Pediatric ENT Fellowships Options in India and Abroad

International Pediatric ENT Fellowship Programs

1.   Detroit Children’s Hospital

Director: Michael S. Haupert, DO Chief, Department of Otolaryngology Children’s Hospital of Michigan 3901 Beaubien Boulevard

Detroit, Michigan 48201

Phone: 313-745-5402

Email: Gseiter@dmc.org

Website: http://www.childrensdmc.org

• Application Deadline: June 1, preceding year
• Duration of Fellowship: 2 years
• # Fellows per Year: One, every other year
• Licensing Requirement: Michigan Licensure Required
• Appointment Level: Fellow
• Operating Privileges: Staffing frequent but not required
• Clinic Responsibilities: Personal clinic and assist staff
• Operative Experience: Entire spectrum of pediatric problems, with emphasis on airway, bronchesophagology, and pediatric otology, including cochlear implantation and sinus endoscopy
• Research: Dedicated time available
• Resident Supervision: Yes
• Case Load: 3400 cases done within the department annually
• Benefits: Medical and liability insurance, travel stipend
• Salary: Appropriate for PGY level
• Additional Information: Laboratory research space is

2.  Hopital Ste-Justine

Fellowship Program Director:

Annie Lapointe, MD Hopital Ste-Justine

3175 chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine Montréal, Québec, H3T 1C5

Phone: (514) 345-4931

Email: annie.lapointe.hsj@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

Application Procedure: Please contact Dr. Annie Lapointe Phone: (514) 345-4931

Email: annie.lapointe.hsj@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

• Application Deadline: Please check with San Francisco Match
• Duration of Fellowship: One year clinical fellowship with optional second year (clinical or research based with possibility of Masters of Science)
• Number of Fellows per 1-2 Year Term: 1
• University Affiliation: Université de Montréal

• Appointment Level: Clinical fellow
• Eligibility: Open to residents graduating from ACGME or RCSPC programs as well as international
• Operating privileges: Staffing required
• Accredited program: No
• Faculty: Department of Otolaryngology consists of 7 attending physicians. Sainte-Justine Hospital is the pediatric teaching hospital of the Université of Montréal.
• Clinic Experience: Participation in ORL subspecialty clinics (Tracheoesophageal fistulas, Voice, Otology). Conferences (Head & Neck, Thyroid, Vascular Anomaly, Tracheoesophageal fistulas).
• Operative Experience: Surgical experience in the full spectrum of pediatric OTL including: head and neck, laryngology and bronchoesophagoscopy, endoscopic and open airway reconstruction, rhinology, and otology.
• Research Experience: possibility of research projects, and opportunity for a second year research with possibility of a Master’s of Science degree. Clinical and Basic Science opportunities.
• Didactic Sessions: Both weekly and monthly conferences which include Grand Rounds, Journal Club, QI assessments, Morbidity and Mortality,
• Resident and Medical Students: Active supervision and mentorship of residents and medical students
• Benefits: four weeks vacation/conference. Salaried

3.  Johns Hopkins Hospital

Director: David E. Tunkel, MD

Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Room 6231

601 North Caroline Street Baltimore, Maryland 21287-0910

Phone: 410-955-1559

Fax: 410-955-0035

Email: dtunkel@jhmi.edu

• Application Deadline: February 1
• Starting Date: July 1
• Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
• # Fellows per Year: One
• University Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
• Licensing Requirement: Maryland medical license required
• Appointment Level: Faculty
• Operating Privileges: Staffing not required
• Clinic Responsibilities: Separate clinic, and assist staff
• Operative Experience: Large, including contemporary techniques of airway management, head and neck surgery, otology, and functional endoscopic sinus surgery
• Research: Dedicated time available
• Resident Supervision: Yes, limited
• Case Load: Large
• Call Responsibilities: Faculty call, about one week monthly with faculty backup
• Benefits: Commensurate with university and departmental policies
• Salary: Appropriate for level of training

• Additional Information: The primary focus of this fellowship is development of clinical skills. The fellow will be responsible for clinical decision-making, with staff back-up as needed. The fellow serves on the craniofacial team, and staffs several clinics at chronic pediatric hospitals. There are multiple opportunities for extended and collaborative research within the department and the

4.  McGill University / Montreal Children’s Hospital

Director: Melanie Duval, MD

Department of otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery McGill University – Montreal Children’s Hospital A02.3027 1001 Decarie

Montreal, Quebec H3A 2J1 Canada

(514) 412-4400 ext. 25302

melanie.duval@mcgill.ca

• Application deadline: Dec 31
• Starting date: July 1
• Duration of fellowship: 1 year
• Number of fellow per year: 1
• Eligibility: Open to residents graduating from ACGME or RCSPC programs as well as international
• University affiliation: McGill University
• Operating privileges: Staffing required
• Clinic responsibilities: Weekly fellow clinic and attendance at sub-specialty multidisciplinary clinics. Subspeciality clinics include complex airway, otology, velopharyngeal insufficiency, vertigo, saliva management, reflux and
• Operative experience: Broad exposure to all aspects of pediatric otolaryngology including endoscopic and open airway reconstruction, complex head and neck surgery, endoscopic sinus surgery, otologic surgery including BAHA and endoscopic ear surgery, velopharyngeal insufficiency and
• Research: Basic and clinical research opportunities. Access to an animal and basic science laboratory as well as research support from the department of
• Resident supervision: Yes
• Benefits / salary: Please contact us for further
• Additional information: 6 active pediatric ENT faculty. This is a busy clinical fellowship encompassing the full breadth of pediatric otolaryngology. Our outpatient clinic volume is over 12,000 visit per year and we perform over 1,200 surgical procedures per year, the vast majority being complex cases. The fellow will be responsible for resident supervision and teaching and will participate in weekly multidisciplinary

5.  Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital

Fellowship director and contact:

Clarice Clemmens, MD

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 135 Rutledge Avenue MSC 550

Charleston, SC29425

Phone 843-792-7343

Fax 843-792-5271

Email: clemmens@musc.edu

• Application Deadline: February 1
• Starting Date: July 1
• Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
• University Affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina
• Licensing Requirement: South Carolina Licensure Required
• Appointment Level: Fellow and Instructor
• Operating Privileges: Instructor level
• Clinic Responsibilities: Weekly fellow clinic, instructing residents in general clinics
• Operative Experience: Entire spectrum of pediatric otolaryngology. Areas of emphasis include cleft lip and palate repair, open and endoscopic airway management, otologic surgery including cochlear implantation, head and neck surgery, facial plastic surgery and microtia repair, endoscopic sinus surgery, and other pediatric
• Research: Clinical, with optional additional year of research
• Resident Supervision: Yes
• Case Load: Over 2,500 operative cases and 7,000 clinic visits per year
• Benefits: Medical, dental, liability, life and disability insurance
• Additional Information: This fellowship encompasses all aspects of pediatric otolaryngology and incorporates complex cases from three pediatric otolaryngologists as well as faculty in the divisions of neurotology, facial plastics, rhinology, and head and neck surgery. The fellow will be expected to attend all major cases and participate in daily rounds, teaching sessions, weekly conferences, and research activities. Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in an overseas trip focused on pediatric
• Application Procedure: We participate in the Pediatric Otolaryngology SF Match Please download the unified application form at www.sfmatch.org.

6.  NYU Langone Health

Fellowship Director:

Max M. April, MD, FAAP, FACS

240 East 38th Street New York, NY 10016 Phone: 646-501-7904

Email: max.april@nyumc.org

Fellowship Coordinator:

Monica Caraballo Phone: 212-263-6344

Email: monica.caraballo@nyumc.org

• Application Deadline: February 1
• Starting Date: July 1
• Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
• # of fellows per year: 1
• University Affiliation: New York University
• Fellowship is endowed by the Millstone Family
• Licensing Requirement: New York State license

• Appointment Level: Faculty
• Case Load: 2500 operative cases
• Clinic Responsibilities: Weekly pediatric clinic at Bellevue Hospital, craniofacial clinic biweekly, craniofacial airway clinic monthly, Aerodigestive clinic
• Salary: competitive, appropriate for PGY level
• Benefits: per university policy, funding available for meeting and
• Medical mission trips for cleft lip and palate surgery one to two weeks available
• Additional information: 4 fellowship trained pediatric otolaryngologists with at least one more starting in 2018. Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital is opening its 160,000 square foot state of the art green facility with 68 single bedded patient rooms along with PICU and 5 operating rooms in 2018. All aspects of pediatric otolaryngology are covered including collaboration with our divisions of Otology, rhinology and skull base surgery, head and neck surgery (including free flaps), laryngology and plastic
• Application procedure: letter of intent, CV, 3 letters of recommendation including residency program

7.   The Children’s Hospital of Alabama

Director: Audie L. Woolley, M.D. PENTA

1940 Elmer Bissell Road Birmingham, AL35243 Phone: 205-824-4949

Fax: 205-824-4983

email: cathy.cobb@chsys.org

• Application deadline: March 1
• Starting date: July 1
• Duration of fellowship: 1 year
• Number of fellows per year: 1
• University affiliation: University of Alabama Birmingham
• Eligibility: Individuals must have completed an ACGME or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada accredited Otolaryngology residency and are eligible by the American Board of Otolaryngology. Alabama State license also
• Case load: 13,000 patient encounters each year through clinic and yearly 5000 operative cases are
• Operative experience: Wide exposure to pediatric otolaryngology problems with emphasis on cochlear implant experience, pediatric airway problems, head and neck surgery, complex otologic surgery including BAHA, microtia repair, endoscopic sinus surgery, evaluation and surgical treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency, and cleft palate
• Benefits: medical, dental, liability, life, travel stipend and disability
• Salary:
• Additional information: this is a extremely busy clinical fellowship which encompasses all aspects of pediatric otolaryngology with a strong emphasis on pediatric cochlear implantation. The fellow will be expected to attend all major cases and participate in daily rounds, manage the consult service, attend teaching sessions, and participate in weekly conferences. In addition two peer reviewed papers will be expected and submitted for publication during that
• Application procedure: Letter of intent, CV, letter of recommendation from Program Director, and two other letters of

Please download the unified application form: http://www.aspo.us/fellowships.php, http://www.sfmatch.org

8.  University of California Davis Medical Center

Director: Craig Senders, MD, FACS Professor

Director, Cleft and Craniofacial Program

Director, Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship Program UC Davis Health System

Department of Otolaryngology 2521 Stockton Blvd., Suite 7200

Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone: 916-734-2801

Fax: 916-703-5011

Fellowship Coordinator: Suzanne McInish Phone: 916-734-8064

Email: sdmcinish@ucdavis.edu

• Application Deadline: Please see SF Match website for details at sfmatch.org
• Starting Date: July 1
• Duration of Fellowship: 1 year with an option for a 2nd year of research
• Number of Fellows per Year: 1
• University Affiliation: University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
• Eligibility: Individuals much have completed an ACGME accredited Otolaryngology residency and are eligible or certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. California medical license is also
• Case Load: The Otolaryngology department sees over 19,500 patients in our clinic each year, and this does not include inpatient encounters. Yearly, over 2,700 operative cases are performed by our faculty, fellows and
• Specialty Clinics: Cleft and Craniofacial, Plagiocephaly, Airway/Dysphagia and Trach Clinic.
• Conferences: Fellows participate in monthly Journal Club, monthly Pediatric Otolaryngology Conferences, monthly Plagiocephaly, biweekly Cleft and Craniofacial conferences, weekly Grand Rounds and monthly Morbidity and Mortality
• Call Responsibility/Resident Supervision: Approximately 4 – 7 days a
• Salary: Competitive. Pay based on U.C. post graduate scale VI. See website for more
• Benefits: Medical, dental and liability insurance, twenty-four days vacation and twelve days sick leave, per fiscal
• To Apply: Please apply at the SF Match website sfmatch.org

9. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago / Northwestern

Director: James W. Schroeder, Jr., M.D. FACS, FAAP

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago 255 E.

Chicago – Box 25 Chicago, IL 60611-2605

Phone: 312-227-6814

Fax: 312-227-9414 Email: jschroeder@luriechildrens.org or PedsENTFellowship@luriechildrens.org 

Application Deadline: February 2

Duration of Fellowship: 1 Year  # Fellow/Year: 2

University Affiliation: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Licensing Requirement: Illinois Licensure required

Appointment Level: Fellow (ACGME)

Clinic Responsibilities: 3-4 specialized and multispecialty half day clinics per week.

Operative Experience: Training includes extensive surgical experience in pediatric laryngology and bronchoesophagology, laryngeal reconstruction, endoscopy sinus surgery, skull base surgery, otology (including cochlear implant), head and neck, and the full spectrum pediatric otolaryngology.

Research: Expected; dedicated time

Resident Supervision: Yes – 3 residents, Benefits: Medical and liability insurance; travel stipends for national meeting, post graduate course, Salary: PGY 6, The Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship Training Program at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago offers the pediatric otolaryngology fellow a broad-based clinical experience and clinical research exposure in an academic environment.

The pediatric otolaryngology training program is one year in duration and is under the auspices of the ACGME program requirements. The fellowship program is associated with the ACGME accredited otolaryngology residency training program at Northwestern University.

10. Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Director: Larry Hartzell, MD Associate

Director: Andre Wineland, MD Division Chief: Gresham Richter, MD

Coordinator: Toni Sanders Arkansas Children’s Hospital 1 Children’s Way slot 836 Little Rock, AR72202 Phone: 501-364-1047 Fax: 501-364-4790

Email: Toni Sanders at sanderstonij@uams.edu or 501-686-5017 (fellowship coordinator) or Larry Hartzell, MD at ldhartzell@uams.edu (fellowship director)

Website: ACH website; UAMS department website

Application Deadline: January 15

Starting Date: July 1

Duration of Fellowship: 2 years (1st year Accredited and 2nd year as Instructor)

University Affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)

Licensing Requirement: Arkansas Licensure Required

Appointment Level: Fellow and Instructor – Department of Otolaryngology, University of Arkansas

Operating Privileges: PGY6 level as accredited fellow and Instructor level for 2nd year fellow

Clinic Responsibilities: Attending clinics and multi-specialty clinics as accredited fellow. As an instructor, every other week fellow clinic and attending as well as multidisciplinary clinics.

Operative Experience: Complete spectrum of pediatric otolaryngology problems from ear to airway with addition of cleft lip and palate repair, pediatric facial plastics, and surgical treatment of vascular anomalies.

Research: Clinic and basic science

Resident Supervision: Yes

Case Load: Approximately 12,000 cases per year are seen in the clinic, and 4,200 operative cases per year

Benefits: Medical, dental, liability, life and disability insurance. Instructor receives additional faculty benefits and reflective salary.

Additional Information: This is a fellowship which encompasses all aspects of pediatric otolaryngology and extensive opportunity research to build ones academic platform. The fellows are available to attend all major cases and participate in daily rounds, teaching sessions, weekly conferences, and research activities.

Application Procedure: We participate in the SF Match (sfmatch.org) and all applications should proceed through that website and follow the associated rules including a letter of intent, CV, letter of recommendation from Program Director and two other letters of reference.

11. Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children’s Hospital

Director: Binoy Chandy, MD, FAAP, FACS

Chief of Service: Anna Messner, MD, FACS, FAAP

Texas Children’s Hospital Clinical Care Center 6701 Fannin, Suite 640.00

Houston, Texas 77030 Phone: 832-822-3267 Fax: 832-825-3251

Email: pediotofellowship@bcm.tmc.edu

Application Deadline: January 9 (Unified application is required with 3 letters of reference, a CV and a personal statement via SFMatch).

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year.

# Fellows per Year: 2

University Affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine

Hospital Affiliation: Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH), Houston Texas.

Accreditation: The fellowship was established in 1992 and has been ACGME accredited since 1998.

Faculty: 29 Fellowship trained Pediatric Otolaryngology Faculty provide the majority of the training experience. Licensing Requirement: Texas Institutional Permit or Medical License required.

Appointment Level: Fellow, Department of Otolaryngology Baylor College of Medicine.

Website: http://www.texaschildrens.org/departments/ear-nose-and-throat-otolaryngology

12. Children’s Hospital Boston

Gi Soo Lee, MD, EdM

Director: Education and Fellowship Program Boston Children’s Hospital

300 Longwood Avenue, BCH3129 Boston, Mass 02115

Phone: 617-355-1990 Fax: 617-730-0337

Email: gi.lee@childrens.harvard.edu

Application Deadline: Please check with San Francisco Match

Duration of Fellowship: One year clinical fellowship with optional second year (research based)

Number of Fellows per Year: 4

University Affiliation: Harvard Medical School

Accreditation: ACGME accredited

Licensing Requirement: State of Massachusetts Medical License

Appointment Level: Clinical fellow

Faculty: Department of Otolaryngology consists of 15 attending physicians, 29 Audiologists, 28 Speech pathologies, 13 Physician Assistants, 9 Nursing staff, and 65 support staff.

Email: Catherine.Shank@childrens.harvard.edu

13. Children’s Hospital Colorado

University of Colorado Patricia J. Yoon, MD, Fellowship Director

Associate Professor Children’s Hospital Colorado 13123 East 16th Avenue, B455 Aurora, CO 80045

Phone: 720-777-8520 Fax: 720-777-7348

Fellowship Coordinator: Vicki Muscatello Phone: 303-724-1965

Email: vicki.muscatello@ucdenver.edu

Application deadline: February 1, 2019

Starting date: July 8, 2020

Duration of fellowship: 1 year

Number of fellows per year: 2

Affiliation: University of Colorado School of Medicine

Accreditation: ACGME accredited

Licensing requirement: State of Colorado medical license

Appointment level: PGY-6, Fellow, Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery

14. Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles

Director: Jeffrey A Koempel MD, MBA, FACS, FAAP Children’s Hospital

Los Angeles 4560 Sunset Blvd – MS #58 Los Angeles, California 90027

Phone: 323-361-5959 Fax: 323-361-3717 Email: jkoempel@chla.usc.edu

Program Coordinator: Harrison Kwock Phone: 323-361-8697 Fax: 323-361-7924 Email: hkwock@chla.usc.edu

Application Deadline: February 1 through the SF Match (www.sfmatch.org)

Application requirements: central application and two letters of recommendation; one from the residency program director; a photo is requested

Duration of Fellowship: 1 Year

#Fellow/Year: 1

University Affiliation: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Hospital Affiliation: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), Los Angeles California

Post-graduate Training Requirement: documentation of successful completion of an ACGME-accredited otolaryngology residency program or an otolaryngology residency located in Canada and accredited by the RCPSC

Licensing Requirement: California Licensure required

Appointment Level: Fellow (ACGME-accredited)

15. UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Director: Dr. Amanda Stapleton, MD UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 4401 Penn Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15224 Phone: (412) 692-5466 Fax: (412) 692-6074 Email: gardonej@upmc.edu

Fellowship Program Coordinator: Julie Gardone UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 4401 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15224 Phone: (412) 692-5466 Fax: (412) 692-6074

Email: gardonej@upmc.edu

Application Deadline: March 1, 2021

Starting Date: July 1

Duration of Fellowship Program: 1 Year

University Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Medical Education Program

Accreditation: ACGME Accredited

Licensing Requirements: PA License Required

Number of Fellows per Year: 2

Appointment Level: Fellow, PGY-6

16. Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin

Medical College of Wisconsin

Contacts: Program Director: Robert Chun, MD Phone: 414-266-8383 Fax: 412-266-2693

Email: rchun@mcw.edu

Program Coordinator: Alyssa Schwab Phone: 414-805-5671 Email: alschwab@mcw.edu Address: 9000 West Wisconsin Avenue MS# 782-A Milwaukee, WI 53226

Application Deadline: March 15

Starting Date: July 1

Duration of Fellowship Program: 1 year

University Affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin

Accreditation: ACGME accredited

Licensing Requirements: WI License

Application: We participate in the Pediatric Otolaryngology SF Match Program. For additional application information, please visit www.sfmatch.org

17. Children’s Hospitals and Clinics -University of Minnesota

Director: Brianne Barnett Roby, MD Children’s Specialty Ctr, Suite 450 2530

Chicago Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55404

Phone: 612-874-1292 Fax: 612-874-0985 Email: barne284@umn.edu

Application Deadline: February 1

Starting Date: July 1

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year

University Affiliation: University of Minnesota

Licensing Requirement: Minnesota Licensure Required

Appointment Level: Fellow and Instructor – Department of Otolaryngology, University of Minnesota

18. Children’s Mercy Hospital / University of Kansas

Director: Laura Neff, MD, MPH 2401 Gillham Road Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO 64108

Phone: 816-234-3043 Email: lneff@cmh.edu

Fellowship Coordinator: Danielle Vogt, MBA Phone: 816-983-6875 Fax: 816-983-6430 Email: dkvogt@cmh.edu

Application deadline: January 15th

Starting date: July 1st of following year

Duration of Fellowship: One year

Numbers of Fellows/Year: One

University Affiliation: The University of Kansas / University of Missouri-Kansas City

Accreditation: Accredited by AGME in 2010

Licensing Requirement: Missouri licensure required

Appointment level: Fellow, PGY-6

19. Children’s National Health System (Washington, DC)

Director: Diego A. Preciado, MD PhD Children’s National Health System Department of Otolaryngology 111 Michigan Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20010

Phone: 202-476-3659 Fax: 202-476-5038 Email: dpreciad@cnmc.org

Application Deadline: February 15

Starting Date: July 1st

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year with an option of a 2nd year of research

Number of Fellows per Year: Two

Accreditation: Accredited by ACGME since 2007

University Affiliation: George Washington University School of Medicine

Eligibility: Individuals must have completed an ACGME or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada accredited Otolaryngology residency and are eligible or certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. District of Columbia license is also required.

https://childrensnational.org/research-and-education/healthcare-education/residencies-and-fellowships/fellowship-programs/otolaryngology#tab-5

20. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Director: J. Paul Willging, MD Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center 3333 Burnet Avenue, ML 2018 Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039

Fellowship Coordinator: Patricia Books Phone: 513-636-2287 Email: patricia.books@cchmc.org

Starting Date: July 1

Application deadline: February 1 (contact Patricia Books with questions)

Duration of fellowship: 2 years

# Fellows per year: 3 to match for fellowships

University Affiliation: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Licensing Requirement: Ohio training certificate, full license only if moonlighting

Appointment Level: Appropriate PGY level