Dr. Matthew J. Carfrae's Credentials

Accepting New Patients

Yes, this doctor is accepting new patients

Biography

Matthew Carfrae, MD is a neuro-otologic surgeon who exclusively focuses on disorders of the ear, hearing and balance, and tumors which affect the skull base. Dr. Carfrae’s clinical expertise is in the fields of hearing loss, dizziness and balance disorders, pediatric otology, cochlear implants and skull base surgery. He is fellowship trained in Neurotology and Board Certified in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. He has published numerous research articles in the fields of otology, neurosurgery, and neuroradiology and presented nationally and internationally at scientific meetings. Dr. Carfrae was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He received his undergraduate degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and medical degree at the University of Iowa. After completing a residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York he finished a two year fellowship in Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base surgery at the University in Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. His fellowship studies focused on acoustic neuroma tumor treatment, and complicated and revision ear surgery. Additionally, the University of Virginia is an internationally recognized center for the surgical correction of congenital ear abnormalities, specifically the repair of pediatric aural atresia.

Languages

• English

Education

• Albany Medical College Of Union University (Grad. 2001)

Areas of Expertise

• Meniere's disease
• Hearing loss
• Acoustic neuroma