Experienced in Bell's Palsy

Dr. Tiffany P. Hwa

Otolaryngology
Penn Medicine
Penn Otorhinolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery Washington Square
800 Walnut Street, 18th Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Experienced in Bell's Palsy
Penn Medicine
Penn Otorhinolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery Washington Square
800 Walnut Street, 18th Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Overview

Tiffany Hwa is an Otolaryngologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hwa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. Her top areas of expertise are Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Infant Hearing Loss, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Myringotomy. Dr. Hwa is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 53 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Residency
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
Specialties
Otolaryngology
Board Certifications
Otolaryngology, 2021
Fellowships
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Penn Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Washington Square
800 Walnut Street, 18th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Call: 800-789-7366
Other Locations
Penn Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Perelman
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Hwa has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Ruptured Eardrum
Tinnitus
Hearing Loss
Otitis

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


53 Total Publications

Limited Utility of Existing Hearing Loss Panels in the Assessment of Early-Onset, Bilateral Meniere's Disease.
Limited Utility of Existing Hearing Loss Panels in the Assessment of Early-Onset, Bilateral Meniere's Disease.
Journal: OTO open
Published: September 26, 2025
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Areas of Expertise

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    • Hearing Loss
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    • DFNB1
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    • Familial Deafness
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    • Familial Otosclerosis
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    • Glomus Jugulare Tumor
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    • Aural Polyps
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    • Balloon Sinuplasty
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    • Bell's Palsy
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    • Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
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    • Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
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    • Ewing Sarcoma
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