AdventHealth Celebration Health400 Celebration PlaceCelebration, FL 34747(404) 778-2178J. Scott Magnuson, MD FACS – Fellowship Director |
Number of Fellowships: 1 Duration (in years) / Type: 1 year / Clinical Faculty:J. Scott Magnuson, MD, FACS; Head and Neck Surgery Celebration campus Uthman Alamoudi, MD, FRCSC, FACS; Head and Neck Surgery Celebration campus Mathew Biskup, MD, FRCSC; Head and Neck Surgery Daytona campus Martin Corsten, MD, FRCSC; Head and Neck Surgery Daytona campus Aaron Domack, MD; Head and Neck Surgery Orlando campus Jean-Nicolas Gallant, MD, PhD; Head and Neck Surgery Orlando campus Fawaz Makki, MD, MSc, FRCSC; Head and Neck Surgery Altamonte campus Gregory Neel, MD; Head and Neck Surgery Altamonte campus Melanie Townsend, MD; Head and Neck Surgery Celebration campus Edward Jones, MD; Head and Neck Pathologist Kent Swimley, MD, MPH; Head and Neck Pathologist Asim Aijaz, MD; Medical Oncologist Shravan Kandula, MD; Radiation Oncologist Tarik Mekhail, MD, MSc, FRCSA, FRCSEd; Medical Oncologist Kunal Saigal, MD; Medical Oncologist Michael Seidman, MD, FACS; Neurotologist and department chair Samir Sejpal, MD, MPH; Radiation Oncologist Jennifer Somoray, DMD; Prosthadontist Celia Santini; Speech and Language Pathology lead |
Program Overview:
AdventHealth Orlando is part of a large, national healthcare system called AdventHealth. In the Central Florida region, there are 12 AdventHealth campuses that serve 7 counties and approximately 4.4 million people. In 2012, AdventHealth began a comprehensive head and neck oncology program at the Celebration Health campus that has expanded to three additional campuses and is nationally ranked as an otolaryngology program. As AdventHealth is a single organization, patient referrals and transfers between the hospitals occur regularly and towards the appropriate centers of excellence. As a result, the head and neck oncology program evaluates over 4,000 patients annually and surgically treats more than 1,200 patients each year and is the highest volume program in the state. The head and neck oncology team consists of eight surgeons across four campuses supported by neurosurgery, neurotology, audiology, speech language pathology, head and neck pathology, medical and radiation oncology, and community oral surgery and prosthodontics.
The program’s advanced training is centered around comprehensive ablative surgery, salvage surgery, complex microvascular reconstructive surgery, endocrine surgery, advanced cutaneous malignancy surgery and with a unique focus on transoral robotic surgery. This intensive training provides fellows the opportunity to independently function in a high-volume center and to provide care for a wide range of pathology and
disease presentations.
Objectives:
The AdventHealth fellowship is a one-year program designed to provide trainees with a comprehensive head and neck oncology experience. The primary objectives include mastering advanced ablative and reconstructive techniques as well as diagnostic adjuncts such as in office ultrasound. It specifically includes a focus on transoral robotic surgery with training on multiple robotic platforms (daVinci SP, Xi, and dv5) and opportunity to train other surgeons learning to perform TORS at our training center (AdventHealth Nicholson Center). Over 12 months, the fellow will rotate between ablative and reconstructive services. While on the ablative service, emphasis is made on oncologic resection of tumors while preserving the best functional outcome for the patient. Endocrine and transoral surgery training occurs during the ablative rotation. When on the reconstructive service, the fellow learns reconstructive strategies that include a variety of tissue donor sites.
Fellows attend weekly tumor board meetings where complex cases are discussed in a multidisciplinary setting and clinical trials offered to appropriate patients. The practice also sponsors several multidisciplinary journal clubs yearly to review contemporary publications. Fellows have access to the AdventHealth Nicholson Center and to the educational courses and events offered there. They are encouraged to spend dedicated time with collaborative specialties such as medical and radiation oncology. They also attend weekly academic teaching sessions following the AHNS curriculum and are supported in the expectation that they will participate in collaborative research projects and publications. The program promotes the independent function of its fellows
in all of these areas to prepare them for successful practice.
Fellow responsibilities and benefits:
Fellows are employed by the AdventHealth Medical Group and obtain full medical staff privileges within the hospital system. The fellows participate in attending ED call and head and neck call, but are not expected to manage pediatrics, otology or trauma cases. The focus of the on-call responsibilities for fellows centers around a dedicated head and neck educational experience. Salary compensation is competitive with fair market value. The fellows have access to a physician lounge with meals provided as well as a fitness center. Fellows are encouraged to present, and supported to attend, national meetings. Dedicated time for research is provided, and it is expected that the fellow will publish original research.
Highlights:
- High volume TORS and TLM with additional training through the AdventHealth Nicholson Center (nicholsoncenter.com)
- Comprehensive training in ablative and microvascular reconstruction surgery
- Extensive training in neck ultrasound\
- Training in head and neck endocrine surgery
- Participation in national and international clinical trials
- Exposure to single stage dental rehabilitation with immediate implantation of
reconstructions and intraoperative collaboration with community prosthodontics
Eligibility:
This is an AHNS accredited fellowship and candidates must have completed a residency in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery or General Surgery, be board eligible/certified, and is a US or Canadian citizen with an H-1B visa.