Head and Neck Surgery Fellowship

Objectives

The Head and Neck Fellowship is a comprehensive one-year fellowship, encompassing a full spectrum of Head and Neck Oncology, multidisciplinary management of head and neck cancer patients, with clinical research involvement.

Clinical Focus

• Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery
• Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery
• Skull Base Surgery (anterior & lateral), including endoscopic approaches to the skull base
• Minimally Invasive Endocrine Surgery
• Transoral Laser Surgery of Larynx and Oropharynx
• Transoral Da Vinci Robotic Surgery of Larynx and Oropharynx
• Management of skin cancers, including melanoma and sentinel lymph node biopsy

Training Duties and Responsibilities

The Head and Neck Fellow is appointed as a Clinical Instructor in the KU Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.  The Fellow is expected to be involved as a primary or assisting surgeon in all microvascular reconstructive cases as well as skull base cases.  On each particular rotation, the Fellow will follow the pre-operative as well as post-operative course of the head and neck cancer patients.  The patients will be discussed with the attending physician in a manner to maximize a teaching experience for the Fellow, while encouraging increasing autonomy and responsibility.

The Fellow also has didactic teaching responsibilities including resident/medical student lectures and two presentations at Grand Rounds. S/He is expected to act as a teaching physician to residents during the more straightforward part of a complex head and neck resection, or routine cases such as uncomplicated neck dissections, thyroidectomies or parotidectomies.  The Head and Neck Fellow will attend the "Introduction to Clinical Research" course at the School of Medicine.  The Fellow is expected to complete a research project to be presented at a national meeting as well as submitted for publication.  Travel support is available for the Fellow to present his/her research.

Requirements

Admission to the fellowship is contingent upon completion of one of the ACGME-approved residencies in Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery or General Surgery, and eligibility to sit for board examination in the applicant's respective specialty.  All applicants must be eligible for a medical license in the state of Kansas.

Application Information

Interested applicants should apply via the AHNS Match (link is external).

Faculty

	Lisa Shnayder, MD, FACS Co-Director, Head & Neck Fellowship  Professor, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Co-Vice Chair, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery			Kiran Kakarala, MD, FACS Co-Director, Head & Neck Fellowship Associate Professor, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
	Douglas Girod, MD, FACS Professor, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Chancellor, University of Kansas			Terance Tsue, MD, FACS Douglas A. Girod Professor in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology Co-Vice Chair, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Physician-in-Chief, University of Kansas Cancer Center
	Kevin Sykes, PhD, MPH Director, Clinical Research Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery			Sufi Thomas, PhD Associate Professor, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
	Andrés M. Bur, MD Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery			Justin Bond, MD, FACS Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery