Dr. Teufert earned her medical degree from the Federal University of Paraná, one of Brazil’s leading public universities, and completed her residency in otolaryngology at Prof. Edmundo Vasconcelos Hospital in São Paulo — a program recognized for its rigorous surgical training and academic excellence. Upon completing her residency, she earned board certification from the Brazilian Society of Otolaryngology (CBO) and was registered with the Medical Board of São Paulo (CRM-SP), credentials she maintains to this day.

Her residency at Prof. Edmundo Vasconcelos Hospital placed her within one of São Paulo’s most respected teaching hospitals, where she also served as a teaching assistant in micro-endoscopic sinus surgery — training that continues to inform her clinical approach to nasal and sinus conditions today.

In 1999, Dr. Teufert came to Los Angeles to join the House Ear Institute — a world-renowned center for the study and treatment of ear disorders, founded by Dr. Howard House and home to some of the most significant advances in otologic and skull base surgery of the past century. What began as a visiting physician role quickly grew into a long-term research scholar position spanning more than eight years, working alongside leading figures including Dr. Antonio de la Cruz, Dr. Fred Linthicum Jr., Dr. Derald Brackmann, and Dr. William Slattery, across neurotology, temporal bone histopathology, cochlear implantation, congenital aural atresia, Menière’s disease, and skull base surgery.

Dr. Teufert is the author or co-author of more than 16 peer-reviewed articles and over 10 book chapters in major ORL and skull base surgery references, including Cummings Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery and Otologic Surgery, Third Edition. She has presented her research at the AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting, the American Neurotology Society, the American Otological Society, and the Pan American Association of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery — and has served as a reviewer for Brain Research Reviews and as a session chair at international congresses.

Dr. Teufert has continued her academic work beyond her years as a full-time research scholar, returning to national and international meetings to present research initiated at the House Ear Institute and collaborating with colleagues at HEI and UCLA. Her commitment to advancing the science of otolaryngology remains central to her practice.

Dr. Teufert believes that every patient deserves access to the same quality of clinical thinking that has shaped her academic career. Telemedicine makes that possible — bringing rigorous, research-informed otolaryngology care directly to patients, regardless of where they are. She conducts consultations in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, and is particularly committed to serving patients in Brazil, where she trained and where her deepest professional roots remain.