Tiffany Peng Hwa, MD
Otorhinolaryngology
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Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Washington Square
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About me

  • Director, Adult-Onset Hearing Loss
  • Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Tiffany Hwa is a comprehensively trained otolaryngologist (ENT doctor) with advanced training in disorders of hearing, balance, and the lateral skull base. After attending Rutgers University under the Presidential Full Tuition Scholarship, she earned her degree summa cum laude in Biology. She then completed her medical degree at Weill Cornell Medical College and graduated with an Honors in Research, earning the Connie Guion MD Scholarship and the Arthur Palmer Prize for Efficiency in Otolaryngology. She completed resident training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at New-York Presbyterian Hospital with leaders in the field at Columbia, Cornell, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Subsequently, Dr. Tiffany Hwa pursued advanced fellowship training in Otology & Neurotology (Ears and Lateral Skull Base Surgery) at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Hwa has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters in addition to awards and presentations at national and international meetings. Her research interests include music and the brain, hearing loss and complex auditory processing, cochlear implantation, dementia and hearing loss, healthcare disparities, and clinical outcomes in skull base disorders. Her full publication list may be viewed on her digital bibliography at Google Scholar or PubMed. 

She is committed to comprehensive care of each patient, and aims to tailor expert treatment plans to your priorities and concerns. She prioritizes patient education as paramount to good care, and seeks to help you fully understand your condition.

Education and training

  • Medical School: NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

435 reviews

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November 2025
i have confidence in the knowledge and capability of dr hwa. i trust her.
November 2025
stellar service and a valuable provider to the institution
October 2025
great care!
October 2025
she was very competent and straightforward in her approach

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My Locations

Penn Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Washington Square

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Hwa is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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 : 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, IN: 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: 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 : 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): 2025,626-635

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): 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.: 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: 2025

Jung C, Le Kim, Vuppala R, Shah K, Hwa TP Incidence and Risk Factors of Postoperative Sensorineural Hearing Loss after Cholesteatoma Removal , Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hershey, PA: 2025

Shah K, Le Kim, Vuppala R, Jung C, Hwa TP Postoperative Sensorineural Hearing Loss after Cholesteatoma Removal , International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media, Philadelphia, PA: 2025

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