Au.D. — Doctor of Audiology

Dr. Melisa Sharpe is the Doctor of Audiology and Owner of First Coast Audiology and First Coast Brain Builders, located in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, established in 2017.

She earned her Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Ohio University in 2002 and her Doctor of Audiology from Pennsylvania College of Optometry, now known as Salus University. After spending 16 years with Clay County Schools, she launched First Coast Mobile Audiology in 2017 and grew it into a brick-and-mortar practice by 2023, now operating as First Coast Audiology and First Coast Brain Builders.

Her clinical interests center on the connection between cognition and hearing loss, along with auditory processing disorders, tinnitus, hyperacusis, and misophonia, reflecting her broader passion for helping patients improve communication and brain health.

Dr. Sharpe specializes in hearing tests, tinnitus treatment, auditory processing disorders, cochlear implants, and hearing aids for patients in Ponte Vedra Beach and the greater Jacksonville area, Florida.