Chairman:  Kathleen Yaremchuk, M.D. (Interim Chair)
Program Director:  Mark Zacharek, M.D.
Years of training: Five
Number of positions:  Two per year 10 total

Direct inquiries to: Charlene Engel, Program Secretary Department of Otolaryngology,
1-800-999-4340 (toll-free) Extension 916-5721 Out of state: 1-800-434-8834

The training program in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery fulfills the requirements of the American Board of Otolaryngology and is fully accredited by the ACGME.

The Department of Otolaryngology consists of eight faculty physicians, 10 master's level audiologists and two Ph.D.s. The Department is active in the treatment of head and neck cancer, chronic ear disease, hearing loss, balance disorders, skull base tumors, pediatric airway disorders, pediatric masses, sleep apnea, voice disorders, nasal and sinus disease, and other general otolaryngologic disorders. The Division of Audiology offers comprehensive audiological services. Activities include hearing aid dispensing, state-of-the-art vestibular testing, rehabilitation after implantable hearing aids and cochlear implants, early hearing loss identification for newborns, auditory evoked potential testing for adults and children, and operative neural monitoring.

The Otolaryngology Residency Program includes one year of general surgery and four years of otolaryngology. The general surgical year is tailored to meet the needs of a surgeon who will continue his/her training in otolaryngology. It includes rotations in general surgery, plastic surgery, neurosurgery, anesthesiology, and the surgical intensive care unit.

During the four years of otolaryngologic training, residents study the congenital, infectious, neoplastic, traumatic, and cosmetic problems of the head and neck. In the first two years, the senior faculty and residents have parallel schedules, readily allowing consultation and instruction in outpatient and surgical settings. The junior resident participates in the pre-operative and post-operative diagnosis and management of patients. In the final two years of training, residents see patients in their own clinics, allowing the patient to identify the resident as their primary physician.

Residents perform surgical procedures of increasing complexity as their level of training and personal skill increases. A series of clinical conferences and didactic lectures, including anatomical dissections of the head and neck, endoscopic sinus dissections, phonosurgery and temporal bone, is offered by the faculty and anatomical consultants. The lecture series includes sessions on otology, audiology, vestibular physiology and testing, laryngology, rhinology, pediatric otolaryngology, head and neck neoplasms, facial trauma, facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, pathology, and radiology. Residents have rotations in general otolaryngology, head and neck cancer, pediatric otolaryngology, otology and neurotology, and facial cosmetic surgery, plus rotations in audiology, allergy, and pathology. Residents also participate in the weekly head and neck cancer, multispecialty pre-treatment planning conference. They are also involved in teaching medical students.

All faculty and residents participate in basic and/or clinical  research . The department maintains active research laboratories for investigation of otological disease, heand and neck cancer and other areas of otolaryngology research. There are also facilities for large animal experimentation.