Dr. Vinaya Manchaiah is Professor of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Director of Audiology at University of Colorado Hospital (UCHealth) and CU Medicine health systems. He is the Principal Investigator at the Virtual Hearing Lab. He also has a position as Extraordinary Professor at the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, South Africa, and Adjunct Professor at the School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India.
Dr. Manchaiah has held diverse clinical, research, teaching, and administrative roles. His current academic focus is centered on research and research leadership. Administratively, he leads initiatives aimed at developing integrated hearing healthcare systems and translating research into clinical workflows. His work advances scalable, sustainable, and patient-centered models of care across hospital and academic systems.
His research program focuses on the development, evaluation, and implementation of innovative hearing healthcare service delivery models designed to improve access, affordability, quality, and patient outcomes—particularly for older adults with hearing loss.
Dr. Manchaiah has published over 275 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 6 textbooks. His present h-index is 41 (Google Scholar).
Beyond academia, he is passionate about travel and lifestyle photography. He has visited 76 countries and continues to pursue global exploration.