private practice. She has significant experience with a variety of populations, ranging from newborn through geriatric, as well as working with consumers from Schenectady ARC and Center for Disability Services. She particularly enjoys working with children at our practice with both diagnostics and amplification and works to advocate with the schools to devise appropriate strategies for success in the classroom.

Dr. DeJoy also works with Veterans Evaluation Services to provide Compensation and Pension examinations to our service members, who are seeking to connect service-related noise exposure to hearing loss and tinnitus. She also has experience with Ototoxic Monitoring, Occupational Audiology/custom noise protection and is also well versed with several hearing aid manufacturers technology levels and styles of amplification, including assistive devices for the hearing impaired.

Personally, she is also a certified yoga instructor, Reiki 2 certified, enjoys rowing/ kayaking, hiking and biking.

Dr. DeJoy works out of our Rensselaer location on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Lyndsay Cunningham, Au.D., graduated in 2018 from SUNY Cortland, where she received her Bachelor’s in Speech and Hearing Science. In 2022 she completed her Clinical Doctorate at Salus University. As part of her education, she worked in multiple clinical settings, including multiple private practices and the VA Medical Center located in Wilmington, Delaware.

Dr. Cunningham completed her fellowship year with us, at Audiologic Solutions and transitioned into a full-time Audiologist role shortly after earning her degree. She specializes in diagnosing and managing hearing loss as well as hearing aid evaluation/fittings for patients of all ages. She is proficient in many hearing aid manufacturers and technologies. She is dedicated to helping patients with their hearing needs and strives to help find tailored solutions for everyone.

Dr. Cunningham is originally from Central New York and now resides in the Hudson Valley region. She enjoys spending her free time with her yellow Labrador, Buckley, and with her family in the Finger Lakes.

She is currently in our Rensselaer location on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. She is also in our Hudson location on Mondays and Wednesdays.