Dr. Shayla Smith was born in Rockton IL and attended Rockton schools and Hononegah High School. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Augustana College in Rock Island IL in 1995 with both Speech/Language Pathology/Audiology and Spanish Majors and a Psychology Minor.
After Augustana, she attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ where she earned her Master of Science degree in Audiology. She began her internship in Audiology in 1997 in Tucson, then continued practicing professionally in San Antonio TX for three years.
Dr. Smith and her family moved back to the Midwest in 2001 and she worked in Hoffman Estates IL for 3 years in a private audiology practice. They relocated to Roscoe IL in 2005 when Shayla was hired as the Audiologist for the Beloit Clinic ENT department. After 5 years with the clinic and completing her Doctorate degree in Audiology from AT Still University School of Health Sciences in Mesa, AZ, she decided to leave the clinic for her own private practice.
As a person with hearing loss herself, Dr. Smith wears hearing aids in both ears and understands many of the issues her patients face with hearing loss and hearing aid use. She is passionate about providing every one of her patients with professional and personalized care. She hopes to fully understand each individual’s needs and expectations and guide him or her toward the best outcomes. Dr. Smith now owns Beloit Hearing and through her audiology practice, she and her staff have built lasting relationships with patients and their families. They hope to be recognized for years to come as the best place to go for hearing health care.
Shayla lives in Roscoe, IL with her husband, Steve, and has three adult children.
