Meet Our Staff

Dr. Amy has been an Audiologist since 1989, specializing in many different brands of hearing aids.

Dr. Amy went to the University of Minnesota and had not yet decided on her career path when she took a job testing the hearing in chinchillas in a hearing research lab. The ear of a chinchilla is very similar to the human ear.  It was then that she decided she wanted to learn more about how we hear.

She was awarded her Bachelor of Science Degree in Communication Disorders in 1987 from the University of Minnesota and went on to acquire her Master’s Degree in Audiology, also from the University of Minnesota, in 1989. She spent about 5 years dispensing hearing aids for Mayo Medical Ventures in Rochester, MN and many years after that working in private practice. Amy’s doctorate degree in Audiology came from the Arizona School of Health Sciences in the spring of 2010. Now with over 25 years of experience, she is confident she can help you hear better.

Dr. Amy Swain is a member of the Minnesota Academy of Audiology as well as a fellow member of the American Academy of Audiology and a fellow of the Academy of Dispensing Audiologists. Her hearing centers are also members of the Better Business Bureau. 

Dr. McCray is a seasoned audiologist with 35+ years of experience in hearing healthcare, working primarily in ENT/Otology clinics and hospital settings. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Communicative Disorders from San Diego State University and after graduation she immediately obtained her hearing aid dispensing license and took a job at a private audiology practice. After a few years, she returned to school for her Master’s degree in Audiology. She completed her training at Portland State University in Portland Oregon and served her clinical fellowship with a focus on balance disorders under the direction of Dr. John Epley, the creator of the “Epley Maneuvers” for positional vertigo. After her fellowship training, Dr. McCray settled into a private neurotology practice in Portland for the next dozen years working closely with the medical staff and becoming specialized in testing and treating highly complex medical and surgical cases, including cochlear and bone anchored implants for children and adults. In 2006, she completed her doctorate in Audiology at A.T. Still University/Arizona School of Health Sciences and continued to serve in various ENT/Otology practices in California, Georgia, and finally at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea MN. Dr. McCray has also been an educator serving adjunct faculty positions at Portland State and George Fox Universities in Oregon. Over the years, she has tested and treated patients of all ages, from newborns who are just days old to adults in all phases of their life. Dr. McCray is very excited to join Amy Swain Hearing Centers and she will be providing care in both the Rochester and Austin Clinics.

Dr. McCray is also an accomplished musician who put herself through school playing piano professionally. She has performed in the United States and abroad and has also directed both vocal and handbell choirs over the years. She is the current conductor of the American Academy of Audiology’s “Fabulous Audiology Chorus” that performs each year at the annual Academy conference. Dr. McCray is a member of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA), the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) and the American Auditory Society. She is certified in Audiology since 2010 by the American Board of Audiology, an organization for which she currently serves a position on the Board of Directors.

Dr. Amy has been an Audiologist since 1989, specializing in many different brands of hearing aids.

Dr. Amy went to the University of Minnesota and had not yet decided on her career path when she took a job testing the hearing in chinchillas in a hearing research lab. The ear of a chinchilla is very similar to the human ear.  It was then that she decided she wanted to learn more about how we hear.

She was awarded her Bachelor of Science Degree in Communication Disorders in 1987 from the University of Minnesota and went on to acquire her Master’s Degree in Audiology, also from the University of Minnesota, in 1989. She spent about 5 years dispensing hearing aids for Mayo Medical Ventures in Rochester, MN and many years after that working in private practice. Amy’s doctorate degree in Audiology came from the Arizona School of Health Sciences in the spring of 2010. Now with over 25 years of experience, she is confident she can help you hear better.

Dr. Amy Swain is a member of the Minnesota Academy of Audiology as well as a fellow member of the American Academy of Audiology and a fellow of the Academy of Dispensing Audiologists. Her hearing centers are also members of the Better Business Bureau. 

Dr. McCray is a seasoned audiologist with 35+ years of experience in hearing healthcare, working primarily in ENT/Otology clinics and hospital settings. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Communicative Disorders from San Diego State University and after graduation she immediately obtained her hearing aid dispensing license and took a job at a private audiology practice. After a few years, she returned to school for her Master’s degree in Audiology. She completed her training at Portland State University in Portland Oregon and served her clinical fellowship with a focus on balance disorders under the direction of Dr. John Epley, the creator of the “Epley Maneuvers” for positional vertigo. After her fellowship training, Dr. McCray settled into a private neurotology practice in Portland for the next dozen years working closely with the medical staff and becoming specialized in testing and treating highly complex medical and surgical cases, including cochlear and bone anchored implants for children and adults. In 2006, she completed her doctorate in Audiology at A.T. Still University/Arizona School of Health Sciences and continued to serve in various ENT/Otology practices in California, Georgia, and finally at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea MN. Dr. McCray has also been an educator serving adjunct faculty positions at Portland State and George Fox Universities in Oregon. Over the years, she has tested and treated patients of all ages, from newborns who are just days old to adults in all phases of their life. Dr. McCray is very excited to join Amy Swain Hearing Centers and she will be providing care in both the Rochester and Austin Clinics.

Dr. McCray is also an accomplished musician who put herself through school playing piano professionally. She has performed in the United States and abroad and has also directed both vocal and handbell choirs over the years. She is the current conductor of the American Academy of Audiology’s “Fabulous Audiology Chorus” that performs each year at the annual Academy conference. Dr. McCray is a member of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA), the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) and the American Auditory Society. She is certified in Audiology since 2010 by the American Board of Audiology, an organization for which she currently serves a position on the Board of Directors.