Roles
- Assistant Professor of Clinical
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Biography
Amit Wolfovitz, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology in the Division of Otology, Neurotology and Lateral Skull Base Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He also holds an appointment as Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at Tel Aviv University.
Before medicine, Dr. Wolfovitz served for six years as an officer in the Navy, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He graduated summa cum laude from Semmelweis University in Budapest. He completed his internship and otolaryngology residency at Bnai-Zion Medical Center in Haifa and is board certified in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery in Israel. He then completed fellowship training in Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery at the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital.
From 2018 to 2026, he was on the faculty of Sheba Medical Center, Israel's largest hospital. There he served as Residency Program Director for six years and then as Director of Neurotology and Lateral Skull Base Surgery. He returned to Miami in 2026.
His clinical practice covers the full scope of otology and neurotology, including:
cochlear implantation, including revision and complex cases, cholesteatoma and chronic ear disease, vestibular disorders, vestibular schwannoma and other lateral skull base pathology. Dr. Wolfovitz has authored more than 35 peer-reviewed publications. His research covers cholesteatoma surveillance, bedside vestibular diagnostics, cochlear implant outcomes, and the safe use of artificial intelligence in clinical care. He has received competitive funding, including two Alrove Foundation grants, for research on congenital CMV and the genetics of hearing loss.
Dr. Wolfovitz is a committed educator. He was twice named best lecturer by medical students at the Technion. He co-directs an advanced course in dizziness and balance disorders, teaches temporal bone dissection, and serves on the faculty of the Israeli Board of Otolaryngology. Outside the hospital, he volunteers with Lemaanam as a physician for Holocaust survivors.
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Education & Training
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Teaching Interests
I had the privilege to serve as the Residency Program Director at Sheba Medical Center for six years. That role taught me that the best training programs are structured but personal. Residents need a clear path to competence, honest feedback, and a teacher who knows where each of them is struggling. I helped train a generation of otolaryngologists, and that is the work I'm proudest of.
My teaching interests center on three areas:
Surgical skills. The temporal bone lab is where otologic surgery is learned safely. I have taught dissection courses in Israel and Florida since my fellowship. I focus on anatomy first, then step-by-step technique with deliberate repetition, so residents arrive in the OR already knowing the anatomy.Vestibular medicine. Many trainees find dizziness intimidating. As co-director of an advanced course in dizziness and balance disorders and faculty for the EAONO Vestibular Masterclass, I teach a practical bedside approach: a focused history, the right examination, and when testing actually changes management.Clinical reasoning and evidence. I want trainees to question practice, not just learn it. I involve residents and students in research early, and many of my publications have trainee co-authors.I have taught across levels and disciplines: medical students at the Technion, where I was twice named best lecturer; audiology students at Tel Aviv University; residents preparing for board examinations; and practicing surgeons in CME courses.
At Miami, I look forward to teaching students, residents and fellows in the clinic, the OR and the temporal bone lab. I want to help build a program that produces surgeons who are technically excellent, think critically, and care about their patients. -
Research Interests
My research starts from questions I face in clinic and in the operating room. I want answers that change what we do for patients. My work, with more than 35 peer-reviewed publications, falls into four areas.
Cholesteatoma and chronic ear disease. The main question is how to detect recurrence without unnecessary surgery. My recent meta-analysis defined evidence-based timing for MRI surveillance of cholesteatoma recidivism. I have also studied rarer complications, including temporal bone meningoencephalocele associated with cholesteatoma.
Vestibular diagnostics and rehabilitation. Working with vestibular physiotherapists and engineers, I have: validated the video ocular counter-roll test for bedside diagnosis studied how sleep deprivation and dual-tasking affect the vestibulo-ocular reflex contributed to trials of smartphone-based vestibular rehabilitation
Cochlear implantation and hearing outcomes. I study which patients do well with cochlear implants and why. This work covers: prematurity, revision surgery with a change of device manufacturer outcomes in large families from underserved communities, surgical approaches, drug-eluting electrodes. My current grant-funded projects examine the middle ear in congenital CMV, prenatal detection of fetal hearing loss, and genotype–phenotype models to guide rehabilitation and future gene therapy.
Artificial intelligence in clinical care. Large language models are reaching patients and clinicians faster than they are being evaluated. My group has examined:
how well these tools follow otolaryngology guidelinesthe quality of their information on hearing loss and tinnitus their usefulness to front-line physicians sociodemographic bias in their recommendations for dizziness The goal is safe, evidence-based adoption, not hype.
At Miami, I plan to extend these lines of work, particularly cholesteatoma surveillance, vestibular diagnostics and clinical AI. I will continue the collaborations with colleagues in Israel that made them productive. -
Publications
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