Tiffany Peng Hwa - Faculty Biosketch

Tiffany Peng Hwa, M.D

Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Co-Director, Resident Sinus-Oto Clinic, University of Pennsylvania

Co-Director, Temporal Bone Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania Health System

Core Faculty Member, Hearing Sciences Center, University of Pennsylvania Health System

Medical Director, Center for Adult-Onset Hearing Loss, University of Pennsylvania Health System

Course Director, OTO-200, University of Pennsylvania

Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

Contact information

Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, 5 Ravdin
Philadelphia, PA 19140

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Education:
B.A. (Biology)
Rutgers University, Summa Cum Laude, 2010.
M.D. (Medicine)
Weill Cornell Medical College, Honors in Research, 2014.
Cert (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2021.

Post-Graduate Training
Resident in Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia & Cornell, 2014-2019.
Fellowship in Neurotology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2019-2021.

Certifications
Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, 2021.
American Board of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Diplomate, 2021.
Neurotology Subspecialty, American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery , 2024.

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Selected Publications

Alter IL, Chern A, Kuhlmey ME, Despotidis MA, Kelly S, Hwa TP, Leiderman AS, Lalwani AK: Cochlear Implants Impair Emotional Responses to Music in Individuals With Single-Sided Deafness. Otol Neurotol 47(2): e231-e238, Feb 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000004748.

Jung C, Shah KV, Ferraro T, Bigelow DC, Ruckenstein MJ, Hwa TP: Non-English Validation of the AzBio Sentence Test: A Systematic Review of Current Applications and Early Adoption Patterns. Otol Neurotol 47(1): e83-e91, Jan 2026.

Venkatesh S, Talian DS, Le K, Schaeffer AR, Shah K, Garneni T, Jung C, Davis S, Ruckenstein MJ, Bigelow DC, Hwa TP: Optimizing Dizziness Management: Impact of Audiology Triage on Care Efficiency. Laryngoscope Dec 2025 Notes: epub ahead of print.

Shaha KV, Jung C, Talian DS, Davis S, Bigelow DC, Ruckenstein MJ, Hwa TP: Limited Utility of Existing Hearing Loss Panels in the Assessment of Early-Onset, Bilateral Meniere's Disease. OTO Open 9(4): e70180, Dec 2025.

Shah KV, Jung C, Epstein DJ, Gray SG, Talian D, Davis S, Ruckenstein MJ, Hwa, TP: Predictors of genetic assessment results for sensorineural hearing loss in early adulthood. Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN Oct 2025 Notes: oral presentation.

Shah KV, Jung C, Talian D, Davis S, Epstein DJ, Ruckenstein MJ, Hwa TP: Limited utility of existing hearing loss panels in the assessment of early onset bilateral Meniere's disease. Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN Oct 2025 Notes: oral presentation.

Alter IL, Chern A, Kuhlmey ME, Despotidis MA, Kelly S, Hwa TP, Lalwani AK: Music Enjoyment and Listening Time in Cochlear Implant Recipients: The Role of Audiometric Performance. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Oct 2025 Notes: epub ahead of print.

Ferraro T, Ganesan S, Arrighi-Allisan A, Zaheer MA, Fangmeyer S, Sotudeh S, Lee E, Tummala N, Thakkar P, Lee SM, Hwa TP: Trends in Female Authorship at American Academy of Otolaryngology-HNS Annual Meetings From 2007 to 2022. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 173(3): 626-635, Sep 2025.

Wong K, Arya P, Salmeron Y, Bigelow DC, Ruckenstein MJ, Banerjee S, Tamhankar M, Brant JA, Hwa TP: Patterns of Teprotumumab-Induced Hearing Dysfunction: A Systematic Review. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 173(3): 539-545, Sep 2025.

Samaha NL, Armache M, Najjar W, Stemme R, Chen w, Mady LJ, Hwa TP : Exploring Gender Differences: Training, Practice, and Family Dynamics Among Fellowship-Trained Neurotologists. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 173(2): 476-486, Aug 2025.