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Dr. John F. Kveton

Dr. John F. Kveton

MD

Section Chief, Otology and Neurotology

Cochlear ImplantsOtology/NeurotologyAcoustic NeuromasSkull Base SurgeryBalance DisordersAccepting New Patients

Dr. John Kveton is Section Chief of Otology and Neurotology at Yale Medicine. He launched the first cochlear implant program at Yale and previously established programs at Lahey Clinic and St. Louis University, where he also performed the hospital's first cochlear implant. He collaborates with neurosurgeons on intracranial tumors and acoustic neuromas, has served as President of the Connecticut ENT Society and New England Otolaryngological Society, and has published over 100 articles and book chapters.

Education

  • MD, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
  • Internship, Yale School of Medicine
  • Residency, Otolaryngology, Yale New Haven Hospital
  • Fellowship, The Otology Group

Languages

English

Locations

  • Yale Hearing and Balance — New HavenNew Haven, CT
  • Yale Hearing and Balance — MilfordMilford, CT
Dr. Nofrat Schwartz

Dr. Nofrat Schwartz

MD

Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

Cochlear ImplantsOtology/NeurotologySkull Base SurgeryMiddle Ear SurgeryFacial Nerve Disorders

Dr. Nofrat Schwartz is a neurotologist who treats diseases of the middle ear, inner ear, balance system, and skull base. She earned her medical degree from Hebrew University of Jerusalem with honors, served four years as a Physician Officer in the Israeli Defense Forces, and completed fellowship training in neurotology and skull base surgery at the University of North Carolina. She is the Otolaryngology Medical Student Clerkship Director at Yale School of Medicine and an active member of the American Neurotology Society and American Cochlear Implant Alliance.

Education

  • MD, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (with honors)
  • Residency, Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Meir Medical Center
  • Fellowship, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery, University of North Carolina

Languages

English

Locations

  • Yale Hearing and Balance — New HavenNew Haven, CT
  • Yale Hearing and Balance — MilfordMilford, CT
Dr. Douglas M. Hildrew

Dr. Douglas M. Hildrew

MD, FACS

Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

Cochlear ImplantsAuditory Brainstem ImplantsNeurotologySkull Base SurgeryFacial Nerve ReanimationAccepting New Patients

Dr. Douglas Hildrew is an ear, nose and throat specialist and skull-base surgeon who treats children and adults with hearing disorders and balance dysfunction. He performs cochlear implants, auditory brainstem implants, tympanoplasty, and facial nerve reanimation procedures. Dr. Hildrew completed advanced fellowship training in Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and is board certified by the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.

Education

  • MD, State University of New York
  • Residency, Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine
  • Fellowship, Otology/Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Languages

English

Locations

  • Yale Hearing and Balance — New HavenNew Haven, CT
  • Yale Hearing and Balance — TrumbullTrumbull, CT
Dr. Justin Cottrell

Dr. Justin Cottrell

MD

Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

Cochlear ImplantsAuditory Brainstem ImplantsNeurotologySkull Base SurgeryHearing RehabilitationAccepting New Patients

Dr. Justin Cottrell is a neurotologist specializing in hearing rehabilitation and skull base tumor management. He holds a Master's degree in Engineering and Management from MIT and is driven by an interest in how technology can reduce the burden of hearing and balance disorders. Dr. Cottrell completed his fellowship in neurotology and lateral skull base surgery at NYU Langone Health, and his research spans cochlear implant techniques, auditory brainstem implant performance, and medical imaging optimization.

Education

  • MD, Western University
  • Master's in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Residency, Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto
  • Fellowship, Neurotology and Lateral Skull Base Surgery, NYU Langone Health

Languages

English

Locations

  • Yale Hearing and Balance — New HavenNew Haven, CT
  • Yale Hearing and Balance — MilfordMilford, CT
Breann Wise

Breann Wise

APRN, FNP-C

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Otolaryngology

OtolaryngologyENT CareAccepting New Patients

Breann Wise is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse specializing in otolaryngology at Yale New Haven Health. She completed her nursing training at Yale School of Nursing and provides comprehensive ENT care in the Milford office in collaboration with the Yale otolaryngology team.

Education

  • Yale School of Nursing

Languages

English

Locations

  • Yale Hearing and Balance — MilfordMilford, CT
Dr. Megan Narron

Dr. Megan Narron

AuD

Clinical Audiologist, Hearing & Balance Program

Cochlear ImplantsOsseointegrated Auditory ImplantsAudiologyCochlear Implant ProgrammingAccepting New Patients

Dr. Megan Narron is a clinical audiologist who co-leads the Cochlear Implant Program at Yale New Haven Health. She specializes in cochlear implants and osseointegrated auditory implants, programming and troubleshooting external sound processors for implant recipients. Dr. Narron also provides remote programming services for cochlear implant patients.

Education

  • BS, Communication Disorders, State University of New York (1998)
  • MA, Audiology, University of Akron (2000)
  • AuD, A.T. Still University Arizona School of Health Sciences

Languages

English

Locations

  • Yale Hearing and Balance — New HavenNew Haven, CT
Dr. Olivia Piper

Dr. Olivia Piper

AuD

Clinical Audiologist, Hearing & Balance Program

Cochlear ImplantsAudiologyHearing AidsBalance TestingTinnitus ManagementAccepting New Patients

Dr. Olivia Piper is a clinical audiologist specializing in cochlear implant audiology at Yale New Haven Health. She diagnoses and treats hearing and balance disorders, providing comprehensive audiological services including audiograms, hearing aid fittings, balance testing, tinnitus management, and cochlear implant support throughout the patient journey. Dr. Piper also participates in research examining sound field thresholds in cochlear implant recipients.

Education

  • BS, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Towson University (2017)
  • AuD, University of Utah (2021)
  • Audiology Doctoral Extern, Yale University (2021)

Languages

English

Locations

  • Yale Hearing and Balance — New HavenNew Haven, CT
Dr. Noel Hewitt

Dr. Noel Hewitt

AuD

Clinical Audiologist, Hearing & Balance Program

AudiologyAdult DiagnosticsHearing RehabilitationHearing AidsAccepting New Patients

Dr. Noel Hewitt is a clinical audiologist at Yale New Haven Health's Hearing & Balance Program, specializing in adult hearing diagnostics, rehabilitation, and amplification. A Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, he brings decades of audiological experience to patients of all ages.

Education

  • BA, The College of the Holy Cross (1992)
  • MS, Audiology, University of Rhode Island (1997)
  • AuD, A.T. Still University

Languages

English

Locations

  • Yale Hearing and Balance — New HavenNew Haven, CT
Dr. Hannah Dunn

Dr. Hannah Dunn

AuD

Clinical Audiologist, Hearing & Balance Program

AudiologyHearing & Balance DisordersAccepting New Patients

Dr. Hannah Dunn is a clinical audiologist in Yale New Haven Health's Hearing & Balance Program. She earned her Doctor of Audiology from Purdue University and joined the Yale Department of Surgery faculty, where she provides comprehensive audiological care to patients with hearing and balance disorders.

Education

  • BA, Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Iowa
  • AuD, Purdue University

Languages

English

Locations

  • Yale Hearing and Balance — New HavenNew Haven, CT