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 Otorhinolaryngolgy- Head and Neck Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia & Cornell, 2014-2019.
Fellowhip in Neurotology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2019-2021.

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

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Selected Publications

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, Indiana. October 2025.

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, Indiana October 2025.

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 October 2025.

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. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery October 2025.

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.

Nadia L. Samaha BS, Maria Armache MD, Wassim Najjar MD, Rachel Stemme BS, Wendy Chen MD, MS, FACS, Leila J. Mady MD, PhD, MPH, Tiffany P. Hwa MD. : Exploring Gender Differences: Training, Practice, and Family Dynamics Among Fellowship-Trained Neurotologists. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 173(2), Aug 2025.

Walker EN, Gujral J, Gandhi O, Kandregula S, Bigelow DC, Ruckenstein MJ, Hwa TP, Brant JA, Wong K, Choudhri OA. : Clinical presentation and patient outcomes following endovascular intervention for venous sinus diverticula: A single center experience. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. Aug 2025.

Habib MA, Tierradentro-Garcia LO, Romano R, Alkhatib SH, Kim J, Sahni A, Zhao AT, Brant JA, Bigelow DC, Hwa TP, Ruckenstein MJ, Choudhri OA. : Upper extremity transvenous access in neurointerventional procedures: Insights from the largest single-center experience. J Clin Neurosci Jul 2025.

Shah, Keshav V., Wong, Kevin, Harley, Randall, Hwa, Tiffany P., Ruckenstein, Michael J., Bigelow, Douglas C.: Utility of Intrathecal Fluorescein in Transmastoid Repair of Temporal Encephaloceles. The American Otological Society Annual Meeting at COSM, New Orleans, LA. May 14-18, 2025. May 2025.

Jung C, Yang C, Shah KV, Bigelow DC, Ruckenstein MJ, Hwa TP.: “Limited English Proficiency and Its Impact on the Presentation and Management of Vestibular Schwannomas.” Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Feb 22-26, 2025. Orlando, FL. Feb 2025.