Nofrat Schwartz, MD

Dr. Nofrat Schwartz earned her Medical Degree from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. She was listed three times on the Dean’s Honor List and graduated with honors. She served as a Physician Officer in the Israeli Defense Forces for four years, during which she commanded and supervised a large infirmary and held key administrative leadership roles. During her service, Dr. Schwartz was awarded both the Honorary Medical Officer of the Israeli Air Force and the Honorary Officer of the Chief Medical Officer of the Israeli Defense Forces awards.

Dr. Schwartz then completed a residency in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Meir Medical Center in Israel. During residency, she received the Israeli Society of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology Award for Best Research and completed her board certification with honors. Subsequently, she pursued advanced fellowship training in Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery at the University of North Carolina.

Currently, Dr. Schwartz is an Assistant Professor at Yale School of Medicine in the Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, specializing in Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery. She serves as the Director of the Yale Cochlear Implant Program, where she leads a multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing comprehensive hearing restoration care for both adult and pediatric patients. Her clinical practice focuses on the treatment of a wide range of middle and inner ear disorders. Her clinical and surgical interests include cochlear implantation, middle ear implants, chronic ear disease, cholesteatoma, tympanoplasty, facial nerve disorders, otosclerosis (stapes surgery), superior semicircular canal dehiscence, glomus tumors, cerebellopontine angle tumors (including acoustic neuromas), cerebrospinal fluid leaks (CSF leaks), and skull base surgery.

Dr. Schwartz is an active member of the Association for Academic Surgery, the American Neurotology Society, and the American Cochlear Implant Alliance. She serves on multiple committees within both the American Neurotology Society and the American Cochlear Implant Alliance, contributing to national initiatives focused on education, research, advocacy, and advancing the field of hearing healthcare.