{"id":"audiologists-vancouver-2026","name":"Best Audiologists in Vancouver","category":"Audiologists","location":{"city":"Vancouver","province":"British Columbia","country":"Canada"},"canonical_url":"https://bests.ca/best/audiologists/in/vancouver","publication_type":"algorithmic","methodology_version":"audiologists-v4","evidence_cutoff_at":"2026-08-20T23:59:00.000Z","published_at":"2026-08-20T23:59:59.999Z","maximum_positions":3,"positions_published":3,"positions":[{"rank":1,"entity":"Erica Zaia, M.Sc., RAUD","entity_type":"Person","descriptor":"Registered audiologist at Audio-Vestibular Clinic, Suite 300, 3665 Kingsway","best_for":"Adults referred for specialized dizziness, balance or vestibular assessment and management","why_it_ranks":"Zaia leads for a resolved regulated audiologist, exact clinic, more than 25 years of provider-specific vestibular practice, assessment and rehabilitation focus, direct professional contact and appropriate specialist context. Teaching and association leadership were not converted into outcome points.","decision_notes":["Verify the named audiologist's current provincial registration, exact clinic and schedule, age eligibility, referral requirements, complete assessment or device fees, funding, trial, return, warranty and repair terms","Ask what testing fits the concern, how results and medical red flags are handled, who will fit and verify any device, what non-device options exist and what follow-up is included; no provider or technology is universally best","Sudden hearing loss, severe new dizziness, ear injury, drainage, acute neurological symptoms or another urgent concern needs prompt medical assessment rather than an ordinary hearing-aid appointment"],"profile_url":"https://bests.ca/best/audiologists/in/vancouver/profile/erica-zaia-vancouver-audiologist","verification_url":"https://bests.ca/verify/audiologists-vancouver-2026/erica-zaia-vancouver-audiologist","bests_score":null,"confidence":null,"proof_index":null,"consensus":null},{"rank":2,"entity":"Aaisha Qureshey, M.Sc., RAUD, RHIP","entity_type":"Person","descriptor":"Registered audiologist at Puretone Hearing, 3181 Main Street","best_for":"Adults seeking independent assessment, hearing-aid selection, real-ear verification or access-conscious follow-up","why_it_ranks":"Qureshey ranks second for current regulated-provider and exact-site evidence, independent multi-location ownership resolved to the Vancouver clinic, medical-red-flag referral experience, real-ear measurement, hearing-aid rehabilitation and home-visit context. AI and brain-health marketing were discounted.","decision_notes":["Verify the named audiologist's current provincial registration, exact clinic and schedule, age eligibility, referral requirements, complete assessment or device fees, funding, trial, return, warranty and repair terms","Ask what testing fits the concern, how results and medical red flags are handled, who will fit and verify any device, what non-device options exist and what follow-up is included; no provider or technology is universally best","Sudden hearing loss, severe new dizziness, ear injury, drainage, acute neurological symptoms or another urgent concern needs prompt medical assessment rather than an ordinary hearing-aid appointment"],"profile_url":"https://bests.ca/best/audiologists/in/vancouver/profile/aaisha-qureshey-vancouver-audiologist","verification_url":"https://bests.ca/verify/audiologists-vancouver-2026/aaisha-qureshey-vancouver-audiologist","bests_score":null,"confidence":null,"proof_index":null,"consensus":null},{"rank":3,"entity":"Cheri-Leigh Sewell, RAUD","entity_type":"Person","descriptor":"Registered audiologist at Sound idEARS, Suite 304, 650 West 41 Avenue","best_for":"Adults needing hearing, tinnitus, hyperacusis or complex listening assessment at a focused clinic","why_it_ranks":"Sewell earns third for a named regulated provider at an exact clinic, a long-standing practice focused on hearing, tinnitus, hyperacusis and listening disorders, research-informed care and a clearly published regulator concern route. Broad excellence claims were not scored.","decision_notes":["Verify the named audiologist's current provincial registration, exact clinic and schedule, age eligibility, referral requirements, complete assessment or device fees, funding, trial, return, warranty and repair terms","Ask what testing fits the concern, how results and medical red flags are handled, who will fit and verify any device, what non-device options exist and what follow-up is included; no provider or technology is universally best","Sudden hearing loss, severe new dizziness, ear injury, drainage, acute neurological symptoms or another urgent concern needs prompt medical assessment rather than an ordinary hearing-aid appointment"],"profile_url":"https://bests.ca/best/audiologists/in/vancouver/profile/cheri-leigh-sewell-vancouver-audiologist","verification_url":"https://bests.ca/verify/audiologists-vancouver-2026/cheri-leigh-sewell-vancouver-audiologist","bests_score":null,"confidence":null,"proof_index":null,"consensus":null}],"interpretation":"Null metrics have not been published. A Bests list may contain fewer than three positions when the evidence gate does not support another entry."}