Meet our team / Dr. Jeffrey Shymanski, AuD
Ankeny & Jefferson audiologist · CCC-A
Dr. Jeffrey Shymanski, AuD, CCC-A
An audiologist and published hearing researcher providing comprehensive care in Ankeny and at the Greene County Medical Center specialty clinic in Jefferson.
Schedule in Ankeny
Choose an available appointment at Merit Hearing’s Ankeny office.
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Choose an available specialty-clinic appointment in Jefferson.
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Education
Doctorate in Audiology, 2023, and Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Iowa.
Advanced training
Completed a combined clinical and research externship at Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha.
Ankeny & Jefferson clinics
Dr. Shymanski, AuD, provides audiology and hearing care at Merit Hearing in Ankeny, Iowa, and the Jefferson specialty clinic.
About Dr. Jeffrey Shymanski, AuD
Dr. Jeffrey Shymanski, AuD, earned both his undergraduate and doctoral degrees at the University of Iowa. His externship at Boys Town National Research Hospital combined clinical care with research on hearing loss and learning in pediatric and special populations.
His advanced clinical training included hearing evaluations, hearing-aid and cochlear-implant care, and vestibular evaluation. At Merit Hearing, he uses that broad background to help patients understand their results and select practical hearing solutions.
Research and publication
Dr. Shymanski, AuD, is a coauthor of a 2025 peer-reviewed study examining declarative and procedural memory in children with and without hearing loss. The paper lists his affiliation as Merit Hearing in Ankeny.
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2025 · DOI: 10.1044/2025_JSLHR-25-00146
Outside the clinic
Originally from Carroll, Iowa, Dr. Shymanski, AuD, enjoys making music, spending time outdoors, playing board games, and settling in for a television marathon with friends and family.