AHNS 2013 Fellowships in Advanced Training in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery

Sponsored By The American Head & Neck Society

Fellowship Program: Applications for 2013 fellowships is available PDF

Advanced Training Council

Please contact Aaron Goodman at aaron@ahns.info for any questions regarding the Fellowship match. The dates for the fellowship application process are below:

New Earlier Fellowship Application Timeline For the 2013 Match.

Fellowships beginning: July 1, 2013
New Earlier Application Period: December 2011- June 1, 2012
Interview Period: January 2012-June 2012
Candidates & Program Directors Submit Match List by: June 15, 2012
Notification of Result: July 1, 2012

The Following are the 2012 Fellowship matches.

Beth Israel Medical Center: Saral Mehra
Johns Hopkins Medical Center: Ryan H. Sobel
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: Steven S. Chang
Andrew T. Huang
Medical University of South Carolina: Arnaud F. Bewley
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Mina N. Le
Andres Lopez-Albaitero
William F. McNamara
Benjamin R. Roman
Ohio State University: Peter T. Dziegielewski
Roswell Park Cancer Institute: Ambujakshan Dildeep
University of Alabama-Birmingham: Joseph B. Golden
University of Alberta: Keith Richardson
University of California: Davis Jon N. Burton
University of Cincinnati: Julie A. Goddard
University of Iowa: Grace L. Nimmons
University of Kansas: Issam N. Eid
University of Miami: Joseph F. Goodman
Avinash V. Mantravadi
University of Michigan: Matthew E. Spector
University of Manitoba: Adebola O.E. Obayan
University of Nebraska: Aru Panwar
University of Pennsylvania: JK Rasamny
Andrew M. Terre
University of Pittsburgh: James K. Byrd
Yekaterina A. Koshkareva
University of Toronto: Hussain Ali A. Alsaffar
Dev P. Kamdar
Samip N. Patel
University of Washington: Chan (Richard) W. Park

These fellowships are available to candidates who are eligible to take the examination of the American Board of Surgery, Otolaryngology, or Plastic Surgery. All fellowships are for one or two years. Having a carefully structured evaluation system, these programs are site visited, reviewed and approved by the Executive Council of the American Head & Neck Society. A diploma is awarded by the Society to those candidates who follow the rigid criteria and successfully complete the fellowship. The applications and appointments for fellowship are processed through a central matching program.

Doctors who have received a D.O. are not eligible to participate in the AHNS match. However, applicants with a D.O. can contact the fellowship programs after the match occurs to see if a position is available and if their qualifications are a fit for the program.

The match will be performed on June 15, 2012, so all interviews and associated materials must be finalized prior to that date. It is the responsibility of the candidates to set up interviews and send all materials to the American Head and Neck Society in a timely manner. Interviews can not be set-up without all required material being submitted to the American Head and Neck Society.

Participating programs in 2013 include:

Beth Israel Medical Center (1 position)               
Emory University (1 position)
Georgia Health Sciences University (1 position)       
Indiana University School of Medicine (1 position)       
Johns Hopkins University (1 position)               
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (3 positions)           
Medical College of Georgia (1 position)
Medical University of South Carolina (1 position)       
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (3 positions)
Mount Sinai School Of Medicine (1 position)
Ohio State University (1 position)               
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (2 positions)
Stanford University (1 position)           
University of Alabama: Birmingham (1 position)
University of Alberta (1 position)
University of California, Davis (2 positions)
University of Cincinnati (1 position)
University of Iowa (1 position)
University of Kansas School of Medicine (1 position)
University of Manitoba (1 position)
University of Miami (2 positions)
University of Michigan (1 position)
University of Nebraska (1 position)
University of Oklahoma (1 position)
University of Pennsylvania (2 positions)
University of Pittsburgh (3 positions)
University of South Florida (1 position)
University of Toronto (4 positions)
University of Washington (1 position)
Wayne State University (1 position)

Central Matching

AHNS instituted a Centralized Matching Program to streamline the fellowship application process. For example, those candidates wishing to apply for a fellowship position beginning July 2013 should return their applications in the winter of 2011/spring of 2012.

Match application forms may be downloaded and returned to the American Head and Neck Society office in the winter and spring of the year preceding fellowship. Application forms will not be available until November 2010 for the 2012 match.

The Advanced Training Council Program guidelines are available here.

The New Advanced Training Council Endocrine Program guidelines are available here.

Information for Institutions

Each fellowship program approved by the Training Council undergoes site review at regular intervals. During these reviews, the Training Council analyzes the program's strengths and weaknesses, ensuring adherence to the core curriculum, adequate faculty participation, caseload, and overall quality is maintained. Programs may apply for approval by contacting Aaron Goodman at aaron@ahns.info and requesting an application.